Post by Hulk With A Mustache on Dec 6, 2021 21:56:29 GMT -5
I've decided to do some polls for the Best WWE PPV for each year. However, before 1988, WWE only had about 1 or 2 PPVs a year. So, I decided to lump them all together in 1 poll. So, here are the choices:
WrestleMania I: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_I
The 1st Granddaddy Of Them All. Hulk Hogan and Mr. T beat "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. Andre The Giant bodyslams Big John Studd. King Kong Bundy wins in25 9 seconds. Plus, celebrities galore! Cyndi Lauper! Muhammad Ali! Liberace!
The Wrestling Classic: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wrestling_Classic
WWE's 1st gimmick PPV was a 1-night tournament that wasn't the King Of The Ring and was terrible. I mean, why book a match between "Macho Man" Randy Savage and The Dynamite Kid and only have it go 5 minutes!? Why give a babyface Junkyard Dog a bye into the Finals? Why have so many short matches in a 3-hour PPV?
WrestleMania 2: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_2
For the 2nd WrestleMania, WWE goes to 3 cities! In New York, Roddy Piper fights Mr. T in a Boxing Match. In Chicago, Andre The Giant wins a battle royal that also featured NFL players. In LA, Hulk Hogan fights King Kong Bundy in a Steel Cage Match. Also, more celebrities! Susan St. James! Chet Coppock! Herb! Not quite the same.
WrestleMania III: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_III
When WrestleMania really became WrestleMania! Hulk Hogan bodyslams Andre The Giant! Ricky Steamboat wins the Intercontinental Title in an all-time classic! Brutus Beefcake becomes The Barber!
Survivor Series 1987: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_Series_(1987)
Another classic, but this one is for the wrestling. And, this gimmick PPV has lasted, unlike The Wrestling Classic.
WrestleMania I: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_I
The 1st Granddaddy Of Them All. Hulk Hogan and Mr. T beat "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. Andre The Giant bodyslams Big John Studd. King Kong Bundy wins in
The Wrestling Classic: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wrestling_Classic
WWE's 1st gimmick PPV was a 1-night tournament that wasn't the King Of The Ring and was terrible. I mean, why book a match between "Macho Man" Randy Savage and The Dynamite Kid and only have it go 5 minutes!? Why give a babyface Junkyard Dog a bye into the Finals? Why have so many short matches in a 3-hour PPV?
WrestleMania 2: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_2
For the 2nd WrestleMania, WWE goes to 3 cities! In New York, Roddy Piper fights Mr. T in a Boxing Match. In Chicago, Andre The Giant wins a battle royal that also featured NFL players. In LA, Hulk Hogan fights King Kong Bundy in a Steel Cage Match. Also, more celebrities! Susan St. James! Chet Coppock! Herb! Not quite the same.
WrestleMania III: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_III
When WrestleMania really became WrestleMania! Hulk Hogan bodyslams Andre The Giant! Ricky Steamboat wins the Intercontinental Title in an all-time classic! Brutus Beefcake becomes The Barber!
Survivor Series 1987: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_Series_(1987)
Another classic, but this one is for the wrestling. And, this gimmick PPV has lasted, unlike The Wrestling Classic.
