Who are your personal GoaTs?

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Tue-4-Jul-2017 01:57:48 · 71 comments
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What are your personal "Greatest WWE superstars of all time." For the sake of this thread, I'm more curious about 1983 through until now, as it's incredibly hard to compare the innovations of Lou Thesz to the showmanship of Shawn Michaels, or similar. For myself it's probably:

1. Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker -- I really can't give one an edge over the other, looking at their cumulative contributions to the business and epic showmanship in and out of the ring.
2. Bret Hart
3. Stone Cold Steve Austin
4. Kurt Angle
5. The Rock

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Tue-4-Jul-2017 03:20:17 · 5,103 comments
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If you mean my 5 personal all-time favourites, that would be:

-The Rock: Was basically my first wrestling idol. Unmatched for entertainment and was one half of one of my favourite matches of all time, Rock v Hogan at WMX8.

-Daniel Bryan: The six years he spent in WWE, I was a fan straight from the off. I'd obviously seen some of him before WWE but his WWE run is where I really appreciated him as I guess many did. His victory at Mania 30 is one of my favourite moments in WWE history.

-Chris Jericho: He's done it all and still kicks ass 20+ years later. And he has "GOAT" written on his freakin' trunks lol.

-CM Punk: Similar to Bryan, I was a huge fan of Punk during his entire run. Punk made history with his 2011 run and subsequent run as WWE Champion and I saw many fantastic matches during his run to get his place here.

-Eddie Guerrero: Eddie was just awesome man. Took from us way too soon. He was always a guy I loved watching in the ring, I loved his music, his promos, his entrance. I just thought he was so cool. He died when I was 14 and it really sucked and hit me hard.

but honestly, if you asked me in a couple months, one or two of those could be different as it's really hard to narrow it down to just 5. But that's what I'm saying right now.

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Wed-5-Jul-2017 09:55:23 · 1,175 comments
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Nice thread, Taker.

I'm going to try my best to list them. but in no order.. that would take me too long to think of that this thread would be so old by the time i did.

and i will do the 1983 to present day. Also i know i'm going over 5 but you didn't say to list only 5.

Hulk Hogan 
Shawn Michaels
Bret Hart
Steve Austin
John Cena
The Rock
CM Punk
Brock Lesnar
Undertaker
Kurt Angle
Daniel Bryan
Edge
Triple H
Chris Benoit
Eddie Guerrero
AJ Styles

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Wed-5-Jul-2017 10:47:24 · 977 comments
Main Event

I'm going to try and narrow it down to five, but in no particular order.

1. Chris Benoit. Ignoring how his life ended, his wrestling career was good and he was one of the best.
2. Eddie Guerrero. His rise to the top in WWE was one of the best all round. Whether fans loved or hated him, he made everything he did seem believable and he was fun to watch. The Raw afterwards is the only time I've cried at the death of someone that I didn't personally know. That Raw has heartbreaking and showed just how great he was.
3. Shawn Michaels. Shouldn't have to explain this inclusion above anyone else.
4. The Rock. Same as Michaels, except his mic work is superior to anyone elses.
5. Triple H. Consistently great and knows how to get heel heat better than almost anyone.

Honourable mention to AJ Styles (I couldn't add him given how long he's been in WWE compared to some others, even though I think he's the greatest alive), Kevin Owens, CM Punk, Kurt Angle, Edge & Daniel Bryan.

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Fri-7-Jul-2017 16:37:25 · 1,488 comments
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This is way to hard for me! But I'll try my best to narrow it down to my favorites of all time.

1. CM Punk - Debuted around the time I started watching. Always loved the guy and thought he was wonderful in the ring and on the mic. I watched the guy climb through the ranks in WWE. I'll always remember the pipe bomb and the Money in the Bank title match vs. Cena. Some of my fondest memories in wrestling have CM Punk in them.

2. HBK - Probably on most peoples list and for good reason. Every match he is in seems to turn to gold. The dude is charismatic and a in ring beast. His entrance is legendary and it feels like something special is about to happen everytime you watch it.

3. AJ Styles - One of my favorites of all time. He really is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. There is nothing this guy can't do. Hes one of the best in the business at adapting to his situation and making the most of it. He makes everything look so effortless in the ring. He really is a special talent.

This is where it gets hard. Those three are the ones I think about when I think about my personal favorites. Now its time to dig a little deeper.

4. Kurt Angle - Another dude who just is naturally gifted. How quickly he picked up on the business was insane. The dude is a freak of nature. Kurt always puts his 100 percent into every match. Some of my most fond memories in wrestling have Angle in them. Most are TNA memories. Because I used to be such a TNA mark.

5. Edge - Dude is the definition of sleeze. He knew no boundaries and you truely believed that he was a fucking snake. Sad he had to go out the way he did. But I'll always remember Taker vs. Edge in their amazing TLC match or Edge constantly making out with Vickie Guerrero. Also the first MITB cash in is legendary.

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