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« on: May 16, 2013, 11:17:47 AM »
Not GOAT FACE, but the greatest of all time. Today I was watching some hall of fame stuff, saw Austin, HBK, Flair inducted and I was thinking.....Rock and Taker are the BIG 2 left.....HHH & Kane probably fit the top 5 left to be inducted from my generation of wrestling, but I was thinking who was the greatest overall?
- Austin was the face of the attitude era, great worker, one of, if not THE most popular of all time. Has "taken his ball and gone home" and had some issues within the business but a bonifide legend.
- HBK maybe the best worker in the history of the WWE, one of the most popular, but everyone knows he was a massive dickhead and unbelievably difficult to work with. Plus, one of the many guys who can't stay retired, IMO tarnishing a little bit of his legacy.
- Flair won the most titles ever, decorated in every big company in pro wrestling history, the most charismatic wrestler of all time, but again comes and goes out of retirement, working for TNA and such kinda tarnishing his career a bit, rather he'd gone and stay gone. Not saying when he came back he was bad, still was a character, still was over and could still but on a show....but you know what im saying. I'll put Hulk Hogan in this same light, minus his ability to put on a good match in his LATER years.
- Bret Hart was the best there is, best there was, and the best there ever will be but with the screwjob and whatnot, yeah.
- HHH was never as popular as Austin/Rock/HBK but still founded DX, defiantly should be in the discussion but is clearly not the GOAT.
- The Rock was #2 behind austin for the attitude era, but combining his acting career maybe the most popular pro wrestler ever. One hell of a worker, could put on amazing matches, unmatched charisma. That being said he did leave the company high and dry and in turn we were punished with John Cena.
Now skipping a few more mentions, we'll jump to Taker. When he finally calls it quits he'll be the greatest professional wrestler ever. He litterally ticks every single category off on the check list.
- Amazing gimmick, that stood the test of time.
- Could overcome a potential career shattering gimmick (Biker Taker)
- Unbelievably over
- Is the biggest draw at the companies BIGGEST show
- No one has ever had as long main event status as Taker.
- Can work a tag team (Brothers of Destruction)
- Very successful Heel & Face
- Charisma/personality. Whose ever made their entrance so popular? Walking to the ring is a spectacle. When he was the leader of the Ministry, very scary dude and proved he could work the mic without Paul Bearer.
- Highlight reel matches in his prime
- A top 5 match every year PAST HIS PRIME at Mania. No one has ever performed at his level at his age....ever.
- A believable finishing move (unlike Hogans Leg Drop/Peoples Elbow)
- Everyone always said he did what was best for business (unlike HBK, Austin to an extent)
- Everyone in the back respected him and never says a bad word (in shoots, ect)
- Moments that stay with fans forever, be it Inferno Match, Hell in a Cell....hell toss in Innovator as well.
- Never pulled a "retired" and coming back, has always been there for the company.
- The Streak is his, and IMO as big as Flairs Title reigns.
I dont see anyone better.
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