Your favourite federations, past and present

[El Fiasco]

Simple request here, just post your five favourite federations right now, and your three favs from all time. Here's my picks:

Past:
1. AJPW
2. NJPW
3. NWA (original)
4. ECW
5. UWFi

Present:
1. NJPW
2. NOAH
3. Toryumon
4. Zero-One
5. AJPW

And least favourite is of course WWF\WWE...

[Hisaharu Tanabe]

Originally posted by El Fiasco
And least favourite is of course WWF\WWE...

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[Mutoh-Mania]

Originally posted by Hisaharu Tanabe
Welcome to Puroresu Forums!

Oh no watch out Hisa is on a roll

[El Fiasco]

Let's stop this smiley nonsense and answer the question!!!

[Luds]

All right!

PAST:
WCW
ECW
NWA
AWA
WWF

PRESENT:
NJPW
NOAH
Z1
TNA
AJPW
Any promo that has at least 2 workers
WWE

[thegreatdanabusa]

hhhmmm... interesting. Ok here goes:

Past:

1. FMW - The '98 Hayabusa, Gannosuke, Tanaka, TNR, etc era. That ROCKED.

2. AJPW - 'Headropping' Era. Need I say more?

3. ECW - Early, when it was fresh and interesting.

4. WCW - nWo. The hottest angle of the '90s.

5. WWF - Before I knew any better...


Present:

1. Toryumon
2. NOAH
3. Z-1
4. NWA:TNA
5. WMF (Just 'coz I love Ezaki!)

Ok, will that do ya?

[Mutoh-Mania]

Mutoh-Mania's List

Past:
1-NWA (Brisco, Race, Funk era)
2-IWA (Ok so I liked Bulldog Brower)
3-AWA (Bockwinkel was great)
4-WWF (Brainbusters, Bobby The Brain)

Present:
1-AJPW
2-Michinoku Pro
3-NJPW
4-ROH

How's that?

[The Great Maijin]

Past:
1.WCW
2.ECW
3.WWF
4.USWA

Present
1.WWE
2.NJPW
3.NOAH
4.AJPW

[Hisaharu Tanabe]

New Japan has always been my favorite. 2nd to 5th, I'm not sure. There weren't many enough to choose back in the early 80s, and there are too many to pick only five these days.

BTW, you guys probably know that NWA is/was not a federation, right?

[Mutoh-Mania]

Knew that about NWA...but I grew up with their product thus I had to list them.

[EvilMidnightBomber]

My two cents:

All Time:

1. NWA
2. All Japan
3. WCW
4. New Japan
5. ECW

PRESENT:

1. All Japan
2. NOAH
3. Zero-One
4. Ring of Honor
5. Toryumon

Least Favorite of ALL TIME: WWE

[El Fiasco]

By 'past' I meant which federation did you like the most that no longer exists\has greatly declined in quality. Not what fed you liked when you were young and innocent (WWE fans... ).

Still, good choices by all.

[Scalian]

Both in the past and present I always love the NJPW and Michinoku Pro..

Before I knew any better...

WWE never got any better at all..

[MARTYEWR]

Past:
- Stampede
- NWA
- WWF (80s era)
- World Class
- Mid-South

Present:
- Pride
- WWE (Smackdown guys (Benoit, Eddie, Angle, etc.) ONLY)
- RoH
- NJPW (particularly the Junior Heavyweights)
- The little bits of NOAH and Zero-1 I've seen

[Dan Poutsma]

Originally posted by Hisaharu Tanabe
BTW, you guys probably know that NWA is/was not a federation, right?

Actually, the NWA IS a federation. A federation is basically the same thing as an alliance, an association, or a coalition. They all refer to a group or organization that is composed of two or more different entities.

What the NWA is not is a promotion. I think the use of the term "Federation" by various promotions have thrown people off as to what that word actually signifies or designates.