• Look Back In History
• Pmessages
• Quiz
• Stump The Staff
• Top Fifty
• Close

The 2016 Oklafan Top 50 is Announced

Posted: Dec 31st 2016 By: Oklafan Staff

Once again the staff of Oklafan have compiled a list of what we believe to be the top 50 wrestlers in the state of Oklahoma this year. We took into consideration factors such as visibility (how many places they wrestled in the state), accomplishments (title reigns, win/loss records, etc.), appearance (proper wrestling gear, physical fitness) and charisma among other things. Then our crack staff compiled their lists and those lists were averaged together to create the official one. So, as the first official act of 2017 on this site, we are proud to announce the Oklafan Top 50 for 2016. The number in parentheses beside the name is where they were ranked last year. If they were unranked last year it is listed as NL.

1. Drake Gallows/Dick Gavinson (6)
2. Double D (4)
3. Mr. Nasty (1)
4. Skylar Slice (19)
5. Nathan Estrada (12)
6. Aaron Neil (29)
7. Jon Cross (3)
8. Riker (2)
9. Steven Cruze (NL)
10. Erica/Erica Torres (24)
11. Damien Morte (31)
12. Brock Landers (22)
13. Spyder (18)
14. Nikki Knight (NL)
15. C. J. Ward (NL)
16. Dean Lambert/Cousin Yogi (NL)
17. Canadian Red Devil (37)
18. Tyson Jaymes (41)
19. Mr. Barnes (NL)
20. Gavin Dixon (NL)
21. Skyler Fayden (39)
22. Dimitri Alexandrov (NL)
23. Jordan Jacobs (11)
24. Kareem Sadat (NL)
25. Graham Bell (30)
26. Kevin Morgan (17)
27. Jake O'Brien (28)
28. Buster Cherry (21)
29. Giganto (NL)
30. Chris Cambridge (NL)
31. Cody Burns (NL)
32. Sam Stackhouse/One Man Sam (7)
33. Alex/Alex Royal (NL)
34. J. D. (NL)
35. Ky-Ote (48)
36. Brandon Groom (NL)
37. Rob Cabella (NL)
38. Justin Dynamic (NL)
39. Psycho Mike (NL)
40. Trey Cole (NL)
41. Paul Puertorico (27)
42. Shawn Shields (NL)
43. Urn Stokes (NL)
44. Luke Langley (33)
45. Samuel Savage (NL)
46. Damon Windsor (26)
47. Richie Adams (15)
48. Terry Montana (50)
49. Psycho Sawyer (NL)
50. Montego Seeka (NL)

This is the 12th consecutive year that we at Oklafan have named our Top 50 of the year. Here are some fun facts about the Top 50:

-Voters: Only C. M. Burnham and Mike Iles have voted in every year of the Top 50. Other voters have included Cade Sydal, Jake O'Brien, Mark Wilson, Mitch Baxter, Stevie Caballero, Sara Bennett, Tim Rockwell, and Tuck Davion

-A total of 208 wrestlers have appeared in at least 1 of Top 50s.

-16 wrestlers are making their Top 50 debut on this year's list:
Alex, C. J. Ward, Chris Cambridge, Dean Lambert/Cousin Yogi, Dimitri Alexandrov, Gavin Dixon, Giganto, J. D., Nikki Knight, Psycho Mike, Rob Cabella, Samuel Savage, Shawn Shields, Steven Cruze, Trey Cole, and Urn Stokes

-23 wrestlers ranked last year did not make the list this year:
Aaron Anders, Abel, American Made, Anarchy, Brad Michaels, Brian Breaker, Bobby Starr, Dane Griffin, El Fuego del Sol, Ethan Cole, Fuel, Guy Atticus, Jermaine Johnson, Jerry Bostic, Johnny Z, Killista, Lance Osburn, Patient Zero, Ray Martinez, Rolling Thunder, Spike Lopez, Tim Rockwell, Wade Argento

-Only two wrestlers have appeared on every Top 50 list since it began in 2005: Aaron Neil/The Bronze Bull and The Canadian Red Devil. Neither have claimed the top spot.

-Double D has the longest consecutive streak being in the top 10 with 7 years (2010-Present). Jermaine Johnson (2009-2012), Shane Morbid (2007-2010), Drake Gallows (2013-Present), and Mr. Nasty (2013-Present) are all tied for the second longest top 10 streak at 4. Dexter Hardaway (2005-2007), Dane Griffin (2008-2010), Ky-Ote (2008-2010), The Canadian Red Devil (2007-2009 and 2011-2013), Kevin Morgan (2008-2010), and Damon Windsor (2012-2014) all have 3 consecutive years in the top 10. CRD is only wrestler to have 2 streaks of 3 years in the top 10.

-Voted #1: In the 12 years we have done the Top 50, 8 different wrestlers have held the #1 spot. Double D is the only wrestler to be named #1 three times and he did in consecutive years (2011, 2012, and 2013). Dane Griffin (2008 and 2009) and Drake Gallows (2014 and 2016) are the only other wrestlers to be voted #1 more than once.

-Unanimous #1: John O'Malley holds the distinction of being voted #1 in the very first Top 50 in 2005 and is the only unanimous #1 in the history of voting.

-Rocco Valentino is the only wrestler to be ranked #1 in the first and only time he was ranked in any Top 50.

-Six different females have been ranked in the Top 50 over the years. The highest ranked ever is Skylar Slice at #4 in 2016. Erica is the only female to be ranked in more than one year: #41 in 2010, #49 in 2012, #24 in 2015, and #10 in 2016. This year also marked the first time 2 females were ranked in the top 10 and 3 females were ranked in the top 20 (Slice at #4, Erica at #10, and Nikki Knight at #14). Last year 3 females also were ranked (Slice at #19, Erica at #24, and Killista at #43).

-The longest gap between being ranked belongs to Jerry Bostic who was ranked #49 in 2007 and reappeared 8 years later at #46 in 2015.