Wrestlings Greatest Of All Time Day 6

Day 6 sees the inclusion of a superstar who has seen no shortage of controversy but is regarded by many as the best in ring performer to have ever graced professional wrestling... "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.

From his days in the Rockers to the current day Shawn Michaels has always given his all to put on the best match possible and more often than not he has achieved this.

"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels has had many classic battles over the years and has also shown his attitude to give anything a try as he participated in the first televised ladder match, the first hell in a cell and the first elimination chamber, and in each one put in a fantastic performance.

Any wrestling fan certainly has a lot to choose from when it comes to picking there favorite Shawn Michaels moment. From his feud with Razor Ramon, which of course included the infamous ladder matches, to his underrated feud with former partner Marty Jannetty or his war with the Hart Family to his match carrying performance of the decade against Hulk Hogan there is something, somewhere that fans will love that Michaels participated in.

Despite these in ring heroics Shawn Michaels may also, somewhat unfairly, always be associated with controversy. From the Madison Garden send off to The Montreal Screwjob most things controversial seemed to include "The Heartbreak Kid" in one way or another.

Is Shawn Michaels the greatest of all time? That's for you to decide but he certainly isn't far from it and when the Heartbreak Kid has finally left the building it will be a sad day for wrestling.

Favorite Shawn Michaels Moment
There's so many to choose from but my favorite his the classic from Wrestlemania 21 v Kurt Angle...just


Championships Held

• American Wrestling Association
  • AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times)^[15] - with Marty Jannetty

• Central States Wrestling

• NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time)^[14] - with Marty Jannetty

• Continental Wrestling Association
  • AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times)^[131] – with Marty Jannetty

• Texas All-Star Wrestling
  • TAS Six Man Tag Team Championship (1 time)
  • TAS Texas Tag Team Championship (2 times)^[13][131] – with Paul Diamond

• Texas Wrestling Alliance
  • TWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[131]

• World Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WWF Championship (3 times)^[41][46][56]
  • WWF European Championship (1 time)^[52]
  • WWF Intercontinental Championship (3 times)^{[132][133][134]}
  • WWF/E World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Diesel(2)^[135][136], Stone Cold Steve Austin(1)^[49], and John Cena(1)^[122]
  • World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[137]
  • Royal Rumble (1995)^[10]
  • Royal Rumble (1996)^[40]
  • First Grand Slam Champion
  • Fourth Triple Crown Champion

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Wrestlings Greatest Of All Time Day 5

Day 5 sees the addition of the man who claims to be "the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be..." yes it's Bret "The Hitman" Hart.

The Hitman is the first wrestler on this list to have had to work his way up through the ranks of WWE. Bret Hart of course first came to the notice of WWE fans as a member of the Hart Foundation. It was there that Bret Harts in ring ability was first recognized as teamed with a less mobile and athletic partner in Jim Neidhart it was Bret that was often left to carry there matches.

Despite being virtually a one man team The Hart Foundation still contested several classic tag bouts with the likes of The Demolition and The British Bulldogs but it was seen as just reward by many when "The Hitman" was pushed into singles action. In one of Bret Hart's first bouts as a full time singles wrestler "The Hitman" had a classic.

He faced Mr. Perfect for the IC title and at the end of the classic encounter Bret Hart walked away with the gold, it was the first of many titles "The Hitman" would win and the first of many classics.

Bret Hart had classic bouts with the likes of Shawn Michaels, Bam Bam Bigelow, Jerry Lawler, Ric Flair, Steve Austin and of course his brother Owen Hart. "The Hitman's" work on the microphone also improved as time went by turning Bret from not just one of the best in ring performers but also one of the best all rounders.

It's a shame that after all Bret Hart gave us in the ring that he will probably be best remembered as being on the receiving end of the Montreal Screwjob.

Bret "The Hitman" Hart sadly had to end his career prematurely do to a concussion and despite consistent rumors of a Hart return the fact is that Bret Hart will never wrestle again ( as much to do with a legal reason as physical wellbeing ). It is a sad way to finish an amazing career but that's just how it happens sometimes.

Bret Hart is a legend, no doubt, but is he really the best there is the best there was and the best there ever will be?

Favorite Bret Hart Moment
King Of The Ring 93 - because it summed up Bret Harts talents as he put on the three best matches on the card including a good bout with Razor Ramon, another classic with Mr. Perfect and a fantastic final with Bam Bam Bigelow.




Championships Held
* Stampede Wrestling
o NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (5 times) - with Keith Hart (4) and Leo Burke (1)
o Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
o Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
* World Championship Wrestling
o WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
o WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
o WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bill Goldberg
* World Wrestling Council
o WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Smith Hart
* World Wrestling Entertainment/World Wrestling Federation
o WWF Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
o WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
o World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Jim Neidhart
o WWF King of the Ring Winner (1991) (1993)
o Royal Rumble Winner (1994) – with Lex Luger
o WWE Hall of Fame Inductee (Class of 2006)
o WWF Triple Crown Championship (Second)


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Wrestlings Greatest Of All Time Day 4

Day 4 of our quest to find wrestlings greatest sees the first inclusion of a superstar that is still active today ( before you start yes I know Ric Flair may yet return to action ) that man is ....The Undertaker.

The most successful wrestling character ever created who thought that when we first saw The Undertaker in the WWE he would still be around some 17 years later. The fact that The Undertaker has succeeded for so long shows that unlike most characters there was actually some talent behind the guise of The Undertaker.

The Undertaker has set a landmark that will most likely never be equaled with his unbeaten streak at WWE's yearly showcase that is Wrestlemania. Over the years he's beaten the likes of Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, Randy Orton, Batista, Triple H and of course his storyline brother Kane on the biggest stage of all.

A great character, longevity and good microphone work have helped the Undertaker book a place amongst the elite but one thing the Undertaker doesn't get the credit he deserves for are his actual in ring performances, for such a big guy very few can match the undertakers record of great bouts.

Of his Wrestlemania bouts the matches with Flair, Triple H and Orton where all fantastic and his bouts with Batista and Nash both exceeded expectations. Wrestlemania aside The Undertaker has also had great bouts with Kurt Angle, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, The Rock and perhaps most famously of all Mankind.

Those who don't believe the Undertaker his a great in ring performer often forget it is the quality of his opponents which has been the problem. How many guys have had good matches with the likes of The Giant Gonzales and Mark Henry. If the Undertaker isn't a good in ring performer then how come he got the best match of The Great Khali's other wise pathetic career in their last man standing bout.

The fact is that The Undertaker has proven over the years that he is a legend, but is he wrestlings greatest? Thats for you to decide.

Favorite Undertaker Moment
v Mankind - Not the best "match" of the Undertakers career but it is the one bout which will always be remembered throughout the history of wrestling.

Championships Held

• United States Wrestling Association
  • USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• World Class Wrestling Association
  • WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• World Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kane¹
  • WWF/E Championship (4 times)²
  • WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)
  • WWF World Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Stone Cold Steve Austin (1), Big Show (2), The Rock (1) and Kane (2)
  • World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Royal Rumble (2007)³
  • Undefeated at WrestleMania (15-0)

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Wrestlings Greatest Of All Time Day 3

Today sees the inclusion of the biggest star of them all.. Hulk Hogan.

As an in ring performer there is little doubt that the 12 time world heavyweight champion would not have been included. Although capable of decent performances, as shown in classic bouts with The Ultimate Warrior and The Rock, the fact is that the majority of Hulk Hogans matches where dull and followed the same predictable formula night after night. Hogan, because of his star power, would often fail to perform to a high standard without recriminations from his bosses.

However there is no question that, along with Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan changed wrestling forever. Hogan and the right look and amazing charisma and without him wrestling may never have come as far as it has and we may never have seen charismatic wrestlers such as The Rock if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan.

Although as I stated Hulk Hogan wasn't the greatest in ring performer everyone still seems to have a favorite Hulkster moment, from his slamming of Andre The Giant to his battle of the legends between himself and The Rock all wrestling fans have an Hogan moment they remember.

Of course apart from his matches Hulk Hogan will also be remembered for his comebacks in his bouts and the famous finger shake. As lame as this seems in today's wrestling business at the time it was what every Hogan fan eagerly anticipated in his bouts knowing at would lead to there heroes victory.

In terms of being the greatest all rounder then Hogan, for me at least, isn't anywhere near the complete package and his a sad testament as to how actual wrestling ability has little to do with how successful you will become. However there is little question that without him the wrestling business may not be the source of entertainment we all love today.

Hulk Hogan now claims to be on the verge of opening his own wrestling promotion to compete with Vince and the WWE however Hogan has made these claims before and the timing of the announcement ( just before a new series of Hogan Knows Best ) leaves me dubious that it will ever happen. Whether it does or not Hulk Hogan has secured is place in wrestling history.

Favorite Hulk Hogan Moment
v. The Rock at Wrestlemania X8.


Championships Held

• American Wrestling Association

• AWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) Unofficial.

• New Japan Pro Wrestling

• International Wrestling Grand Prix tournament winner in 1983 (First)

• Southeastern Championship Wrestling

• NWA Southeast Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) (1 time)
• NWA Southeast Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division) (1 time)

• World Championship Wrestling

• WCW World Heavyweight Championship (6 times)

• World Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Entertainment

• WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2005)
• WWF/E Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
• World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Edge
• WWE Royal Rumble Winner (1990)
• WWE Royal Rumble Winner (1991)

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Wrestlings Greatest Of All Time Day 2

After naming Chris Benoit on day 1 I felt for day 2 I would choose someone who no one could even argue isn't worthy as a contender to be named Wrestlings Greatest... "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair.

The 16 time world champion has certainly left a legacy on professional wrestling that may never be matched again. Ric Flairs career has been one long highlight reel.

From his first world title win in 1981 all the way through to his "I Quit" bout in 2006 with Mick Foley, Ric Flair has given his all to entertain. Whether it be the original Four Horsemen's run in the NWA in 1985, the legendary feud with Rick Steamboat (which included what many today still claim to be the greatest match in wrestling history) , his amazing Royal Rumble victory in 1992, his feud with Savage, Flair's against odds title win from Vader, or his last man standing bout with Triple H every single wrestling fan has there favorite Ric Flair moment.

Ric Flair is one of very few men to have the complete package, great ring skills, fantastic on the microphone, amazing levels of success and longevity. No one in there right minds can question Ric Flairs position as a complete and utter legend.

Has Ric Flair carried on a little too long? probably, but after all he's given to wrestling fans can we really complain? and despite his age he can still put on a better match than half the WWE roster when given a chance.

Hopefully Ric Flair can sort out his current problems with WWE as it would be an unfitting end to such a legendary career. Ric Flair deserves to go out with the biggest of bangs and lets just hope that can still happen.

All Time Favorite Ric Flair Moment

His battle with Randy Savage at Wrestlemania 8, did Flair have better matches? probably, but for some reason on a personal level I just love this bout above any other in Ric Flairs career and it is one of my all time favorites.


Championships Held

• All Japan Pro Wrestling

• NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Central States Wrestling

• NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

• NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
• NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Rip Hawk (1), Greg Valentine (1) and Big John Studd (1)
• NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (1 time)
• NWA Television Championship (1 time)
• NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (4 times)¹
• NWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
• NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (3 times) - with Greg Valentine (2) and Blackjack Mulligan (1)

• National Wrestling Alliance

• NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)²

• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • (Class of 2000)

• St. Louis Wrestling Club

• NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• World Championship Wrestling

• NWA World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)³
• WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)⁴ (Last Champion)
• WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• WCW World Heavyweight Championship (8 times) (First)

• World Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Entertainment

• WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
• WWF Championship (2 times)
• World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Batista (2), and Roddy Piper (1)
• Royal Rumble (1992)

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Wrestlings Greatest Of All Time Day 1

Chris Benoit.

Depending on where you stand you will either feel Chris Benoit rightfully deserves to be included in any list of wrestlings greatest or should be forgotten about entirely because of his final actions.

The fact is I thought I was one of the latter but no matter how many times I wrote my list down it just didn't seem right without Chris Benoit's name on it.

Despite where you stand on the position of Benoit's legacy very few will actually deny the high quality of his matches would have made him a guaranteed legend if not for the tragedy he was responsible for.

Where ever Benoit's career took him a quick shift through his catalogue of matches within that promotion will no doubt reveal an avalanche of classics. Whether it be Japan, WCW, ECW, or WWE Benoit was more often than any other performer in one of the best bouts of the night.

The one thing that maybe prevented Chris Benoit from even further greatness and certainly more success in terms of title reigns was his poor ability on the microphone, especially in WWE.

With WWE ever more dependent on storylines Chris Benoit's title reign was always likely to be a one off but no one can deny he deserved the opportunity he was given, even though the majority of fans knew Benoit was destined to end up dropping back down the pecking order.

On in ring ability alone there is little doubt that Chris Benoit would be right in contention as wrestlings greatest but as an overall package Benoit does fall some way behind many others who are in contention.

Favorite Must See Match
v Kurt Angle ( Steel Cage Raw 2001 )


Championships Held

• Catch Wrestling Association
  • CWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) — with Dave Taylor
• Extreme Championship Wrestling
  • ECW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) — with Dean Malenko
• New Japan Pro Wrestling
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Super J Cup Winner (1994)
  • 1993 Top of the Super Juniors
  • 1995 Best of the Super Juniors
• Stampede Wrestling
  • Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
  • Stampede International Tag Team Championship (4 times) — with Ben Bassarab (1), Keith Hart (1), Lance Idol (1), and Biff Wellington (1)
• Universal Wrestling Association
  • WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)¹
• World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • WCW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) — with Dean Malenko (1) and Perry Saturn (1)
  • WCW World Television Championship (3 times)
    
    

    
    

    
    
• World Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) — with Kurt Angle (First)
  • WWE United States Championship (3 times)
  • WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (4 times)
  • WWF/E World Tag Team Championship (3 times) — with Chris Jericho (1) and Edge (2)
  • World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

The Greatest Wrestler Of All Time

Having not been able to update the blog for a while due to personal reasons I have to admit it's great to be back.

To mark the return to action of the blog I was trying to think of what I could do that would interest readers and possible stir a little debate so after much deliberation I decided to go with the all time favorite - Who is the greatest wrestler of all time?

From tomorrow, it would've been today but I'm still making my selections, I will post a superstar each day that could be considered the greatest and then I will open a poll so that you the readers can have your say and crown the unofficial Wrestlings Greatest .

Right I'm off to finish selecting my names but be sure to check in tomorrow for the first superstar to be considered the greatest wrestler of all time.

John Cena Out For Upto 1 Year! What Next For WWE

I'm not going to pretend I'm upset but John Cena's long ( and dull!!!) WWE title reign has come to an end thanks to Cena picking up an injury whilst battling Mr. Kennedy on this weeks Raw. The injury itself was a fully torn right pectoral muscle which is a very similar injury to the one that has kept Edge out of action for so long but Cena's is believed to be more severe.

It is never nice to read of injuries to wrestlers. Whether you like them or not the fact is they are putting themselves at risk for our entertainment, so although never a Cena fan and a strong believer that this title reign lasted at least 6 months too long I hope John Cena a speedy recovery.

That said I do believe WWE can now turn this into a positive. Fans have been dying for a WWE title change for months and now they will get there wish. Some believe that Orton would have won the title at No Mercy anyway ( I'm not one of them ) and if this is the case then Randy Orton must be the strong favorite to win the title but the fact is WWE could do much more.

WWE could opt to give someone new a shot at main eventing. Now WWE doesn't have quite the depth of talent that it has in the past but fans would love guys like Ken Kennedy or Jeff Hardy to be given a chance to run with the gold.

They could also opt for someone like Triple H whose popularity is as high as ever however personally I'd rather see Triple H chase the title for a while before winning it out right.

For me though this is the perfect opportunity to bring one of the companies many returning stars back with a bang. Edge is due back at Survivor Series but if he could be fit to wrestle at No Mercy it would be a fitting return for a guy who himself lost the title due to injury and this could then also build up a feud with Triple H, which on paper could be a classic.

Another guy due back soon is The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels. Shawn Michaels has apparently stated in the past that he no longer craves the responsibility that comes with the WWE title but he must be tempted by one last championship run.

The Undertaker is another who had his last title reign ruined by injury and there would be no more popular choice in the eyes of WWE fans, however the Undertaker is already scheduled to face of for the SmackDown version of the World Title at No Mercy so the chances are slim.

Finally there have been so many rumors of a certain superstar returning to WWE that there would be no bigger way of arriving than to win the WWE title upon there return, the man I'm talking about is Chris Jericho.

Whomever WWE choose lets just hope it is a better choice than there previous decision when a major title was vacant and they opted for the pathetic waste of space The Great Khali.


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