Not putting Bray Wyatt as #1 proves again that "Puzzling Us Is The Nature Of Your Game".
OT: Favorite Wrestler
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Bear in mind that I’m only 31 and did not watch 80’s or 90’s wrestling. But In no particular order:
The Rock - I got into wrestling in 2000 when Austin wasn’t around at the time, and The Rock was the top baby face. I was only 7 but he was my first favorite.
Kurt Angle - absolutely hilarious goofball heel and one of the all time greats in the ring
Shawn Michaels - I did not see his first run in the 90’s but when he came back from injury in 2002 he quickly became a favorite of mine. Angle vs Michaels is my favorite mania match. Michaels vs Shelton Benjamin is one of my favorite TV matches ever.
Kevin Owens - this guy got me back into wrestling after I’d been away for years. I am flipping channels one night in 2015 and stumble upon him talking trash to Cena and stomping on his championship belt. Then I watched him wrestle and holy smokes could he go in the ring. Great talker too. Super underrated in terms of modern wrestlers, he has been a great utility player for WWE for a decade.
Walter/Gunther - probably my favorite of the current generation. He’s just a big Austrian dude whose whole character is he’s a dang good wrestler and everybody knows it. Chops the absolute **** out of people, too. I’m pumped that he’s one of the World Champs now, I think this guy is awesome.
The Rock - I got into wrestling in 2000 when Austin wasn’t around at the time, and The Rock was the top baby face. I was only 7 but he was my first favorite.
Kurt Angle - absolutely hilarious goofball heel and one of the all time greats in the ring
Shawn Michaels - I did not see his first run in the 90’s but when he came back from injury in 2002 he quickly became a favorite of mine. Angle vs Michaels is my favorite mania match. Michaels vs Shelton Benjamin is one of my favorite TV matches ever.
Kevin Owens - this guy got me back into wrestling after I’d been away for years. I am flipping channels one night in 2015 and stumble upon him talking trash to Cena and stomping on his championship belt. Then I watched him wrestle and holy smokes could he go in the ring. Great talker too. Super underrated in terms of modern wrestlers, he has been a great utility player for WWE for a decade.
Walter/Gunther - probably my favorite of the current generation. He’s just a big Austrian dude whose whole character is he’s a dang good wrestler and everybody knows it. Chops the absolute **** out of people, too. I’m pumped that he’s one of the World Champs now, I think this guy is awesome.
So hard to pick over the course of time In no particular order:
Roddy Piper: Loved the occasional schtick of him staggering in the ring and winning in 45 seconds and staggering out. Always wanted a “Hot Rod” tee
Diamond Dallas Page: Damn I loved the Diamond Cutter move. And he aged gracefully, which is rare for a wrestler
Lawler-Hart feuds: I always had a love for the heels
Junkyard Dog: Ya gotta a love a guy that has the word “THUMP” across his @$$
Michael Hayes: GCW used to be the real “raw” stuff
Degeneraton X: Yeah, it’s a group, but the Attitude era was the $4!+. The whole was greater than the sum of its parts
Any moment where the crowd pops like hell. If a wrestler can do that, it’s damned good entertainment
There’s probably more that will come to mind that I haven’t done justice
Roddy Piper: Loved the occasional schtick of him staggering in the ring and winning in 45 seconds and staggering out. Always wanted a “Hot Rod” tee
Diamond Dallas Page: Damn I loved the Diamond Cutter move. And he aged gracefully, which is rare for a wrestler
Lawler-Hart feuds: I always had a love for the heels
Junkyard Dog: Ya gotta a love a guy that has the word “THUMP” across his @$$
Michael Hayes: GCW used to be the real “raw” stuff
Degeneraton X: Yeah, it’s a group, but the Attitude era was the $4!+. The whole was greater than the sum of its parts
Any moment where the crowd pops like hell. If a wrestler can do that, it’s damned good entertainment
There’s probably more that will come to mind that I haven’t done justice
To show my age……
the Spoiler throwing the claw on someone and blood running down their face.
Skandor Akbar throwing fire in someone’s face
cowboy Bill Watts
guess my favs are Hacksaw, Macho Man (with the lovely Ms Elizabeth), Flair, Sting.
the Spoiler throwing the claw on someone and blood running down their face.
Skandor Akbar throwing fire in someone’s face
cowboy Bill Watts
guess my favs are Hacksaw, Macho Man (with the lovely Ms Elizabeth), Flair, Sting.
Love Bray. As I mentioned in another post I think he is one of the best of the modern era. I just do not think he is a top 5 greatest of all time. I love the new Wyatt 6 stuff.
Bray was a creative genius but most of his big matches really stunk. In many instances the payoff for his feuds did not live up to the setup.
Same. Would go to Greenwood Civic Center for Mid-South then Channel 5 would come to Grenada High School. Got both channels in Grenada growing up. Saturday mornings were the best.
In no particular order, but kinda …
Jerry Lawler
Hulk Hogan
Jackie Fargo
Plowboy Frazier
Billy superstar Dundee
Ric Flair
Handsome Jimmy Valiant
Tommy wildfire Rich
Koko Ware
Tojo Yamamoto
Jerry Lawler
Hulk Hogan
Jackie Fargo
Plowboy Frazier
Billy superstar Dundee
Ric Flair
Handsome Jimmy Valiant
Tommy wildfire Rich
Koko Ware
Tojo Yamamoto
“5 minutes to wrestle” - Mid South Coliseum Monday night matches.
“Eddie can we get some help out here”
What’s the best Bray match? The best one I can think of is probably of his matches with Danielson in early 2014. But I can think of a lot more horrible Bray matches than good ones.
That HIAC match with Rollins is the worst thing WWE has done in 20 years. And any time he got in the ring with Orton it was a disaster.
Trish Stratus
Stacey Kiebler
Lita
The Bella Twins
AJ Lee
Seriously though- my favorite promo wrestler ever has got to be The Rock. He is hilarious. I don't t care for anything else he has ever done but when he was on the mic, there was noone better.
My favorite of the men is largely who makes me laugh the most. That would be
1) The Rock
2) Stone Cold
3) Curt Angle
4) The Dudley Boys
5) Mick Foley - he never made me laugh but that guy took the most pain of any wrestler for the show of anyone ever.
I would have lost all my money if someone would have bet me that Disco Inferno was going to be on a list.
Soder is the funniest kinda under the radar comic in America. I think he's about to explode (boners, get it...)
My wife had him as a patient 6 years ago. She said he was the strongest 75 year old she ever met. He was hilarious and his wife kept saying Bob, she doesn’t want to put up with your ****.
Sidebar on all this discussion, but did anyone watch "Tales from the Territories" that I think was on Vice back in 2022 (I just watched them all two weeks ago on VOD)? That really was a good show highlighting most of the regional promotions. Loved the WCCW and MidSouth ones the best, and the Jake Roberts' story of him and Duggan getting involved in a fight at the Dock was classic.
When I did this I thought it was top 5, but yes, Torrie Wilson would be top 5. I'd probably replace Lita with her.
As far as the women go I love the new generation of women so much more than the diva generation. I understand the divas were very pretty, but this new generation is better athletes in many cases than the men and better story tellers.
Bruno? You're older than I thought, though I guess I shouldn't be surprised since you were there at The Beginning.
Yeah, but they don't do bra and panties matches anymore.
By the way, Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle are grossly underrepresented in this thread.
Two legends that could do heel or face at the flip of a switch and be funny as hell
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