Best Wrestling Moment by Era

[Xero]

Going by these eras, what would you say is the biggest and best moment? Whether it be a match, promo or angle. Any promotion, post videos if you can.

The Golden Era - Pre-1984:
The Hulkamania Era - 1984-1993:
The New Generation - 1994-July 1996:
The Attitude Era - August 1996-2001:
The Ruthless Aggression Era - 2002-2004:
The Next Generation - 2005-2007:
The PG Era - 2008-Present:

Just to note, the end of the New Generation and beginning of the Attitude Era is the nWo forming. That's why I specified the months.

[HBPunk]

The Golden Era - Pre-1984: I was born in 1984
The Hulkamania Era - 1984-1993: Hated wrestling until Dec 95
The New Generation - 1994-July 1996: HBK vs Bret at WM12
The Attitude Era - August 1996-2001: Y2J's debut/TLC at WM X-7
The Ruthless Aggression Era - 2002-2004: HBK returns/match at SummerSlam
The Next Generation - 2005-2007: Cena drafted to Raw/rap with Christian
The PG Era - 2008-Present: Nothing yet

[CWK]

The Golden Era: WCCW changing wrestling with characters, valets, vignettes. Evolving wrestling into sports entertainment
The Hulkamania Era: Wrestlemania 3/Hulk Slamming Andre
The New Generation: Hulk Hogan turning heel & joining the nWo
The Attitude Era: The Explosion of Stone Cold Steve Austin/Austin vs. McMahon feud
The Ruthless Aggression Era: The Rock vs. Hogan at Wrestlemania X-8
The Next Generation: The Explosion of the characters of Batista, John Cena, and most of all, Randy Orton
The PG Era: Bret Hart returns to the WWE/ HBK vs. Taker @ Mania 25

[XIII]

the attitude era was by far the best.... the hulkamania era (aka kayfabe era)was what made wrestling what it is today... and the pg era is whats killing wwe right now.... the crowds don't even care no more, remember how into it the crowd was for the rock and austin, the crowd went nuts over wrestling...the titles dont mean shit no more, and the death of ecw and wcw ruined it a little bit... we need a new era and some new stars.

wwe has some big stars right now,(orton, cena, batista, triple h, taker, edge, dibiase, rhodes swagger, mcintyre, its the storylines and the lack of attention the midcard and lower titles are getting also...

[HBPunk]

The Golden Era: WCCW changing wrestling with characters, valets, vignettes. Evolving wrestling into sports entertainment
The Hulkamania Era: Wrestlemania 3/Hulk Slamming Andre
The New Generation: Hulk Hogan turning heel & joining the nWo
The Attitude Era: The Explosion of Stone Cold Steve Austin/Austin vs. McMahon feud
The Ruthless Aggression Era: The Rock vs. Hogan at Wrestlemania X-8
The Next Generation: The Explosion of the characters of Batista, John Cena, and most of all, Randy Orton
The PG Era: Bret Hart returns to the WWE/ HBK vs. Taker @ Mania 25

I dont like people commenting about moments they didnt live through, were you alive watching wrestling pre 84? I've seen all the clips but i wasn't around then. I saw the 1969 moonlanding but i wasnt on the moon at the time

[DLVH84]

The Golden Era - Pre-1984: I was born in 1984.
The Hulkamania Era - 1984-1993: Liger vs. Pillman, Muta vs. Hase, Steiners vs. Hellraisers
The New Generation - 1994-July 1996: NJPW vs. UWFI, Sting vs. Sasaki, Hashimoto vs. Takada
The Attitude Era - August 1996-2001: NJPW vs. nWo Japan, Mutoh vs. Chono, Muta vs. Nita
The Ruthless Aggression Era - 2002-2004: Nothing comes to mind.
The Next Generation - 2005-2007: Tenzan vs. Kojima
The PG Era - 2008-Present: Tanahashi vs. Mutoh

[The Franchise]

The Golden Era - Pre-1984: I was born in 1984.
The Hulkamania Era - 1984-1993: Liger vs. Pillman, Muta vs. Hase, Steiners vs. Hellraisers
The New Generation - 1994-July 1996: NJPW vs. UWFI, Sting vs. Sasaki, Hashimoto vs. Takada
The Attitude Era - August 1996-2001: NJPW vs. nWo Japan, Mutoh vs. Chono, Muta vs. Nita
The Ruthless Aggression Era - 2002-2004: Nothing comes to mind.
The Next Generation - 2005-2007: Tenzan vs. Kojima
The PG Era - 2008-Present: Tanahashi vs. Mutoh

:n:

USA! USA! USA!

[Loose Cannon]

I dont like people commenting about moments they didnt live through, were you alive watching wrestling pre 84? I've seen all the clips but i wasn't around then. I saw the 1969 moonlanding but i wasnt on the moon at the time

not sure what you are even trying to say about the moonlanding.

[Xero]

By that logic, you'd have to be a wrestler back then to be able to comment on it.

[The Franchise]

I want to see a wrestling match on the moon now.

[HBPunk]

By that logic, you'd have to be a wrestler back then to be able to comment on it.

Only if i was an astronaut ;)

But no what i mean is, we can watch all the clips in the world but we didnt live through it so we dont know what it was really like. If you watch highlights of a Soccer game, NFL game, NBA game etc. you cant give a full report on what went down as opposed to watching the game in its entirety. That good enough?

Also who's the moron listing fucking Japanese shit, he's so cool cos he doesn't watch what everyone else does, i wanna be this guy so much. As if fujijuju vs shanoki cocki was better than Stone Cold, Rock, NWO. . . Fuck off

[Xero]

You worded it wrong then. What you said wasn't "You'd have to be watching it live back then" but "you have to be on the moon".

[HBPunk]

You worded it wrong then. What you said wasn't "You'd have to be watching it live back then" but "you have to be on the moon".

oh right, i forgot i was talking to an uber computer nerd who will always nit pick like this, ahem. .

'I DONT COMMENT ON ANYTHING I DIDNT SEE'

:nono:

[Xero]

UBER NERD, BITCHES!

[HBPunk]

The Golden Era - Pre-1984: I was born in 1984.
The Hulkamania Era - 1984-1993: IM TOO COOL
The New Generation - 1994-July 1996: IM TOO COOL
The Attitude Era - August 1996-2001: IM TOO COOL
The Ruthless Aggression Era - 2002-2004: Nothing comes to MY TOO COOL mind.
The Next Generation - 2005-2007: IM TOO COOL
The PG Era - 2008-Present: IM COOL BUT IV NEVER KISSED A GIRL

[Lock Jaw]

Maybe the guy who listed all Japanese stuff lives in Japan, have you thought about that?

And you don't need to have lived through it to know when something is a big deal. I don't need to have been alive for the moon landing to know it was a pretty big thing.

[HBPunk]

UBER NERD, BITCHES!

39508 posts? 20 seconds between posts, meaning 3 maximum per minute -->
you have spent 9 days and 3 hours of your LIFE posting here.

To sum up, you are correct

[Xero]

Maybe the guy who listed all Japanese stuff lives in Japan, have you thought about that?

And you don't need to have lived through it to know when something is a big deal. I don't need to have been alive for the moon landing to know it was a pretty big thing.

No, you need to have BEEN ON THE MOON to know it.

[HBPunk]

Maybe the guy who listed all Japanese stuff lives in Japan, have you thought about that?

And you don't need to have lived through it to know when something is a big deal. I don't need to have been alive for the moon landing to know it was a pretty big thing.

a) great, post on a japanese forum so

b) You still didnt experience it though so your opinion on it is worthless

[HBPunk]

You guys fucking have it hard for the moon, chill out guys

[redoneja]

The Golden Era - Pre-1984: I was born in 1984.
The Hulkamania Era - 1984-1993: Liger vs. Pillman, Muta vs. Hase, Steiners vs. Hellraisers
The New Generation - 1994-July 1996: NJPW vs. UWFI, Sting vs. Sasaki, Hashimoto vs. Takada
The Attitude Era - August 1996-2001: NJPW vs. nWo Japan, Mutoh vs. Chono, Muta vs. Nita
The Ruthless Aggression Era - 2002-2004: Nothing comes to mind.
The Next Generation - 2005-2007: Tenzan vs. Kojima
The PG Era - 2008-Present: Tanahashi vs. Mutoh

If you're gonna go the puroresu route then how do you leave off AJPW? Especially matchups like Tenryu v Tsuruta from 4-1989 or Misawa v Kawada from 6-1994.

[Xero]

a) great, post on a japanese forum so

b) You still didnt experience it though so your opinion on it is worthless

So unless you're AT SmackDown! live, you can't comment on it?

Trying to get what you're saying.

If I HAD to guess, you're saying you needed to be around for that era, not just the match/event.

[HBPunk]

So unless you're AT SmackDown! live, you can't comment on it?

Trying to get what you're saying.

If I HAD to guess, you're saying you needed to be around for that era, not just the match/event.

Heyyyyyyyyyy you got it!! Although i made this clear initially, its good that you caught on so fast. Although you said 'if i HAD to guess..' which implies you were aware all along and you backed up my previous point that you are a typical nit picking computer nerd.

[HBPunk]

thanks

[XIII]

I dont like people commenting about moments they didnt live through, were you alive watching wrestling pre 84? I've seen all the clips but i wasn't around then. I saw the 1969 moonlanding but i wasnt on the moon at the time

uhhh yeah guy i was born in march 84' and been watchin wrestling ever since so yeah i lived every era since.. i was a hulkamania baby t-shirt and all.. as old as wrestlemania itself... this mufucker has to watch clips of austin/rock wm 19

[HBPunk]

uhhh yeah guy i was born in march 84' and been watchin wrestling ever since so yeah i lived every era since.. i was a hulkamania baby t-shirt and all.. as old as wrestlemania itself... this mufucker has to watch clips of austin/rock wm 19

you were born in march and you have been watching since then?? FUCK OFF that just isn't true. And you were a hulkamania t-shirt? well that says it all man. Who watches mania 19? i saw wrestling as a seven year old and hated it cos it was fake and shite. i was switched onto it at 11 again and then gave it a chance.

Wrestlemania baby and a human t-shirt MY ARSE

[DLVH84]

If you're gonna go the puroresu route then how do you leave off AJPW? Especially matchups like Tenryu v Tsuruta from 4-1989 or Misawa v Kawada from 6-1994.

I didn't follow All Japan as much as New Japan. I nearly forgot about the Misawa/Kawada matches.

[HBPunk]

I didn't follow All Japan as much as New Japan. It would be later years I would be hooked into All Japan.

But how can you tell them apart??

[redoneja]

But how can you tell them apart??

Two completely different styles. As vastly different as the NWA and WWF in the 80's.

[DLVH84]

Two completely different styles. As vastly different as the NWA and WWF in the 80's.

Exactly. New Japan represented the Strong Style, while All Japan represented the Kings Road Style.

[HBPunk]

Two completely different styles. As vastly different as the NWA and WWF in the 80's.

ehhhhh i mean how can you tell one chink/gook from another chink/gook? I dont watch japanese movies cos i cant tell one Tajiri from another,id imagine its the same in wrestling

[CSL]

You amaze me HBPunk. You are capable of being awesome and terrible at the same time.

[CSL]

You guys fucking have it hard for the moon, chill out guys

'lol'

ehhhhh i mean how can you tell one chink/gook from another chink/gook? I dont watch japanese movies cos i cant tell one Tajiri from another,id imagine its the same in wrestling

'groan'

[HBPunk]

You amaze me HBPunk. You are capable of being awesome and terrible at the same time.

Thank you CSL, I Y Q 2

[illmatic]

you were born in march and you have been watching since then?? FUCK OFF that just isn't true. And you were a hulkamania t-shirt? well that says it all man. Who watches mania 19? i saw wrestling as a seven year old and hated it cos it was fake and shite. i was switched onto it at 11 again and then gave it a chance.

Wrestlemania baby and a human t-shirt MY ARSE


how old are you kid?:wtf:

[roach21]

Whatever era where USA chants started... The guy who started that chant should be in the hall of fame. Same goes for the first idiot to throw shit in the ring when Hulk broke his heart and joined those boys from up north. Nothing like going or seeing a WCW show and having to duck sodas, popcorns, and batteries from level 3.

[DrA]

Heyyyyyyyyyy you got it!! Although i made this clear initially, its good that you caught on so fast. Although you said 'if i HAD to guess..' which implies you were aware all along and you backed up my previous point that you are a typical nit picking computer nerd.

That is the stupidest fucking thing I have ever heard. By that logic only twenty people on this planet are allowed to talk about World War I. I suppose scientists aren't allowed to talk about the Ice Age either because they weren't alive to experience it. Go get your 21st chromosome fixed.

[James Steele]

The Golden Era - Pre-1984: Terry Funk winning NWA World Title
The Hulkamania Era - 1984-1993: Hogan slamming Andre (WrestleMania III)
The New Generation - 1994-July 1996: The Boyhood Dreams Come True (WrestleMania XII)
The Attitude Era - August 1996-2001: Stone Cold Sells His Soul for the WWF Championship (WrestleMania X-Seven)
The Ruthless Aggression Era - 2002-2004: Shawn Michaels Returns To The Ring (SummerSlam 2002)
The Next Generation - 2005-2007: Edge Cashes In Money In The Bank (New Years Revolution 06)
The PG Era - 2008-Present: Shawn Michaels Says Goodbye (RAW after WrestleMania XXVI)

[ORANGE-LOCKE]

The Golden Era - Pre-1984: Terry Funk winning NWA World Title
The Hulkamania Era - 1984-1993: Hogan slamming Andre (WrestleMania III)
The New Generation - 1994-July 1996: The Boyhood Dreams Come True (WrestleMania XII)
The Attitude Era - August 1996-2001: Stone Cold Sells His Soul for the WWF Championship (WrestleMania X-Seven)
The Ruthless Aggression Era - 2002-2004: Shawn Michaels Returns To The Ring (SummerSlam 2002)
The Next Generation - 2005-2007: Edge Cashes In Money In The Bank (New Years Revolution 06)
The PG Era - 2008-Present: Shawn Michaels Says Goodbye (RAW after WrestleMania XXVI)


I Concur with MR. JAMES E. STEELE :y::y: and on a personal note, watching Kurt Angle Win the WWF Title at No Mercy 2000 would also be one of my faves of the Attitude Era...

http://www.canoe.ca/WrestlingImagesA/anglechamp_nomercy.jpg

[James Steele]

The poster for that PPV...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4f/No_mercy_2000.jpg

[Favre4Ever]

The Golden Era - Pre-1984: I was born in 1986.
The Hulkamania Era - 1984-1993: I was seven and didn't even have basic cable.
The New Generation - 1994-July 1996: Hadn't started watching yet.
The Attitude Era - August 1996-2001: Wrestlemania 17 in general/Six man HIAC
The Ruthless Aggression Era - 2002-2004: HBK Returns/I Still Remember/ Wrestlemania 20
The Next Generation - 2005-2007: Greatest match in history- Kurt Angle vs. HBK
The PG Era - 2008-Present: 3 HBK Wrestlemania Classics/Straight Edge Society

[Fox]

The Golden Era - Pre-1984: I was born in 1987.
The Hulkamania Era - 1984-1993: Didn't watch wrestling.
The New Generation - 1994-July 1996: Hogan turns on WCW and forms the nWo.
The Attitude Era - August 1996-2001: Goldberg pins Hollywood Hogan for the WCW Title on Nitro.
The Ruthless Aggression Era - 2002-2004: Chris Benoit wins the World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania 20.
The Next Generation - 2005-2007: Vince McMahon, Eric Bischoff and Paul Heyman standing in the ring together on RAW prior to ECW One Night Stand.
The PG Era - 2008-Present: Shawn Michaels retires Ric Flair TIED w/ Undertaker retires Shawn Michaels

[Lock Jaw]

The Golden Era - Pre-1984: Man first wrestles a bear. I wrestled a bear on the moon in 1774, so I am allowed to comment on this.
The Hulkamania Era - 1984-1993: The Mega-Powers Explode
The New Generation - 1994-July 1996: http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/Trrrath/Picture1-7.png
The Attitude Era - August 1996-2001: Austin first stuns Vince
The Ruthless Aggression Era - 2002-2004: Lesnar smearing Hogan's blood on himself.
The Next Generation - 2005-2007: Cena wins.
The PG Era - 2008-Present: HBK Retires

[Sixx]

I dont like people commenting about moments they didnt live through, were you alive watching wrestling pre 84? I've seen all the clips but i wasn't around then. I saw the 1969 moonlanding but i wasnt on the moon at the time

So you shouldn't comment at all, cause I doubt you were in the ring when any of the wrestling moments happenned.

[Mr Amazing]

the golden era(pre 1984) -wasn't born yet
Hulkamania Era(1984-1993) was 3 in 1993
The new generation(1993-1996)Shawn winning the title in a ironman match
attitude era (1997 -2001)the end of the MNW
ruthless aggression Era HBK returning and beniot and guerrueo winning world titles
The Next Generation (2005-2007) undertaker wins two more world titles
PG Era (2008-present) Hardy winning a world title andHBK retires

[Jakob Synn]

The Golden Era - Pre-1984: Born in '83 and don't remember much from back then.
The Hulkamania Era - 1984-1993: A match made in heaven and a match made in heaven. This was something that the WWE now could look back at and learn from. It was phenomanil on how the characters carried this PPV created so much buzz. It was great. I remember watching as a kid and being astounded! It makes me miss how much characters back then actually meant something wheras in now-a-days, uhhhh, not so much.
The New Generation - 1994-July 1996: Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 12. It was the first Iron Man Match and honestly it was so spectacular ot watch. It's a shame that these two guys couldn't get along back in the day because they could of had some pretty sweet matches together.
The Attitude Era - August 1996-2001: Anything and everything Stone Cold Steve Austin. He was the face of that era.
The Ruthless Aggression Era - 2002-2004: The rise of Brock Lesnar
The Next Generation - 2005-2007: I didn't really watch wrestling during this time so I can't really judge on it.
The PG Era - 2008-Present: That's hard. I mean it's not really over so who knows what's to come. I don't know. Maybe the ban of chair shots to the head. That takes away a lot for wrestlers. I mean in a sense it's good because it will help wrestlers be more creative when it comes to using a weapon but it takes away a lot as well.