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Post by TheNinthCloud on May 3, 2015 15:21:53 GMT -5
I was talking to a friend recently about what promotion at what time had the best top to bottom roster. One point we could agree on was WCW in the late 90s. Their stars were true stars and their lower card consisted of guys like Benoit, Jericho, Rey, Chavo, Eddie, etc. Tag team division had Harlem Heat, Steiner Brothers, etc.
Any other eras that come to mind?
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Post by TheXtremisT on May 3, 2015 15:40:52 GMT -5
For me it was WWF in 2000.
You had the Radicalz, Jericho, Tazz, Raven all who came from other companies (I know Jericho came in 1999, but I mean he was on the roster in a prominent position), the re-emergence of the tag division, a mega undercard, exciting midcard and the main event was hot. Undertaker and Stone Cold came back later in the year, and despite them not being in their best roles, it was cool to see the Rock and HHH on top.
And then on top of that you had Kurt Angle. 'Nuff said.
2002 was a close in terms of star power and name premises, but the stories sucked that year as they were still trying to shuffle the deck and figure out a way to include all of the new talents from WCW and ECW, whilst also appeasing the WWE superstars. For that reason, 2003 was superior in so many ways. So either those 2 years are a close second.
There are many many other years that I could have gone with, but those stand out over all others.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2015 15:59:28 GMT -5
WWE 2002-2003 and it's not even close.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2015 16:40:38 GMT -5
WCW's 98 roster was so  ing stacked. Hogan Bret Savage Flair Sting Warrior Lex Hall Nash Hennig DDP Goldberg Piper etc etc They had basically every top star ever made until that point, except from Austin, Shawn and Undertaker. Nothing even remotely compares to that. |
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Post by TheNinthCloud on May 3, 2015 16:51:06 GMT -5
WCW's 98 roster was so ing stacked. Hogan Bret Savage Flair Sting Warrior Lex Hall Nash Hennig DDP Goldberg Piper etc etc They had basically every top star ever made until that point, except from Austin, Shawn and Undertaker. Nothing even remotely compares to that. You didn't event mention the cruiserweights! (Arguably the best part of WCW) |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2015 16:51:29 GMT -5
Like Bash said 2002-2003 wins
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Post by OmegaGaijin on May 3, 2015 17:17:34 GMT -5
WCW's 98 roster was so ing stacked. Hogan Bret Savage Flair Sting Warrior Lex Hall Nash Hennig DDP Goldberg Piper etc etc They had basically every top star ever made until that point, except from Austin, Shawn and Undertaker. Nothing even remotely compares to that. This. |
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Post by A-Rob on May 3, 2015 17:59:09 GMT -5
JCP in the mid 80's
WWE from 2002-2004
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Post by Dante, The Voc on May 3, 2015 18:24:58 GMT -5
WCW 98 had a god-tier roster but rarely knew what to do with it
WWE 2002 had a god-tier roster and used it marvelously
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Post by cordless2016 on May 3, 2015 18:29:25 GMT -5
WWE 2002-2003 and it's not even close. Austin Rock HHH Taker Kane Angle Hogan Hall Nash HBK Goldberg Lesnar Booker T RVD Jericho Benoit Guerrero Big Show Edge Christian Flair Steiner Dudleyz Hardyz APA Mysterio Chavo Tajiri Kidman Jamie Noble Ultimo Dragon Cena Batista Orton Rikishi A-Train Rhyno Benjamin Haas The list just keeps going on and on. |
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Post by mikey1974 on May 3, 2015 18:58:25 GMT -5
as other's have said, WWE in 2002 - 2003 is probably the gold standard.
an overlooked roster to me is the WWF in 1991 - 1992 :
Hulk Hogan
Ric Flair
Randy Savage
The Undertaker
Bret Hart
Jim Neidhart
Ultimate Warrior
Davey Boy Smith
Big Boss Man
Mr. Perfect Curt Henning
Earthquake
Jake Roberts
Shawn Michaels
Marty Jannetty
Ted Dibiase
Roddy Piper
Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Sid Justice
Hawk
Animal
Tito Santana
Sgt, Slaughter
Yokozuna
Brian Knobbs
Jerry Saggs
Owen Hart
Razor Ramon
I.R.S.
Rick Martel
Greg the Hammer Valentine
The Mountie
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on May 3, 2015 22:20:30 GMT -5
For WCW it definitely has to be 1998.
For WWE like others said, 2002 is pretty solid for talent.
For ECW I gotta go with 1997, a lot of talent there.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2015 22:22:56 GMT -5
Yeah I agree with WWE in 2002-2003
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Post by robbutler01 on May 4, 2015 11:47:33 GMT -5
as other's have said, WWE in 2002 - 2003 is probably the gold standard. an overlooked roster to me is the WWF in 1991 - 1992 : Hulk Hogan Ric Flair Randy Savage The Undertaker Bret Hart Jim Neidhart Ultimate Warrior Davey Boy Smith Big Boss Man Mr. Perfect Curt Henning Earthquake Jake Roberts Shawn Michaels Marty Jannetty Ted Dibiase Roddy Piper Hacksaw Jim Duggan Sid Justice Hawk Animal Tito Santana Sgt, Slaughter Yokozuna Brian Knobbs Jerry Saggs Owen Hart Razor Ramon I.R.S. Rick Martel Greg the Hammer Valentine The Mountie I agree. While you can argue this isn't the best roster it is definitely a VERY strong one and had some great moments and stories - jake/savage, flairs debut, shawn goes single, bret v perfect..... |
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Post by 👑🇵🇭⭐️ on May 4, 2015 12:31:23 GMT -5
The greatest roster has to be 2002. The picked up the big WCW names by that time and created some Stars that are Legends today.
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Post by Hendrix83 on May 5, 2015 1:00:32 GMT -5
as other's have said, WWE in 2002 - 2003 is probably the gold standard. an overlooked roster to me is the WWF in 1991 - 1992 : Came here to say pretty much the same thing. 1992 had a great roster. |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 7:59:02 GMT -5
WCW's 98 roster was so ing stacked. Hogan Bret Savage Flair Sting Warrior Lex Hall Nash Hennig DDP Goldberg Piper etc etc They had basically every top star ever made until that point, except from Austin, Shawn and Undertaker. Nothing even remotely compares to that. Props AF!! I was coming in here to say WCW 1998. HELL of a roster...... |
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Post by Nivro™ on May 5, 2015 18:34:30 GMT -5
as other's have said, WWE in 2002 - 2003 is probably the gold standard. an overlooked roster to me is the WWF in 1991 - 1992 : Hulk Hogan Ric Flair Randy Savage The Undertaker Bret Hart Jim Neidhart Ultimate Warrior Davey Boy Smith Big Boss Man Mr. Perfect Curt Henning Earthquake Jake Roberts Shawn Michaels Marty Jannetty Ted Dibiase Roddy Piper Hacksaw Jim Duggan Sid Justice Hawk Animal Tito Santana Sgt, Slaughter Yokozuna Brian Knobbs Jerry Saggs Owen Hart Razor Ramon I.R.S. Rick Martel Greg the Hammer Valentine The Mountie 1992 WWF was easily the best roster. They literally had every big name in Wrestling outside of Sting, Rude and Steamboat. |
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