2008 Running Pro Wrestling Thread

I'll join in on the Flair list...

1. Ricky Steamboat (Two of the top five matches of all time in my book)
2. Dusty Rhodes (Flair gave him a couple of classics)
3. Sting (That first Clash match and feud over 90 was great)
4. Harley Race (Great build towards Starrcade 83)
5. Wahoo McDaniel (The first feud to elevate Flair after the plane crash)
6. Terry Funk (Two words. Five letters. I quit.)
7. Roddy Piper (Great in the late 70s/early 80s)
8. Blackjack Mulligan (The Hat vs. The Robe)
9. Randy Savage (Nice feud in '92 and later in WCW)
10. Ricky Morton (The Charlotte cage match was one of the best I've seen)

Honorable Mention: Barry Windham, Hulk Hogan, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Lex Luger, Kerry Von Erich, Dick Slater & Bob Orton, Brody (Flair noted in his book that they had some quality matches in Puerto Rico), Nikita Koloff, Ronnie Garvin, Edge (The TLC match was sick)

 

I see your point on the Hogan statement, although I have him at No. 8 because their feud was anticipated for so long. But I cannot see how Sting is not in your top 10??? I think he makes most people's top 5.

 

Didn't the barbershop incident happen in the 90s? I don't remember seeing that at all recently ...

 

I thought about Wahoo, and now I'm convinced he should be in the top 10.

Not as sold on the Von Erichs. He didn't get enough time with David before his death, Kerry was too fucked up to get much out of, if the stories are true, and I don't remember a lot of Ric-Kevin matches.

If there's one feud in wrestling history I would love to have booked that never happened: Ric Flair vs. Tully Blanchard for leadership of the Horsemen

 

That would have been a feud for the ages.

 

Hunter and Hogan are the greatest workers alive today. ;D

 

Hi, Kevin Nash!

 

It happened in the end of 1991. I remember being shocked that the Flair/Michaels match happened on a TV taping, instead of the usual jobber squash. Jannetty did something that cost Michaels the match. That, along with other stuff in tag matches (storyline related) led to their breakup on the Barbershop.

 

I freely admit being raised on WCCW makes me biased. But the Kerry Von Erich - Flair match at Texas Stadium in 1984 was as good a match, crowd-wise, as I've ever seen. Of course, David Von Erich's death had a big part in that.

 

I just get amused by how certain wrestlers personally offend the very core of Harley's soul. He's a passionate man.

 

WrestleMania Prediction Time! (in the order of how the show should be booked)

Triple H vs. John Cena vs. Randy Orton (c) for the WWE Title
Who should win: Randy Orton
Who will win: Triple H

Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels -- if Flair loses, he must retire
Who should win: Shawn Michaels
Who will win: Shawn Michaels

The Undertaker vs. Edge (c) for the World Heavyweight Title
Who should win: The Undertaker
Who will win: The Undertaker

The Big Show vs. Floyd Mayweather
Who should win: The Big Show
Who will win: Floyd Mayweather

Fit Finlay vs. JBL in a Belfast Brawl
Who should win: Finlay
Who will win: Finlay

Maria/Ashley vs. Melina/Beth Phoenix in a Lumberjack Match
Who should win: Melina/Beth Phoenix
Who will win: Maria/Ashley

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Who should win: MVP
Who will win: Mrrrrr. Kennedyyyy

Chavo (c) vs. Winner of the Battle Royal (Prediction is Kane) for ECW Title
Who should win: Winner of the BR
Who will win: Winner of the BR

Umaga vs. Batista
Who should win: Batista
Who will win: Batista

 

I'll try my hand at it.

Triple H vs. John Cena vs. Randy Orton (c) for the WWE Title
The Row's gut (who he wants to win): Randy Orton
The Row's brain (who will likely win): "Triple Haitch"

Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels
Row's gut: Flair
Row's brain: Michaels

The Undertaker vs. Edge (c) for the World Heavyweight Title
Row's gut: Taker
Row's brain: Taker

The Big Show vs. Floyd Mayweather
Row's gut: Show
Row's brain: Has a celebrity ever lost one of these? Mayweather.

Fit Finlay vs. JBL in a Belfast Brawl
Row's gut: Finlay
Row's brain: Finlay

Maria/Ashley vs. Melina/Beth Phoenix in a Lumberjack Match
Row's gut: Melina/Beth Phoenix
Row's brain: Melina/Beth Phoenix

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Row's gut: Kennedy!
Row's brain: ...KENNEDY!!!

ECW Title Shot Battle Royal
Row's gut: Tommy Dreamer or any of the following surprise entrants: Steve Corino, Mikey Whipwreck or Masato Tanaka
Row's brain: Someone shitty

Battle Royal winner vs. Chavo Guerrero (c)
Row's gut: Chavo
Row's brain: Chavo

Umaga vs. Batista
Row's gut: "Umanga"
Row's brain: Batista