Who was your favorite wrestler when you were a kid/teen?

Omackeral

Yes, we know it's fake predetermined but nobody can deny that wrestling was huge in the 80's with the likes of Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior and then again in the late 90's with Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock. I often hear older people talking about Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy from the UK scene too but they weren't really on my radar. So who did you love when you watched it, if you watched it? Who did you hate and why?

Also, one more question, if you don't know anything about wrestling now, do you know any of them in it currently or could you name some? Be interested to know that!

Captain Obvious

Tatanka

brilou23

Razor Ramon

Omackeral

Captain Obvious wrote: »

Tatanka

Some theme tune! A real Native American too, never mind the Hulkster fella.

dastardly00

Bret Hart, and then either Steve Austin or The Rock

giveitholly

Bret the hitman hart

Omackeral

brilou23 wrote: »

Razor Ramon

Among the coolest men of all time. Seriously, look at how slickly he handles some fcukwit throwing a drink at him.



Oozing machismo :cool:

Radiant Cool Crazy Nightmare

Legion of Doom

ebbsy

Demolition.

judeboy101

Bret hart

Harleen Quinzel

Stone Cold and the Rock were my ultimates,
but I’ve still got a soft spot for Crash Holly

Yamanoto

Wrestling in the 80s was Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks, with Dickie Davis presenting

Omackeral

Radiant Cool Crazy Nightmare wrote: »

Legion of Doom

ebbsy wrote: »

Demolition.

LOD > Demolition

sk8erboii

Omackeral wrote: »

Yes, we know it's fake predetermined but nobody can deny that wrestling was huge in the 80's with the likes of Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior and then again in the late 90's with Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock. I often hear older people talking about Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy from the UK scene too but they weren't really on my radar. So who did you love when you watched it, if you watched it? Who did you hate and why?

Also, one more question, if you don't know anything about wrestling now, do you know any of them in it currently or could you name some? Be interested to know that!

Rey mysterio was cool af. Dude had a mask and the best finisher

mojesius

The bushwhackers and Jake the snake roberts

Rubberlegs

Yamanoto wrote: »

Wrestling in the 80s was Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks, with Dickie Davis presenting

Yup. I lived in London as a small child and remember watching them on a Saturday evening if I remember correctly.

Welruc

Undertaker for me

retro:electro

My brother used to fling me around the living room on a Saturday morning thinking he was Bret the hitman Hart. One time he tried this “new move” which consisted of lifting me up and then slamming me down on my back. I was totally winded so then he put cushions on top of me and sat on me so our mother wouldn’t hear me crying. I’ll get him back, when he least expects it.

tonycascarino

Hulk Hogan or Jake 'The Snake' Roberts. Always liked Mr. Perfect too and Bobby Heenan always made me laugh.

Favourite tag team was Legion of Doom or Demolition as people have stated above.

Triboro

Mick mc Manus

Charlie19

Rowdy Rody Piper was a legend.

I was also fond of the Ultimate Warrior.

YoungRogerian

My top 5 in order were 1. Hulk Hogan. 2 Jake The Snake. 3. Ted Dibiase. 4. Macho Man. 5. Hacksaw Jim Duggan

Omackeral

sk8erboii wrote: »

Rey mysterio was cool af. Dude had a mask and the best finisher

How Soon Is Now

Stone cold everything about him weather he was face or heal was perfect!


The Rock is the The Rock really i mean he just worked perfectly at the time hes a bit on the cringe the last few times hes came back though.


Cant forget Undertaker obviously and loved any character Mick Foley played.


HHH was the best heal in the business back in the day. Marry the bosses daughter bury everyone on the roster and be as smug and elite about it as possible! You cant get any more perfect as a bad guy then that!


His feuds with Austin The Rock Foley and even Undertaker where some of the best ever.


I would actually love to sit and watch a load of Attitude era up until the pg era stuff now!


I mean even Brock was a ****ing savage at his peak with Heyman as his mouth.

Pac1Man

Ken Shamrock - The World's Most Dangerous Man

mightybashful

George the animal Steele

Tom Mann Centuria

Edge & Christian, though I wasn't that young. Their fights and build ups with the Dudley boys and the Hardy boyz were epic.

Tables, ladders and chairs....

Oh my.


.

r93kaey5p2izun

Jake the Snake and Andre the Giant.

PandaPoo

I loved Triple H. Used to run home from mass so I could watch his sexy sweaty muscles and long blonde hair. Hated Stephanie when she married him, couldn't believe he wasn't marrying me.

Also like Mankind but definitely for different reasons.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Yamanoto wrote: »

Wrestling in the 80s was Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks, with Dickie Davis presenting

^^^

This and Kendo Nagasaki . Everything there after was American rubbish.

Omackeral

retro:electro wrote: »

My brother used to fling me around the living room on a Saturday morning thinking he was Bret the hitman Hart. One time he tried this “new move” which consisted of lifting me up and then slamming me down on my back. I was totally winded so then he put cushions on top of me and sat on me so our mother wouldn’t hear me crying. I’ll get him back, when he least expects it.

This is my favorite ever gif of Bret Hart and his younger brother Owen (RIP). There's a real sibling dont do that again you sh1t vibe off that finger point.

Omackeral

tonycascarino wrote: »

Always liked Mr. Perfect too and Bobby Heenan always made me laugh.

They had the most amazing chemistry. Keep an eye on the towel.



Absolutely Perfect.

YoungRogerian

I would know some of the names today, but i no longer have any interest. I wasn't a big fan off the attitude era either. I loved the Pantomime style atmosphere to wrestling in the late 80s early 90s. Although I'd love to know what the feck they were smoking when they came up with the Gobbledygooker?

somefeen

Yokozuna in the earlier days and Kane later on.

martingriff

Undertaker
Stone Cold
Triple H
Lita
Trish Stratus

Tag Team
Hardy Boyz
Edge and Christian (also as singles)
Dudley Boys

return guide

Yamanoto wrote: »

Wrestling in the 80s was Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks, with Dickie Davis presenting

As a child in my grandmothers house in B&W Mick was always booed.

Saturday afternoon with Dickie Davis, simple times..

https://youtu.be/3_PFJMRn72I

How Soon Is Now

somefeen wrote: »

Yokozuna in the earlier days and Kane later on.

Kane was one those guys they would build as a ****ing machine but they would bury him left right and center whenever it suited. The thing was he still always came out looking good afterwards cause well Kane :pac:


The whole thing when he lost the mask for a while was hilariously bad yet the story lines around it worked in a weird way.

sonic85

I had loads of favourites from the 90s it'll be too hard to name them all but the likes of Bret and Owen Hart Shawn Michaels the early Undertaker Money Inc Bam Bam Bigelow Macho Man Doink the Clown - so many!

I used to love WWF but we never had money for satellite TV so I had to get some cousins who were richer than me to record it on tape! Great days. Tried to get back into it a while ago but now it's WWE and all PG so it's not the same

Omackeral

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Cant forget Undertaker obviously and loved any character Mick Foley played.

STOP THE DAMN MATCH!!! AS GOD IS MY WITNESS HE IS BROKEN IN HALF!!!





He gets back up from that, goes back up top and then takes a bad bump through the roof of the cage and a chair lands on his mush, pushing a tooth out through his nose. Not for the squeamish.

Omackeral

Joshua Harsh Candlestick wrote: »

^^^

This and Kendo Nagasaki . Everything there after was American rubbish.

Big Daddy and Haystacks could hardly move! They were awful athletically but they were a product of their time. Good harmless family fun.

Guy:Incognito

Ricky The Dragon Steamboat.

angel eyes 2012

Loved the Rockers until Shawn Michaels left and became a "baddie". Followed the drama of Hulk Hogan vs the Macho Man and Miss Elizabeth. It was like a soap opera! My brother and I would stay awake to watch the Royal Rumble live once a year which was always a highlight.

Agent Coulson

Rowdy Roddy Piper was mine.


Here is Rowdy Roddy Piper hitting the Jimmy (Murder) Sunka with a Coconut.

orourkeda1977

The junkyard dog and King Kong bundy

YoungRogerian

orourkeda1977 wrote: »

He has a massive bollocks

You might even say he has a perfect bollocks!

somefeen

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Kane was one those guys they would build as a ****ing machine but they would bury him left right and center whenever it suited. The thing was he still always came out looking good afterwards cause well Kane :pac:


The whole thing when he lost the mask for a while was hilariously bad yet the story lines around it worked in a weird way.

I remember him losing the mask. Was a bit anticlimactic, he was great though. He had like a stage presence ( ring presence?) that you couldn't match. Probably helped that he was about 7 feet tall.

horseofstone

Sid Vicious,all 6'9" ,a scary opponent.

madalig12

Taken to the Tul na Ree in Carndonagh as a child to see if we could see Big Daddy or Giant Haystacks before their show that night. Will never forget seeing Giant Haystacks squished into an estate car. Got to shake his Giant hand too😀

RicketyCricket

The Ultimate Warrior was a huge favourite of mine. Sid Vicious and Big Boss Man I liked as well. Was a big fan of Kevin Nash later on in WCW. Loved his finishing move the Jackknife Powerbomb. Not watched wrestling in years now.

orourkeda1977

YoungRogerian wrote: »

You might even say he has a perfect bollocks!

good stones on him

ted1

The ultimate warrior, jake the snake, hulk hacksaw , all greats