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You mean like "wrestling superstars" that was on Saturday or Sunday mornings.
Yeah that was it. Every saturday.
He was fucking ace.So many great ones back in the day but nobody ever came close to this guy in his prime:
In what sense do you feel HBK is overrated?
Bret and Shawn could be argued as the two best of all time for in ring performance for sure. Austin was great but limited obviosuly due to his neck.
The Rock with a microphone is god like I agree as is Flair. Born to entertain thousands.
But we have to factor is everything, Michaels is arguably the most well rounded guy ever who can adept so well to any style he makes shitty wrestler like Hogan look good because of how good he is.
OHHHHH YEAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!
I was a big fan of Warrior and Savage, and I liked the monster heels, One Man Gang, Kamala, Earthquake, Undertaker when he was a zombie, BamBam, Vader, Yokozuna. Maybe it was just mostly fat guys with crazy looks that stood out, I don't know. Also, Bret Hart, Mr Perfect and Ric Flair carried the early 90s wwf.
Anyway, Savage>Michaels. Michaels had an excellent second act to his career. His run through the legends league (Flair, Angle, Taker, McMahon) in the 00's at wrestle mania was epic, but before his extended hiatus, he bombed as champ after a lengthy buildup. He wasn't a credible winner and he didn't win cowardly. You can't blame the organization either, they made him this male prostitute character then had him fight back against a series of big mean pimps, all culminating in him taking his own place among the legends, it was great story building.
Savage, on the other hand, was ready to carry the weight from day one. Picked up the company during Hogan's various departures without any loss to prestige. He was still capable in ring into the late 90s, best defined character ever, all through his interviews. It was all so natural, I'd say effortless if not for all the strain evident in his voice. Also, he had much better crossover appeal. Macho is the ideal form 20th century pro wrestler.
All the more reason Savage should have had a classic program against Bret in the early 90's. In hindsight, the company fumbled a golden opportunity with a Bret-Randy title match at WrestleMania instead of toying around with Yokozuna for a year and a half. It really would have propelled Bret from the start and Savage being a really cool guy, he would have put him over at the time. This is a botch that is difficult for me to get over because it was right there. IMO Savage is one of the most underrated wrestlers ever.
Easily the Hulkster with The Ultimate Warrior coming in as a close 2nd.
that you in your avi?