Vastardikai
11-06-2008, 10:11 PM
Inspired by the thread about worst Celebrity Guests. I decided to add some balance and suggest the 3 best.
3. Mike Tyson: The Baddest Man on the Planet was known for his ferocious attack and knockout power early in his career, and his insanity near the end of it. Shortly after taking a bite out of Holyfield's ear, he was the special enforcer for one of the biggest moments in a WWF that needed something to combat the WCW Juggernaut. The angle leading up to the event seemed to imply that Tyson was a member of DX and was part of the deck stacking against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. During the event, however, Iron Mike had a change of heart and was instrumental in the Rattlesnake winning his first WWF Title.
2. Cyndi Lauper: In the '80s, she was the best female pop singer. Better than even Madonna, according to who you ask. At the same time, she had a tendency to be a bit of a mark, including the likes of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, the Iron Shiek, and Captain Lou Albano in her videos. This also crossed over into the business, as she managed perhaps the only figure who could have rivaled Hulk Hogan at the time in terms of drawing power: Wendi Richter. She was involved in the MTV Wrestling event that made Hulk Hogan a household name.
1. Andy Kaufman: To most of the Public, he was the foreign guy in "Taxi," and one of the funniest, if not most unusual comedians of all time. To Memphis, however, he was known as the Intergender Champion, and was the most hated man in the region. Kaufman got the kind of heat stars of now could only dream of. His feud with Jerry "The King" Lawler was a great moment in wrestling and, to quote "Man on the Moon," behavioral science. This is number one because of the fact that it was one of the two pillars that Vince McMahon Jr. rested on to make wrestling big in the '80s, along with the Rock 'n Wrestling collaboration pioneered by the Freebirds.
3. Mike Tyson: The Baddest Man on the Planet was known for his ferocious attack and knockout power early in his career, and his insanity near the end of it. Shortly after taking a bite out of Holyfield's ear, he was the special enforcer for one of the biggest moments in a WWF that needed something to combat the WCW Juggernaut. The angle leading up to the event seemed to imply that Tyson was a member of DX and was part of the deck stacking against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. During the event, however, Iron Mike had a change of heart and was instrumental in the Rattlesnake winning his first WWF Title.
2. Cyndi Lauper: In the '80s, she was the best female pop singer. Better than even Madonna, according to who you ask. At the same time, she had a tendency to be a bit of a mark, including the likes of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, the Iron Shiek, and Captain Lou Albano in her videos. This also crossed over into the business, as she managed perhaps the only figure who could have rivaled Hulk Hogan at the time in terms of drawing power: Wendi Richter. She was involved in the MTV Wrestling event that made Hulk Hogan a household name.
1. Andy Kaufman: To most of the Public, he was the foreign guy in "Taxi," and one of the funniest, if not most unusual comedians of all time. To Memphis, however, he was known as the Intergender Champion, and was the most hated man in the region. Kaufman got the kind of heat stars of now could only dream of. His feud with Jerry "The King" Lawler was a great moment in wrestling and, to quote "Man on the Moon," behavioral science. This is number one because of the fact that it was one of the two pillars that Vince McMahon Jr. rested on to make wrestling big in the '80s, along with the Rock 'n Wrestling collaboration pioneered by the Freebirds.