Most of them just feel like caws with a big moveset, many of which have no idea how to wrestle with ring psychology or know how to act like a heel. I mean other than older vets like Henry and Jericho, there's probably like three or four I actually either enjoy/don't mind/seek out when I'm on the YT channel looking for clips.
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October Wrasslin' |OT| Dia de los Mil Muertes
- Thread starter tm24
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Marvel
could never
When I was watching wrestling back in my youth/childhood, I was used to flamboyant wrestlers such as Hogan, Warrior and Undertaker. Many of the others were not really compelling to me. That especially included Bret Hart with his awful pink colored costume and stupid catchphrase, but also: Shawn Michaels (the most acceptable from the bunch though), Dusty Rhodes, Million Dollar Man, Diesel, Macho Man, Razor Ramon, Roddy Piper, Davey Boy Smith, Tatanka, Yokozuna, Jake Roberts. HHH was some jobber, Steve Austin was mostly recognizable because he was bald, but I stopped watching soon after he appeared so I haven't seen much of him. I think because WWF wasn't on TV anymore over here then. I liked Goldust and Waylon Mercy (yay!), though.
Edit: For some reason, I really liked Owen Hart, although he was pretty normal for the time.
Since I've started watching again, I'm far more lenient towards normal gimmicks. Perhaps because my English is better and I'm more into the matches themselves.
Rockandrollclown
lookwhatyou'vedone
Fav 5 matches
1.) Bret v Austin WM 13 - Nothing really to be said here, a great match. Maybe the greatest match.
2.) Rock v Hogan WM 18 - Not the greatest match, but the spectacle of it all just makes it have a special place in my heart.
3.) Angle v Michaels WM 21 - Its a match between Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle, how could it not be great?
4.)E&C vs Hardyz ladder match No Mercy 99 - This match blew my mind when I first saw it. It took the ladder match to a new level.
5.) Mankind v Undertaker hell in a cell KOTR 98 - First wrestling PPV I ever bought. I actually thought Mick getting thrown off the top of the cell was an accident. Mick Foley climbing back to the top an continuing instantly made him my favorite wrestler ever.
Fuck it - honorable mention
Sasha vs Bayley Takeover Brooklyn - Match is great in ring, it tells a great story, and the end/curtain call hits me in the feels every time.
1.) Bret v Austin WM 13 - Nothing really to be said here, a great match. Maybe the greatest match.
2.) Rock v Hogan WM 18 - Not the greatest match, but the spectacle of it all just makes it have a special place in my heart.
3.) Angle v Michaels WM 21 - Its a match between Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle, how could it not be great?
4.)E&C vs Hardyz ladder match No Mercy 99 - This match blew my mind when I first saw it. It took the ladder match to a new level.
5.) Mankind v Undertaker hell in a cell KOTR 98 - First wrestling PPV I ever bought. I actually thought Mick getting thrown off the top of the cell was an accident. Mick Foley climbing back to the top an continuing instantly made him my favorite wrestler ever.
Fuck it - honorable mention
Sasha vs Bayley Takeover Brooklyn - Match is great in ring, it tells a great story, and the end/curtain call hits me in the feels every time.
Disagree Guy
Member
Didn't this match have the honour of being the only female match to win the PWI match of the year? Amazing match
Damn.
My personal favorite 5 matches, in chronological order.
Stone Cold vs Bret Hart - WM13
Cactus Jack vs HHH - Royal Rumble 2000
Shawn Michaels vs HHH vs Chris Benoit WM20
Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels WM25
Shinsuke Nakamura vs AJ Styles - WK10
Honorary mentions:
Daniel Bryan vs John Cena - SummerSlam 2013
Bayley vs Sasha Banks - TakeOver Brooklyn 1
Stone Cold vs Bret Hart - WM13
Cactus Jack vs HHH - Royal Rumble 2000
Shawn Michaels vs HHH vs Chris Benoit WM20
Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels WM25
Shinsuke Nakamura vs AJ Styles - WK10
Honorary mentions:
Daniel Bryan vs John Cena - SummerSlam 2013
Bayley vs Sasha Banks - TakeOver Brooklyn 1
Rockandrollclown
lookwhatyou'vedone
Looks like they gave it to the iron man match, which was good, but Brooklyn was magical.
Disagree Guy
Member
My biggest issue with it is the reversal feature.
You have a certain number of reversals - which slowly replenish over time.
Andre the Giant has three reversals - Bret Hart has 5.
What that means is once Andre has attempted three reversals, Bret can reverse the next move. This leaves Andre helpless for at least a few moves until his first reversal replenishes.
Once it does - he reverses - Bret reverses that and then rinse and repeat.
It basically means if you have more reversal points at the start of the match than your opponent - you can effectively leave them helpless for large portions of it and just slowly wear them down. It's a really big design flaw.
You mean the guy who's entire shtick was sick chairshots to the head had CTE? Get out of here
Irrc it was like 2or 3 in the Wrestling Observer match of the year.
I have some very conflicted feelings about this list
FlammableD
Banned
I like it just as much
I have an excuse though, english isn't my first language since i'm from the land of people who don't shoot eachother and don't vote for Donald Trump
you still get my point, mark
Shootmerica
Bluekaveli
Member
He mad
avengers23
Banned
In no particular order:
Kento Miyahara (AJPW)
Shuji Ishikawa
Tyler Bate (PROGRESS/wXw)
Naoya Nomura (AJPW)
Chris Hero
Shingo Takagi
Zack Sabre Jr.
Matt Riddle
Fred Yehi
Daisuke Sekimoto
Only 66? He looked like he was 66 when he was managing Dino Bravo.
It's okay imbask you come across as having a better grasp of the english language than say, Blue.
How did I forgot the best champion in wrestling right now Kento Miyahara. I am ashamed.
People have been talking up Ishikawa to me but effort of watching DDT when I'm already behind on DG and EVOLVE.
How did I forgot the best champion in wrestling right now Kento Miyahara. I am ashamed.
People have been talking up Ishikawa to me but effort of watching DDT when I'm already behind on DG and EVOLVE.
Kenta Kobashi vs Jun Akiyama is the greatest match of time
Prove me Wrong
Which contest?
The one from late 2000 is unrivalled.
From NOAH Departure 2004 in the dome.
FlammableD
Banned
https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/dwayne-johnson-wrestling-comedy-fox-the-rock-will-ferrell-1201895830/
Dwayne The Rock Johnson & Will Ferrell Teaming Up For Fox Wrestling Comedy | Variety
"Fox has nabbed a...comedy ..., inspired by the real life experiences of Johnson and former WWE head writer Brian Gewirtz"
IT'S LITERALLY A BUDDY COMEDY ABOUT THE ROCK AND BRIAN GEWIRTZ.
Dwayne The Rock Johnson & Will Ferrell Teaming Up For Fox Wrestling Comedy | Variety
"Fox has nabbed a...comedy ..., inspired by the real life experiences of Johnson and former WWE head writer Brian Gewirtz"
IT'S LITERALLY A BUDDY COMEDY ABOUT THE ROCK AND BRIAN GEWIRTZ.
Bluekaveli
Member
Shut your damn mouth jabroni.
I just watched the 01 Rumble and this was a real highlight for me.
I've always hated him with a passion. He has one of the worst looks in the history of wrestling to me.
I have Honky Love on my playlist. No shame.
You mean Fri-yaaaaaaaay
FlammableD
Banned
he's samoan, of course it is
Honestly didn't really like RAW that much outside of Jericho, Rusev, and Goldberg. So I enjoyed about 1/3 of it.Enjoyed Smackdown and Raw this week greatly
Sir_Crocodile
Member
https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/dwayne-johnson-wrestling-comedy-fox-the-rock-will-ferrell-1201895830/
Dwayne The Rock Johnson & Will Ferrell Teaming Up For Fox Wrestling Comedy | Variety
"Fox has nabbed a...comedy ..., inspired by the real life experiences of Johnson and former WWE head writer Brian Gewirtz"
IT'S LITERALLY A BUDDY COMEDY ABOUT THE ROCK AND BRIAN GEWIRTZ.
lol
I think I heard he demands they get Gertwitz to write his stuff whenever he comes back, even though Gertwitz left the company ages ago. Bet Vince HATES that
That and there's nothing in it but bile.
Still disgusts me how that Hall of Fame went down