Ah, the Garden. It's a bit outdated, te Basketball team that plays there sucks, and its constantly revered by all the clueless New Yorkers who felt a building was going to be enough to make the greatest Basketball player in the world join a team that has been mired in mediocrity after trading Patrick Chewing. I'm sorry, Ewing. Still, for wrestling fans, it is a kind of a mecca. All of the best moments in the WWE's history are tied to Madison Square Garden. It's held the most Wrestlemania, will probably always be the WWE's home, and is known for typically putting on the best shows. The the way of putting on those best shows, The Garden also has a habit of putting on memories the likes of which will never be topped. The question is, which Madison Square Garden moment stands out to you most:
Hulkamania is born- Yeah, this has to go somewhere on my poll. Granted, it happened at a house show, but it's still history, the likes of which will never be duplicated. The Garden became unglued when Hogan won the title, and that very same day, we knew this was going to be a permanent fixture in our lives. You can't have a MSG list without mentioning the Hulkster, and this is no different. This goes on the list, for obvious reasons.
The first Wrestlemania- Again, this really goes on here for the history of the matter. The show itself was nothing to write home about, but the fact that is was the first Wrestlemania was something that can't be forgotten. Watching Mr. T and Hogan coming out together was something you can't ignore, as the mega event would launch what is widely regarded as the most anticipated day for any wrestling fan. The first Wrestlemania has to wind up here somewhere.
Macho Man and Elizabeth's wedding- This one is really a sentimental favorite for me. I know, I'm a softy. As soon as I wrap this up, I gotta go watch Pretty Little Liars. Still, this moment was so damn beatiful. Mind you, it was a couple years late, and I'm sure the WWE would have issues explaining the whole "they got divorced a year later thing". Still, the grandiose nature of this event, The Match Made in Heaven, was always so touching to me. And my God, who could really forget that wedding song.
I know they parodied this years later with Trips and Steph, I believe, but this was such a wonderful song for these two.
Bret wins the World Title- Again, I'm not particularly that big a fan of this, but even I can't deny the explosion from the crowd. Watching the faces all holding up Bret after he did the impossible, and beat Yokozuna, was quite humbling in a way. Then, of course, you had the staredown between Owen and Bret, which was just epic. Bret's title win itself wasn't great, but Vince treated it like a really magical moment, and admittedly, it probably deserves the nod.
Triple H returns from his injury- Yes, I don't like Trips as much as the next guy, but I really can't deny the crowd went crazy. Whether I like to admit it or not, at this point, he was pretty damn over. My God, listen to this pop when Trips comes out.
The promo itself was really well done, and Ross and Lawler did a fantastic job hyping this up to be the special moment it was.
"The Celebration"- Yes, yes; we're likely to never see Vince highlight this moment ever again. But at the time, it was touching, if not haunting now. Watching Eddie and Chris celebrate their world title conquests would make any smark cry. Hell, it made me shed a tear or two, and I'm not afraid to admit it. I have to admit, the event has lost a lot of its luster since the events three years ago. Still, I can't deny that I marked out, just like the entire free world did.
John Cena returns- I feel compelled to put this here, because of how well it was hidden. It goes to show you, Vince still has it when he really needs it. Again, the crowd went apeshit. A crowd that usually is pretty smarky, and gives Cena a pretty bad reaction gave him the reaction of a king. It was almost like a Freudian insight, as you saw these fans mark out so hard, before they went right back to booing him. A great moment that probably may not deserve to be on the list, but I'm including it for the shock of the matter.
Other- Isn't that pretty self explanatory?
What, to you, is MSG's greatest moment?
Hulkamania is born- Yeah, this has to go somewhere on my poll. Granted, it happened at a house show, but it's still history, the likes of which will never be duplicated. The Garden became unglued when Hogan won the title, and that very same day, we knew this was going to be a permanent fixture in our lives. You can't have a MSG list without mentioning the Hulkster, and this is no different. This goes on the list, for obvious reasons.
The first Wrestlemania- Again, this really goes on here for the history of the matter. The show itself was nothing to write home about, but the fact that is was the first Wrestlemania was something that can't be forgotten. Watching Mr. T and Hogan coming out together was something you can't ignore, as the mega event would launch what is widely regarded as the most anticipated day for any wrestling fan. The first Wrestlemania has to wind up here somewhere.
Macho Man and Elizabeth's wedding- This one is really a sentimental favorite for me. I know, I'm a softy. As soon as I wrap this up, I gotta go watch Pretty Little Liars. Still, this moment was so damn beatiful. Mind you, it was a couple years late, and I'm sure the WWE would have issues explaining the whole "they got divorced a year later thing". Still, the grandiose nature of this event, The Match Made in Heaven, was always so touching to me. And my God, who could really forget that wedding song.
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I know they parodied this years later with Trips and Steph, I believe, but this was such a wonderful song for these two.
Bret wins the World Title- Again, I'm not particularly that big a fan of this, but even I can't deny the explosion from the crowd. Watching the faces all holding up Bret after he did the impossible, and beat Yokozuna, was quite humbling in a way. Then, of course, you had the staredown between Owen and Bret, which was just epic. Bret's title win itself wasn't great, but Vince treated it like a really magical moment, and admittedly, it probably deserves the nod.
Triple H returns from his injury- Yes, I don't like Trips as much as the next guy, but I really can't deny the crowd went crazy. Whether I like to admit it or not, at this point, he was pretty damn over. My God, listen to this pop when Trips comes out.
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The promo itself was really well done, and Ross and Lawler did a fantastic job hyping this up to be the special moment it was.
"The Celebration"- Yes, yes; we're likely to never see Vince highlight this moment ever again. But at the time, it was touching, if not haunting now. Watching Eddie and Chris celebrate their world title conquests would make any smark cry. Hell, it made me shed a tear or two, and I'm not afraid to admit it. I have to admit, the event has lost a lot of its luster since the events three years ago. Still, I can't deny that I marked out, just like the entire free world did.
John Cena returns- I feel compelled to put this here, because of how well it was hidden. It goes to show you, Vince still has it when he really needs it. Again, the crowd went apeshit. A crowd that usually is pretty smarky, and gives Cena a pretty bad reaction gave him the reaction of a king. It was almost like a Freudian insight, as you saw these fans mark out so hard, before they went right back to booing him. A great moment that probably may not deserve to be on the list, but I'm including it for the shock of the matter.
Other- Isn't that pretty self explanatory?
What, to you, is MSG's greatest moment?