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Post by hbkjason on Apr 24, 2024 2:42:23 GMT -5
I thought that this would be fun to discuss.
Pick your favorites from the 80s and 90s that you feel when you watch it their matches, promos, look or whatever still holds up to this day.
I will start with Bret Hart
I will always say that Shawn Michaels is my all time favorite, but Bret Hart's stuff I feel has aged better. He was able to have a good match with anyone, no matter what their size was and while HBK may have been more flashy. Bret was always able to get other people over as well as getting himself over better than HBK did.
Bret's punches and kicks are second to none for me, it makes me cringe when I see some of the kicks, punches and stomps that modern wrestlers do. Bret/s stuff always looked like it connected at full force, yet from what other wrestlers have said, he was one of the safest guys to be in the ring with. You can watch a compilation of Bret Hart matches and just enjoy the action from bell to bell.
Bret was also a far better promo than people give him credit for. His heel stuff in 97 is fantastic and I think that had he been able to stick around into the Attitude Era for a few years, he would have been an even better heel! However, even when he was a face, his promos may not have blown people away, but you always believed that Bret believed what he was saying. He came across as a real guy and not a character.
So there you go, I feel that Bret Hart's work has aged the best out of all the guys from the 80s and 90s, but I would love to hear your thoughts on who you would pick or if you would pick Bret like I did.
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Post by MKSavage on Apr 24, 2024 8:34:44 GMT -5
Bret's a good pick. I still rate his 1990-1997 as the best in-ring work I've ever seen. He just had great match after great match during those years. I would probably say his worst year in that run was 1995, but that was more the people/angles he was working with, not really anything he did. And even with that, he still put on great matches with the likes of Diesel, Davey Boy, and Hakushi.
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Post by MKSavage on Apr 24, 2024 8:38:10 GMT -5
I'll go with my guy, Randy Savage. I've watched some of his matches within the last year and they still hold up. Anytime he is in front of the camera, he is always on. He, like Bret, could have a good/great match with anyone. I also look at how fast he was in the ring, he used to hit those ropes and turnbuckles with so much speed. Today's wrestlers don't do that, they don't even go into turnbuckles fast or hard anymore. And their punches, stomps, kicks, etc. look weak as hell. Nothing from Savage looked weak back then.
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Post by hbkjason on Apr 24, 2024 9:40:01 GMT -5
I agree with Randy Savage, another guy who always brought it and could have a good match with pretty much anyone. I loved that weird clothesline that he would do almost like a flying clothesline, but he would land on his butt instead of flying forward through the air.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Apr 24, 2024 10:28:35 GMT -5
I think any technical wrestler from the 80s and 90s is gonna age well.
Bret, Savage, Steamboat, Santana, Martel, Perfect, HBK, Jannetty, 123 Kid, Benoit, Malenko, Guerrero, etc.
All those guys had incredible matches back in the day and could easily mesh with any of the talent you see on TV today in matches.
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Post by tmnt316 on Apr 24, 2024 10:37:18 GMT -5
I think any technical wrestler from the 80s and 90s is gonna age well. Bret, Savage, Steamboat, Santana, Martel, Perfect, HBK, Jannetty, 123 Kid, Benoit, Malenko, Guerrero, etc. All those guys had incredible matches back in the day and could easily mesh with any of the talent you see on TV today in matches. Pretty much my thoughts |
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Apr 24, 2024 12:51:42 GMT -5
Bret is the man...smooth,serious & safe. Forever.
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Post by JokerFC on Apr 24, 2024 12:55:01 GMT -5
I think any technical wrestler from the 80s and 90s is gonna age well. Bret, Savage, Steamboat, Santana, Martel, Perfect, HBK, Jannetty, 123 Kid, Benoit, Malenko, Guerrero, etc. All those guys had incredible matches back in the day and could easily mesh with any of the talent you see on TV today in matches. Nailed it. |
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Apr 24, 2024 13:53:32 GMT -5
HBK & Savage had that sweet flying elbow...never gets old.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2024 19:56:57 GMT -5
id prob go with savage or micheals
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Apr 24, 2024 20:32:03 GMT -5
id prob go with savage or micheals They was both so crisp & smooth. The flying elbows were legendary, still is til today!! |
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Post by PJ on Apr 25, 2024 6:55:42 GMT -5
I'll go with my guy, Randy Savage. I've watched some of his matches within the last year and they still hold up. Anytime he is in front of the camera, he is always on. He, like Bret, could have a good/great match with anyone. I also look at how fast he was in the ring, he used to hit those ropes and turnbuckles with so much speed. Today's wrestlers don't do that, they don't even go into turnbuckles fast or hard anymore. And their punches, stomps, kicks, etc. look weak as hell. Nothing from Savage looked weak back then. Who??? Does anyone wear neon cowboy hats anymore? Seriously though besides Piper and Savage like hbkbigdaddycool said any good technical wrestler from the past could. |
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Post by MKSavage on Apr 25, 2024 8:33:13 GMT -5
I'll go with my guy, Randy Savage. I've watched some of his matches within the last year and they still hold up. Anytime he is in front of the camera, he is always on. He, like Bret, could have a good/great match with anyone. I also look at how fast he was in the ring, he used to hit those ropes and turnbuckles with so much speed. Today's wrestlers don't do that, they don't even go into turnbuckles fast or hard anymore. And their punches, stomps, kicks, etc. look weak as hell. Nothing from Savage looked weak back then. Who??? Does anyone wear neon cowboy hats anymore? Seriously though besides Piper and Savage like hbkbigdaddycool said any good technical wrestler from the past could. Yep. All the time. It's pretty much a law in Texas that you have to wear a cowboy hat... |
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Post by PJ on Apr 25, 2024 10:59:03 GMT -5
Who??? Does anyone wear neon cowboy hats anymore? Seriously though besides Piper and Savage like hbkbigdaddycool said any good technical wrestler from the past could. Yep. All the time. It's pretty much a law in Texas that you have to wear a cowboy hat... But Neon cowboy hats? |
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Post by The Madness on Apr 25, 2024 11:02:35 GMT -5
Bret will always be the gold standard, but Savage, Steamboat, and Perfect hold up flawlessly.
Also, I think we still have yet to find anyone who can top Jake Roberts and Dusty Rhodes on the mic.
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Post by MKSavage on Apr 25, 2024 11:05:02 GMT -5
Yep. All the time. It's pretty much a law in Texas that you have to wear a cowboy hat... But Neon cowboy hats? Yep, that's in there too. In the fine print... |
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Post by MKSavage on Apr 25, 2024 11:05:29 GMT -5
Bret will always be the gold standard, but Savage, Steamboat, and Perfect hold up flawlessly. Also, I think we still have yet to find anyone who can top Jake Roberts and Dusty Rhodes on the mic. My # 1 and # 3 on the mic. I have Piper # 2. |
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Post by AndrewR85 on Apr 25, 2024 15:00:50 GMT -5
Bret, Jake, Piper, Savage and Steamboat would be my top picks.
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Post by MKSavage on Apr 25, 2024 17:10:47 GMT -5
Rick Rude's stuff still holds up, too.
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Apr 25, 2024 17:44:19 GMT -5
Austin & Rock
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