What was your all time favorite wrestling moment?

[Toronto Passions]

I would hold a tie between Paul Orndorf turning on the Hulkster during there King Kong Bundy, Big John Stud tagteam match and Paul gave it to the tired Hulkster starting my favorite fued as a kid. And The Britsh Bulldogs loosing there tagteam belts against the Heart Foundation while "Dangerous" Danny Davis was the ref, Dynamite Kid was knocked out and Davey Boy was double teamed.

Those days sure brings back memories. Good Guy against Bad Guy. Superstar against Looser guy. Vince was just a coulor guy and not the owner. What is your fondest memory?

By the way, was there ever an episode which had Vince buy the rights from Jack Tunney? How did it ever get like that?

 

[Back Burner]

OMG!!!

When Orndof gave Hogan the pile-driver, that was a classic!

 

[Spode]

When Sable appeared in Playboy.

Other than that it would have to be back in the 70's when King Kong Mosca took on the Iron Sheik in a Cage Match for the Canadian title. Saw it live at the gardens. I know this is a quite a bit before wrestling really became popular.

 

[plyrs99]

WCW...bash at the beach, when hogan turned on everyone, and the NWO was created!

WWF - piper cracking the coconut over the head of snuka. piper destroying adrian adonis' flower shop with his crutch. who could forget when jake "the snake" roberts, handcuffed the undertaker to the coffin, but the undertaker dragged the coffin, all the while chasing jake.

in more modern times, the screw job at summerslam in montreal, with vince, HBK and ref earl hebner, on bret hart. anything austin and mcmahon. the rock's skits, almost all were hilarious, especially the one when foley hosted the rock's, "it's you life" show. hell in the cell between the undertaker and mick foley. rock and hogan, wrestlemania at the skydome. the next RAW in montreal, the fans went so nuts for hogan, mcmahon had to make hogan a good guy, and turn rock heel. dont forget degeneration-X, fun stuff.

ECW - oh man, where to begin. way too many, but, the extreme ways of most. rob van dam was awesome there, too bad he is just a shell of what he used to be. raven was great there, so too where the dudley's. if you have never seen an ECW show, do yourself a favor, get your hands on one, they were tenfold, more extreme with the daring moves, than the WWE will ever allow it's guys to be.

Plyrs

 

[jwmorrice]

I recall seeing Dick 'The Bulldog' Brower http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/brower.html wrestle Lord Athol Layton http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/layton.html in Maple Leaf Gardens. That would have been back in the sixties. While Layton always looked the dashing figure as a commentator on CFTO, it was funny seeing him, in the ring, with a large gut and without his false teeth.

jwm

 

[Back Burner]

How about when Piper was putting the belt to Mr.T and Jesse' Ventura says "This reminds me of Roots, McMahan"

 

[Sammyman]

I'd have to go for Piper fighting Quickdraw Rick McGraw with one hand tied behind his back. All time favorite!

 

[baci2004]

When Andre the Giant bodyslammed King Kong Bundy in a cage match.

Oh yes.....anything 'Miss Elizibeth' did mmmmmmmmmm.

 

[antaeus]

Hulk Hogan lifting and slamming Andre the Giant. Ring-side announcers needed oxygen.

The "Retirement Match" Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair

Honky Tonk Man, anytime anywhere

But before Hulkamania, Stampede Wrestling had some gems: Leo Burke and the sleeper hold, Dave Schulz, Grady Tate, Kasavubu, The Crusader...

 

[the_big_E]

when I stopped watching it

wah wah

 

[tigerxxx]

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That was a damned good one. Punctured a lung or something that night didn't he?

Yeah and didn't foley lose a couple of teeth too? That was the craziest match i ever saw!

 

[Nashua]

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Macho Man Randy Savage for the Intercontinental Championship ... correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't that at the Exhibition Stadium?!?!

 

[Western Hemp]

When Andre the Giant made a challenge to Hogan for the title bout of Wrestlemania 3 on Pipers Pit. That was classic.

 

[revolver]

When Ric Flair was just a young pup and used to clear the ring with a baseball bat.

The classic matches between Tiger Jeet Singh and the Sheik.

Abdullah the Butcher carving up just about everybody.

Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood as a tag team.

Johnny Powers and his power lock, long before Ric Flair's figure four.

Pampero Firpo.

The Beast.

 

[shack]

I recall seeing Dick 'The Bulldog' Brower http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/brower.html wrestle Lord Athol Layton jwm

That was great stuff back then with Sweet Daddy Siki, Whipper Watson, Billy Red Lyons, the Tolos Brothers, Yukon Eric, The Beast, Bruno Sammartino etc. I saw a match at the Gardens between Lou Thesz and Buddy "Nature Boy" Rogers (Flair stole the nick) for the title. Best two out of three. The biggest thrill was being down on the floor of the Gardens where my heroes the Leafs skated.

 

[zydeco]

Watching The Sheik give someone the camel clutch.

 

[shinjitsu]

When the Dancing Fools ... Alex Wright and the Disco Inferno teamed up ... just kidding. The Foley/Undertaker match was great but wasn't that one great blazing pop.

 

[new2game]

The good ol' wresting days...

...Bobo Brazil, and the "Coco But".....the Sheik's "Camel Clutch"...Pompero Firpo and the "Algarfio"...Flying Fred Curry and his "Flying Drop Kick...that was real entertainment....they didn't have to sell it with glitz, special effects, and sex.....but they still knew it was just entertainment, and not a real sport....WWE is entertainment, not a sport....

New2game

 

[knight66]

Wrestlemania 6. Toronto Skydome.
1st time outside of the U.S.
Overall not the best Wrestlemania but definately a signifigant one

I also enjoyed the 93 (or was it 94) Royal Rumble. Unertaker vs Yokozuna in a casket match. I think altogether 10 guys came in and they all beat up on the taker. he kept getting back up but eventually they got him in the casket.
A terrific special effects show/stunt after really topped it.

Of cousre anything with Miss Elizabeth (may she rest in peace) was great.

 

[Double J]

Can't forget about that parody last month of the monday night football beginning.