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GOT Wrestle Fest Fan Thread

Prevenger17 said:
But then, if you start marking people on their capabilities as a wrestler, Hogan would be nowhere near it. Hogan had probably the biggest role in bringing American wrestling to a global audience. But then again, Vince himself could have a case to be on Rushmore if you were to really focus on that single criteria. The Rushmore is a personal thing for me and, for what it's worth, this is mine:

Austin
Rock
Hart
Undertaker

All coincidentally from the same era and company, but that was the only era and company I knew. Jericho is the first wrestler to make me reconsider this list in a long long time
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I completely agree. If you go personally, I would have Austin (who would probably have a mountain of his own for me), The Rock, Undertaker and Ultimate Warrior.

I know Warrior is an out there choice but same as you I grew up watching WWF and when I started watching it he was my hero. Now I know he was an awful wrestler and seems to have been a pretty horrible person too. But they are the 4 that I’ve been the biggest fans of when I was younger and watched a lot of wrestling.

The first PPVs I remember watching were Survivor Series 90 when Undertaker debuted and Warrior won the final match with Hogan and Santana (I think). And then Wrestlemania 6 when Warrior beat Hogan and had both belts. Was watching them on VHS so weren’t in order necessarily. That cemented Warrior for me and as a 5 year old The Undertaker was something else.

I remember being so excited when Warrior came back against HHH and then basically just disappearing again.
 
Prevenger17 said:
I may be getting ahead of myself here, but I hope when Mox does finally relinquish the belt, it's to MJF. Would love to see Mox have to battle his way through a series of massive lads like Lee and Cage, only to come unstuck against a really canny and underhanded MJF. Jungle Boy needs to start winning some matches, I hope they realise what they have with him
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Sure MJF was meant to have Brodie’s spot but because of the pandemic he couldn’t travel and that

Also, not standing for any Bucks slander
 
Prevenger17 said:
Really? Still think MJF needs a little bit more time. If he can start regularly having matches like he did with Jungle Boy with different wrestlers, he's only a few months away from being champ imo
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I swear before all this started MJFs last promo was about going after Mox but he probably does need a little more time
 
Wizard said:
I completely agree. If you go personally, I would have Austin (who would probably have a mountain of his own for me), The Rock, Undertaker and Ultimate Warrior.

I know Warrior is an out there choice but same as you I grew up watching WWF and when I started watching it he was my hero. Now I know he was an awful wrestler and seems to have been a pretty horrible person too. But they are the 4 that I’ve been the biggest fans of when I was younger and watched a lot of wrestling.

The first PPVs I remember watching were Survivor Series 90 when Undertaker debuted and Warrior won the final match with Hogan and Santana (I think). And then Wrestlemania 6 when Warrior beat Hogan and had both belts. Was watching them on VHS so weren’t in order necessarily. That cemented Warrior for me and as a 5 year old The Undertaker was something else.

I remember being so excited when Warrior came back against HHH and then basically just disappearing again.
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I love the Ultimate Warrior, my childhood favourite. Yeah, he was a garbo wrestler, but his energy and physical charisma and those off-the-reservation promos make him an all time great in my eyes. If you were going with pure draw, I imagine him, Hogan, Rock and Austin are probably up there with very little competition but I couldn't blame anyone for having him on their Rushmore. He misses out on mine only through an almost total lack of wrestling ability. The fact that he only narrowly misses out is a testament to the other ways he compensated for that.
 

Connor said:
I swear before all this started MJFs last promo was about going after Mox but he probably does need a little more time
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Mox is being built up so much now that whoever beats him is going to get ridiculous credibility as a result. They need to make sure it goes on someone deserving and who is a genuine up and comer with serious heat. There is only one person who fits that description and I can't wait for it
 
My Rushmore:

Hogan
Austin
Savage
HBK

Hogan and Savage were the reason I became a wrestling fan... Savage's in ring work was so damn good (best finisher ever for me)...his promos were different level too, they still make me laugh when I watch them on YouTube....Austin brought me back to watching wwf (I think WWE would be gone without him)... HBK for me is the best wrestler I've seen
 
N.S.N.O. said:
My Rushmore:

Hogan
Austin
Savage
HBK

Hogan and Savage were the reason I became a wrestling fan... Savage's in ring work was so damn good (best finisher ever for me)...his promos were different level too, they still make me laugh when I watch them on YouTube....Austin brought me back to watching wwf (I think WWE would be gone without him)... HBK for me is the best wrestler I've seen
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HBK an unbelievable wrestler, but I just hate him and that will never change. Savage defo has a case to be on any Rushmore, ridiculously good at every aspect of the wrestling business
 
N.S.N.O. said:
My Rushmore:

Hogan
Austin
Savage
HBK

Hogan and Savage were the reason I became a wrestling fan... Savage's in ring work was so damn good (best finisher ever for me)...his promos were different level too, they still make me laugh when I watch them on YouTube....Austin brought me back to watching wwf (I think WWE would be gone without him)... HBK for me is the best wrestler I've seen
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Loved Savage. Would be close to my 4 probably in place of Taker. First memory of mine was him winning the title at Wrestlemania 4 (which Hogan of course had to be involved in). Loved his entrance music so much.

I understand Hogan's impact on the business but I've always hated him. If he was around now he'd be booed out of every arena like Cena and Reigns.

HBK was incredible but never warmed to him when I was younger. Incredible performer and wrestler though.
 

Wizard said:
The difficulty is setting the criteria for it. I think if you’re talking impact on the “business” as a whole then Flair, Hogan and Austin have to be in the 4. Not sure who would be my 4th pick
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Flair, Hogan, Austin and Andre for me. That's just straight up American wrestling though.

My favourites would be much more different.
 
You can't have a pro wrestling mount Rushmore without Hulk Hogan. He redefined the business twice, and ushered in two boom periods. Firstly in the 80's with the WWF then again by turning heel and kick starting the Monday night war in the 90's. Despite what people think he actually wasn't a bad wrestler (check out his work in Japan) he just understood the business and realised that he could get a better reaction by cupping his hand to his ear then he'd get for a hour long iron man match. Even people who know nothing about wrestling know that it's that thing that Hulk Hogan did. He's the biggest and most continuous draw in the history of the business. The other three spots might be subjective but nobody can deny that Hogan simply has to be on the wrestling mount Rushmore.

Ric Flair is another guy who belongs on the list. There isn't many people who've made as much impact on the talent as they have the fans like Ric Flair. He had great matches right up to his final WWE match against Michaels and was always over either as a face or heel.

Stone Cold was the most over face in the history of the business at his peak. Not even Hogan at his peak matched it. For that alone he belongs on the list. His reactions where off the chart. Plus he deserves to much credit for sustaining that injury to his neck and still coming back to become the mammoth star that he was.

Undertaker gets the fourth spot imo. Truth be told I was never much a Taker guy and if this was my personal favourites I can think of more then thirty guys I'd pick before Taker on my personal list but there's no denying his success and the longevity of his career. He's redefined and come back stonger again and again. I've no doubt that he'll be competing at next years wrestlemania in some capacity. Its unreal that he's still going so strong at this point.

People like Randy Savage, The Rock, Sting all deserve a mention but they just aren't quite there.
 
William Regal 100% should of been world champion at least once. I know he had his personal issues but he was more then fine for long enough to justify at least one run, even if just as a transitional champion for a mouth or two. It's actually depressing that Jinder Mahal is a former WWE champion and somebody like Regal isn't.(n)
 

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