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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 20:26:26 GMT -5
Randy Orton winning the WHC at summerslam 2004
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Post by Quazimoto on Jul 31, 2016 21:09:19 GMT -5
There's a bunch of incredible moments in wrestling history, but anytime someone asks "What's your favorite moment in wrestling?", this immediately comes to mind as one of the best...
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jul 31, 2016 23:49:03 GMT -5
For me only those intangible moments suffice. The ones that give you goosebumps, the ones you can;t manufacture.
It took a lot of thinking, and I can't pin down just one, but at the moment I'm going to say Angle winning the belt from Austin at Unforgiven 2001. Kurt Angle, American Olympic gold medalist, right after 9/11, in Pittsburgh. With regard to the Zeitgeist that was one of those magical moments that only sports can provide, and WWF pulled it off perfectly even if only on that night.
Other notables: Hogan/Rock at Wrestlemania X8, before they even locked up it was electric. THE two most charismatic wrestlers ever to walk the planet, and they proved it. They weren't shoving, they weren't jaw-jacking, they weren't even making wacky wrestler faces. The motions weren't even overstated (as is typical with both men, usually to great success). I don't think anyone could've garnered that reaction by just looking at each other, then subtly looking around. They've tried to recreate similar moments, but it just won;t work. There are, and never will be two bigger stars, or even two guys with more charisma than those two. It wasn't just electric, it was magnetic. I was in attendance, and I've never seen anything like that before or since.
Eddie/Benoit at Wrestlemania 20. Yes, its cliche, but it's true. Two underdog best friends, two guys who never had the size, two vanilla midgets, two guys who never should have made it in the eyes of the decision makers, two international superstars who had been all over the world together. These were two guys who endured the very same frustrations and humiliations in WCW, and then to a lesser extent in WWE. Eddy had overcome addiction, Benoit had overcome injury and a distinct lack of speaking ability. They collectively shined brighter than three of the all time greats, Kurt Angle, Shawn Michaels, and Triple H in Wrestlemania main events. There will never be another moment like that one...and all other events relating to one of those men aside it's tragic that this moment can't be replayed over and over. That moment isn't tarnished, but it's mostly been buried. It's terrible, those are the moments that you will never get in any other sports-related venue. In that moment, there was no better entertainment than pro wrestling. Now it's almost like a dream.
Edge's first cash in. People might have been expecting it, but they definitely weren't anticipating it like they do these days. It had never happened before, and Edge was the perfect guy to cash in that way. In my opinion everyone else should've done it differently. Edge may not be the biggest star ever, but he definitely had a way about him that separated him from everyone else. Every time someone cashes in that way now it's just not the same, and it isn't only because it's been done. Edge was the ultimate opportunist. It's not entirely in character for most of the guys who do it now. He also waited a LOOOONG time, so he still caught people by surprise.
Warrior's final speech. I never was, and still am not a Warrior fan, but that was an example of real-world magic at work. What you saw in tv was a man's redemption taking place over the course of several days. When his soul was clean he had one last message, and those words will echo for eternity. It was another moment where you look back and realize that you just witnessed a man share his final energy, his final wisdom. It was another magic moment, it's impossible to create, and it makes you really think about the universe having a plan. Nobody remembers the bad feeling, the racist and homophobic comments, the greed. None of that matters. In Warrior terms, the Warrior won the final battle, returned a conquering hero, and gave a final address of wisdom for future generations. The Warrior completed his mission, expending his final worldly essence. That was an epic death if there ever was one. I would gladly die tomorrow if I could be granted such a wonderful sendoff.
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Bryan's Occupy Raw. Unlike a lot of guys, Bryan was one of a kind. He has a natural charisma that extends past a word. His backstory was so well set up, and his fans' very real frustrations had played out over the course of months and months and months. WWE was hell-bent on Batista. They were looking at things from a publicity = dollars standpoint, and in that regard they would've been absolutely right. Batista would've shown up on the red carpet with the belt, WWE gets MASSIVE free publicity in light of the box office juggernaut that was Guardians. They might've still been riding that wave today, as Batista would still essentially be in the fold. But this is wrestling, not Hollywood. What was right for wrestling was Bryan. Lightning was in a bottle, and they almost lost it. The emotions were real, and ultimately they did the right thing for the fans, and especially for the work horse who destroyed his body to get the thing that mattered most to him. In light of what happened with his career we can all be thankful that Occupy Raw gave us Bryan for the last few months of his in-ring WWE career. We got Benoit/Eddie at 20, it would've been tragic if we hadn't gotten Bryan.
Rollins cash in. I was there, so I might be biased, and that's why it's an HM. Roman had soooooo much heat. Maybe 10% of the fans wanted him to win, and they were lost in the abyss of anti-Reigns sentiment. The way that he was smiling during his beating made me so sick I almost hoped he'd break a finger or something to get that smug look off of his face. I'll say it, I still think Reigns is garbage the way he's been presented. You can't manufacture the intangible. The thing that I loved was that he cashed in during a match. For a few years I kept thinking how awesome it would be to have a cash in during a match. I hope they revisit that option and play around a bit with it. The crowd was electric.
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Post by hbchris on Aug 1, 2016 1:42:30 GMT -5
Mine goes way back. Mr. Perfect's face turn in 1992, after the Ultimate Warrior was released and the Ultimate Maniacs disbanded and Savage needed a new partner. I was a huge Perfect fan, so I totally marked out at him returning face, plus he'd been semi-retired as a manager for a while, so this was his comeback. I might have even woken up my brother (who was also a Perfect fan) to tell him the news.
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Post by Edge618 on Aug 1, 2016 3:39:04 GMT -5
Edge first cash in. Only time ive ever shed a tear watching wrestling. Was the biggest Edge mark and no one knew what the MITB case exactly meant back then. It was so unexpected and ended Cenas first reign of terror. First guy i felt like i watched from debut to breaking that glass ceiling.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2016 12:35:28 GMT -5
I couldn't narrow my favorite down to one I don't think. But the biggest moment was obviously wrestlemania 30 when Brock ended the streak.
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