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tempo_n_groove

Ledbetterman10 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Can we have a top 5 all time wrestler and a top 5 current?

Favs or real thought, i'm curious.

Top 5 All time.

Ric Flair
Hulk Hogan
Dusty Rhodes
Steve Austin
Billy Graham

Honorable Mentions
Andre the Giant
Macho Man
Sting
Undertaker
John Cena
Adding Vern Gagne  A few of these wrestlers wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him.


Top 5 Current
MJF
Reigns
Cody Rhodes
Charlette Flair
Seth Rollins

Honerable
John Moxley
Orange Cassidy
Mysterio
Logan Paul

I'll go with my top 10 favorites rather than "greatest"

1) Bret Hart
2) Mick Foley
3) Shawn Michaels
4) Hulk Hogan
5) Ric Flair
6) Randy Savage
7) The Rock
8) Steve Austin
9) Kurt Angle
10) Roddy Piper

I should have done my favs.. whoops!

Dusty Rhodes
Andre the Giant
Macho Man
Ric Flair
Roddy Piper
Undertaker
Hart Foundation
Brutus Beefcake
Adrian Adonis 
Ultimate Warrior

Ledbetterman10

That's a shame that Virgil passed. He was pretty young. One of my favorite WWF moments as a kid was him beat DiBiase at Summerslam '91 with Piper on commentary supporting him. 

MayDay10

I think that the greatest ever is Kurt Angle.  I thought from the day he walked on, he knocked it out of the park.  Great character, great on the Mic, brought a ton of heat, was the best technical wrestler, took plenty of bumps, great matches, etc.  

eeriepadave

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

RIP. Virgil 

Are u serious?  Man 2 in a row.  Loved him.

RIP Virgil.

yeah apparently he had health issues.

Ledbetterman10

MayDay10 said:

I think that the greatest ever is Kurt Angle.  I thought from the day he walked on, he knocked it out of the park.  Great character, great on the Mic, brought a ton of heat, was the best technical wrestler, took plenty of bumps, great matches, etc.  

Yeah he was great. And you can tell all the other wrestlers respected the hell out of him because he has a lot of submission victories over guys who rarely (if ever) lost by submission. Including....

Lesnar
Hogan
Austin
Cena
Michaels
Undertaker 

eeriepadave

my top 10 favorites of all time

1. Undertaker

2. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin

3. Ultimate Warrior

4. British Bulldog

5. Road Warriors/ L.O.D.

6. Sting (surfer and nWo Wolfpack version)

7. Brutus Beefcake

8. Demolition

9. (tie) Trish Stratus and Lita

10. Jimmy Snuka

also @tempo_n_groove Adrian Adonis wasn't Doink the Clown. He died before Doink was even "Bourne".

Ledbetterman10

I'm extending my list to have Mr. Perfect Curt Henning at #11. 

tempo_n_groove

eeriepadave said:

my top 10 favorites of all time

1. Undertaker

2. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin

3. Ultimate Warrior

4. British Bulldog

5. Road Warriors/ L.O.D.

6. Sting (surfer and nWo Wolfpack version)

7. Brutus Beefcake

8. Demolition

9. (tie) Trish Stratus and Lita

10. Jimmy Snuka

also @tempo_n_groove Adrian Adonis wasn't Doink the Clown. He died before Doink was even "Bourne".

Why the hell did I think he was, you are right.  He was that Brooklyn brawler looking black jacket wearing before adorable.

I will edit that.

tempo_n_groove

Ledbetterman10 said:

I'm extending my list to have Mr. Perfect Curt Henning at #11. 

Hell i loved Leaping Lenny Paffo, lol.

Bushwhackers I adored.  Them licking people in the crowd and stuff, lol.
The Road Warriors and Demolition.
Jake the Snake was fun, Steamboat, Dino Bravo, George the Animal.

There was a lot of creativity in the 80's.

HughFreakingDillon

in no particular order

1. Stone Cold
2. Rock
3. Bret Hart
4. Mr. Perfect
5. Undertaker (first era)
6. Jake Roberts
7. Road Warriors
8. Michael PS Hayes
9. Scott Hall (Razor years and on)
10. Macho Man

Obviously Hogan gets an honorable mention as my original #1. I was 10 when I saw him against Mr Wunderful. He was god. But as I grew older, grew out of it. Him turning heel was probably the biggest moment in wrestling history though. 

The insane buildup that WWF used to do with new talent. I remember those vignettes of DiBiase, Mr Perfect, and Razor Ramon literally going on for MONTHS before they debuted. 

tempo_n_groove

I forgot about Rick Rude.  He had a cool finishing move

HughFreakingDillon

tempo_n_groove said:

I forgot about Rick Rude.  He had a cool finishing move

honestly, I always thought it must be kinda scary for the other wrestler. could easily go wrong. he would go especially hard on the jobbers. 

eeriepadave

tempo_n_groove said:

I forgot about Rick Rude.  He had a cool finishing move

his feud with Jake Roberts was pretty awesome! Thought it was funny when Rude put a likeness picture of Jake's wife, Cheryl, on his wrestling tights

HughFreakingDillon

that was one of the greatest feuds of all time. really blurred the lines of kayfabe vs reality. 

eeriepadave

WWE Hall of Fame inductees so far:

Paul Heyman

Bull Nakano

U.S. Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo)

igotid88

U.S. Express is long overdue 

igotid88

igotid88

tempo_n_groove

eeriepadave said:

tempo_n_groove said:

I forgot about Rick Rude.  He had a cool finishing move

his feud with Jake Roberts was pretty awesome! Thought it was funny when Rude put a likeness picture of Jake's wife, Cheryl, on his wrestling tights

He was known for putting opponents on his tights. Pretty funny.

just_one

Holy shit!!!

Raw last night was probably the best raw in like a decade or more!!

Rock is just on a different level

amazing!!

love reigns but it seems rock is the true end of the story now and reigns just a chapter.

the final boss character is truely something special

eeriepadave

just_one said:

Holy shit!!!

Raw last night was probably the best raw in like a decade or more!!

Rock is just on a different level

amazing!!

love reigns but it seems rock is the true end of the story now and reigns just a chapter.

the final boss character is truely something special

Yeah that was probably their best show in a long time/ I think I'm going to try and find a reasonable cheap ticket on stubhub or somewhere for both Wrestlemania nights.

igotid88

So far Mercedes Moné's signing has not helped AEW's ratings

eeriepadave

igotid88 said:

So far Mercedes Moné's signing has not helped AEW's ratings

I was never really a fan of hers. She was my least favorite out of the four horsewomen.

AEW needs MJF back ASAP!

igotid88

https://twitter.com/JulianWks/status/1773755964501668164?t=NhR7JRrSFoMG76he7b0NUg&s=19

eeriepadave

Anyone watch the Bray Wyatt documentary on Peacock? Pretty cool behind the scenes footage and also very emotional. The Undertaker narrated it, Bo Dallas was obviously shown a lot as well. I'm thinking him and Alexa Bliss might return on the RAW after Mania.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUtiqboJESg&t

igotid88

Giulia is at WWE World for Wrestlemania week. I wonder if she shows up at Mania

igotid88

Paul Heyman didn't disappoint 

eeriepadave

My Wrestlemania XL predictions.

Night one:

Rhea Ripley over Becky Lynch

Awesome Truth and DIY win (each one wins a separate belt) Could possibly see New Catch Republic win as well

Dominik Mysterio and Santos Escobar beat Rey Mysterio and Andrade (Carlito turns on Rey)

Jey Uso beats Jimmy Uso (Tama Tonga helps by neutralizing Solo Sikoa)

Jade Cargil, Bianca Belair and Naomi beat Damage CTRL

Sami Zayn beats Gunther (this one is tough to call, Chad Gable is either gonna help Sami or screw him over)

The Rock and Roman Reigns beat Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins

Night Two:

Drew McIntyre beats Seth Rollins (I think Damian Priest cashes in afterwards though)

Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits beat Karion Kross and AOP (could go wither way, this might be the bathroom break match)

LA Knight beats AJ Styles

Logan Paukl beats Randy Orton and Kevin Owens

Bayley beats Iyo Sky

Cody Rhodes beats Roman Reigns to finally finish his story

eeriepadave

igotid88 said:

Giulia is at WWE World for Wrestlemania week. I wonder if she shows up at Mania

almost, but not quite

igotid88

eeriepadave said:

igotid88 said:

Giulia is at WWE World for Wrestlemania week. I wonder if she shows up at Mania

almost, but not quite

Wrestlemania week. Didn't say Wrestlemania. Although who knows?