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Tag Archives: Wrestlemania
Road To WrestleMania XXX – Hulk Hogan
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WrestleMania Memories With Alan4L
Yesterday, I shared Big D’s favorite WrestleMania memories. It is now Alan’s turn.
What is your oldest WrestleMania moment?
I think my first exposure to WrestleMania was reading the review of the show in either the 1992 WWF annual or the WWF magazine. I remember specifically one picture of Bret holding Piper by the head as Piper’s legs were draped over the top turnbuckle. They made it look like this big huge event and by the time that WrestleMania 9 came around I was so excited.
What is your favorite WrestleMania moment and why?
I don’t think any moment in wrestling history will ever top the moment that Edge speared Jeff while he was hanging off the belt using an extra high ladder. It was so completely perfect from an execution and reaction perspective. I still think about it and say “it can’t look as amazing in reality as I remember it”. Then I see it and it’s even more amazing. Continue reading
WrestleMania Memories With Big D
Photo via IGN
First up is none other than Big D.
What is your oldest WrestleMania moment?
The Ultimate Warrior defeating Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania VI. The night that proved that nobody is unbeatable. Continue reading
FGB Radio Part 2 – Royal Rumble Preview + Steel Horse Vachon
Big D (@EmperorBigD) joins Jason aka @dadrrtywhyteboi, and I to preview the Royal Rumble.
We first discuss Rock vs. Punk week 2 and give our thoughts on the Rock Concert. We talk about what they should do Monday for the go-home angle.
We talk about who the possible contenders are to win the Royal Rumble match (hint: there aren’t many) and then think about where things may go for WrestleMania.
We talk about the rest of the booked matches on the Rumble card and give our overall predictions on the Punk vs. Rock match.
Big D also chimes in about a local indy wrestler named Steel Horse Vachon.
This is part two of a two-parter. Here’s part one.
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Greatest Wrestlers Of The WrestleMania Era – Introduction
The FGB crew has been working hard for the last month, putting together a list of the top 25 greatest wrestlers of the WrestleMania era. The WrestleMania era started in 1985 with the original WrestleMania and now in two weeks, the Rock and John Cena will main event the 28th version of WrestleMania.
Here’s how we determined who the best wrestlers of the era were:
– The WrestleMania era started in 1985 and is still ongoing. Basically, any wrestler who wrestled within the last 28 years was open to being on the list.
– This is not simply a WWE list. The WrestleMania era doesn’t mean only WWE wrestlers. Because WrestleMania kicked off a new direction for pro wrestling, it affected every organization going forward. Everyone who made our list at one point worked in WWE, but their career didn’t have to be defined by WWE in order to be ranked.
– We decided that wrestlers who spent most of their career in Mexico and Japan weren’t going to be considered because our cumulative knowledge is best in US wrestling. However, wrestlers who spent some time in the US were open to be selection.
– There were six of us who voted and all six of us are fans in different ways. Alan has a wide-range of tastes in wrestling, while my wrestling fandom includes mostly WWE and NWA/WCW going back to 1984. Jason, Alan, Duan, and Big D are all in their mid-20s or younger, while Don and I are older. Thus, our lists were wildly different at times. While Hulk Hogan may have been number 1 or 2 on the list of more casual and older fans, because his legacy has been on a downward spiral since 1996, he wasn’t ranked as highly on our list. But someone like Curt Hennig, who shaped the vision of what great pro wrestling was to some of us, was ranked higher.
For every post, you’ll see an overview of the wrestler and why they made an impact. And you’ll get our opinion on what the defining match of the era was for that specific wrestler.
To give you an idea of the breadth of our list, these were the 10 best who missed the cut:
35. Samoa Joe
34. Barry Windham
33. Arn Anderson
32. John Cena
31. Edge
30. Stan Hansen
29. Dean Malenko
28. William Regal
27. CM Punk
26. Sting
We’ll begin posting our list tomorrow, starting with number 25, written by none other than Big D from the Superfriends Universe.