Better Wrestler #89

[Supreme Olajuwon]

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"Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase


VS


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"Ravishing" Rick Rude



3 days.

<select><option selected="selected">Better Wrestler History</option><option>#1.RVD vs CM Punk (34-19)</option><option>#2.RVD vs Santino Marella (36-4)</option><option>#3.RVD vs "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig (15-23)</option><option>#4."Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig vs Tully Blanchard (30-5)</option><option>#5."Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig vs Chris Jericho (15-23)</option><option>#6.Chris Jericho vs Brock Lesnar (34-10)</option><option>#7.Chris Jericho vs William Regal (38-14)</option><option>#8.Chris Jericho vs Eddie Guerrero (21-23)</option><option>#9.Eddie Guerrero vs Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat (26-7)</option><option>#10.Eddie Geurrero vs "Macho Man" Randy Savage (26-19)</option><option>#11.Eddie Guerrero vs Diamond Dallas Page (39-8)</option><option>#12.Eddie Guerrero vs "Stone Cold" Steve Austin(19-28)</option><option>#13."Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs Chris Benoit (32-13)</option><option>#14."Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs Jake "The Snake" Roberts (29-10)</option><option>#15."Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs Sting (36-16)</option><option>#16."Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs Bret "The Hitman" Hart (32-31)</option><option>#17.Hulk Hogan vs John Cena (15-24)</option><option>#18.John Cena vs Lex Luger (32-6)</option><option>#19.John Cena vs Ultimate Warrior (29-18)</option><option>#20.John Cena vs Dean Malenko (9-40)</option><option>#21.Dean Malenko vs Billy Kidman (31-7)</option><option>#22.Dean Malenko vs Ultimo Dragon (22-15)</option><option>#23.Dean Malenko vs Taz (15-17)</option><option>#24.Taz vs Sabu (38-2)</option><option>#25.Taz vs Jeff Hardy (25-16)</option><option>#26.Taz vs Bam Bam Bigelow (26-12)</option><option>#27.Taz vs Triple H (24-22)</option><option>#28.Edge vs Christian Cage (22-23)</option><option>#29.Christian Cage vs Raven (23-22)</option><option>#30.Christian vs Matt Hardy (22-19)</option><option>#31.Christian vs Ted Dibiase (24-25)</option><option>#32.Ted Dibiase vs "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (16-19)</option><option>#33."Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith (25-19)</option><option>#34."Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs Bob Backlund (26-6)</option><option>#35."Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs The Dynamite Kid (26-13)</option><option>#36."Rowdy Roddy Piper vs Ric Flair (16-19)</option><option>#37.Ric Flair vs Bret "The Hitman" Hart (19-17)</option><option>#38.Ric Flair vs Andre "The Giant" (28-5)</option><option>#39.Ric Flair vs Triple H (26-11)</option><option>#40.Ric Flair vs Shawn Michaels (20-26)</option><option>#41.Shawn Michaels vs Jushin "Thunder" Lyger (26-15)</option><option>#42.Shawn Michaels vs Perry Saturn (36-12)</option><option>#43.Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker (29-11)</option><option>#44.Shawn Michaels vs The Rock (28-30)</option><option>#45.The Rock vs Trish Stratus (21-16)</option><option>#46.The Rock vs Lance Storm (22-19)</option><option>#47.The Rock vs Owen Hart (18-12)</option><option>#48.The Rock vs Kurt Angle (5-24)</option><option>#49.Kurt Angle vs Ken Shamrock (36-5)</option><option>#50.Kurt Angle vs Rob Van Dam (23-13)</option><option>#51.Kurt Angle vs "King Kong" Bruiser Brody (20-10)</option><option>#52.Kurt Angle vs Mick Foley (31-6)</option><option>#53.John Morrison vs Braden Walker (36-11)</option><option>#54.John Morrison vs Kofi Kingston (34-5)</option><option>#55.John Morrison vs CM Punk (14-28)</option><option>#56.CM Punk vs Tajiri (28-20)</option><option>#57.CM Punk vs Booker T (24-23)</option><option>#58.CM Punk vs Samoa Joe (53-4)</option><option>#59.CM Punk vs "Macho Man" Randy Savage (19-36)</option><option>#60."Macho Man" Randy Savage vs "Adorable" Adrian Adonis (47-2)</option><option>#61."Macho Man" Randy Savage vs Goldberg (49-4)</option><option>#62."Macho Man" Randy Savage vs "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig (31-38)</option><option>#63."Mr.Perfect" Curt Hennig vs "Diamond" Dallas Page (51-17)</option><option>#64."Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig vs William Regal (37-18)</option><option>#65."Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig vs Brock Lesnar (48-4)</option><option>#66."Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig vs Eddie Guerrero (39-40)</option><option>#67. Eddie Guerrero vs Arn Anderson (33-22)</option><option>#68. Eddie Guerrero vs Jake "The Snake" Roberts (37-36)</option><option>#69. Eddie Guerrero vs Sting (41-16)</option><option>#70. Chris Jericho vs Eddie Guerrero (45-18)</option><option>#71. Chris Jericho vs Rey Mysterio (63-3)</option><option>#72. Chris Jericho vs Kevin Nash (54-12)</option><option>#73. Chris Jericho vs Dean Malenko (39-9)</option><option>#74. Chris Jericho vs Ricky Steamboat (41-30)</option><option>#75. Masato Tanaka vs Mike Awesome (24-18)</option><option>#76. Masato Tanaka vs X-Pac (34-16)</option><option>#77. Masato Tanaka vs Rikishi (36-13)</option><option>#78. Brian Pillman vs Masato Tanaka (31-13)</option><option>#79. Brian Pillman vs Road Dogg (44-7)</option><option>#80. Ultimo Dragon vs Brian Pillman (29-28)</option><option>#81. Ultimo Dragon vs Goldust (35-19)</option><option>#82. Ultimo Dragon vs Barry Windham (36-9)</option><option>#83. Ultimo Dragon vs Randy Orton (35-34)</option><option>#84. Edge vs Ultimo Dragon (48-8)</option><option>#85. Edge vs Jeff Hardy (54-5)</option><option>#86. Edge vs Razor Ramon</option><option>#87. Ted Dibiase vs Edge (39-33)</option><option>#88. Ted Dibiase vs Doink the Clown (59-4)</option></select>

<select><option selected="selected">Better Wrestler Hall of Fame</option><option>"Stone Cold" Steve Austin</option><option>Taz</option><option>Kurt Angle</option><option>Chris Jericho</option></select>

[Supreme Olajuwon]

this would've been an awesome feud btw

[Juan]

Two of the greatest heels of our time. Pretty tough choice for me

[KYR]

Oh Jesus.

I loved them both.

I've stated before that I thought Dibiase was the greatest heel EVER. But it's so hard to vote against Triple R.

With heavy heart I must vote for Dibiase.

[Arashi Kage]

Two of the greatest heels of our time. Pretty tough choice for me

Same here. This is to be expected in a Hall of Fame round. Rude is one of my favorites, so this is very tough. It is one of those rare rounds where I wish I could vote for both, lol.

I love Rude on the mic, but in ring, DiBiase is hard to beat.

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Ultimately, I'm gonna have to go with DiBiase for his more memorable theme music, his staying power, run with IRS (IRS is the best!!!) as Money Inc., the Million Dollar Corporation, and his evil laugh.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Ted was amazing....but I dunno, man. Rude was just that dude. He gets my vote here.

[ron the dial]

million dollar man was probably the first heel that i ever really liked. i don't know. had to go with him.

[Emperor Smeat]

Million Dollar Man. His intro theme is one of my favorites.

Every time i see that particular Rick Rude picture, I keep thinking he's really wearing 2 belts and then realize its just an image of a title.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

which is why he's the MAN

[Triple A]

In my opinion, Rick Rude should have defeated The Ultimate Warrior in the Super Posedown at the Royal Rumble.

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[Supreme Olajuwon]

yeah that was bullshit

I'm gonna vote for Rude because of this injustice

[Emperor Smeat]

I know that Val Venis was inspired partly as a porn star style character but did they ever actually think of Rick Rude when creating Val Venis ?

Both seem very similar in character to each other (minus the cool pants Rude always had).

[Stealth-Icon]

My price was met....M$M

[Skippord]

Dibiase

[The Jayman]

good ol' Ted

[Nicky Fives]

Rick Rude..... very underrated and one of the greatest heels of all-time

[EDWARD]

dibiase!

[Rammsteinmad]

Rick Rude.

[Loose Cannon]

wow, this is such a sick matchup

[Theo Dious]

Rude was awesome, but DiBiase could have had a match with a piece of wood.

And here is the evidence:

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[El Fangel]

Wow, I cant pick one...

[Seth82]

Both were amazing heels and I really loved Rude's promos but better quality matches I gotta go with Dibiase

This guy was amazing in Bill Watts' Mid South Wrestling/UWF

[Gertner]

Rick Rude.

[Testicle]

Million Dollar Man, but it was close.

[311]

Finally, a proper "Better Wrestler" comparison.

This is a really, really tough one, and Rick Rude definitely was awesome, and definitely was underrated, but both were comparable in the ring and could have matches with anyone, and both were monster heels, so you have to defer to identity. The Million Dollar Man is an icon...anyone who was alive in the 80's can identify Ted, whether they're wrestling fans or not, and sadly, this is not the case for Rude. MDM gave us some of the most priceless moments in wrestling history, like kicking a basketball away from a young child who had been promised money if he could do it.

Going to have to go with Teddy here. But very close. :y:

[Anybody Thrilla]

"What I would like to have right now if for all you fat, out-of-shape, Pennsylvania pissants to shut your mouths while I take off my robe and show you what a REAL man looks like! Hit the music!"

:heart:

[Supreme Olajuwon]

"I look real good and feel even better, I make a burlap sack look like a cashmere sweater."
-- "Ravishing" Rick Rude

[Anybody Thrilla]

Rick Rude made The Ultimate Warrior look good.