The Wrestling Thread

[DomDom]

I expected much worse from that list actually.

Not sure on Shawn Michaels as #1 though. That really IS a serious WTF.

[The Naitch]

Don't know if it's been posted before but here's the rankings for the upcoming Top 50 Superstars DVD. there's some major WTF?'s in there for me

#50 – Killer Kowalski

#49 – Batista

#48 – "Ravishing" Rick Rude

#47 – Bob Backlund

#46 – Dory Funk Jr.

#45 – Jeff Hardy

#44 – Nick Bockwinkel

#43 – Kane

#42 – Sgt. Slaughter

#41 – Jack Brisco

#40 – Big Show

#39 – Jake "The Snake" Roberts

#38 – "Superstar" Billy Graham

#37 – Junkyard Dog

#36 – Gorilla Monsoon

#35 – "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers

#34 – Kurt Angle

#33 – Mick Foley

#32 – "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

#31 – The Iron Sheik

#30 – Pat Patterson

#29 – Randy Orton

#28 – "Classie" Freddie Blassie

#27 – The Fabulous Moolah

#26 – "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase

#25 – Chris Jericho

#24 – Bruno Sammartino

#23 – Hulk Hogan

#22 – Terry Funk

#21 – Lou Thesz

#20 – Jerry "The King" Lawler

#19 – Edge

#18 – N/A

#17 – Dusty Rhodes/Ric Flair (Tie)

#16 – John Cena

#15 – "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig

#14 – "Macho Man" Randy Savage

#13 – Gorgeous George

#12 – Triple H

#11 – Eddie Guerrero

#10 – "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

#9 – Rey Mysterio

#8 – Andre The Giant

#7 – Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

#6 – Harley Race

#5 – The Rock

#4 – Bret "The Hitman" Hart

#3 – Stone Cold Steve Austin

#2 – The Undertaker

#1 – Shawn Michaels

I'd be interested to hear how they decided the list ...

Mysterio at #9? Andre 15 places above Hogan? Jerry Lawler in the Top 20?

[KilliePie]

I'd be interested to hear how they decided the list ...

I think being employed by TNA made you go down about 20 places

[Shuggie_Murray7]

HBK would definetly be my #1. But Jericho 25 and Lawler 20?

[forehead7]

Juan Cena? Is he gonna be wrestling in a mexican style, cause that could be a hilarious fail.

Is that a list of the top 50 dvds or is it a dvd of top 50 superstars? I presume the latter. I'm not that bothered bout Michaels being number one.

[The Naitch]

Juan Cena? Is he gonna be wrestling in a mexican style, cause that could be a hilarious fail.

Is that a list of the top 50 dvds or is it a dvd of top 50 superstars? I presume the latter. I'm not that bothered bout Michaels being number one.

Yeah, it's a DVD chronicling the top 50 superstars of all time.

[DomDom]

Juan Cena? Is he gonna be wrestling in a mexican style, cause that could be a hilarious fail.

He could do a mock-Mexican style and do loads of Arm Drags !

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match

Lou Thesz vs. Argentina Rocca

Buffalo, NY

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match

Jack Brisco vs. Dory Funk Jr.

Championship Wrestling From Florida

WWE Women’s Championship Match

Fabulous Moolah vs. Susan Green

Madison Square Garden, 16th June, 1975

Gorilla Monsoon confronts Muhammed Ali

Philadelphia, PA, 2nd June, 1976

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match

Harley Race vs. Terry Funk

Championship Wrestling from Florida, 6th February, 1977

Boxing Match

Gorilla Monsoon vs. Andre the Giant

Puerto Rico, 23rd September, 1977

World Wide Wrestling Federation Championship Match

“Superstar” Billy Graham vs. Dusty Rhodes

Madison Square Garden, 26th September, 1977

WWE Championship Match

Hulk Hogan vs. Iron Sheik

Madison Square Garden, 28th December, 1984

Six Man Tag Team Elimination Match

Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Junkyard Dog vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Harley Race, Adrian Adonis

Madison Square Garden, 23rd February, 1987

“Ravishing” Rick Rude vs. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat

Madison Square Garden, 26th December, 1987

AWA Heavyweight Championship Match

Jerry “The King” Lawler vs. Curt Hennig

AWA, 13th August, 1988

No Disqualification Match – Virgil Barred from Ringside

Jake “the Snake” Roberts vs. “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase

Madison Square Garden, 28th December, 1989

WWE Championship Match

“Nature Boy” Ric Flair vs. Bret “Hit Man” Hart

Saskatoon, CN, 12th October, 1992

WWE Championship Match

The Rock vs. Mankind

Halftime Heat, 31st January, 1999

Fatal Four Way Match for the WWE Championship

Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock vs. The Undertaker vs. Kurt Angle

SmackDown, 7th December, 2000

The Undertaker, Kane, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Edge, Christian

RAW, 23rd April, 2001

Edge / Triple H vs. Kurt Angle / Chris Jericho

SmackDown, 16th May, 2002

Non-Title Match

Eddie Guerrero vs. Big Show

SmackDown, 15th April, 2004

Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship

Kurt Angle vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton

WrestleMania 22, 2nd April, 2006

John Cena / Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker / Batista

No Way Out, 18th February, 2007

World Heavyweight Championship Match

Edge vs. The Undertaker

WrestleMania XXIV, 30th March, 200

There's the matchlist. Looks pretty good.

[forehead7]

He could do a mock-Mexican style and do loads of Arm Drags !

Not sure if he can do his running shoulder block or his back drops ->

[Shuggie_Murray7]

Here is the updated card for WWE's return to Madison Square Garden on December 26th:

* Juan Cena vs. Randy Ortonvs. The Miz vs. Wade Barrett in a Steel Cage for the WWE title.

* Roddy Piper returns to MSG to present Piper's Pit.

* 12 Man Battle Royal: Zack Ryder, R-Truth, John Morrison, Vladimir Kozlov, William Regal, Alex Riley, Justin Gabriel, Goldust, Primo, Ezekiel Jackson, Ted DiBiase, Heath Slater

* Battle Royal winner to challenge WWE United States champion Daniel Bryan.

* Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov vs. The Nexus for the WWE Tag Team championship.

* Mark Henry vs. Sheamus

* Melina & Eve vs. Alicia Fox & Maryse: Santa's Helper Diva Tag Team Match

* Goldust vs. Ted DiBiase

* Ezekiel Jackson vs. Zack Ryder

* Michael Cole will be appearing on behalf of the anonymous RAW General Manager.

[DomDom]

You think that four way will be a TLC at the next PPV ?

[KilliePie]

You think that four way will be a TLC at the next PPV ?

Thats a good shout actually. They'll probably want some established guys in there with Miz since its his first title reign.

[Parscelona]

Don't know if it's been posted before but here's the rankings for the upcoming Top 50 Superstars DVD. there's some major WTF?'s in there for me

Can't be bothered doing a top 50 list although when it comes to top ten i would go for...

#1 - Stone Cold Steve Austin

#2 - The Rock

#3 - Hulk Hogan

#4 - The Undertaker

#5 - Kurt Angle

#6 - Ric Flair

#7 - Chris Jericho

#8 - John Cena

#9 - Shawn Michaels

#10 - Triple H

[forehead7]

Juan Cena?

[Cameron]

That WWE list of 50 greatest superstars is just the biggest pile of crap i think i have ever seen.

There is no doubt in my mind that the clear number 1 should be Hulk Hogan. Without Hogan WWE/WWF would never ever have taken off the way it did. Then you look at it and say Piper has to be far up the list. The main reason Hulkamania took off was due to the rivalry with Piper. I really cant praise Piper enough, as i mentioned on here before the guy is just a class act and i love when he shows up.

IMO the top ten should be like this give and take a place or two

1. Hulk Hogan

2. Stone Cold Steve Austin

3. Shawn Michaels + Bret Hart

4. The Rock

5. Piper

6. Andre

7. Taker

8. HHH

9. Angle

10. Perfect

I would leave Flair out of it. You deny he is great but apart from a 1 year run in the early 90's and his recent WWE run all his greatness was in NWA/WCW. I can also see why Lawler is there but all his accomplishments are outwith WWE. Maybe im being biased due to loving the Hart's but Owen is far better than half the people on that list. He would not be allowed on the dvd though no doubt

[DA Baracus]

Get Andre out of there! He was pish for the WWF!

[forehead7]

My top ten would be:

1. Stone Cold Steve Austin
2. The Rock
3. Shawn Michaels
4. Hulk Hogan
5. Undertaker
6. Triple H
7. Kurt Angle
8. Ric Flair
9. Chris Jericho
10. Mick Foley

Due to me being born in 92, I can't really comment on wrestling pre-millennium. Some maybe would change, depends what the criteria was. If I was going for what entertained me the most then Jeff Hardy would be in there somewhere.

[DomDom]

While not as harshly, I agree that Andre should be nowhere near a top 10.

I don't think I'd have Shawn Michaels higher than Hogan either, considering that Hogan was actually a sustained big draw for WWE.

[Sir Kevin Of Kilsyth]

If they done it for biggest draw then Hogans top. If they done it for best wrestler then Michaels is top. I can't see any strignent criteria at all for compiling this list. Jerry Lawler was no more than a glorified jobber in his WWE run.

I'll tell ye who should be in it - Hardcore Holly.

[DomDom]

Austin is officially the biggest draw in WWE history, is he not ?

[Sir Kevin Of Kilsyth]

Eh...probably in fact aye. And he isnae a dick. So Austin > Hogan.