User blog comment:NJGW/Robot Wars: The Ultimate Countdown/@comment-979907-20180402102359

My top 30 predictions. Some have been numbered with notes for extra points.

30-21 (in no particular order)
 * Hypno-Disc v Atomic - I dropped 13 Black v Dominator 2 to include this at the last second before pressing publish. Fun fact, if this is in the top 30 it will be the first Atomic fight to appear.
 * Chaos 2 vs Stinger
 * Rapid vs Terrorhurtz
 * Bigger Brother vs Tornado
 * Hypno-Disc vs Wild Thing - I am putting this here but wouldn't be at all surprised if it suddenly appeared in the top 15.
 * Nuts 2 vs Carbide vs Behemoth
 * Carbide vs Rapid
 * Storm 2 vs Firestorm 5
 * Typhoon 2 vs Storm 2
 * 21. Storm 2 vs Rhino vs Supernova vs Mayhem - I'm very much aware this was one of the 9.5/10 votes you gave in your Top 18 series blog, along with three other Series 7 fights I have in the top 20. I've therefore picked only those four Series 7 fights and put this as the lowest of the four as I really truly can't see it being a top 20 fight. Wouldn't be surprised if you had it rounding out the list.

20-11
 * 20. Razer vs Firestorm 3 (S5) - I've always been eh on this fight and I anticipate your coming around on this, putting it just at the cusp of the list due to how much Firestorm was not competing and our generally low opinion of Firestorm 3 overall.
 * Kan-Opener vs Thermidor 2
 * The Alien vs Sir Chromalot vs GBH 2 vs ICU
 * SMIDSY vs Comengetorix vs Warhog vs St Agro
 * Tornado vs Razer (S6)
 * Androne 4000 vs Tauron
 * 10 Robot Rumble
 * Big Nipper vs Crackers 'n' Smash
 * Razer v Robochicken v Velocirippa - Milly-Ann Bug is my preference but I've predicted this one based on your singling it out and not mentioning Milly. I feel a Razer murder fight just has to be in the top 20.
 * 11. Apollo vs Storm 2 - If a top tier fight has to drop out of the top 11, I expect it to be this one due to Apollo's problems during the fight.

10-1 - These ones I will rank as I'm pretty confident in the top 10.
 * 10. Eruption vs Carbide, s10 Final - maybe this is wishful thinking. I tuned out of Series 10 them minute Magnetar was eliminated and so I didn't give a damn about the outcome, but if you like Eruption it was huge and it made a nice vengeance for both the s10 heat final and s9 championship. Nice to see Eruption last the distance, Carbide's bar stopped but started again to keep the suspense up, but I can't put it higher without feeling unhappy.
 * 9. Kat 3 vs Panic Attack vs Bigger Brother vs Firestorm 5 - A classic rumble, I still feel very confused predicting this for top 10 of all time but the real and more entertaining House Robot Rebellion was only 93rd. I'm using our live rewatch and your reactions at Toast's place to rank this in the top 10. It is a real corker to see Kat 3 punch out Cassius Chrome, Panic Attack beat Firestorm, Shunt overturned and some startling outcomes but the highlights just aren't anywhere near as close as Gravity overturning house robots or Psycho pummeling it in return.
 * 8. Carbide vs Gabriel 2 ft. Big Nipper - I fully expect Big Nipper's lack of contribution to be the split hair holding this back. It's a hilarious ride but Gabriel's struggle to fight back is going to prevent it being a real bash.
 * 7. S3 v Mousetrap - Not one I'd have anywhere near the top 10 but I know you love it passionately and I can get it.
 * 6. Atomic v M2 - Man these top 6 are impossible to rank as honestly, they're probably my top 6 fights of all time (though not all are in my hall of fame). I think M2's fight back against Atomic wasn't as close or dramatic as Wild Thing's, Bigger Brother's, Behemoth's or X-Terminator's. It was a stellar OOTA and a genuine clash between top tier S7 flippers.
 * 5. Chaos 2 vs Wild Thing - During the Chaos 2 podcast I called this the Wild Thing of Robot Wars fights - find a fan who doesn't rank it in the top 5 and everyone will jump all over them to call them insane, but pretty much no one will rank it above 3rd place. It just doesn't feel like a winner, the way that Wild Thing was consistently terrific but it doesn't feel wrong that it never won a trophy.
 * 4. Hypno-Disc v Splinter - I predict you to break my heart by putting my favourite fight of all time outside the top 3, but I think you favour even fights and this is roughly as uneven as it gets. Given how low you ranked the fights with Robogeddon and Stealth, I'm not 100% on Atomic appearing, and I fully expect V-Max not to even appear, I think Hypno-Disc disc-strucion will sit lower with you than with me.
 * 3. Behemoth v Apollo - With everyone was carrying on about Gabriel 2 going the distance with Carbide and Nuts 2 beating it, this dramatic story of another underdog conquering a former Robot Wars champion seems to have been glossed over. This was a far more entertaining fight, a more decisive victory and an absolute from-your-socks surge moment in all of Robot Wars history. Fully expect a place in the top 5.
 * 2. Bigger Brother vs Hypno-Disc - Pretty much the undisputed #1 for 80-90% of Robot Wars fans, there's no way in hell you're putting this at number 1 after such a roller coaster list. I won't believe it.
 * 1. X-Terminator vs Tsunami - This on the other hand feels exactly like the sort of fight that would close out your list. Series 7, OOTAs, comebacks - it pretty much ticks all your boxes.