Alright, here's what I'm thinking...(for those of you who care to be in this discussion, the rest can just skip over this topic)

I will post a list of my Top 25 favorite wrestlers of all time. I will surely forget some. Anyone can post theirs. We will compare lists and formulate a definitive Features Message Board Top 25 Favorite Wrestlers of All-Time. I expect at least five of you to be in on this. There is no order necessary, but you can organize your list if you want.

RD's Top 25 Favorite Wrestlers of All-Time
Ultimate Warrior
Mr. Perfect
"Ravishing" Rick Rude
Bret Hart
Shawn Michaels
Arn Anderson
Ted Dibiase
"Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich
Demolition (Ax & Smash) (counts as 2)
"Macho Man" Randy Savage (early WWF career)
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
Dusty Rhodes
Paul Orndorf
Bobby Eaton
Terry Funk
Tito Santana
Rick Martel
Road Warriors/Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal) (2)
Sid Vicious
Ric Flair
Ricky Steamboat
Steve Austin

I know that Ray Davies will have Dino Bravo on his list.

Did you know Dino Bravo was killed by the Canadian mafia?

My favorite wrestler when I was little was Brutus Beefcake. He recently got in trouble too. He was working at a toll booth and left his post and there was an anthrax scare. He later admitted it was his, and it was cocaine, not anthrax.

Anyway, it will be tough for me to compile a list because I loved Hulk Hogan so much when I was a kid (I think I may have cried when Earthquake "put him in the hospital"), but hated him immensly later on. I'll put some thought into this though.

Yeah, was it over drugs, some kind of debt, or something? I can't remember.

Yeah, something like that.

I liked goldberg

He dropped a shipment of Canadian bacon and hockey sticks that he was trying to sneak over the border. The authorities got involved, and Bravo was too much of a liability for them to keep around...

he was laundering money for the canadian mafia as well as selling steriods in canada. they took him out.

ray davies top 25 wrestlers of all time (no particular order):

jake "the snake" roberts
demolition (ax and smash= the greatest tag team EVER, fuck L.O.D.)
eddie "hot stuff" gilbert
"mr wonderful" paul orndorff
brutus "the barber" beefcake
arn anderson
tully blanchard
barry windham
ric flair
"macho man" randy savage (pre-"macho king", that shit was stupid)
ricky "the dragon" steamboat
ultimate warrior
"million dollar man" ted dibiase
"ravishing" rick rude
"mr perfect" curt henning
the steiner brothers (pre-WWF tenure)
don "the rock" moraco
sting
jerry "the king" lawler (pre-WWF tenure, mainly USWA and AWA)
the midnight express (bobby eaton and stan lane)
sid vicious
terry funk


i never liked dino bravo due to his affiliation with earthquake.

how could everyone be leaving out Disco Inferno?

Abdullah the Butcher

ricky "the dragon" steamboat
randy savage
big van vader
sting (pre-baseball bat)
ric flair
jake "the snake" roberts
shawn michaels
yokozuna
ken shamrock
sid vicious
dude love *
cactus jack *
arn anderson
the dudleys #
the honky tonk man
ultimate warrior
the undertaker (pre-tatooed biker shit)

to be continued...

i gots to go to class.

I was never a huge rasslin fan, but back in the first WWF heyday (mid 80's) Rick the Dragon was my guy... I always enjoyed Junk yard Dog as well...

Isn't that other wrestler pronounced Stiiiiing (like Will Ferrel from the Oscars??)

No real order. Sorry RD, but I can't do it.

The following are the pre-'92 versions (not counting their later runs):
Brutus Beefcake
Hulk Hogan
The Rockers
Demolition (pre-Crush)
Jake Roberts
Ultimate Warrior

More recent:
Chris Jericho (especially in his later WCW days)
The Rock (especially his first heel run)
Yoshihiro Tajiri (ECW era)
Steve Austin
Kurt Angle
Eddy Guerrero
Mick Foley
Bret Hart
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Taz (ECW)
Chris Benoit
The Eliminators (ECW- Saturn and Kronus)
Sunny when she was hot
Razor Ramon
Lo-Ki (NWA-TNA)
Shawn Michaels (yes I realize he is sort of on my list twice)
Johnny Fairplay
Vince McMahon (does he count?)
Raven (ECW/WCW era)

Here's a related question- Favorite wrestling moment of all time?

Mine is when Chris Jericho debuted in the WWF. It was late '99 and he was my favorite wrestler at the time, and for weks there was a mysterious counter counting down to the "new millenium," but if you did the math, it wan't counting down to 1/1/00. I suspected it may be the debut of Jericho, but there was no way to be sure. Then The Rock was doing an interview and all of the sudden the counter comes on the screen and hits 0, and Jericho (Y2J) does the most incredible entrance ever. Then he verbally attacks The Rock, which was amazing considering he was just a mid-carder in WCW and here he was going after the biggest wrestler of them all. Man, I had goosebumps.

Too bad wrestling sucks now.

(Edited by Keith at 5:48 pm on Mar. 2, 2004)

What? No love for Andre the Giant?

I would also like to add Pago Pago to the list.

okay, i understand jake "the snake" roberts and eddie "hot stuff" gilbert, but with a name like "brutus beefcake," is a nickname really necessary?

i was all about wrestling in elementary school, though i remember little about it. my mom has all sorts of wrestling memorabilia from when she was a teen, including hilarious pictures and a lavendar randy savage t-shirt. guess it was in the blood.

My only experience with wrestling was having lengthy discussions with my cousins about how it was 100% real. I was 5 at the time. I went through a secret wrestling phase around 1998 due to my sister's influence, but it was more to make fun of it (no matter how true that statement is, no one will believe me). I did have Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior action figures in my childhood though...

I don't really have a favorite wrestler..but when I was little I can remember one of my Aunt's boyfriends quoting the Macho Man. Is that his name? lol the guy who did the Slim Jim commercials. I thought that was funny. I started watching wrestling some once when I was in high school for about 3 or 4 months I liked watching the popular wrestlers The Rock, and Stone Cold, The undertaker, all of those guys.

dusty rhodes and sapphire were my favorites.
power to the fat people!

one time when i was like 10....
they tag teamed the macho king and scary sherrie.

good times.

Was that when the Million Dollar Man stole Sapphire with money; and she left Dusty Rhodes?

My favorite wrestling moment was probably when Shawn Michaels beat Bret Hart for the WWF title, the second time. From what I remember, Vince McMahon ordered that Bret lose to Michaels (my favorite wrestler/entertainer of all-time) during the end of the match. Shawn Michaels used Bret Hart's own move to beat him and the whole Degeneration X thing was kind of born out of that, from what I remember. The Canadiens VS. DX thing after that was fucking awesome.

I was all about the Jericho thing too, Keith.

(Edited by richarddawson at 11:59 pm on Mar. 3, 2004)

ultimate warrior
hulk hogan
rick steiner
macho man
the road warriors
the bush wackers
sting
junk yard dog
rowdy roddy piper

my uncle took me to see the wwf. i saw one of the hogan vs. savage match ups, it was incredible. i can't believe i never told RD about this

I'll try not to go into it very deep, but that's kinda inaccurate. There is a documentary called "Wrestling With Shadows" that follows this whole ordeal and is actually a really interesting movie if you care about this stuff at all (which I know pretty much no one here does).

Anyway, the Canadiens vs. DX thing happened before and up to this match, not after, as this was the very last match Bret Hart had in the WWF, and all the other Canadiens followed, except for Owen Hart (who would still be alive if he quit like the rest of them). What happened was, Bret had already decided to go to WCW, but he wanted to beat Shawn Michaels in front of his hometown crowd that night, and agreed to lose the belt the next night on Raw. He and Vince argued about the outcome of that match, and eventually Vince gave in (or so Bret thought). Turns out, Vince came out during the match and told the ref to ring the bell and say that Bret submitted, which he didn't. Bret got very pissed and punched out Vince. The crowd turned on Vince, which gave him the idea for the evil "Mr. McMahon" character that took off as the foil to Steve Austin. Anyway, it all seems silly since wrestling is fake, but Bret takes it very seriously.

I'm glad my 1300th post was about wrestling.

(Edited by Keith at 4:54 am on Mar. 4, 2004)

I'm not fully awake, and I thought the title of this thread said favorite webmasters of all time. I just thought I'd share.

oh, my bad Keith. You're totally right. I want to see that documentary. My memory of this is obviously fuzzy.

and Dusty said, "I offered up my innocence to her, and she paid me back with scorn!"

(Edited by Brother Love at 11:15 am on Mar. 4, 2004)

dusty rhodes and sapphire VS macho king randy savage and sensational sherri took place at wrestlemania 6. the angle where the million dollar man bought sapphire didnt take place until summerslam 1990.

the man knows his shit. i've quizzed him.

I'll challenge anyone to a wrestling trivia contest. Back when beat the geeks was on, I always wanted to be Wrestling Geek. Why am I sharing this?

keith, i accept your challenge.

Perhaps we can do this as the opening "set" for the 3/12 Features show. Who will be the judge?

Peace Frog Productions can be the promoter... provided we secure a billion dollar PPV package in time.

"Drawn & Quartered at the Porter: Dancin' Ray Davies vs The Keifer Keith in a 12 round All Genre crossing Rasslin Trivia Showdown"

The undercard will be announced later... I'm trying to line up Sina and PB's Girl in a Crisco Bikini death match.

Jake "the Snake" Roberts
King Kong Bundy
George "The Animal" Steele (what else can you say about a guy with a green tongue who eats turnbuckles and taught High School lit?)
The Road Warriors
Sting (paired up with RoboCop)
The Ultimate Warrior
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Kane
Andre the Giant
Hulk Hogan
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
The Honky Tonk Man
Big John Studd (no, he wasn't a porn star)
The Bushwackers
Hacksaw Jim Duggan


(Edited by somethingman at 6:55 pm on Mar. 4, 2004)

the judge should be richard dawson more than likely with brother love and damon as factcheckers for accuracy.

haha. i think you should be forced to do the trivia while playing legends of wrestling at my house. there could be multiple rounds, each of increasing question difficulty and intoxication level. the questions would count as a point a piece and winner of the gamecube match would recieve 5 points. minds would be boggled.

hahahahahaha!


i remember that this took place at capital combat 1990.

I'll make the Rotel Dip! But, damon, wouldn't it be easier to do this in a place with internet access for easy fact-checking abilities?

(Edited by deathscythe257 at 12:09 pm on Mar. 5, 2004)

Ok, this should take place. perhaps at the just-announced apt. a15 sketch party in the boro...

Here's my two cents: I have a feeling that Keith knows more about the past few years of wrestling than Ray Davies, but when it comes to obscure, old-ass wrestling trivia...RD2 has never ceased to amaze me. This must take place and there should be a panel of judges, no supreme judge. I say that Brother Love, myself, Carl, and damon should be the judges, with others joining in as necessary.

hopefully someone will get power-bombed through the official wrestling trivia cardtable

(Edited by richarddawson at 2:11 pm on Mar. 5, 2004)

I admit my wrestling triva is strongest from WWF '90-present and WCW '94-its death. I'll have a hard time with NWA and real old school WWF trivia, but I still think I can hold my own.

Oh, and I'll also kick ass at 90210 or Saved By The Bell trivia if you want to throw that in there.

(Edited by Keith at 4:05 pm on Mar. 5, 2004)

I'll take Keith on in 90210 trivia. I'm not as comfortable with the later stuff but anything during the Brenda years is mine!

(Edited by iwantelvis at 4:19 pm on Mar. 5, 2004)

and i feel i can shame anyone when it comes to saved by the bell trivia.
the name of screech's robot?.....sam? leo? no, what was it?.....kevin!
booyah.

I'm totally in for some Saved By the Bell Trivia.

My brother was always really into Hulkamania. He had the wristbands and tee shirt. I think I may ask him to dig that stuff up...I'd wear it to work and see what all the construction guys (I work at Home Depot now) would say to me. I bet I'd get hit on hardcore.

Yay! Welcome back!

I want to get into this trivia biznass, mainly because I feel that I'm not getting enough attention. Anyone want to challenge me in X-Trivia? No takers? Eh...oh well...

First off, thanks. You make me feel loved. Secondly, anyone to challenge you in X-trivia would be a damn fool, although it would be fun to watch.

To psyche out Ray Davies, I'd like to show off some of my artwork from last year's "snowstorm of the century:

We should really get down to business with this.

I.e.- who is to come up with questions, how many questions, time limits, etc. I at first thought that Keith and Ray Davies could come up with questions for eachother, but after thinking back on some of the spectacular knowledge that has been dropped on me, I don't know if anyone would be able to answer a question in that case. I propose that the judges come up with questions over beer and a night of Legends of Wrestling II.

WOOHOOO! welcome back stephaniew!!! we have missed you!!!!!!!

there should be pizza. and beer. with all those people hanging out we might be able to unlock king kong bundy on the game. playing on shifts, i think.

i cant give in to the psyche out......must resist.....

seriously, we really do need to set a date and get this thing together.

(Edited by ray davies at 4:53 pm on Mar. 7, 2004)

That's the funniest snowman i've seen in a while lol.... next to the snowman my cousin made that was equipped with a small penis lol I'm ashamed I'm kin to him for that! I like that one it's PG-13.

My favorite wrestler of all time is the Heavyweight Inter-Gender Champion Andy Kaufman!

Awesome!!!!!! I so forgot about that lol! You rock, but I bet I could have given him a run for his money lol

i have to wonder if keith's hulkasnowmania has intimidated mr. davies over the last few days...

it's made me start training. i now have a mind chock full of knowledge. i have also been on a workout schedule.

meet the new ray davies:




im coming for you, keith!

come on guys, the greatest wrestlers ever are booker t and earnest "the cat" miller

Just Bring It

keith, i'll have to ask you to wear a shirt if this contest happens.

I think you mean when.

either this thread has reached it's end, or the idea of a great wrestling showdown has died on the vine. tisk.

It hasn't died. Ray Davies and I have discussed it outside of the confines of this message board and we have decided that RichardDawson is in charge of arranging it (he has a lot of free time, folks). I think Carligula, RD, Brother Love, and Damon will all be involved in the judging/fact checking/scoring. All I want to have to do is show up, drink, and kick me some Ray Davies ass!!!

I have to correct myself- We all know Carligula will never be involved in scoring! ZING

Um... yer momma... uh... nevermind. I admit defeat.

this, folks, is the shell of a broken man.

Andy considers the trophy at stake...



I can't believe I hadn't seen this topic before today!

I'm a secretive wrestling fan.

Well... not that secretive, really...

see the new thread

(Edited by richarddawson at 5:02 am on Mar. 17, 2004)