Since I enjoyed the old time wrestling talk figured it needed its own thread, was thinking of a top 10 kinda thing;

 

1. Fav Wrestler:

2. Fav. Character:

3. Fav. Face:

4. Fav. Heel:

5. Fav Finisher

6. Fav. Tag Team:

7. Fav Moment:

8. Fav guy on the stick:

9. Fav foreign object:

10: fav catch Phrase:

 

For me Ive pretty much always been a WWF/WWE fan since the 80-90's so it'll probably be heavy with 90's WWE or attitude era,  anyways;

 

1. wrestler: Bret Hart (strictly wrestling ability)

 

2. character: Papa Shango

 

3. Face: I dunno if you'd necessarily call him a "face" but Stone cold was always one you could cheer for

 

4. Heel:  Razor Ramon god was he greasy lol that toothpick flick was the best slap in the face ever. I was one of those marks that cheered for the 1-2-3 kid when he beat him

 

5. Finisher: Ahmed Johnson's Pearl River Plunge (i thought it was called a tiger power bomb or something?) or Mr. Kenndy (now known as Mr. Anderson in TNA)'s top rope move that he put guy on his shoulders then flipped - he doesnt do it anymore tho cuz it really messed up his neck.

 

6. Tag Team: Legion of Doom as a kid,  it was like demolition but cooler to me cuz they wore shoulder pads with BIG spikes,  not S & M attire lol

 

7. Moment: I would have to say watching Shawn Michaels super kick Marty Jannetty thru the barb shop window was what turned me onto wrestling that was mind blowing at my age

 

8. Talker: tbh I think the rock has made me laugh more then anyone for as long as i can remember

 

9. Foreign Object: I miss the trash cans

 

10. Catch Phrase: when it first came out, again going with the rock, when he would interrupt with "it doesnt matter what you think" was like the verbal toothpick flick, or telling people to shut their mouth and know their role. 

Ok.  Still not hearing what he doesn't do well.  Seems to me that he fills the role that Lawler filled with JR.

Didnt mean to hijack.   lol

 

Lawler was a lot better a few years back.  Jim Ross was good enough for the both of them though.  JR called it more like a sporting event and called it emotionally.  Cole and JBL dont.  Its not their fault per se, its how they are produced, its what WWE wants.  Lots of inside reverences, burying guys, har har har jokes.  None of which adds importance to the matches, angles or talent.  When JBL goes off burying guys its usually Vince in his ear.  Think back to when Randy Orton was hurt and couldnt lift weights.  Vince brought him into the ring just to insult his physique calling his neck a stack of dimes.  Thats the sort of humor he likes and it's counter-productive.

 

JBL was actually pretty good when he first came back but now he's over-produced.  JR made the matches seem far more important.  Even Jesse as a "heel announcer" put guys over stronger and treated the matches and angles like "sporting" events.  One of the problems with wrestling now a days is everyone is in on the joke, even WWE.

lol JR really was incredible.  Every episode of RAW would end with JR having a full-scale meltdown over whatever was happening in the ring.  So good.

I think for me Razor ramon was my fav heel simply because he was easy for me to hate,  I think I ate a good several dozen razors edges onto the couch courtesy of Bigg Jay as a kid even tho "I wasn't playing" lol. then we got one of those giant trampolines when they first came out (we were only kids in our neighborhood with one) and yeah. In hind site removing the padding covering the springs was our interpretation of an exposed turnbuckle?

JR was the enthusiastic (sometimes over the top) Bob Irving of WWF/E announcing, tho had his unique southern touch to with the bagod's and slobberknockers.  Jerry Lawler was pretty enthusiastic as a colour commentator which played well with JR,  but man after they started watering down the attitude era with more PG friendly stuff, imo Lawler got his balls cut off. I used to chuckle when he'd ape **** for Bra and Panty matches and of course "Puppies!".

 

Cole isnt bad but he doesnt really stand out as someone you'll think back on once his careers over. I dunno if it was him or JR before JR went onto other duties that coined "Vintage ____(wrestlers name)___ " but i hate that.  I think JBL and Booker T offer ok colour commentating or just different viewpoint contributions for the broadcast, but like cole, they arent really setting new standards or guys I think once they move on you'll look back and say, i miss listening to those guys, or it'll be tough to the replace them.  Perhaps JR and Lawler cast too big of a shadow, that most would seem mediocre in comparsion despite not being all that bad in their own right