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What was your favorite wrestling program or angle that stand out? We get so many formulaic feuds over the years but some stick out. To me the build is the bulk of what makes a program good. It's what we remember years later. The Some of my Favorites over the years:
Ricky Steamboat vs The Dangerous Alliance - I hated Rick Rude as a kid but looking back I can see what a genius he was. I think he did his best work around this time, plus Jessie the Body did a great job as a heel commentator putting over the Dangerous Alliance. Steamboat accidentally hit Medusa and they beat the crap out of him so bad. I though they had snapped and crossed the line and really hurt him. Then when he finally healed up and returned for the match it was electric.
Sting vs Hollywood Hogan - not much explanation needed. Stalking from the rafters, not sure who's side he was on. Then the night he finally cut loose and beat back the whole NWO without the bat still gives me chills to watch today. Then the worst payoff in wrestling history at starcade '97 had to happen.
Steiner vs Goldberg - both seemed like they couldn't care less about authority or Head of Security Doug Dillenger. Wild backstage fights. Supper stiff action in every match they had that not many men would be able to stand up against. Steiner wrestling with the broken nose and mask. I loved it all
Steiner vs HHH - They kept them apart perfectly. No matches, no tag match, nothing official until the PPV, but they build the anticipation with all of the contests before. People crap on the match but what I remember first is HHH so calm chewing that gum at the beginning, a ton of suplexes, Steiner's fall, and him standing over HHH with the belt draped across him at the end. Great build.
Daniel Bryan vs HHH/Randy Orton - Not sure if smarks were trolling WWE or if they were trolling us. It just felt so organic. Great underdog / B plus player story. The payoff was perfect. Standing in the Superdome with 85,000 fans all yelling YES in unison at the end of the night was amazing.
What are your favs?
Ricky Steamboat vs The Dangerous Alliance - I hated Rick Rude as a kid but looking back I can see what a genius he was. I think he did his best work around this time, plus Jessie the Body did a great job as a heel commentator putting over the Dangerous Alliance. Steamboat accidentally hit Medusa and they beat the crap out of him so bad. I though they had snapped and crossed the line and really hurt him. Then when he finally healed up and returned for the match it was electric.
Sting vs Hollywood Hogan - not much explanation needed. Stalking from the rafters, not sure who's side he was on. Then the night he finally cut loose and beat back the whole NWO without the bat still gives me chills to watch today. Then the worst payoff in wrestling history at starcade '97 had to happen.
Steiner vs Goldberg - both seemed like they couldn't care less about authority or Head of Security Doug Dillenger. Wild backstage fights. Supper stiff action in every match they had that not many men would be able to stand up against. Steiner wrestling with the broken nose and mask. I loved it all
Steiner vs HHH - They kept them apart perfectly. No matches, no tag match, nothing official until the PPV, but they build the anticipation with all of the contests before. People crap on the match but what I remember first is HHH so calm chewing that gum at the beginning, a ton of suplexes, Steiner's fall, and him standing over HHH with the belt draped across him at the end. Great build.
Daniel Bryan vs HHH/Randy Orton - Not sure if smarks were trolling WWE or if they were trolling us. It just felt so organic. Great underdog / B plus player story. The payoff was perfect. Standing in the Superdome with 85,000 fans all yelling YES in unison at the end of the night was amazing.
What are your favs?
