100 greatest moments

[schaeffershawn]

Now im sure I am doing this in the wrong room and will get banned for another three weeks but here goes. Awhile back one of the colummnist posted the 100 greatest moments in wrestling history, while reading these I came to something, my god if these were really voted on by the people they have no clue about the history of the sport.

1. Hulk Hogan turns heel and forms the NWO
2. Hulk Hogan bodyslams Andre the Giant at WM III
3. Y2J debuts for the WWF
4. Austin 3:16
5. Mankind vs. The Undertaker, Hell in a Cell
6. The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan at WM XVIII
7. Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart, Iron Man Match
8. Mankind defeats The Rock for the WWF title
9. Chris Benoit wins the WWE World Heavyweight Title
10. Stone Cold stuns Vince
11. The Montreal Screwjob
12. Shane McMahon appears on Nitro (WWF buys WCW)
13. Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold, I Quit match
14. Eddie Guerrero wins the WWE championship
15. Scott Hall / Kevin Nash show up in WCW
16. Ricky Steamboat vs. Randy Savage at WM III
17. Sting returns and beats Hulk Hogan at Starrcade '97
18. Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit celebrate at WM XX
19. Goldberg defeats Hulk Hogan for the WCW title
20. The Rock vs. Stone Cold, WrestleMania series
21. D-X invades Monday Nitro
22. Shane Douglas renames the NWA title the "ECW title"
23. Chris Jericho becomes the first Undisputed champion
24. Triple H returns from his first quad injury
25. Ultimate Warrior defeats Hulk Hogan at WM VI
26. The Undertaker returns at WM XX
27. Triple H - Shawn Michaels feud (2002 - 2004)
28. Shawn Michaels kicks Marty Jannetty through the Barber Shop window
29. Shawn Michaels enters Royal Rumble at #1, wins
30. The original TLC match series
31. Bret Hart vs. Chris Benoit, Owen Hart tribute match
32. The birth of Hulkamania
33. John Cena returns and wins the 2008 Royal Rumble
34. Sting defeats Flair for the NWA title at The Great American Bash
35. The Undertaker's WrestleMania undefeated streak
36. Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon, WrestleMania X
37. Ric Flair returns to WCW, reforms Horsemen, shoots on Bischoff
38. The first WrestleMania
39. Shawn Michaels wins the first Elimination Chamber match
40. D-X spoofs the Nation of Domination
41. Brock Lesnar superplexes Big Show, the ring collapses
42. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (any)
43. D-X reunion, 2006
44. Stone Cold and Kurt Angle sing together
45. Shawn Michaels - John Cena feud
46. Chris Jericho beats Triple H for the WWF title, decision is reversed
47. The Rock "This is Your Life"
48. Triple H - Cactus Jack feud (2000)
49. D-X forms
50. ECW's first pay-per-view, B arely Legal '97
51. Rob Van Dam holds the WWE and ECW titles
52. Raw is Owen
53. The McMahon-Helmsley Era
54. Rey Mysterio wins the World Heavyweight Title
55. Kurt Angle signs with TNA
56. ECW One Night Stand, 2005
57. Shawn Michaels returns to WWE, 2002
58. Kerry Von Erich defeats Ric Flair for the NWA title
59. Ric Flair wins the 1992 Royal Rumble & WWF title
60. Shane McMahon's many crazy stunts and dives
61. Edge cashes in Money in the Bank, pins Cena
62. Shawn Michaels' first title win / run
63. Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels, WM 21
64. Jeff Hardy's Swanton Bomb
65. The formation of the Four Horsemen
66. The Eddie Guerrero tribute specials
67. Edge spears Jeff Hardy as he hangs from the tag title belt
68. WrestleMania XVII
69. Jimmy Snuka's splash from the top of the cage
70. Kevin Nash ends Goldberg's undefeated streak
71. Lex Luger defeats Hulk Hogan for the WCW title
72. The Mega Powers pairing and feud
73. Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker, Hell in a Cell
74. The Undertaker debuts
75. The Hurricane vs. The Rock
76. The Kliq incident at Madison Square Garden
77. Armageddon Hell in a Cell
78. The first post-9/11 Smackdown
79. Bret Hart defeats Goldberg with the help of a metal sheet
80. Shawn Michaels wins second consecutive Royal Rumble
81. Hart Foundation vs. Team USA, Canadian Stampede
82. Sting vs. the NWO
83. Jeff Hardy vs. The Undertaker, ladder match
84. The Undertaker kidnaps Stephanie McMahon
85. Ric Flair's WWF debut
86. The British Bulldog beats Bret Hart for the IC title
87. Eric Bischoff becomes GM of Raw
88. The final Monday Nitro
89. The Rock returns to the WWF, 2001
90. The Rock takes over the Nation of Domination
91. Evolution forms
92. Mark "Sexual Chocolate" Henry and Mae Young
93. ECW's rise to success
94. Stone Cold beats Shawn Michaels at WM XIV for the WWF title
95. Tommy Dreamer finally beats Raven
96. Bret Hart defeats Yokozuna for the WWF title
97. Raw's 15th Anniversary show
98. ECW joins the Alliance
99. Ric Flair - Terry Funk feud
100. Dusty Rhodes, "The American Dream"

Moments of importance that were left out were
Vince Sr. seperating his company form the NWA and starting the WWWF, which is obviously one of the biggest events ever
Verne Gange seperating the AWA out from the NWA, this is huge because look at the talent that came through the AWA the Freebirds, The Road Warriors, The Rockers, Harley Race, Ric Flair and doezens of others including a guy named Hogan who had his first face run there.
Fritz Von Erich RUnning the WCCW seperatley as well was huge becaus at one time they had a bigger TV pressence around the world then anyone.
The deaths of the Von Erich brothers which were mostly steroid and drugs related giving America its first true wrestling tragedy
Then of course there was Brunos Long title reigns
Superstar Billy Ghrame setting the mold for Big Poppa Pump Jesse Ventura and the aforementioned Hogan
Least I forget the 1940's debute of teh first modern Heel in Gorgeous George, and no not the macho mans girlfriend, but the man who set the standard for Buddy rogers, Freddie Blassie, Johnny Valintine, Greg Valentine and Ric Flair, and through those guys HBK, HHH and hundreds of more wrestlers.
The Faboulas Molah becomming the first recognized womens Champion of the world
If we ignore these history making events we ignore the rich traditon that the world of sports entertainment is based on.

 

[Lil Wes]

I agree. The top 10 list is fucking atrocious.

1. Hulk Hogan turns heel and forms the NWO
2. Hulk Hogan bodyslams Andre the Giant at WM III

Both of these obviously are 1 and 2, although Austin 3:16 could go before the bodyslam. It was a big thing back in it's day but now I see it as nothing special. Just meh.

nWo is obviously #1.

3. Y2J debuts for the WWF

This made me piss myself with laughter, his jump wasn't even that big of a deal and whenever he did something meaningful, he usually ended up flopping. Not to mention Rock buried him in his first 15 minutes on RAW.

4. Austin 3:16

Should be higher.

5. Mankind vs. The Undertaker, Hell in a Cell

A fucking atrocity. You fucking kidding me? This high on the list? Lawlz. Should be lower, the match so so god awful it's unbelievable.

6. The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan at WM XVIII

Meh, top 10 worthy.

7. Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart, Iron Man Match

Snoozer, should be lower.

8. Mankind defeats The Rock for the WWF title

OMFG, Why? Isn't there something more meaningful than this crap. Sting returns to defeat Hogan was robbed with garbage like this in the top 10. Why people liked Mick Foley is beyond me. How long was that reign anyway? 4 weeks?

9. Chris Benoit wins the WWE World Heavyweight Title

Top 5 material. Higher than Foley's.

10. Stone Cold stuns Vince

He stunned Vince a bazillion times, something else could have went here.

13. Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold, I Quit match
15. Scott Hall / Kevin Nash show up in WCW
16. Ricky Steamboat vs. Randy Savage at WM III
17. Sting returns and beats Hulk Hogan at Starrcade '97
19. Goldberg defeats Hulk Hogan for the WCW title
20. The Rock vs. Stone Cold, WrestleMania series

All of these are more worthy than Y2J's snoozer of a debut although I guess it could make the top 10, or Foley's title win. Goldberg over Hogan is easily better. Steamboat/Savage or Austin/Rock series could easily replace the hell in the cell.

All in all, crap list.

 

[Cage917r]

It is a pretty crappy list, but I have to say that Foley winning the title probably should be in the top 10 for one reason. Isn't that when WWE really started to regain the advantage in the ratings war with WCW? Bishcoff announced on his show that Foley would win the title at the end of Raw, everyone switched over to watch it and the rest was histroy. I think that was a big moment in the Monday Night Wars, which is why it probably deserves to be in the top 10.

 

[Lil Wes]

Not really. People might have switched over and the ratings went up but once Rock regained the belt and feuded with Austin they exploded. Foley drew, but it was more of Austin and Rock than anything.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

goodness gracious, WM 17 gets it own spot. can people overrate something ANY more...fuckin a...

 

[Slim Pickns]

Yea, and where is NorCal joins ROH? Thats at least a top 25 moment right there.

It would be hard to make a top 100 list of the best moments, but AT LEAST the top 10 should be solid, this list is just crap.

 

[Slyfox696]

Under what criteria was this list conceived? That you could only make a list while blowing a .15 on a breathalyser?

Like Wes said, this list is atrocious.

 

[Slim Pickns]

Under what criteria was this list conceived? That you could only make a list while blowing a .15 on a breathalyser?

Like Wes said, this list is atrocious.

Well it is a WZ columist so...

 

[Lil Wes]

Nah, they all took some sort of a poll or something.

Like Sly said, they must have just got done partying hard.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Yea thats what makes it even better it was done out of a fuckin online poll.

Wm 17 the smark show of all ages.

OVER-RA-TED *clap clap clap clap clap* OVER-RA-TED *clap clap clap clap clap*

 

[Lil Wes]

Austin/Rock was fantastic.


Everything else, meh. And I don't think it was an online poll, I think the columnists made it on their own, and took other replies. Fuck Idk.

 

[Uncle Sam]

TLC II anybody?

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Austin/Rock was fantastic.

dont get me started on that. No it wasnt. not for a WM main event.

Rock-Austin from WM 19 > Rock-Austin with its weak ass dumb heel turn at wm 17

 

[Lil Wes]

Don't be fooled by the heel turn. That was just fucking stupid, the match, the build up, atmospere wasn't.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

TLC II anybody?

was sick. Still doesnt deserve its own spot on there.

Taker Vs Trips owned as well.

Wm 19, 24. BETTER.

 

[Uncle Sam]

24 was pretty good. I like 22 too. 23 was fucking atrocious. 21 had Angle/HBK. 20 was... OK. Awesome main event. 19 was awesome. 18... completely forgotten anything other than Hogan/Rock. 17, erm, great if you were there I guess.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Don't be fooled by the heel turn. That was just fucking stupid, the match, the build up, atmospere wasn't.

still dont like a WM main event that is based primarily on brawling, and has an absurdly confusing, weak, stupid ending. This is the fucking main event of WM. the match they had at 19 wouldve been much better as a WM main event, Just reverse the finishes. WM 19 ends how WM 17 did, cept with the rock using the chair shots, and Austin using multiple stunners on Rock at WM 17.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

24 was pretty good. I like 22 too. 23 was fucking atrocious. 21 had Angle/HBK. 20 was... OK. Awesome main event. 19 was awesome. 18... completely forgotten anything other than Hogan/Rock. 17, erm, great if you were there I guess.

I think you and I are the only people who really liked 22. I thought it owned. but im a mark for crowd heat. And that crowd was absurd. I enjoyed 21 as well. It was well booked.

 

[Uncle Sam]

The main events for 21 sucked IMO. Batista winning? No thanks. And Cena has had much, much better matches than that shitfest with JBL. Edge/Taker is getting better each time I watch it.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

In retrospect it was bad, but at the time Cena and Batista going over was the most logical, and thats what I meant by it was booked well. And the Orton-Taker match was sick. And the Hogan appearance was fucking SWEET lol.

And Taker-Edge was awesome. But your right, it does get better with age, and repeated solicitations. Like fine wine.

 

[Lil Wes]

Flair/HBK is still the best on the card though.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Flair/HBK is still the best on the card though.

*wont get any argument from this guy*

 

[Uncle Sam]

And the Hogan appearance was fucking SWEET lol.

The poorly veiled racism made me want to vomit. The most disgusting moment in WrestleMania history.

And Taker-Edge was awesome. But your right, it does get better with age, and repeated solicitations. Like fine wine.

Like The Undertaker.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Flair/HBK is still the best on the card though.

I'm going to PM this to Shocky.

 

[Slyfox696]

The poorly veiled racism made me want to vomit. The most disgusting moment in WrestleMania history.

Yes, because the last thing we'd want to do is make Americans feel better about themselves.

Hogan's appearance at WM21 was the best thing on the card. And I love the MITB match.