bunchanumbers on 05 June 2016
| darkknightkryta said: My favourite wrestler? I'll always have a soft spot for Hogan. I still remember watching the promo of Hogan vs Ultimate Warrior on Superstars. I had no idea they were actually going to fight each other as I didn't get my "unlock channels" box until later and I didn't understand a word they were saying. Only time I saw Hogan wrestle on T.V. since that was the only Superstars he was on. I really adored Hogan. Terry Bollea on the other hand, is a POS. Reading about all the crap he did. Not even the racism. Just the way he would play politics. Though it was funny how frustrated Shawn Michaels got after being out politicked for the first time in his life by Hogan. My all time favourite though, is Bret Hart. Other than Owen Hart, there hasn't really been anyone like him in the ring. Just the psychology he brought to his matches. I mean, re-watching his matches now, they were honestly a work of art. It makes me sad that no one even tries to bring that kind of in ring capabilities. The way he knew how to mix up holds and spots in his matches. We'll probably never see that again (Especially looking at the current set of wrestlers and their lack of chain wrestling). Not sure I can make a top 5 though. Macho Man, Jake, Undertaker, Shawn, Austin, Rock. There were a lot of great characters. On another note, my favourite era was actually 1990 - 1998. I ate up everything then. I mean, I liked the attitude era as much as anybody, but it really doesn't hold up well today. Way too much non-sense. Too many factions, too much Russo booking. Though I probably like the early to mid 90s more because of nostalgia. Though that was a transition period that was pretty unheard of. Superior tag teams. Great mat technicians. There was still a hold over of promos capabilities from the 80s you just don't see today. I don't think we'll ever get that again unless wrestlers who do some research into the past, come along. |
Hitman really was awesome to watch. I don't think we'll ever see his like again. Especially considering how its not 'cool' to be a technical wrestler. Its a shame too because even among graduates of The Dungeon, no one outside of Owen could really compare. Although I think that Jericho came up with a better finisher in the Liontamer/ True Walls of Jericho. I think if Bret Hart pulled that thing out in the early 90s he would have snapped spines.
