Great Moments in Pro Wrestling

[Dingleberry]

Since we seem to have a number of wrestling fans, I figured why not have a thread for this. It's the only "sport" other than football I really care about anyway.


Here was my favorite moment as a kid. I was a HUGE fan of World Class Wrestling in Texas...way more than the cartoonish WWF. The Von Erichs were my childhood heroes.

This is Kerry Von Erich winning the NWA World Title from Ric Flair in Texas Stadium. About 50k+ fans there. At the time, it was the largest wrestling crowd ever in the U.S. This was a tribute show for David Von Erich who had died in Japan three months earlier.


View: https://x.com/vintagepuro/status/1726124916871970864

 

[Lord Chevy]

View: https://www.facebook.com/JustTalkWrestle/videos/steve-austin-throws-ic-title/331551919125450/

 

[Dingleberry]

View: https://www.facebook.com/JustTalkWrestle/videos/steve-austin-throws-ic-title/331551919125450/

Durham NH. Lived pretty close to there at the time.

 

[Lord Chevy]

Durham NH. Lived pretty close to there at the time.

The only time I followed WWF at all was 97-2001. The Austin/Rock rivalry was the highlight, IMHO.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

The only time I followed WWF at all was 97-2001. The Austin/Rock rivalry was the highlight, IMHO.

That’s when I got into it too. Both of those guys had amazing charisma despite being very different personalities.

 

[Dingleberry]

The only time I followed WWF at all was 97-2001. The Austin/Rock rivalry was the highlight, IMHO.

My favorite moment of that era was also the greatest debut. Quite the crowd pop when his name appears on the screen.



View: https://x.com/CubanPete__/status/1821966866719666605

 

[Dingleberry]

Much better footage of the barbed wire match between Sabu and Terry Funk in ECW. About 2 minutes of highlights. Absolutely gruesome. The ECW Arena was the quietest I've ever heard. Maybe too extreme?



View: https://x.com/HistoryOfECW/status/1822060294308327624

 

[Dingleberry]

And more ECW insanity. Terry Funk and Mick Foley invite the fans to throw a chair in the ring. They do!


View: https://x.com/HistoryOfECW/status/1823509842407104937

 

[Kontradiction]

The start of the Attitude Era…


View: https://youtu.be/tjWPoQWdmjg?si=OPoikGpndDPj-5qP

 

[Dingleberry]

One of the earliest wrestling memories I have as a really young kid. This is the type of match that hooked me. And why I moved away from WWF as the cartoon Hogan era began.

These highlights are perfect.


View: https://x.com/vintagepuro/status/1784339682563682401

 

[CM Punk]

View: https://x.com/CMPunkArchive/status/1795874062365069347?t=t0_Z_a6hll419-1LB4m2sQ&s=19


The PipeBomb promo.
Greatest promo in modern wrestling history which I consider mid 2000s-present

 

[Kontradiction]

View: https://youtu.be/0XNOP88Ff04?si=FZUYs6EfYBi2eULX


One of the signs: HBK = FAG.


View: https://youtu.be/yLG78VdGORc?si=zlfeWWNWqUsV5iU_

 

[Lord Guts]

90s Michaels was a menace

 

[LordSensei1958]

This, IMHO, is still the greatest match of all time.


View: https://youtu.be/89BPNcsL7QI

 

[CM Punk]

This, IMHO, is still the greatest match of all time.


View: https://youtu.be/89BPNcsL7QI

I'd put the Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels WM 25 up there as well.

 

[LordSensei1958]

I hadn't seen this before...


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[CM Punk]

View: https://youtu.be/gleD8t9zU2A?si=SSVXFgCVed3PlG99

 

[Dingleberry]

Before going to WWF, Kurt Angle made his first (and last) appearance at the ECW Arena. He left in disgust. ECW was fucking nuts, LOL.



View: https://x.com/HRDcoreHeaven/status/1717649399302500794






View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PlM_9gFjPxs&t=39s&pp=ygUPRWN3IGNydWNpZml4aW9u

 

[CM Punk]

Before going to WWF, Kurt Angle made his first (and last) appearance at the ECW Arena. He left in disgust. ECW was fucking nuts, LOL.



View: https://x.com/HRDcoreHeaven/status/1717649399302500794



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View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PlM_9gFjPxs&t=39s&pp=ygUPRWN3IGNydWNpZml4aW9u

Kurt Angle top 3 in ring worker?

 

[CM Punk]

Kurt Angle, Bryan Danielson, Bret Hart my top 3 in ring workers