Top 500

[Misphit12]

Is there a way to see who is one the list, or do you just see your position? Also what is the point to being ranked high? I was 44 after my first year and still can't get a look by any regional fed.

[scorpio1018]

wow, my highest was somewhat in the 200's and had multiple PPA-deals with mid-class feds...

[Johnny_McSluggz]

I was 77 in my first year, 19 in my second, and 17 in my third. The fourth year is coming around the corner. I think this is based 100% on match quality though, nothing to do with overness or things like that, the stuff that helps you get signed.

[ShootTheMoon]

After winning the BHOTWG World Title and going undefeated for the year, I was ranked only #80. So, I focused all my effort on match quality for a year (and swapped the title back and forth with Kikkawa and Bruce the Giant A-Hole) and rose to #1. Sometimes, you just have to carry an opponent a little to push that match rating up. The top 500 is a pure "match quality" rating. From a winning/overness standpoint, I had a better year when I was ranked #80 than when I was ranked #1. From my experience, to get ranked #1, you need to average around a "B" for match quality. (ie, at least 1 B+ for every B-). Frankly, I would only worry about the Top 500 after you have become a successful main eventer. While you are working your way up, it is more important just to win some matches and build that precious "overness".

[Xenodracon]

[QUOTE=ShootTheMoon] Frankly, I would only worry about the Top 500 after you have become a successful main eventer. While you are working your way up, it is more important just to win some matches and build that precious "overness".[/QUOTE] That's not entirely true. Perhaps early on but my most important match so far I took a loss in SWF in a B+ match that resulted in me getting bumped from Opener to Lower Midcard and rose my overness up to 20 in countries I had never worked in.