madness1
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Post by madness1 on Dec 9, 2016 20:48:12 GMT -5
1997 without a doubt. DX. Screw job. Austin era begins. Vince vs. Austin. Rock vs Austin.
Runner up 1987. W.M. 3. Hogan vs. Andre. M$M debut. Macho Mans I.C. run. British Bulldogs vs. Heart foundation.
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Post by Nivro™ on Dec 10, 2016 21:03:10 GMT -5
In terms of WWF. Easily 1991. Simply for the fact that in 12 months WWF literally had everyone that was anyone on their roster during that year. The only exceptions would have been Brain Busters who left 30 days earlier and Sting & Luger. One of which came a year later & the other never graced the WWF in that era.
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Post by LA Times on Dec 11, 2016 0:06:24 GMT -5
In terms of WWF. Easily 1991. Simply for the fact that in 12 months WWF literally had everyone that was anyone on their roster during that year. The only exceptions would have been Brain Busters who left 30 days earlier and Sting & Luger. One of which came a year later & the other never graced the WWF in that era. That was a great year, but I liked 1990 better. 1991 was a little bittersweet with the Ultimate Warrior getting fired and Hulk Hogan leaving to film movies making it the last hurrah for the Hulkamania Era. By the end of the year, I was more interested in WCW and GWF than the WWF. |
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Post by dixol on Dec 11, 2016 1:32:23 GMT -5
1989. Mega Powers explode. Warrior v Rude. The return of Piper. Rockers v Brain Busters. The list goes on. PLUS, Flair v Steamboat and then Flair v Funk.
this was the last year before any of the scandals started hurting the biz. 1990 Zahorian is busted. 1991 Hogan lies about steroids and then disappears for 2 months after Summerslam, after Warrior is suspended; the 2 biggest faces are gone. 1992 Steroid scandal is now full blown and the ring boy scandal starts. 1989 was the last great year. WM6 was the beginning of the end.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Dec 11, 2016 1:56:05 GMT -5
My favourite year was 1995. Though I know a lot of people hated it, I thought it was pretty damn fun and entertaining.
But the greatest year.... 1998 probably. It was the year that every wrestling promotion was on fire (WWE, WCW & ECW) and it was the year that wrestling became pop culture again.
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Post by Dr. Mantis Toboggan MD on Dec 11, 2016 2:14:15 GMT -5
1997 or 1998
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Post by JC Motors on Dec 11, 2016 7:25:15 GMT -5
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Dec 11, 2016 9:26:17 GMT -5
1997 and 1999. So many things happened in both those years that moved the WWE forward and set it up for the future.
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Post by The Brain on Dec 11, 2016 10:36:10 GMT -5
I can't pick a favorite but 87-93 is at the top of my list as far as eras go.
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Post by robbutler01 on Dec 12, 2016 12:30:55 GMT -5
I can't pick a favorite but 87-93 is at the top of my list as far as eras go. I'm with you on this and for the industry as a whole you can beat the Monday night wars time frame |
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Post by Escape The Rules on Dec 13, 2016 0:53:12 GMT -5
I started watching in 1998, that year was pretty wild. I'll probably go with 2003.
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Post by 👑🇵🇭⭐️ on Dec 13, 2016 13:04:03 GMT -5
In my opinion (because I doubt anyone else would share this opinion), the greatest “WWE” year is from WrestleMania X7 on April 1, 2001 to WrestleMania X8 on March 17, 2002.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2016 20:45:48 GMT -5
In my opinion (because I doubt anyone else would share this opinion), the greatest “WWE” year is from WrestleMania X7 on April 1, 2001 to WrestleMania X8 on March 17, 2002. The WM-X7 card, top to bottom, is legit. |
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Post by T R W on Dec 15, 2016 8:59:44 GMT -5
I've been watching so long, it really is hard to say.
1986-87 stands out to my as maybe my favorite era of wrestling ever though.
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Post by PJ on Dec 15, 2016 10:55:00 GMT -5
I have been watching wrestling since the mid-70's so years are blurred together to me at this point. lol
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Post by rob29 on Dec 17, 2016 15:29:23 GMT -5
1991 - the WWF had every top name: Hogan, Warrior, Roberts, Boss Man, LOD, Flair, Savage, Slaughter, Taker, e.t.c....
personally I thought 1991 was flawless, and way better than WCW at that particular time, WWF started to suck a bit in 1992 though, Hogan left, Bulldog left, Warrior left, and who can forget the lovely infamous steroid trial?
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Post by marklud on Dec 23, 2016 3:11:57 GMT -5
1989. Mega Powers explode. Warrior v Rude. The return of Piper. Rockers v Brain Busters. The list goes on. PLUS, Flair v Steamboat and then Flair v Funk. this was the last year before any of the scandals started hurting the biz. 1990 Zahorian is busted. 1991 Hogan lies about steroids and then disappears for 2 months after Summerslam, after Warrior is suspended; the 2 biggest faces are gone. 1992 Steroid scandal is now full blown and the ring boy scandal starts. 1989 was the last great year. WM6 was the beginning of the end. I've been been binge watching a lot over the past two or so years from different WWF/E eras and have been making my way through 1989 lately ... I've got to say, from mid-88 to mid-89 (where I'm at right now) is really spectacular and way better than I expected. When I was a kid, didn't really get into it until '93 so I'm enjoying a lot of this for the first time (even if I know the big PPV results). It's awesome though, and I'm going to do the deep dive into 1989 WCW sometime because I know that's one of their best years too. I'd also have to agree with 1997 being on that list, such a unique progression, and as a Bret Hart mark it's some of the most interesting stuff he ever did. Amazing how the best can do their thing as both a face and a heel. I'm a few months into 1998 and it hasn't struck me like 1997 did. It's funny how perspective can change, however, when you're older. As a kid I loved 1994-95 ... re-watching 94, other than WM 10 it's quite the slog ... |
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Dec 23, 2016 4:06:14 GMT -5
97 or 98. I wouldnt be a fan if it wasnt for those years.
Austin/Goldberg, DX/NWO, Crow Sting/Lord of Darkness Undertaker
TV remote hitting the return channel from TNT to USA Monday nights. In 99 or so I just started recording Nitro and watching Raw live. Didnt have access to ECW, but knew it was a thing.
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Post by JokerFC on Dec 23, 2016 5:30:08 GMT -5
Impossible for me to nail down a year......Impossible I tell ya. here are my contenders though.....
1989- great year for WWF & WCW
96-2001( its hard to discount the MNW era)
2002- a strong year for PPV cards
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Post by Mike Giggs' Munchies on Dec 24, 2016 3:48:13 GMT -5
2000 had so many great matches and pay per views. I bet there are tons of forgotten matches that year that would be hailed in most other years as a MOTY contender. Things like HHH vs. Jericho at Fully Loaded (an often forgotten great PPV).
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