The Greatest "Old School" Wrestler of all time?

[AKI Man]

I gotta say that my favorite all time wrestler is Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, as he would always put on a cliniq and his matches for that era were so techinical and put together beautifully. I enjoyed his feuds with Macho Man, and Ric Flair.

Who is you favorite "Old School" Wrestler and what memories do you have of them?

 

[defdave]

Steamboat is just amazing, man. The dude could get it done in the ring and on the mic. Plus he's an all-around great person behind the scenes. He's a family man with a strong work ethic and respect from the fans and colleagues alike. I just finished listening to a Barry Windham shoot interview in which Barry says (paraphrasing here) "Ricky was quite possibly the best wrestler of all-time both in the ring and out. A real good guy. One of the nicest most decent human beings I've ever met".

With that said, I'm a Hogan mark. lol Have been since '85. So you know my answer of course.

 

[AKI Man]

I know Dave, I was a big Hullamaniac back in the day, and was actually a bigger fan of him in his nWo days, just cause I loved his attitude and arrogance. I was also a fan of Jake"The Snake" Roberts as he reminded me of my uncle, due to his looks, but also loved his chemistry with Honky Tonk Man.

 

[Geng Star]

I agree Steamboat is amazing and I hope his son Richie Steamboat(my favorite fcw wrestler) will become like him

 

[AKI Man]

Me too Geng, its a shame his son is injured atm and hope Steamboat sr gets better too. He was a great wrestler in my opinion.

 

[Deleted User]

Jake The Snake Roberts any promo he ever cut the man was amazing he was battle rapping before they invented it lol.Far as memorable matches goes Jake vs Andre stands out they were so great at kayfabe back then I thought Andre was gonna have a heart attack.

 

[curryboy]

Wrestling-wise?

Gotta go with Ric flair or Ricky Steamboat. Those guys could wrestle dog shit and make it a five-star match.

Entertainment-wise?

A tie between "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes and The Great Muta. There's so much personality and character in those two guys that it's insane.

 

[dabaddguy]

My vote OF COURSE is Razor Ramon, great mic skills, revolutionized the striking and wrestling business, before him it was a match, since he came along it's a fight. Razor has great expresions when he's angry, the ATTITUDE ERA was REALLY built of of RAZOR, Bret, HBK, DEADMAN, DIESEL, etc. They just marketed it to and TAUGHT Austin and The Rock,HHH and all those Guys HOW TO Do IT Think NOT??? Those guys were in the WWF at the same time and you never really heard of them like the guys I mentioned, Razor idea was the alcohol, Austin's was the ANTI alcohol message with STSA's feud with Jake 'THE SNAKE' Roberts, Vince does a lotta stealing, we all saw how there was a fake Razor and Diesel, and then how they dissected their movesets amongst OTHER WRESTLER 'cause these guys were so popular. So do your history check folks, peace.

 

[curryboy]

My vote OF COURSE is Razor Ramon, great mic skills, revolutionized the striking and wrestling business, before him it was a match, since he came along it's a fight. Razor has great expresions when he's angry, the ATTITUDE ERA was REALLY built of of RAZOR, Bret, HBK, DEADMAN, DIESEL, etc. They just marketed it to and TAUGHT Austin and The Rock,HHH and all those Guys HOW TO Do IT Think NOT??? Those guys were in the WWF at the same time and you never really heard of them like the guys I mentioned, Razor idea was the alcohol, Austin's was the ANTI alcohol message with STSA's feud with Jake 'THE SNAKE' Roberts, Vince does a lotta stealing, we all saw how there was a fake Razor and Diesel, and then how they dissected their movesets amongst OTHER WRESTLER 'cause these guys were so popular. So do your history check folks, peace.

I know Scott Hall's your guy . . . but he was really just OK. Sure, he was a way better worker than Hogan and Nash (his nWo compatriots) but that's not saying a lot. What made Razor decent was the fact that he had decent match pacing. What he lacked in technical skills and ability he made for it with brawling and pacing. To be honest he was a decent big man who was at his best when he wrestled good wrestlers. Anyone who saw any of his work toward the end of his WWF run and his WCW run can attest to that.

As for this move-stealing you talk about . . . Nash's finisher is a powerbomb. Hall's finisher is a crucifix powerbomb. they both used the chokeslam. They weren't the first guys to use those moves and they definitely weren't the last. Moves are moves. Is there really such a thing as move-stealing in the wrestling business - a business founded on the basis of theatricality? I don't think so. Whatever move works.

 

[dabaddguy]

My vote OF COURSE is Razor Ramon, great mic skills, revolutionized the striking and wrestling business, before him it was a match, since he came along it's a fight. Razor has great expresions when he's angry, the ATTITUDE ERA was REALLY built of of RAZOR, Bret, HBK, DEADMAN, DIESEL, etc. They just marketed it to and TAUGHT Austin and The Rock,HHH and all those Guys HOW TO Do IT Think NOT??? Those guys were in the WWF at the same time and you never really heard of them like the guys I mentioned, Razor idea was the alcohol, Austin's was the ANTI alcohol message with STSA's feud with Jake 'THE SNAKE' Roberts, Vince does a lotta stealing, we all saw how there was a fake Razor and Diesel, and then how they dissected their movesets amongst OTHER WRESTLER 'cause these guys were so popular. So do your history check folks, peace.

I know Scott Hall's your guy . . . but he was really just OK. Sure, he was a way better worker than Hogan and Nash (his nWo compatriots) but that's not saying a lot. What made Razor decent was the fact that he had decent match pacing. What he lacked in technical skills and ability he made for it with brawling and pacing. To be honest he was a decent big man who was at his best when he wrestled good wrestlers. Anyone who saw any of his work toward the end of his WWF run and his WCW run can attest to that.

As for this move-stealing you talk about . . . Nash's finisher is a powerbomb. Hall's finisher is a crucifix powerbomb. they both used the chokeslam. They weren't the first guys to use those moves and they definitely weren't the last. Moves are moves. Is there really such a thing as move-stealing in the wrestling business - a business founded on the basis of theatricality? I don't think so. Whatever move works.

Lacked in technical SKILLS? We must have been watching 2 different razors my man, and was the question who I THOUGHT or who YOU thought, now I believe you may have wasted your thoughts on my pick instead of your own. If you feel how YOU feel then that's YOU, this is how I feel. Thanks anyway though. Sorry but I like positive energy lol.

 

[TiN]

terry funk for me thank you.crazy old man xD

 

[dabaddguy]

Yeah I love him too man.

 

[username]

I have to say kevin nash and scott hall because they created a group. That later became know as the nwo. Which helped other groups because vicious n wat not in the ring. But besides the group i would say ric flair and ricky steamboat.