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Post by Milky on Sept 20, 2017 16:17:51 GMT -5
I thought that maybe we, as a collective, could come up with a Top 10 list of the most iconic moments in wrestling history.
What are some iconic moments that stick out in your mind? It could be from any promotion and any era. But it should be some kind of lasting or defining moment in wrestling history.
And please keep it to scripted wrestling. We all know that the Chris Benoit tragedy was huge for the industry (albeit in a negative way) but in any regard those are not the kinds of moments I'm looking for. I want something from within the context of a scripted wrestling show.
Have at it!!
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Post by thebenjamin on Sept 20, 2017 17:10:07 GMT -5
- Hulk Hogan heel turn
- Scott Hall walking through the crowd on Nitro
- Montreal screwjob
- Hogan slams Andre
- Undertaker throwing Foley off the cell
- Goldberg pins Hogan to win WCW title
- Austin fighting through pain and blood at WM13
- Skaaland throws in the towel
- Benoit/Guerrero celebration WM20
- Shane McMahon walks out on Nitro
- Brock ends the streak
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Post by rocketking on Sept 20, 2017 18:47:51 GMT -5
#1. Not the Curtain Call, no matter what the WWE Network says
(I'll participate for real later, but this was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the subject)
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Post by Christian Small on Sept 21, 2017 13:22:18 GMT -5
-Hogan slamming Andre
-Hogan heel turn
-Montreal Screwjob
-Austin pushing Tyson
-Ivan pinning Bruno
-Sting faces Hogan (Starrcade)
-Flair winning the rumble
-Taker throwing Foley off the cell
-Foley winning the WWF title
-Brock breaks the streak
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Post by deezy on Sept 21, 2017 15:51:12 GMT -5
Vince JR buying Sr's territory
Vince pairing up with Dick Ebersole
Crockett buying the WTBS time slot back from Vince
First Wrestlemania
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Jamie G
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Post by Jamie G on Sept 21, 2017 16:12:02 GMT -5
Agree with lots of these really. Also add...
Barbershop window
Undertaker debut in 1990
Flair with the WCW title when he went to WWE, and they kept blurring the screen
Jake/Savage snakebite
Savage vs Warrior retirement match. Was huge for me when I was a kid
Taker retiring HBK
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Post by Zekey on Sept 21, 2017 22:09:20 GMT -5
- WrestleMania 1
- Hulk Hogan heel turn
- Montreal Screwjob
- Sting faces Hogan (Starrcade)
- Undertaker throwing Foley off the cell
- Benoit/Guerrero celebration WM20
- CM Punk promo + match
- Brock breaks the streak
- Sasha Banks vs Bayley (Brooklyn)
- Shibata headbutt
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Post by pj on Sept 23, 2017 10:59:25 GMT -5
I'm surprised nobody said Peyton and Billie.
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Post by Milky on Sept 24, 2017 8:17:13 GMT -5
- Hulk Hogan heel turn - Scott Hall walking through the crowd on Nitro - Montreal screwjob - Hogan slams Andre - Undertaker throwing Foley off the cell - Goldberg pins Hogan to win WCW title - Austin fighting through pain and blood at WM13 - Skaaland throws in the towel - Benoit/Guerrero celebration WM20 - Shane McMahon walks out on Nitro - Brock ends the streak All good except I'm not sure about the Montreal Screwjob. I guess it was kind of scripted, although not all of the players were made aware. At any rate I'd probably leave it out because it's not exactly what I was looking for. Maybe replace it with the Barbershop Window or CM Punk's promo? |
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Post by Milky on Sept 24, 2017 8:21:16 GMT -5
I'd also add Steve Austin winning King Of The Ring and giving the "Austin 3:16" promo to the list, and The Rock's "This is your life" segment. Maybe Angle with the milk truck or Austin with the beer truck too?
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Post by Christian Small on Sept 24, 2017 13:10:44 GMT -5
Angle with the milk is just a repeat of Austin with the beer. I'd personally go with Austin as he did it first.
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Post by T Anthony Auld on Sept 24, 2017 23:34:07 GMT -5
If nothing else, for that insane pop!
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Post by rocketking on Sept 25, 2017 11:15:31 GMT -5
Some from my WWE-centric mind...
- Wrestlemania
- Hogan/Andre at Wrestlemania III
- Bret/Austin at Wrestlemania 13
- Undertaker/Mankind Hell in a Cell
- Montreal Screwjob (if it counts here... I contend that since it was the finish of a major PPV main event, it does count even if it's a grey area)
- "I'm sorry, I love you"
I know it's hard to judge these things in the present, but what's the MOST RECENT moment that you think might be on this list one day? I feel like Daniel Bryan's retirement was a good one, but as it becomes more and more apparent that he has not wrestled his last match, that incredible promo loses some of its shine. Another Daniel Bryan one is his title win at Wrestlemania XXX (best call of Michael Cole's career, by the way) which also lost something because of the direction his career has gone since then.
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Post by T Anthony Auld on Sept 25, 2017 12:40:13 GMT -5
Edge's Retirement slightly over Bryan's only because Edge's was a natural shock, while Bryan's tweeted it online the earlier in the day.
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