Michrome 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2003 Austin is definitely in my top 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Kid 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2003 (edited) Top 10 US: ...it pains me so much to make a best wrestlers list and not include Canadians...*sigh* No particular order... Steve Austin Curt Hennig Shawn Micheals Lou Thesz Ricky Steamboat Brian Pillman Kurt Angle Randy Savage Rick Rude Mick Foley .....ummm..... Edited November 16, 2003 by AM The Kid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ray Report post Posted November 15, 2003 4. Bret Hart- Greatest Canadian wrestler ever. Oh, I don't know... I'd rate Benoit over Hart. Benoit was a much more versatile wrestler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Midnight Rocking Warrior Report post Posted November 15, 2003 You've got a point, but you'd have to give a few extra points for Hart being the only wrestler who was more hated than Hogan in 97' ( Even though I cheered them both) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted November 15, 2003 This thread needs more Barry Windham love. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2003 Barry Windham was good but considering the other members of the 4 Horsemen, he is not Top 10 caliber. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BionicRedneck Report post Posted November 15, 2003 Barry Windham was good but considering the other members of the 4 Horsemen, he is not Top 10 caliber. which other members? Sid? Hell, I'd take Bazza over Arn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mandarin 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2003 My personal picks, based on when I started watching wrestling (June '97) to now. All are for WWF/WWE. 1) Steve Austin ('97 to 2001) 2) The Rock ('98 to 2000) 3) Kurt Angle (2000 to now) 4) Triple H (1998, 2000 to 2001) 5) Mick Foley (1997 to 2000) 6) Chris Jericho (2000 to now) 7) Undertaker ('97 to '98, 2002) 8) Bret Hart ('97) 9) Kane ('97 to '99, '01, '03) 10) Brock Lesnar (2002 to now) No Eddie yet you have Kane and Undertaker? I'm basing it on who ment the most to storylines and angles in WWE. Undertaker and Kane had a big "brotherly feud" thing going for a long while, and they had one of the biggest storylines (although it was pretty unrealistic) of the late 90's. Undertaker's still getting huge pops and Kane is a huge, fearsome monster even though the Shane angle is very stale. Eddie wasn't even in the WWF from 1997-2000, so that's one of your reasons there. While Eddie was finally getting over with the Mamacita thing, it cooled down and then he got fired. When he came back, he didn't really have too many storylines even though he was the Intercontinental Champion. He finally found his niche with Los Guerreros, and this summer, I dare say he was one of the most over superstars on SmackDown. Now, after losing to the Big Show he's not as "big" a superstar as he was months ago, but he still means something to SmackDown. Don't get me wrong, Eddie's one of my favourite wrestlers, but he's not been as valuable as some of these hosses. Maybe a few months from now, Eddie could have a shot in making it to the top ten, but right now, uh-uh. I'd put him around the 15-30 zone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2003 Barry Windham was good but considering the other members of the 4 Horsemen, he is not Top 10 caliber. which other members? Sid? Hell, I'd take Bazza over Arn. Tully and Arn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBostonStrangler 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2003 1. Ric Flair 2. The Rock 3. Hulk Hogan 4. Stone Cold 5. Mick Foley 6. Bret Hart 7. Shawn Michaels 8. Chris Benoit 9. Kurt Angle 10. Sting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2003 What about the match vs Rock at WM 17, the broken neck one vs Owen, vs Dude Love? Are you asking me if those are good? If so, yes. Mania 17 is a top 5 WWF/E match for me. Just wondering what are the other 4 matches in your WWE/F top 5? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BionicRedneck Report post Posted November 15, 2003 BW > Arn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2003 BW > Arn. Arguable. At his peak Windham might have been better but, post 94, Windham was BEYOND horrible. Arn stayed pretty consistant with only a marginal drop off in match quality. Plus Arn's mic work >>>>>>> Windham's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ray Report post Posted November 15, 2003 Just wondering what are the other 4 matches in your WWE/F top 5? Austin/Hart - Survivor Series 1996 Austin/Hart - Wrestlemania 13 Hart/Hart - Wrestlemania 10 Haven't really decided on the last...maybe Austin/Foley - Over The Edge 1998, Michaels/Foley - Mind Games 1996, or Austin/Benoit - Smackdown 5/31/01. Barry Windham ruled. I wish death on myself for not mentioning him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2003 Just wondering what are the other 4 matches in your WWE/F top 5? Austin/Hart - Survivor Series 1996 Austin/Hart - Wrestlemania 13 Hart/Hart - Wrestlemania 10 Haven't really decided on the last...maybe Austin/Foley - Over The Edge 1998, Michaels/Foley - Mind Games 1996, or Austin/Benoit - Smackdown 5/31/01. Barry Windham ruled. I wish death on myself for not mentioning him. Interesting since my top 5 is the exact same except in the 5th spot is Savage/Flair from WM8. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ray Report post Posted November 15, 2003 heh, forgot about Savage-Flair. Surely in my top 10 at least. Maybe I should start a top 10 WWF/E matches ever topic... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2003 Make sure to state it's "ONLY IN THE US" so no matches that occured in Canada can be nominated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godthedog 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2003 Does Austin's best surpass Hansen-Kobashi 7/93? I say no. the man speaks the truth. that's the only hansen match i've ever seen, so i can't fairly rate him as a worker (especially considering he was working with kobashi), but that match surpasses anything i've ever seen austin do. the match invites itself to comparison with austin's 'i quit' match (both brawly, done in a pretty basic style where they mostly beat the hell out of each other), and i think hansen/kobashi comes out on top. the brawling looks more like it hurts, the transitions are more brutal (kobashi RUNNING into hansen's foot > austin hit over the head with the ring bell), and the ending is about as good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ray Report post Posted November 15, 2003 Make sure to state it's "ONLY IN THE US" so no matches that occured in Canada can be nominated. Yeah, gotta stop those Hogan-Warrior replies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
