View Full Version : Favorite summer for watching wrestling (2001-2007)
The Naitch
10-10-2007, 11:35 PM
Here are a few highlights from each year
2001
InVasion time
The Rock returns
Stone Cold is the leader of the Alliance
2002
Rock vs. Brock
Steph vs. Eric Bischoff GM rivalry
The Gay Wedding
Triple H and Shawn Michaels feud for the first time
2003
Evolution vs. Goldberg
Kane unmasks
SmackDown! is the #1 show
Kurt Angle vs. Brock
2004
Randy Orton becomes youngest WHC in WWE history
Eugene vs. Triple H
Eddie Guerrero is WWE Champion
2005
John Cena jumps to RAW
Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie (I'M DOMINICK'S PAPI!!!!)
2006
Summer of DX Lite
Cena still wins
Undertaker still sucks
2007
Chris BenWHO?
Cena still wins
The Naitch
10-10-2007, 11:36 PM
I went for 2002.
Loose Cannon
10-11-2007, 12:26 AM
2004
Mercury Bullet
10-11-2007, 12:34 AM
2001.
2002 was good too. I missed most of 03, 04, and 05. I took a leave of absence from wrestling.
IC Champion
10-11-2007, 12:44 AM
01.
Dave Youell
10-11-2007, 03:37 AM
When was Heyman booking smackdown and the 6 were ruling? That's the year I pick
Impact!
10-11-2007, 05:28 AM
01
Impact!
10-11-2007, 05:29 AM
Also wouldn't one of the 01 highlights be WM X7
Dave Youell
10-11-2007, 05:52 AM
01
Jesus! It was that long ago!?!?!?!
Impact!
10-11-2007, 09:41 AM
LOL no, it was 03
Rammsteinmad
10-11-2007, 11:35 AM
2002. Though '03 and '04 did have some good things going on.
Loose Cannon
10-11-2007, 11:51 AM
yea 01 was the Invasion Angle mostly. Surprised people are picking that one.
Lord-Of-Darkness
10-11-2007, 12:04 PM
I really enjoyed 2003.
I enjoyed 2001 too though, I enjoyed the InVasion angle at the time, just in hindsight its obvious that they could've done so much better with the situation they had.
On a side note, who are the Smackdown Six people talk of?
St. Jimmy
10-11-2007, 12:09 PM
Triple H/Michaels Fued was pretty much the highlight of Wrestling in 2002. That fued was insane.
St. Jimmy
10-11-2007, 12:09 PM
Although RAW in 2003 was some of the best shit ever.
2002.
Michaels/Hunter and the rise of Brock Lesnar.
Lord-Of-Darkness
10-11-2007, 12:54 PM
I particularly enjoyed 02 for Takers heel run/title reign.
Lord-Of-Darkness
10-11-2007, 12:55 PM
Except for the Hogan feud. That sucked
Jeritron
10-11-2007, 01:08 PM
The invasion angle was dissapointing because of what it could have been, not neccesarily because the overall product was awful.
I say 2001, even though the invasion angle is one of the most poorly executed, blown oppurtunites of all time.
Bottom line is you had a strong start to that summer with the 2 man power trip and their fued with Jericho and Benoit.
Great matches there, and Jericho was still on the cusp of getting that big push.
You had an amazing roster, with probably the best tag division ever still going. RVD and Booker T made their WWF debuts. It was still WWF. PPV cards were stacked with good matches, even if booking was off.
Badass Taker wasn't completely annoying yet, they hadn't ruined Kane.
Stone Cold was the champion, Kurt Angle was in his prime and hadn't lost his mind.
The Rock took off for a while and came back. The community was abuzz about the eventual invasion, and all the signings
owenbrown
10-11-2007, 01:22 PM
2002. With honorable mentions to 2003 and 2001. :y:
Loose Cannon
10-11-2007, 01:36 PM
Although RAW in 2003 was some of the best shit ever.
I don't remember anything from that year except HHH and the belt.
Jeritron
10-11-2007, 01:40 PM
While we're on the topic, 2000 was the best summer of all time, with 1998 not far behind.
Loose Cannon
10-11-2007, 01:42 PM
1997 was my all-time favorite. nWo and Austin, Harts, DX,
The Naitch
10-13-2007, 05:03 PM
Also wouldn't one of the 01 highlights be WM X7
nah, that wasn't in the summer
The Naitch
10-13-2007, 05:05 PM
I considered summer to be
June PPV
July PPV
August PPV (SummerSlam)
HeartBreakMan2k
10-13-2007, 05:13 PM
02 or 03
Sadistic
10-13-2007, 07:13 PM
yea 01 was the Invasion Angle mostly. Surprised people are picking that one.
Why? That summer clearly had the best matches.
Wasn't 2001 the height of Nick Mondo's career?
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Y2Ant
10-13-2007, 09:18 PM
Although RAW in 2003 was some of the best shit ever.
You mean HHH squashing everyone all year? That was the worst year of RAW ever. Well until the whole Cena wins thing. Actually, no 2003 was worse because the main #1 contender was Goldberg.
Destor
10-13-2007, 09:44 PM
2003 owned. Smackdown had some of the best wrestling in a decade. Angle/Brock/Benoit/Eddie/Edge/Rey It was on fire.
rob11
10-13-2007, 10:19 PM
You mean HHH squashing everyone all year? That was the worst year of RAW ever. Well until the whole Cena wins thing. Actually, no 2003 was worse because the main #1 contender was Goldberg.
Wasn't that the WM where HHH pedigreed Booker T, then had time pretty much to go to the back, take a crap, read a few magazines, then rolled over and pinned Booker?
SammyG
10-13-2007, 11:13 PM
I went with 05
James Steele
10-13-2007, 11:26 PM
2002. HBK/HHH is one of my favorite feuds of all time.
Y2Ant
10-14-2007, 06:22 AM
Wasn't that the WM where HHH pedigreed Booker T, then had time pretty much to go to the back, take a crap, read a few magazines, then rolled over and pinned Booker?
Yes, yes it was. Booker T, RVD, Jericho, Kane, Goldberg, no one was made to look like a serious contender.
Extreme Angle
10-14-2007, 09:02 AM
2004 coz thats when I started watching it again.
Outsider
10-15-2007, 07:00 AM
The InVasion could have been done a hell of a lot better, but christ, it was still a million times better than what we have now. (Remember whe ECW was reformed? Possibly my favourite wrestling moment ever)
However, I was not watching wrestling due to Sky access/Uni for most of the years described. So I just went for 2001.
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