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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Kool Beenz on December 11, 2008, 08:06:08 AM
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i didnt put this in the sports section cus Wrestling is just Entertainment. Ive been watching alot of old wrestling videos on Youtube so i decided to make a list. I give a brief description why they are my top.
#15
Ahmed Johnson
(http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/07/03/johnson-ahmed.JPG)
very underrated wrestler. He was fired from WWE because he injured many wrestlers. The reason he made the list is because of his finisher Pearl River Plunge. I use to try it on my cousin when we were kids.
#14
Sycho Sid Vicious (or Justice)
(http://www.portaldalutalivre.com/uploaded_images/200px-Sycho_Sid_in_1995-761884.jpg)
He was crazy thats why i liked him. Also because he was a bad guy. I remember in a Lumberjack match i caught myself cheering for him when he was fighting Diesel. So i knew he was one of my favorites of all time.
#13
Dustin Rhodes aka Gold dust
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c7/Goldust.jpg/200px-Goldust.jpg)
I met this guy and his beautiful wife Terri when i was like 7. Me and my dad were at the hotel they were at for the King of the Ring in Milwakee. Him and his wife were the most nicest, laidback kinda people.
#12
Sting
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/53/Sting.JPG)
(http://www.ripthesystem.com/wrestling/wcw/sting3.jpg)
I think he was anyones favorite wrestler that watched WCW back in its haydays... Great moves and great finisher... I heard he made a comeback and is a champion at TNA.
#11
Hulk Hogan
(http://neilbeynon.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/hulk-hogan-photo.jpg)
I only liked him as a kid. Once he made his way to NWO i didnt like him anymore. Him and Flair were the only reason i watched WCW back in the days.
#10
Curt Henning aka Mr.Perfect
(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u24/pagroth/Mr20Perfect20Front.jpg)
One of the greatest heels of wrestling ever. Good theme song, great finisher, great wrestler. R.I.P
#9
The Undertaker
(http://dangerkitty.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/aago043the-undertaker-175-posters.jpg)
I never liked him as a kid until i was about maybe 12. He is the most exciting wrestlers ever and is probably the only reason why i still catch some Smackdown episodes here and there when i get a chance.
#8
Owen Hart
(http://members.fortunecity.com/nowital/owen_hart.jpg)
He was the person everyone loved to hate in wrestling. I hated him as a kid mainly because of his feud with his brother Bret. I was so happy when they finally decided to join up as a team.
#7
Stone Cold Steve Austin
(http://images.chron.com/blogs/motorsports/Stone%20Cold.jpg)
If you liked wrestling then you liked Stone Cold. He was the best. Pouring beer on people throwing the middle finger and had a great finisher the Stone Cold Stunner. A buddy of mine said that he is from Texas and met him before and he is not an asshole in real life he is a cool down to earth kinda guy... Go figure?
#6
Ric Flair
(http://www.usatoday.com/life/gallery/wrestling/nature-boy.jpg)
I liked the younger Ric Flair. The Nature boy his figure four leg lock was the shit. Too bad he fell off and he is just an old fart now.
#5
Kevin Nash aka Diesel aka Big Sexy aka Big Daddy Cool
(http://members.tripod.com/krypylex/06e2c900.jpg)
(http://www.therealmccoys.com/images/unsigned/wu01183.jpg)
Whatever the fuck you wanna call him he is a Legend. He was great good or bad. He perfected the Power Bomb aka Jackknife. He is back with TNA as an old fart head.
#4
Scott Hall aka Razor Ramon
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/5/5b/Ted-Ramon-93.jpg)
(http://www.wrestlingconfidential.com/photos/scott-hall.jpg)
Dude was just awesome. Another one of the best finishers and characters. Always liked him even when he was a bad guy. Too bad he is an old fart who doesnt wrestle anymore.
#3
Rey Mysterio Jr.
(http://www.otranto.biz/news/2005/september/Rey-Mysterio.jpg)
He was hero as a kid. He is the best all time high flyer ever in wrestling and i remember watching him in his Spiderman outfit when i was a kid. He was my favorite even before he got really big.
#2
Ultimate Warrior
(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x310/The_Ultimate_Wrestling_Gallery/Ultimate%20Warrior/UltimateWarrior014.jpg)
The energy this guy brang when you heard his music and saw him running to the ring was phenomenal. I don't think any wrestler has that charisma like he did. I hated the fact that Rick Rude beat him but at least he whooped Hogans ass. The Gorilla Press Slam was the shit too as a kid
#1
Bret The Hitman Hart
(http://www.crazedfanboy.com/npcr07/images/bret_hart.jpg)
(http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/writers/arash_markazi/03/29/hot.read/p1_hart.jpg)
The best there is the best there was and the best there ever will be. He was my all time #1 favorite ever. No one has ever past him. I remember as a kid my father took me to a wrestling show and we were front row and i jumped over the gate thing while Bret was walking away from a match and i told him "you are the greatest" he just looked at me and smiled and said thanks and then security game and brought me back to my dad. The Sharpshooter was my favorite submission. I really wish Vince did screw him and he was still part of the WWE. He suffered a mild stroke but now recovered. He is the greatest ever in my opinion and always will be.
Now i know i left out people like Shawn Micheals. Macho Man. John Cena. HHH. and alot others but in all honestly they are good and i like them but they were never one of my personal favorites...
hope yall enjoyed my list. I wish to hear which are yall's favorites.
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I loved wcw back in the day to me when they were big that was my favorite era of wrestling.Goldberg was cool.I loved booker t back in the Harlem heat days...ha ha remember doink and dink?
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Damn how could HBK not be on your list, you're due to your opinion though mine are 1. HBK 2. Austin 3. Undertaker. Didn't watch WCW that much back in the day so all I know is WWF/WWE.
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Bret hart will always be number one to me.I could never enjoy wwf again after Vince did him dirty like thay
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Damn, you list is straight big men. I can go top 10, I will have to think long and hard for top 25.
10. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
(http://mt.courant.com/itowns_nb/piper.jpg)
When I was a kid, I was the typical hate bad guys kid, except for Hot Rod. When I saw Piper on TV, I got closer to the TV, I had some food ready and watch as Piper cheated his way to win after win.
9. The Rock
(http://images-cdn01.associatedcontent.com/image/A2902/29029/300_29029.jpg)
When Rocky Maivia was a fresh face, I was kind of interested, but when he turned heel I was hooked. I saw it then that this was the future of wrestling and the Rock never let me down.
8. Chris Jericho
(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x310/The_Ultimate_Wrestling_Gallery/Chris%20Jericho/ChrisJericho045.jpg)
When WCW was at it's peak, one person I loved to watch was heel Chris Jericho. He was cocky, he had a goofy body guard, and he was challenging Goldberg. Once he hit the WWF, it was like his home.
7. Ricky Steamboat
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a334/randomelio21/steamboat-ricky08.jpg)
When he was in WWF, I cheered for him, but when he was in the NWA, I stayed up late watching TBS because I knew they'd show a Ricky Steamboat Ric Flair match. Ricky was someone who I wanted to wrestle like.
6. Shawn Michaels
(http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/d/dx/27.jpg)
I'll be honest, when Michaels turned face to win at Wrestlemania 12, I hated dude, I wanted Bret to break him in the Sharpshooter, but once D-X was formed, I found my old love for the Showstopper.
5. Sting
(http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/s/sting/43.jpg)
Those who grew up on WWF, still turned the channel to watch WCW for one reason, STING. Sting was that one star you wished would jump to fight your favorite wrestler. I still dream of a Sting/Michaels match.
4. Scott Hall
(http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/s/scotthall/24.jpg)
The coolest muthaphukka in the Clique. Hall was the man, and I loved watching him every week on Raw, then Nitro, as he gave the best interviews, well putting on the best matches.
3. Kurt Angle
(http://agoldenworld.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/kurtangle.jpg)
The best wrestler I've ever seen in my life. There is nothing like watching Kurt Angle in the ring, in a big match against someone like Lesner, like Austin, like The Rock. I can't wait until the WWE put out a greatest match DVD of Angle.
2 "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan
(http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/h/hulkhogan2/14.jpg)
When I was a kid, there was one hero of mine. Hulk Hogan. I never left Hogan, as when he became uncool, I still was hopeful he'd make a comeback. Then the nWo, and leading a heel group make Hogan even cooler.
1 Eddie Guerrero
(http://www.celebritypicturespace.com/images/fulls/eddie_guerrero_wallpaper.0.jpg)
My favorite wrestling moment came when Eddie Guerrero won the WWE title. From the LWO, to his untimely death, Eddie alway entertained me and I have truly miss watching the greatest Mexican wrestler ever. R.I.P. Eddie, I still watch his matches on DVD.
a few I wanted to mention, Jake the Snake Robert, Bret Hart, Steve Austin, "Mr. Perfect" Curt Henning, The Undertaker, The British Bulldogs, The Road Warriors, Rey Mysterio Jr., Ric Flair.
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^^ good list
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My top ten in no order
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/el_wad/170px-Jimmy_Snuka.jpg)
Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka - this dude is what got me into wrestling
(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r205/sabuecw/sabu7.jpg)
"HOMICIDAL, SUICIDAL" Sabu - One of the most intense wrestlers i've ever watched. Guaranteed chills almost every time i watch him.
(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/PHO/AAGM030.jpg)
"The Whole F-in Show" Rob Van Dam - amazing all around skill and one of the most consistent until WWE didn't know what to do with him
(http://slam.canoe.ca/WrestlingImagesC/cactusjack_posed.jpg)
(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee31/sdmf28/f7e3d207.jpg)
(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc46/atown2323/mankind.jpg)
Mick Foley - Any of his big matches you were guaranteed he would do something crazy shocking. He has one of the best personalities in real life too. I liked him as Cactus jack the best. I heard hes doing something with TNA now. Not quite sure because i stopped watching wrestling after the whole Benoit fiasco.
(http://s209.photobucket.com/albums/bb296/tnawrestlingfan/ronsimmonswcwbelt.jpg)
Ron Simmons AKA Farooq - probably one of the most underrated. I would've liked to see WWE give him a belt before he semi-retired.
and as mentioned above
The Rock
Kurt Angle
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Chris Jericho
Ultimate Warrior
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10. HHH
9. Kevin Nash
8. Taz
7. Rey mysterio
7. jeff hardy (back when they didnt limit his risk taking)
6. sabu
5. rvd
4. hbk
3. the rock (probably the most funny wrestler of all time)
2. undertaker
1. stone cold
honerable mentions: sting, scott hall, kane (with the mask), mick foley, terry funk, hogan, benoit, cena.
some of my favorite up and commers..
kofi kingston
cm punk
evan bourne
cody rhodes
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The Rock, Stone Cold, HHH, Randy Orton (gotta love the bad guy!). ;)
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wrestling definitely is entertainment, as is any sport people watch... you may not personally consider it a sport, but it still goes in the sports section.
Favorite wrestler of all time=The Undertaker 8)
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ultimate warrior for me and then the legion of doom (if groups count)
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ultimate warrior and brett heart
special mention to the legion of doom
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razon ramon is def the best
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The Rock 8) 8) 8)
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chris jericho, kane, stone cold
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Bret Hart and Angle
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Ultimate Warrior was my hero when i was a kid, but growing up i've loved Bret Hart more. He was just perfection.
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Stone Cold
The Rock
Mankind (and all his personalities)
Shawn Micheals
Bret Hart
Hulk Hogan
Kurt Angle
Shane McMahon ( I know he doesn't wrestle every week but when he's in a Match he Puts on a Show)
Randy Orton
Even Bourn
Kane (his 1st couple of years in the WWF)
Lately, Jeff Hardy
Ultimate Warrior
Macho Man Randy Savage
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Damn how could HBK not be on your list, you're due to your opinion though mine are 1. HBK 2. Austin 3. Undertaker. Didn't watch WCW that much back in the day so all I know is WWF/WWE.
Maybe he hated HBK, just like I. Even with Jannetty as the Rockers.
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10. Scott Hall - Just because I liked him a lot as a kid
09. Chris Benoit - despite his personal faults he was one of the best the squared circle has ever seen
08. Owen Hart - versatile in styles and good on the stick
07. Great Muta/Keiji Mutoh - great in two eras of puroreso and a personal favourite
06. Jushin Liger - amazing light weight and the benchmark for cruiserweight wrestling
05. Bret Hart - rock solid performer
04. Harley Race - the king
03. Kenta Kobashi - with out a doubt one of the best Japan has ever seen
02. Jumbo Tsuruta - clearly in his prime the greatest worker to ever step in the ring
01. Ric Flair - no one was as good as he was for the amount of time he was. He may never have reached Tsuruta's skill level but to be as good as he was from '78 to '98 makes him the top pick in my book. The mic skills are a bonus.
Steve Austin or HBK can easily take Hall's spot but no one else's
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10. Scott Hall - Just because I liked him a lot as a kid
09. Chris Benoit - despite his personal faults he was one of the best the squared circle has ever seen
08. Owen Hart - versatile in styles and good on the stick
07. Great Muta/Keiji Mutoh - great in two eras of puroreso and a personal favourite
06. Jushin Liger - amazing light weight and the benchmark for cruiserweight wrestling
05. Bret Hart - rock solid performer
04. Harley Race - the king
03. Kenta Kobashi - with out a doubt one of the best Japan has ever seen
02. Jumbo Tsuruta - clearly in his prime the greatest worker to ever step in the ring
01. Ric Flair - no one was as good as he was for the amount of time he was. He may never have reached Tsuruta's skill level but to be as good as he was from '78 to '98 makes him the top pick in my book. The mic skills are a bonus.
Steve Austin or HBK can easily take Hall's spot but no one else's
those foreign guys are no good unless you post some great matches... ;) (seriously, we need to see some great wrestling, and you can do it)
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10. Scott Hall - Just because I liked him a lot as a kid
09. Chris Benoit - despite his personal faults he was one of the best the squared circle has ever seen
08. Owen Hart - versatile in styles and good on the stick
07. Great Muta/Keiji Mutoh - great in two eras of puroreso and a personal favourite
06. Jushin Liger - amazing light weight and the benchmark for cruiserweight wrestling
05. Bret Hart - rock solid performer
04. Harley Race - the king
03. Kenta Kobashi - with out a doubt one of the best Japan has ever seen
02. Jumbo Tsuruta - clearly in his prime the greatest worker to ever step in the ring
01. Ric Flair - no one was as good as he was for the amount of time he was. He may never have reached Tsuruta's skill level but to be as good as he was from '78 to '98 makes him the top pick in my book. The mic skills are a bonus.
Steve Austin or HBK can easily take Hall's spot but no one else's
those foreign guys are no good unless you post some great matches... ;) (seriously, we need to see some great wrestling, and you can do it)
Let me see what I can dig up. Youtube should have some stuff. But remember that puro is a different style than what a lot of modern US wrestling fans are used to. There's no finishing moves, or high spots with a lot of the heavyweights. The idea behind it is the essence of what wrestling is; to convince people that what you just saw was real, despite knowing it's fake.
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Favorite Wrestlers: Hogan, Warrior, Junkyard Dog, Iron Shiek, Mr. Wonderful, Shawn Micheals and Marty Jenneti, Million Dollar Man Ted Debiasi, Jake The Snake, Bobby Brain Hennin, Slick, Demolition Crew
Greatest Match Ever: Mega Powers (Hogan and Savage) vs. Hakeem and Big Boss Man - Monday Night Main Event Mega Powers Split Up
Greatest Event: Origional Survivor Series, Wrestmania 4 (tournament Savage won the belt)
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wow forgot about him when i first gave my favs, but then i realized he is definatly in my top 3! 8)
GOLDBERG! 8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErK4y7GmxL8 (fuck Brock Lesnar lol)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjBm7dv7Xvs&feature=related (Lesnar gets RAPED! ;D)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjKzZP-LRXo (RAPED the best in the WWE; HHH is a dirty cheater, but hes cool, Evolution was fuckin awesome to watch, shame they broke up)
anyway, clearly Goldberg is a BEAST! ;) 8)
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10. Scott Hall - Just because I liked him a lot as a kid
09. Chris Benoit - despite his personal faults he was one of the best the squared circle has ever seen
08. Owen Hart - versatile in styles and good on the stick
07. Great Muta/Keiji Mutoh - great in two eras of puroreso and a personal favourite
06. Jushin Liger - amazing light weight and the benchmark for cruiserweight wrestling
05. Bret Hart - rock solid performer
04. Harley Race - the king
03. Kenta Kobashi - with out a doubt one of the best Japan has ever seen
02. Jumbo Tsuruta - clearly in his prime the greatest worker to ever step in the ring
01. Ric Flair - no one was as good as he was for the amount of time he was. He may never have reached Tsuruta's skill level but to be as good as he was from '78 to '98 makes him the top pick in my book. The mic skills are a bonus.
Steve Austin or HBK can easily take Hall's spot but no one else's
those foreign guys are no good unless you post some great matches... ;) (seriously, we need to see some great wrestling, and you can do it)
Let me see what I can dig up. Youtube should have some stuff. But remember that puro is a different style than what a lot of modern US wrestling fans are used to. There's no finishing moves, or high spots with a lot of the heavyweights. The idea behind it is the essence of what wrestling is; to convince people that what you just saw was real, despite knowing it's fake.
I'm a huge fan actually. Thanks to the internet, I have seen lots of wrestling from around the world. I was a huge fan of Lucha in the 90's, not because of WCW but because of watching Mexican stations. I think that when people here watch Japanese wrestling, they'll have top respect, especially because all the wrestlers here steal the moves there.
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10. Scott Hall - Just because I liked him a lot as a kid
09. Chris Benoit - despite his personal faults he was one of the best the squared circle has ever seen
08. Owen Hart - versatile in styles and good on the stick
07. Great Muta/Keiji Mutoh - great in two eras of puroreso and a personal favourite
06. Jushin Liger - amazing light weight and the benchmark for cruiserweight wrestling
05. Bret Hart - rock solid performer
04. Harley Race - the king
03. Kenta Kobashi - with out a doubt one of the best Japan has ever seen
02. Jumbo Tsuruta - clearly in his prime the greatest worker to ever step in the ring
01. Ric Flair - no one was as good as he was for the amount of time he was. He may never have reached Tsuruta's skill level but to be as good as he was from '78 to '98 makes him the top pick in my book. The mic skills are a bonus.
Steve Austin or HBK can easily take Hall's spot but no one else's
those foreign guys are no good unless you post some great matches... ;) (seriously, we need to see some great wrestling, and you can do it)
Let me see what I can dig up. Youtube should have some stuff. But remember that puro is a different style than what a lot of modern US wrestling fans are used to. There's no finishing moves, or high spots with a lot of the heavyweights. The idea behind it is the essence of what wrestling is; to convince people that what you just saw was real, despite knowing it's fake.
I'm a huge fan actually. Thanks to the internet, I have seen lots of wrestling from around the world. I was a huge fan of Lucha in the 90's, not because of WCW but because of watching Mexican stations. I think that when people here watch Japanese wrestling, they'll have top respect, especially because all the wrestlers here steal the moves there.
I find that most US fans get very bored of the great Japanese matches. I'd compare it to watching a 6-3 NFL Football game when you've never watched Football before. If you love Football and respect defense you may love that game for than anything. But even most NFL fans might find it boring. Forget about trying to impress new fans with it.
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I remember I think it was wrestlemania 5 when Ultimate Warrior gorilla pressed Rick Rude and fucking LAUNCHED him straight into the air. Shit was unbelievable. That dude had to be so roided / coked up to pull off some of the shit he did.
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I remember I think it was wrestlemania 5 when Ultimate Warrior gorilla pressed Rick Rude and fucking LAUNCHED him straight into the air. Shit was unbelievable. That dude had to be so roided / coked up to pull off some of the shit he did.
Also Rude probably pushed off really hard to help with the effect.
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10. Scott Hall - Just because I liked him a lot as a kid
09. Chris Benoit - despite his personal faults he was one of the best the squared circle has ever seen
08. Owen Hart - versatile in styles and good on the stick
07. Great Muta/Keiji Mutoh - great in two eras of puroreso and a personal favourite
06. Jushin Liger - amazing light weight and the benchmark for cruiserweight wrestling
05. Bret Hart - rock solid performer
04. Harley Race - the king
03. Kenta Kobashi - with out a doubt one of the best Japan has ever seen
02. Jumbo Tsuruta - clearly in his prime the greatest worker to ever step in the ring
01. Ric Flair - no one was as good as he was for the amount of time he was. He may never have reached Tsuruta's skill level but to be as good as he was from '78 to '98 makes him the top pick in my book. The mic skills are a bonus.
Steve Austin or HBK can easily take Hall's spot but no one else's
those foreign guys are no good unless you post some great matches... ;) (seriously, we need to see some great wrestling, and you can do it)
Let me see what I can dig up. Youtube should have some stuff. But remember that puro is a different style than what a lot of modern US wrestling fans are used to. There's no finishing moves, or high spots with a lot of the heavyweights. The idea behind it is the essence of what wrestling is; to convince people that what you just saw was real, despite knowing it's fake.
I'm a huge fan actually. Thanks to the internet, I have seen lots of wrestling from around the world. I was a huge fan of Lucha in the 90's, not because of WCW but because of watching Mexican stations. I think that when people here watch Japanese wrestling, they'll have top respect, especially because all the wrestlers here steal the moves there.
I find that most US fans get very bored of the great Japanese matches. I'd compare it to watching a 6-3 NFL Football game when you've never watched Football before. If you love Football and respect defense you may love that game for than anything. But even most NFL fans might find it boring. Forget about trying to impress new fans with it.
Also, in Japan they focus on the quality of the wrestling more so then out here. American fans are more impressed with having these mammoth size wrestlers
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10. Scott Hall - Just because I liked him a lot as a kid
09. Chris Benoit - despite his personal faults he was one of the best the squared circle has ever seen
08. Owen Hart - versatile in styles and good on the stick
07. Great Muta/Keiji Mutoh - great in two eras of puroreso and a personal favourite
06. Jushin Liger - amazing light weight and the benchmark for cruiserweight wrestling
05. Bret Hart - rock solid performer
04. Harley Race - the king
03. Kenta Kobashi - with out a doubt one of the best Japan has ever seen
02. Jumbo Tsuruta - clearly in his prime the greatest worker to ever step in the ring
01. Ric Flair - no one was as good as he was for the amount of time he was. He may never have reached Tsuruta's skill level but to be as good as he was from '78 to '98 makes him the top pick in my book. The mic skills are a bonus.
Steve Austin or HBK can easily take Hall's spot but no one else's
those foreign guys are no good unless you post some great matches... ;) (seriously, we need to see some great wrestling, and you can do it)
Let me see what I can dig up. Youtube should have some stuff. But remember that puro is a different style than what a lot of modern US wrestling fans are used to. There's no finishing moves, or high spots with a lot of the heavyweights. The idea behind it is the essence of what wrestling is; to convince people that what you just saw was real, despite knowing it's fake.
I'm a huge fan actually. Thanks to the internet, I have seen lots of wrestling from around the world. I was a huge fan of Lucha in the 90's, not because of WCW but because of watching Mexican stations. I think that when people here watch Japanese wrestling, they'll have top respect, especially because all the wrestlers here steal the moves there.
I find that most US fans get very bored of the great Japanese matches. I'd compare it to watching a 6-3 NFL Football game when you've never watched Football before. If you love Football and respect defense you may love that game for than anything. But even most NFL fans might find it boring. Forget about trying to impress new fans with it.
Also, in Japan they focus on the quality of the wrestling more so then out here. American fans are more impressed with having these mammoth size wrestlers
...and shitty wrestlers with "mic skills".
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10. Scott Hall - Just because I liked him a lot as a kid
09. Chris Benoit - despite his personal faults he was one of the best the squared circle has ever seen
08. Owen Hart - versatile in styles and good on the stick
07. Great Muta/Keiji Mutoh - great in two eras of puroreso and a personal favourite
06. Jushin Liger - amazing light weight and the benchmark for cruiserweight wrestling
05. Bret Hart - rock solid performer
04. Harley Race - the king
03. Kenta Kobashi - with out a doubt one of the best Japan has ever seen
02. Jumbo Tsuruta - clearly in his prime the greatest worker to ever step in the ring
01. Ric Flair - no one was as good as he was for the amount of time he was. He may never have reached Tsuruta's skill level but to be as good as he was from '78 to '98 makes him the top pick in my book. The mic skills are a bonus.
Steve Austin or HBK can easily take Hall's spot but no one else's
those foreign guys are no good unless you post some great matches... ;) (seriously, we need to see some great wrestling, and you can do it)
Let me see what I can dig up. Youtube should have some stuff. But remember that puro is a different style than what a lot of modern US wrestling fans are used to. There's no finishing moves, or high spots with a lot of the heavyweights. The idea behind it is the essence of what wrestling is; to convince people that what you just saw was real, despite knowing it's fake.
I'm a huge fan actually. Thanks to the internet, I have seen lots of wrestling from around the world. I was a huge fan of Lucha in the 90's, not because of WCW but because of watching Mexican stations. I think that when people here watch Japanese wrestling, they'll have top respect, especially because all the wrestlers here steal the moves there.
I find that most US fans get very bored of the great Japanese matches. I'd compare it to watching a 6-3 NFL Football game when you've never watched Football before. If you love Football and respect defense you may love that game for than anything. But even most NFL fans might find it boring. Forget about trying to impress new fans with it.
Also, in Japan they focus on the quality of the wrestling more so then out here. American fans are more impressed with having these mammoth size wrestlers
...and shitty wrestlers with "mic skills".
yeah, the mic skills are huge. Definetely bigger then talent. Unless you can be from the islands or some shit and they can just have you mumble jibberish...
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10. Scott Hall - Just because I liked him a lot as a kid
09. Chris Benoit - despite his personal faults he was one of the best the squared circle has ever seen
08. Owen Hart - versatile in styles and good on the stick
07. Great Muta/Keiji Mutoh - great in two eras of puroreso and a personal favourite
06. Jushin Liger - amazing light weight and the benchmark for cruiserweight wrestling
05. Bret Hart - rock solid performer
04. Harley Race - the king
03. Kenta Kobashi - with out a doubt one of the best Japan has ever seen
02. Jumbo Tsuruta - clearly in his prime the greatest worker to ever step in the ring
01. Ric Flair - no one was as good as he was for the amount of time he was. He may never have reached Tsuruta's skill level but to be as good as he was from '78 to '98 makes him the top pick in my book. The mic skills are a bonus.
Steve Austin or HBK can easily take Hall's spot but no one else's
those foreign guys are no good unless you post some great matches... ;) (seriously, we need to see some great wrestling, and you can do it)
Let me see what I can dig up. Youtube should have some stuff. But remember that puro is a different style than what a lot of modern US wrestling fans are used to. There's no finishing moves, or high spots with a lot of the heavyweights. The idea behind it is the essence of what wrestling is; to convince people that what you just saw was real, despite knowing it's fake.
I'm a huge fan actually. Thanks to the internet, I have seen lots of wrestling from around the world. I was a huge fan of Lucha in the 90's, not because of WCW but because of watching Mexican stations. I think that when people here watch Japanese wrestling, they'll have top respect, especially because all the wrestlers here steal the moves there.
I find that most US fans get very bored of the great Japanese matches. I'd compare it to watching a 6-3 NFL Football game when you've never watched Football before. If you love Football and respect defense you may love that game for than anything. But even most NFL fans might find it boring. Forget about trying to impress new fans with it.
Also, in Japan they focus on the quality of the wrestling more so then out here. American fans are more impressed with having these mammoth size wrestlers
...and shitty wrestlers with "mic skills".
Too bad mic skills are almost a thing of the past here in the US. Who was the last guy that really got over huge with the stick? It's few and far between. There are some okay wrestlers on the mic these days, and it certainly helped Cena's career, but not since the Rock and Stone Cold has there been an American wrestler that could talk people into the building. The WWE pretty much scripts all their promos now and wrestlers are better improvisers than they are actors. Once Vince remembers that things will start to turn around again.
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wow forgot about him when i first gave my favs, but then i realized he is definatly in my top 3! 8)
GOLDBERG! 8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErK4y7GmxL8 (fuck Brock Lesnar lol)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjBm7dv7Xvs&feature=related (Lesnar gets RAPED! ;D)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjKzZP-LRXo (RAPED the best in the WWE; HHH is a dirty cheater, but hes cool, Evolution was fuckin awesome to watch, shame they broke up)
anyway, clearly Goldberg is a BEAST! ;) 8)
shit i forgot about Goldberg
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here's my list of favourites:
1. Bret Hart
2. Sting
3. Undertaker
4. Ultimate Warrior
5. Stone Cold Steve Austin
6. Roddy Piper
7. Macho Man Randy Savage
8. Chris Benoit
9. Hulk Hogan
10. Legion of Doom
some others: Hacksaw Jim Duggan (he was always a face as far as I can remember); Goldberg; and the Bushwackers
current wrestlers that are my favourites right now: Jeff Hardy; AJ Styles; Samoa Joe; Edge; and Christian Cage
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wow forgot about him when i first gave my favs, but then i realized he is definatly in my top 3! 8)
GOLDBERG! 8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErK4y7GmxL8 (fuck Brock Lesnar lol)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjBm7dv7Xvs&feature=related (Lesnar gets RAPED! ;D)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjKzZP-LRXo (RAPED the best in the WWE; HHH is a dirty cheater, but hes cool, Evolution was fuckin awesome to watch, shame they broke up)
anyway, clearly Goldberg is a BEAST! ;) 8)
shit i forgot about Goldberg
dude got you so hyped when his music played & you saw how intense he was in the ring.
WHOSE NEXT? :firedevil:
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I remember I think it was wrestlemania 5 when Ultimate Warrior gorilla pressed Rick Rude and fucking LAUNCHED him straight into the air. Shit was unbelievable. That dude had to be so roided / coked up to pull off some of the shit he did.
Also Rude probably pushed off really hard to help with the effect.
yeah for sure
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16 Brian Pillman/Steve Austin
15 KENTA
14 Chris Jericho
13 Eddy Guerrero
12 Ultimo Dragon
11 Big Van Vader
10 The Great Sasuke
9 Shawn Michaels
8 Mitsuharu Misawa
7 Love Machine Art Barr
6 Rick Rude
5 Keiji Mutoh
4 Kenta Kobashi
3 Tiger Mask Satoru Sayama
2 Jushin Thunder Liger
1 Dynamite Kid Tom Billington
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16 Brian Pillman/Steve Austin
15 KENTA
14 Chris Jericho
13 Eddy Guerrero
12 Ultimo Dragon
11 Big Van Vader
10 The Great Sasuke
9 Shawn Michaels
8 Mitsuharu Misawa
7 Love Machine Art Barr
6 Rick Rude
5 Keiji Mutoh
4 Kenta Kobashi
3 Tiger Mask Satoru Sayama
2 Jushin Thunder Liger
1 Dynamite Kid Tom Billington
Nice list.
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if i could go back i would trade Ahmed johnson for Booker T back in his Harlem Heat days his and his brother use to tear shit up
and Sid for Sting,
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(http://sportsmedia.ign.com/sports/image/article/572/572157/the-big-show-interview-20041209025138532.jpg)
big show's a beast, haha
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^I get bored of his matches lol.
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1.Hulk Hogan
2.Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
3.Animal & Hawk: The Road Warriors (L.O.D.)
4.Andre The Giant
5.Dusty Rhodes
6.Rowdy Piper
7.Ricky Steamboat
8.Jake Roberts
9.Randy Savage
10.Bruiser Brody