What if wrestling video games

[Black Lushus 0]

Don't move this, mods, it's about fantasy (general) wrestling, not video games...(oh and change the title, my dumbass put what IS, when it should say what IF!)

 

In sports video games, there is always an option to play as one of the greatest teams in history....usually you have the ability to play as or unlock Superbowl teams, World Series teams, NBA Championship teams, etc. Whether it's the losing team or the winning team. In addition, there are a few teams thrown in that were just pretty damn good in a particular year (even if they didn't even go the championship games). In Madden games, you can have matchups such as the 85 Bears vs. the 99 Rams, in NBA games you can have the 91 Bulls vs. the 04 Pistons and so forth and so on. What if, instead of just having classic wrestlers that you can unlock, wrestling games had wrestlers with stats based on their best years?

 

Let's do a little poll and then tournament thingy: List a wrestler, but specify him by his standout year(s). It doesn't necessarily need to be a year that he held a championship or anything, but if he was just really goddamn good that year. If we get enough participation, we'll do a tourney. Let's limit this to WWE(F), NWA, WCW, AWA, ROH, ECW and TNA, because, quite frankly, I know dick about the Japan promotions. Let's stick to the major North American wrestling circuits for now. If possible, let's restrict how far we can go back to 1980. (This was inspired by me watching Savage/Bret Hart from SNME back in 87 last night). If this is a stupid idea, fuck off and don't participate...oh and since I'm mostly a WWE guy, my list will be mostly them, but again, add others from the other promotions. Try not to list a wrestler more than TWICE.

 

-88 Randy Savage

-92 Bret Hart

-95 Bret Hart

-04 Chris Benoit

-04 Eddie Guerrero

-06 Edge

-06 John Cena

-06 Samoa Joe

-06 Brian Danielson

-02 Brock Lesnar

-95 Shawn Michaels

-96 Shawn Michaels

-97 Goldberg

-99 Diamond Dallas Page (or was it 98?)

-00 Scott Steiner

-00 Booker T

-95 Kevin Nash (as Diesel)

-90 Curt Hennig

-Flair (what are some good years?)

-Sting (what are some good years?)

-Dusty Rhodes (what are some good years?)

-93 Vader

-04 JBL

-00 HHH

-96 Hulk Hogan

-91 Hulk Hogan

-98 Steve Austin

-00 Rock

 

I'll think of more later, in the meantime, have it it, folks!

[CanadianChris 0]

87/88 Randy Savage

00 HHH

89/92 Ric Flair

89 Ricky Steamboat

92/97 Bret Hart

94/97 Owen Hart

92 Sting

92/93 Rick Rude

87/90 Curt Hennig

97/98 Steve Austin

98/00 Chris Jericho

96/04 Chris Benoit

97 Eddy Guerrero

00 Kurt Angle

00 Rock

83/88 Hulk Hogan

85 Dusty Rhodes

96 Kevin Nash

94 Scott Hall

01 RVD

95/96 Shawn Michaels

93 Vader

97 Undertaker

[Zack Malibu 0]

97 Sting

96 Sid Vicious

92/93 Steve Austin

92/93 Brian Pillman

83/85 Dynamite Kid

[ChrisMWaters 0]

1994 Bob Backlund.

[daileyxplanet 0]

Intriguing idea... I'll bite.

 

2004 CM Punk

1998 Raven

2005 Christopher Daniels

2007 Chris Sabin

2001 Chris Jericho

 

EDIT: Post 1.000.

[Star Ocean 3 0]

2008 Alex Shelley

[ChrisMWaters 0]

89/90 Ted DiBiase. With ring music.

[humanoid92 0]

86 British Bulldogs

89 Brainbusters

89 Rougeau Brothers

89 Rockers

89 Demolition

90 Hart Foundation

92 Money Inc

93 Steiner Brothers

00 Edge & Christian

00 Hardy Boyz

 

Pre-85 Andre The Giant

86 King Kong Bundy

87 Honky Tonk Man

89 Rick Rude

91 Undertaker

91 Jake

92 Bret Hart

93 Bam Bam Bigelow

93 Yokozuna

93 1-2-3 Kid

93 Razor Ramon

94 Shawn Michaels

94 Owen Hart

95 Jeff Jarrett

96 Goldust

00 Jericho

01 Angle

 

91 Bobby Heenan

[foleyfanforever88 0]

02 BookDust

[Black Lushus 0]

oops, I shoulda been specific, let's limit it to singles.

[foleyfanforever88 0]

02 Booker T

02 Goldust

 

 

better?

[MillenniumMan831 0]

1998 Chris Jericho

1985 Randy Savage

[razazteca 0]

02 Booker T

02 Goldust

 

 

better?

No, give me WCW TV champion Booker T and Goldust from the Piper feud!

 

Evil gay Goldust > at the movies Goldust!

WCW face Booker T > funny WWE Booker T

[Rendclaw 0]

1991 Rick Steiner

1991 Scott Steiner

 

1991 mobile, agile AND strong Scott Steiner > Overroided "Genetic Freak" Scott Steiner

 

1985 Hawk

!985 Animal

1987 Barry Windham

[BruiserKC 0]

'84-85 Flair

'92-93 Great Muta

'81-83 Harley Race

'76-77 Superstar Graham

'81-82 Jerry Lawler

'83-84 Roddy Piper

[Just John 0]

89 Ric Flair

96 Dean Malenko

96 Kevin Nash

96 Rey Jr.

98 DDP

98 Mick Foley

01 Steve Austin

04 Randy Orton

06 Edge