MetalGearDizzle
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Post by MetalGearDizzle on Jan 12, 2007 3:04:35 GMT -5
Alright, so who do you like better?
I go with HBK. Better charisma, better moveset, more variety, and just better all around. Bret was good, no question, but I thought really overated. The only time he showed character was when he was bitching about Canada being great.
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HRH The KING
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Post by HRH The KING on Jan 12, 2007 3:06:12 GMT -5
Both.
The traditional guy vs the cocky 90's smartarse was a perfect match.
Oddly, I think Bret could play face and heel well, but I don't think HBK is as good at playing face as he is as a heel.
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"IcePic" Rick Cobos
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Post by "IcePic" Rick Cobos on Jan 12, 2007 3:07:16 GMT -5
Bret Hart
- More substance than gaga
- planted the seeds for the Austin era
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Post by CMPunkyBrewster on Jan 12, 2007 3:11:20 GMT -5
both. they were equally great, but for almost opposite reasons.
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Post by Boku AKA Da Green Guy on Jan 12, 2007 3:13:45 GMT -5
Although I like HBK more. I respect Hart just as much if not more than HBK.
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Post by Joie De Vivre on Jan 12, 2007 3:13:56 GMT -5
Bret. But I admire both of their work.
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Post by -Lithium- on Jan 12, 2007 3:18:03 GMT -5
HBK, hes better overrall, like the other guy said, more variety, he could wrestle you, fly with you, anything. And hes better on the mic and has more charisma...
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Post by MGH on Jan 12, 2007 3:22:00 GMT -5
If you stuck a gun to my head and forced a choice, I'd probably go with Hart. But for what they were, I liked them both equally but just in different ways. They are quite the different performers.
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Post by THE Dinobot on Jan 12, 2007 3:33:34 GMT -5
Both. Prefer Bret over Shawn, but only very slightly. Bret was DeNiro and Shawn was Depp, and you gotta love them dudes.
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Post by JMA on Jan 12, 2007 3:34:06 GMT -5
Bret Hart. He was a better technical wrestler, his matches were more realistic, he only refused to job once, he made every wrestler he worked with look good (even the ones he didn't like), he drew more as champion, and worked well as both a face and heel.
Shawn's a great wrestler, but he was known to fake injuries and sometimes make wrestlers intentionally look bad (even though he could carry anybody if he wanted to--the keyword is WANTED). As for Shawn's mic skills, he's great as a heel but a little bland as a face. Think about it: How many great face promos has Shawn cut? Not many. Now, how many great HEEL promos has he cut? Too many to name.
Of course, even if Shawn wasn't a dick, Bret would still be the better wrestler (it would just be much closer). Shawn was better than Bret at high-flying and bumping, but that's about it. And if you're taking about mat and chain-wrestling, Shawn doesn't even compare to Bret.
That's my opinion anyways. Aldo, I don't think either man is "overrated". I really hate that term.
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Post by EvilMasterBetty, Esq. on Jan 12, 2007 3:37:25 GMT -5
Both. They're my top two wrestlers ever.
It's a shame that I won't ever get to see Bret wrestle live. But I am thankful that HBK's stuck around as long as he has. My first HBK match ever was v. Ric Flair at a house show, which is also my first Flair match. Needless to say i was a mark again.
But I like Bret and HBK equally. IMO Bret is the best pure wrestler and HBK is the best all-around wrestler ever.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2007 3:50:16 GMT -5
I voted Bret Hart, I just have better childhood memories of Bret, he was my idol growing up, even today I friggin' worship him. Not saying Michaels is any slouch at all, I think the only edge I would give Michaels over Hart is that Michaels has longetivity, I'm totally thankful that he's still as good today as he's ever been. But Hitman is the HITMAN!
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 12, 2007 3:50:34 GMT -5
Both, but I voted Hart......94/95 heel HBK was always the best....but I liked Bret Hart from the first time I saw him. HBK I had to warm to and then it just wore off.
Don't get me wrong, HBK can still go and is amazing, but I still prefer Bret.
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Post by K7 - WC's Crowd Extra on Jan 12, 2007 4:11:26 GMT -5
Bret Hart.
I just like everything about him and believe he could play a better face and heel. Michaels as a face is just so bland, and dull, though he is a great heel.
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Post by badantoineaccid on Jan 12, 2007 4:36:23 GMT -5
I figured this would have been debated years ago on here......
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jan 12, 2007 4:41:02 GMT -5
Both, though prefer Shawn by an eyelash over Bret.
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Post by sthjerzeejohn on Jan 12, 2007 10:39:34 GMT -5
HBK by narrow margin
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Post by DrizzlinShytes on Jan 12, 2007 11:29:20 GMT -5
I think Bret is a great wrestler but for me he was as boring as a table lamp as a face and his matches at times fell into a rut of looking exactly the same.
HBK on the other hand is my favorite wrestler ever. When he chunked Marty through that window I was hooked and have been ever since.
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Post by catwoman on Jan 12, 2007 11:29:26 GMT -5
Gotta go with HBK here. As others have said, great talent, staying power, charisma, mike work, etc. I'll just parrot that right now in order to keep myself from going on ad nauseum.
That being said, Bret is one of the greatest that there ever was, ever will be and all that jazz. I have immense respect for them both and think that their feud was one of the best in the biz.
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Post by heyguesswhatidid on Jan 12, 2007 11:36:16 GMT -5
I like them both, but I give a slight edge to HBK.
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