Author Topic: YOUTUBE: Greatest Moments in Pro Wrestling (Read 6965 times)

Texasmame · « **on:** April 19, 2007, 05:27:32 pm »

I'll start it off with what has to be one of the Top Five ever:

Hot Rod in the Pit with Snuka.

Now, I know that thing was sawed or whatnot to lessen its strength but, DAMN. That's just flat out dangerous to get his in the head like that with a coconut, "fake" or not! Surprised they didn't have him juice.

Heh. I forgot all about the part with the belt! Greatness!!!

horseboy · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2007, 05:39:20 pm »

Formation of the NWO. Tooooo Sweeeeeeet.

BTW, Hogan looks so small there now.

KenToad · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2007, 05:46:53 pm »

Hmmm, I only remember Ricky Steamboat getting a bloody face during one WrestleMania on NBC.

I remember thinking that it was amazing at the time.

markt · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2007, 07:03:28 pm »

I use to enjoy watching wrestling in the early 90's.
Hulk Hogan, Piper, Jake the Snake, Hacksaw Jim Dugan, Andre the giant, Rick Flair, Randy Savage, Junk Yard Dog....aah the good old days.

markt · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2007, 07:11:40 pm »

Now this is what I'm talkin about...

or this...

one more..

ChadTower · « **Reply #5 on:** April 19, 2007, 07:37:55 pm »

Savage uses the ring bell to crush Steamboat's larynx.

Texasmame · « **Reply #6 on:** April 19, 2007, 07:52:31 pm »

Quote from: markt on April 19, 2007, 07:03:28 pm

I use to enjoy watching wrestling in the early 90's.
Hulk Hogan, Piper, Jake the Snake, Hacksaw Jim Dugan, Andre the giant, Rick Flair, Randy Savage, Junk Yard Dog....aah the good old days.

You mean early 80's, right?

Texasmame · « **Reply #7 on:** April 19, 2007, 07:58:23 pm »

Another great moment:

Believe Snuka was the first to try any move off the top of the cage. Here. . . well, you know what happens.

Texasmame · « **Reply #8 on:** April 19, 2007, 08:01:55 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on April 19, 2007, 07:37:55 pm

Savage uses the ring bell to crush Steamboat's larynx.

Couldn't find that match, but the match that event led to is here - regarded as perhaps the best match in WWF history. Ahhh, poor, dead Liz

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ChadTower · « **Reply #9 on:** April 19, 2007, 08:06:25 pm »

Niiice! Another one would be when Savage was bit by the cobra.

Pretty much any Four Horsemen moment was gold.

markt · « **Reply #10 on:** April 19, 2007, 08:09:21 pm »

Quote from: Texasmame on April 19, 2007, 07:52:31 pm

Quote from: markt on April 19, 2007, 07:03:28 pm
I use to enjoy watching wrestling in the early 90's.
Hulk Hogan, Piper, Jake the Snake, Hacksaw Jim Dugan, Andre the giant, Rick Flair, Randy Savage, Junk Yard Dog....aah the good old days.

You mean early 80's, right?

Mid to late 80's into the early 90's

markt · « **Reply #11 on:** April 19, 2007, 08:12:29 pm »

Remember when some of the wrestlers had midget versions of themselves??
That was great!

Texasmame · « **Reply #12 on:** April 19, 2007, 08:13:24 pm »

A poor quality vid, but history no doubt:

The Birth of Hulkamania.

Texasmame · « **Reply #13 on:** April 19, 2007, 08:19:48 pm »

Havin' lots of fun looking up these clips!

Anyhow, perhaps the greatest shoot in wrestling history:

The Montreal Screw-Job

KenToad · « **Reply #14 on:** April 19, 2007, 08:58:54 pm »

"And the Dragon started to unleash with some of his Martial Arts!"

Classic

markt · « **Reply #15 on:** April 19, 2007, 09:37:34 pm »

After the early 90's wrestling started to loose its appeal to me.
There were a few in the past years that I have liked, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Goldberg but it will never be the same as it was.

horseboy · « **Reply #16 on:** April 19, 2007, 10:50:41 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on April 19, 2007, 07:37:55 pm

Savage uses the ring bell to crush Steamboat's larynx.

I was gonna post that one, but I couldn't find it. Best match off all time IMO.

Texasmame · « **Reply #17 on:** April 19, 2007, 10:58:34 pm »

Quote from: markt on April 19, 2007, 09:37:34 pm

After the early 90's wrestling started to loose its appeal to me.
There were a few in the past years that I have liked, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Goldberg but it will never be the same as it was.

Yeah, it really lost some appeal for me once they got into the Val Venis-type over-the-top foolish angles. All the damn Divas and crap, too.

If I'm flipping around and Flair is on, or Hogan or someone from the glory days, I'll check that out. Otherwise, I just look and say, "Who the hell are these guys?" and keep flipping.

horseboy · « **Reply #18 on:** April 19, 2007, 10:59:28 pm »

Just for the historical significance...the worst, lowest, most pitiful moment in wrestling history. The end of the Chamber of Horrors match. Abdullah the Butcher gets put in the electric chair.

Texasmame · « **Reply #19 on:** April 19, 2007, 11:04:10 pm »

Quote from: horseboy on April 19, 2007, 10:59:28 pm

Just for the historical significance...the worst, lowest, most pitiful moment in wrestling history. The end of the Chamber of Horrors match. Abdullah the Butcher gets put in the electric chair.

Man, WCW really did some ---fouled up beyond all recognition--- up ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, even by wrestling's very loose standards. Check out this site if you wanna be reminded of some of the worst wrestling had to offer back then:

www.wrestlecrap.com

I have their book, "The Death of WCW" but haven't started it yet.

Howard_Casto · « **Reply #20 on:** April 19, 2007, 11:31:46 pm »

I suppose you guy's preferences are tainted by nostalgia. Behold... the undisputed greatest match in wrestling history.

Before anyone agrues the point.... how many other "gimmick" matches ever produced such a level of emotion and told such a great story? Plus both wrestlers had adequate history, personality and back-story for you to care about the outcome one way or another. Finally there aren't many matches that look this good from a guy with a severely broken foot (undertaker) vs a guy with multiple broken bones, a concussion and a dislocated shoulder (mankind) and they finished the frikkin match!!

(I shouldn't even have to mention the fall.)

80's wrestling is nice, but aside from some great exceptions, it was mostly a decade of fat slow guys fake punching each other in facepaint.

ChadTower · « **Reply #21 on:** April 20, 2007, 08:35:51 am »

The greatest matches I've ever seen were the series between AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn in the first couple months of TNA... those two guys built an entire company in the course of about 7 matches. Right there with Flair-Steamboat and Owen-Bret Hart.

CCM · « **Reply #22 on:** April 20, 2007, 08:42:54 am »

Quote from: Howard_Casto on April 19, 2007, 11:31:46 pm

I suppose you guy's preferences are tainted by nostalgia. Behold... the undisputed greatest match in wrestling history.

Before anyone agrues the point.... how many other "gimmick" matches ever produced such a level of emotion and told such a great story? Plus both wrestlers had adequate history, personality and back-story for you to care about the outcome one way or another. Finally there aren't many matches that look this good from a guy with a severely broken foot (undertaker) vs a guy with multiple broken bones, a concussion and a dislocated shoulder (mankind) and they finished the frikkin match!!

(I shouldn't even have to mention the fall.)

80's wrestling is nice, but aside from some great exceptions, it was mostly a decade of fat slow guys fake punching each other in facepaint.

I have to agree 100%, by far the best match ever. The best part was an interview I saw with the Undertaker sometime after that match, he was asked if he thought Mick was ok after the fall, Undertakers reply "I thought he was dead".

odysseyroc · « **Reply #23 on:** April 20, 2007, 08:43:24 am »

The Haiti Kid gets a haircut

shardian · « **Reply #24 on:** April 20, 2007, 09:35:52 am »

Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guererro had some great matches in WCW, but they were never really appreciated. I can't find the video, but Rey had a bout against psychosis and he executed a flawless huricanrana into a pin. And when I say perfect, he landed on the guys shoulders and next thing you know he is on top of him with both legs hooked - no reaching back after the fact. When I saw that I said "Holy ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---!!!" Simply the best maneuver I have ever seen.

Another excellent bout I can't find video of, the Bret Hart/Chris Benoit marthon match that they dedicated to Owen. It was like 30 minutes long and was technically perfect.

ChadTower · « **Reply #25 on:** April 20, 2007, 10:05:41 am »

The Mankind/Taker Hell in a Cell was a great match, I agree, but I would rather not see anyone take that type of abuse in a match. There is a limit to how far they should go to entertain and going off the cage like that is too much. The fall through the cage was an accident, sure, but the other one sure wasn't.

How many other guys have we seen doing stuff like that over the years since that didn't have to? Look at AJ Styles... TNA won't put him at the top, where he belongs, and he's finally tired of that so much that rather than have the great matches he is capable of, he's dropping off three story scaffolds and flipping off a cage to get attention. That's the influence Mick Foley has had. Great worker, great style for him, but IMO it led directly to so many poor imitations and completely unnecessary risks.

horseboy · « **Reply #26 on:** April 20, 2007, 10:38:05 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on April 20, 2007, 10:05:41 am

The fall through the cage was an accident

Really? I always thought it was set-up as well. Either way, totally brutal. When we watched that match back in the day, we were in awe to say the least.

ChadTower · « **Reply #27 on:** April 20, 2007, 10:41:41 am »

That's my assumption, and I think I remember Have a Nice Day stating it, but can't remember for sure now. That fall was way too hard for anyone to try and expect to not sustain serious injury. Not even Mick Foley.

horseboy · « **Reply #28 on:** April 20, 2007, 10:54:22 am »

The promo that officially turned The Ringmaster into Stone Cold Steve Austin.

ChadTower · « **Reply #29 on:** April 20, 2007, 10:59:41 am »

I was thinking about that recently... watching ECW 1996 TV while doing other stuff. Austin turned into Stone Cold in ECW, really... and if you look closely, much of what he became the Sandman had been doing for at least a year. I wonder if Stone Cold Steve Austin would have ever happened if Austin doesn't spend those months in ECW near the Sandman. Now, granted, the Sandman didn't have much in terms of ring skills and charisma, but his beer swilling, profanity tossing, cane anyone that moves character is very much Stone Cold two years later.

horseboy · « **Reply #30 on:** April 20, 2007, 11:17:20 am »

Ya, but Stone Cold was just great to watch back in the day. He had all the attitude for a while, but that promo with the Austin 3:16 is definitely what sent him through the roof.

ChadTower · « **Reply #31 on:** April 20, 2007, 11:23:59 am »

By then, a lot of fans were already following him very closely, after the promos he cut directly at Bischoff and Hogan in ECW. They were some of the first to really openly expose backstage info on major names from other companies, and probably the first that actually mattered, given the rest were from guys like Pillman and Heyman. IMO, the "Austin was born at KOTR" thing has a lot of WWE revisionism to it.

horseboy · « **Reply #32 on:** April 20, 2007, 11:52:00 am »

Clearly a product of hardcore wrestling. I give you "Sick" Nick Mondo...

Clearly not great wrestling stuff, but it is always fun to watch a trainwreck. I can't believe all those hardcore indy idiots started using friggin' lightbulbs. And they use them all the time, crazy ---daisies---.

ChadTower · « **Reply #33 on:** April 20, 2007, 12:04:07 pm »

I've been hit with those a few times. You barely feel it, the glass is so thin. The gas that comes out is actually worse if you don't hold your breath. You have to really grind that glass into your skin to get a real cut from it. That's why all of the backyard idiots use so many of them.

shardian · « **Reply #34 on:** April 20, 2007, 12:16:23 pm »

Quote from: horseboy on April 20, 2007, 11:52:00 am

Clearly a product of hardcore wrestling. I give you "Sick" Nick Mondo...

Clearly not great wrestling stuff, but it is always fun to watch a trainwreck. I can't believe all those hardcore indy idiots started using friggin' lightbulbs. And they use them all the time, crazy ---daisies---.

That sick ---fudgesicle--- actually LET that guy hit him with a weed whacker??? I wondered if it was real in the video, but wikipedia confirmed that he allowed it to happen.

Funny though, the final line of Wikipedia says the dude is a Blockbuster sales associate now. Glad destroying his body paid off.

horseboy · « **Reply #35 on:** April 20, 2007, 12:18:37 pm »

Ya, he had like a 3 year career and had to retire due to injuries. Who woulda thunk it?

Those dudes are complete idiots, but it is like driving by a bad car wreck, ya know.

ChadTower · « **Reply #36 on:** April 20, 2007, 01:37:22 pm »

I remember Nick Mondo... what was that, CZW or some west coast indy, yes? I can't see the video, I just remember him with his half assed Al Snow look and insane amounts of self mutilation.

horseboy · « **Reply #37 on:** April 20, 2007, 01:41:01 pm »

Yep, it was CZW, and yep, insane amounts of self mutilation.

ChadTower · « **Reply #38 on:** April 20, 2007, 01:47:41 pm »

CZW mostly sucks but some talent has made appearances there... keep an eye on Chris Hero, the guy is good.

KenToad · « **Reply #39 on:** April 20, 2007, 04:25:43 pm »

Is anyone else irritated by videos that have Linkin Park playing in the background.

As if that song makes everything cooler.


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