mcstoklasa
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Post by mcstoklasa on Jan 5, 2019 20:51:36 GMT -5
I’ve tried to list a bunch of “the top guy”s here who would have spearheaded the company for a time.
I don’t think Undertaker was ever near “the guy” category so he isn’t here but you can vote for him under “other” if you want.
This is a poll which asks when you rewatch old wrestling which character do you most enjoy revisiting?
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Post by mcstoklasa on Jan 5, 2019 20:58:17 GMT -5
Just an aside, I grew up with 98-2001 Austin (mainly 99-2001 really).
Rewatching his 96/97 run was an absolute treat. Greatest and most intense guy I’ve ever seen in wrestling.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2019 21:06:59 GMT -5
I'll say Austin. His prime still really holds up for the most part.
Rock's a little hit and miss as a face, but I still enjoy the matches.
Bret and HBK's matches are still great, even though HBK as a character in 1996 sucked.
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Post by mcstoklasa on Jan 5, 2019 21:13:30 GMT -5
I'll say Austin. His prime still really holds up for the most part. Rock's a little hit and miss as a face, but I still enjoy the matches. Bret and HBK's matches are still great, even though HBK as a character in 1996 sucked. Overall, Austin was handled really well with mostly good bookinf |
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Post by bob on Jan 5, 2019 21:21:02 GMT -5
I can't pick just 1 -- I really like most of options in the poll
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Jan 5, 2019 21:22:02 GMT -5
Punk and The Rock are the only top guys in my fandom that I remotely enjoyed.
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Post by mcstoklasa on Jan 5, 2019 21:29:38 GMT -5
Punk and The Rock are the only top guys in my fandom that I remotely enjoyed. They were both great |
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Post by blissified on Jan 5, 2019 21:39:40 GMT -5
Ranking the whole list
Austin
Savage
Rock
HBK
Hogan
HHH
Bret
Punk
Batista
Cena
Reigns
Diesel
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Jan 5, 2019 21:44:11 GMT -5
Punk and The Rock are the only top guys in my fandom that I remotely enjoyed. They were both great Indeed. Don’t know why I worded it like I was lukewarm on them. The rest of them (my fandom began around Austin’s time, but he held me back from being a full-time fan) were awful to me though. |
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Jan 5, 2019 22:17:15 GMT -5
Batista....first main event star that my wife and I both liked, so he gets the nod for personal reasons
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Post by DSR on Jan 5, 2019 22:18:47 GMT -5
STONE COLD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD!
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Post by Jake, The Jake, Jake on Jan 5, 2019 22:46:36 GMT -5
Right now it’s Bret for me.
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Jan 5, 2019 22:49:50 GMT -5
If I had to choose a top three, it would be Bret, then Macho, then Austin. So Bret got my vote here.
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Post by Thunderbolt on Jan 6, 2019 1:16:12 GMT -5
I can't decide between Shawn and Bret.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Jan 6, 2019 2:01:44 GMT -5
If Austin's character debuted today it would still be popular.
Many of the others would feel dated, like they're specific to their generation.
Hogan debuted today, he'd be hated until he underwent a character change, but the original Hogan character wouldn't work today (Hogan would succeed with a different character because of his charisma though). Same as Rock, his humour would, I think, be looked down on as lame today. Again he'd succeed because of his huge charisma but it would be with a different character.
Austin's though would work in any generation. It's a timeless character.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2019 2:11:32 GMT -5
Hunter and Cena tied. Savage, Shawn and Bret after that really.
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Post by smb on Jan 6, 2019 4:05:05 GMT -5
Bret for me. Stone Cold close second.
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Post by David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 on Jan 6, 2019 4:39:05 GMT -5
Easily Michaels for me. Though not his second run, anything mid to late 90s.
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Post by crowley1986 on Jan 6, 2019 5:40:39 GMT -5
Rock, Austin, Bret,
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Post by TGM on Jan 6, 2019 6:03:19 GMT -5
I think you could make an argument for Edge to be on this list. He's pretty much forgotten these days but he was the top heel from 06-11.
I voted for Triple H as 2000 was my favourite year in wrestling as I was watching at the time. Retroactively I love Steve Austin and don't think anybody will come close to an arc like his.
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