Mark Vader Posted May 4, 2020 Posted May 4, 2020 48 minutes ago, shrader said: It'll always be Hogan for me. I was right in the age range that his whole act was targeted at and I ate it up as a kid. After that, I'd probably go with Kurt Angle. He wasn't the same once they tried to make him more serious, but the goofy character he played at the start was absolutely amazing. Now that I mention it, I think I'm going to have to go dig up some of his old interactions with Edge and Christian. That stuff was comedy gold. I guess I'd list them as my favorite tag team because I'm quickly realizing that the stuff I enjoyed the most was the characters. That stuff was hilarious. Edge & Christian were a great tag team, and they were great at comedy.
Rico Posted May 4, 2020 Posted May 4, 2020 Flair Hogan Stone Cold Rock Bruno if you couldn't draw big $, you don’t belong in the top 5.
ExWNYer Posted May 4, 2020 Posted May 4, 2020 (edited) I used to watch it after SNL in the '80s because there was nothing else on TV at the time and also watched occasionally on Saturday morning/early afternoon. My favorite wrestler by far was Ricky Steamboat and I enjoyed when his tag team partner was Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka before Snuka became a 'bad guy'. I also liked 'Chief' Wahoo McDaniel and 'Blackjack' Mulligan and always found Ric Flair amusing. You couldn't pay me to watch wrasslin' now. *Note: Just noticed that the title was 'Top Five Wrestlers of All Time'. I'll leave that for all of you wrestling fans to debate. My post was just the wrestlers that I liked during my short duration watching it. Carry on... Edited May 4, 2020 by ExWNYer
Irv Posted May 4, 2020 Posted May 4, 2020 Any list that does not include Unpredictable Johnny Rodz is a joke. The man's record was unparalleled.
Metal Man Posted May 5, 2020 Posted May 5, 2020 For me a professional wrestler has three main attributes. -Promo/mic skills -Character -Wrestling ability Based on that I am surprised I only saw The Rock mentioned once. No one could cut promos and come up with legendary catch phrases like him off the cuff and his in-ring skills were top notch. I don't think I've ever seen someone sell a DDT like he can. My list would be: The Rock Macho Man Rick Flair Chris Jericho The Undertaker Honorable mention to Kenny Omega. He never got the main stream attention that you get from the WWF but to me he is one of the best going right now.
Fr. Jerk Posted May 5, 2020 Posted May 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Legion of Doom. Which one? Hawk, Animal, or Puke?
Mark80 Posted May 5, 2020 Posted May 5, 2020 I was only a fan growing up in the 80s. 1. Hulk Hogan 2. Ultimate Warrior 3. Macho Man 4. Andre the Giant 5. King Kong Bundy
May Day 10 Posted May 5, 2020 Posted May 5, 2020 30 minutes ago, Metal Man said: For me a professional wrestler has three main attributes. -Promo/mic skills -Character -Wrestling ability Based on that I am surprised I only saw The Rock mentioned once. No one could cut promos and come up with legendary catch phrases like him off the cuff and his in-ring skills were top notch. I don't think I've ever seen someone sell a DDT like he can. My list would be: The Rock Macho Man Rick Flair Chris Jericho The Undertaker Honorable mention to Kenny Omega. He never got the main stream attention that you get from the WWF but to me he is one of the best going right now. I get it, but when I watched, I didnt really like The Rock. Some of it was writing too I guess, but his character was so repetitive, predictable, and boring. He just had his shtick, and did the same thing over and over. None of his story-lines were good or interesting at all. His matches were also just 'standard'
Metal Man Posted May 5, 2020 Posted May 5, 2020 49 minutes ago, May Day 10 said: I get it, but when I watched, I didnt really like The Rock. Some of it was writing too I guess, but his character was so repetitive, predictable, and boring. He just had his shtick, and did the same thing over and over. None of his story-lines were good or interesting at all. His matches were also just 'standard' There is no doubt that guys don't resonate with every fan. I never cared for Hogan. I respect how much he brought to and changed the industry but I felt the same way about him just being that same tired guy for so long until he finally switched it up a bit with his NWO time in WCW. I never thought he was a great performer either. Basically just had the big boot and a leg drop. Also probably the biggest thing for me is I never understood how Hogan was the good guy for Mega Powers Explode match at Wrestlemania 5. I mean he was messing around with Macho Man's girl and somehow Macho Man was the jerk in that situation? ; )
Buffalo Barbarian Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 20 hours ago, The Jerk said: Which one? Hawk, Animal, or Puke? Animal, not sure what that video has to do with anything.
Fr. Jerk Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Animal, not sure what that video has to do with anything. Puke was briefly a third member. Mcmahon is so ridiculous sometimes. Edited May 6, 2020 by The Jerk
Golden Goat Posted May 7, 2020 Posted May 7, 2020 On 5/4/2020 at 8:29 AM, The Jerk said: Supposedly Bad News Brown called Andre off a bus to fight and Andre didn't move. Not only was Bad News big and tough, he won a bronze medal in Judo at the Olympics. That was a bad dude. Interesting side note on Bad News -- He wrestled full-time until 56.
Buffalo Barbarian Posted May 7, 2020 Posted May 7, 2020 On 5/6/2020 at 4:11 AM, The Jerk said: Puke was briefly a third member. Mcmahon is so ridiculous sometimes. guess i missed those years i quit pro wrestling in the late 80s
Irv Posted May 7, 2020 Posted May 7, 2020 I’m an animal lover. Moondog Rex Moondog King Moondog Spot Moondog Cujo Moondog Spike 1
Simon Posted May 7, 2020 Posted May 7, 2020 I hope somebody gave it up for some of these guys. I guarantee you can't watch 'em without cracking up. 1
Koko78 Posted May 7, 2020 Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) All time: 1.) Hulk Hogan 2.) Ric Flair 3.) Bruno Sammartino 4.) HBK 5.) Bret Hart As for the best currently wrestling*: 1.) Chris Jericho 2.) Rey Fenix 3.) Kenny Omega 4.) Adam Cole (Bay Bay) 5.) Daniel Bryan *Excludes Japanese wrestling, because I don't watch it. Edited May 7, 2020 by Koko78
The Jokeman Posted May 7, 2020 Posted May 7, 2020 On 5/4/2020 at 2:51 AM, John from Riverside said: Andre the giant rick rude these two were real life scary dudes when they wanted to be and nobody messed with them Jake "the snake" Roberts messed with rick rude all the time.
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