Your Mount Rushmore of Wrestling

[The Show Off]

**For those of you that do not live in the United States Mount Rushmore is a mountain in South Dakota in which we Americans decided to honor nature by carving a bunch of our dead presidents into it. These presidents are supposedly supposed to be out best and brightest presidents in our history at the time of its carving (from 1927 to 1941).**

Now that I got that bit of information out of the way, what I want to know is what is each of your personal Mount Rushmore of Wrestling. That is the four men or women in the wrestling industry that most make you, or made you love wrestling. You can have only four, no more, no less.

Here's mine...

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/b/brianpillman/45.jpg

http://www.thegreatindiankhali.com/chris-jericho/images/Undisputed-World-Champion-Chris-Jericho.jpg

http://www.dragongraphs.com/Wrestlers/BobbyHeenan.jpg

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00785/Mick_Foley_280x390_785371a.jpg

[Nark Order]

http://www.lobsterbush.com/vintagewwf/singles2/machoman1.jpg

http://www-ckhs.cksd.wednet.edu/STAFF/Ward/Track/Ric_Flair_02.jpg

http://www.derok.net/derek3/images/classics/wwf%20shawn%20michaels.jpg

http://www.officialpsds.com/images/thumbs/Y2J--Chris-Jericho-psd16231.png

[Juan]

http://www.wrestlerbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/mcmahon-vince.jpg

http://dashnova.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/hogan.jpg

http://www.derok.net/derek3/images/classics/wwf%20bret%20hart.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x310/The_Ultimate_Wrestling_Gallery/Shawn%20Michaels/ShawnMichaels012.jpg

[Loose Cannon]

sorry, My Mount Rushmore has five men

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/h/hartfoundation/31.jpg

[CSL]

:(

[Verbose Minch]

Mick Foley
Bret Hart
Undertaker
Roddy Piper

[blake639raw]

sorry, My Mount Rushmore has five men

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/h/hartfoundation/31.jpg :yes:

[Savio]

Curt out Niedhart

[Savio]

Austin 6:9:?

[taker707]

Sting

<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/wcw%20sting" target="_blank"><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l161/Game-Face/Stingchamp.jpg" border="0" alt="Sting wcw champ Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a>

Undertaker

<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/the%20undertaker" target="_blank"><img src="http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r280/DARKSIDE_018/theundertaker.jpg" border="0" alt="The Undertaker Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a>

Face it without this man "Sports Entertainment" would not exist

Vince Mcmahon
<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/vince%20mcmahon" target="_blank"><img src="http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn138/movieguy46/wrestlepage/Vince.jpg" border="0" alt="vince mcmahon Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a>


Hulk Hogan

<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/hulk%20hogan" target="_blank"><img src="http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x106/linger25/hulk-hogan.jpg" border="0" alt="hulk hogan Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a>

[Rammsteinmad]

This would be my personal one:

http://www.popculturemadness.com/Entertainment/Books/images/Chris-Benoit.jpg

http://www.wrestlingvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/chris-jericho.jpg

http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/attachments/entertainment-society/553d1177444558-wwe-superstars-diva-profiles-shawn-michaels-0.jpg

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00451/kurtangle_280_451601a.jpg

[Rammsteinmad]

This would be my realistic/serious one:

http://www.tvgasm.com/newsgasm/vince-mcmahon.jpg

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/625/233315-hulk_hogan___ripping_shirt_as_champ___copy_large.jpg

http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/KENNEY/stone-cold-steve-austin.jpg

http://img.wonkette.com/assets/resources/2007/11/ricflair.jpg

[Emperor Smeat]

Ric Flair, Hogan, Bret Hart/HBK, Stone Cold/Rock.

[El Fangel]

Stone Cold, The Rock, Undertaker, Triple H

[Calamondin]

Flair, Vince, Hogan, Austin.

[Jannettyzilla]

sorry, My Mount Rushmore has five men

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/h/hartfoundation/31.jpg

You know if you try to fit 5 in 4 spots, Owen's just gonna fall over the edge.

[muffalufagus]

Vince, Flair, HBK, Foley

[Jannettyzilla]

In serious, my answer is Hogan, Savage, Rock, Foley.

[Jordan]

Flair/Hogan/Rock/Austin

[XL]

I think you kinda have to have Vince in there. Same for Hogan and Austin. Rock, HBK, Bret, Taker, etc are interchangable.

In terms of inring though I'd go with Benoit, HBK, Angle & Bret (probably).

[DAMN iNATOR]

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w59/joe24_2007/%20Ric%20Flair/RicFlair.jpghttp://www.wwe.com/content/media/images/Superstars/bio/4789172http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/KENNEY/stone-cold-steve-austin.jpghttp://images.wrestling-radio.com/08hof-undertaker.jpg

[Chavo Classic]

Paul Heyman
The Rock
CM Punk
HBK

[Xero]

Vince McMahon
Austin
Undertaker
Jericho

[Xero]

Now, a more "realistic" one, I'd go with Vince McMahon, Eric Bischoff, Paul Heyman and Hulk Hogan.

Those are the three largest influences the business has seen in the last thirty years. MAYBE replace one with Gorgeous George. (The original pretty boy, not the whore.)

[Sixx]

Spirit Squad! Just kill whichever one, they all looked the same.

[The Show Off]

I think you kinda have to have Vince in there. Same for Hogan and Austin. Rock, HBK, Bret, Taker, etc are interchangable.

In terms of inring though I'd go with Benoit, HBK, Angle & Bret (probably).

You might be missing the point.

I'm really asking for your 4 favorite wrestling personalities.

Obviously if you were to ask what the true Mount Rushmore of Wrestling (four our generation) was it would have some combination of Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Steve Austin, Ric Flair, and The Rock.

But that's besides the point, what I want to know is your 4 favorite.

[Sixx]

Then calling it Mount Rushmore makes no sense anymore, does it?

These presidents are supposedly supposed to be out best and brightest presidents in our history at the time of its carving

It's not like the guys carving it picked their favourites.

[The Show Off]

Then calling it Mount Rushmore makes no sense anymore, does it?

These presidents are supposedly supposed to be out best and brightest presidents in our history at the time of its carving

It's not like the guys carving it picked their favourites.

That's why I used the qualifier of "Your."

[Theo Dious]

Vince, Undertaker, Austin, Michaels

[PapaGeorgio]

Hogan and Vince have to be on it, love it or hate it they are the faces of wrestling. The other two become a bit more debatable. While there are many great wrestlers our there, it's hard to pick just two. When you look at the likes of Hart, Taker, Shawn, Flair etc solid arguments can be made for just about all of them. I do think either Austin or The Rock should represent the Attitude era, but only one should make it. So after Vince, Hogan, Austin/Rock, I guess I'd toss up Flair.

[redoneja]

Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Randy Savage, The Undertaker


Honorable mentions go to: Jake Roberts, Shawn Michaels, Raven, Chris Beniot

[Testicle]

This would be my realistic/serious one:

http://www.tvgasm.com/newsgasm/vince-mcmahon.jpg

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/625/233315-hulk_hogan___ripping_shirt_as_champ___copy_large.jpg

http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/KENNEY/stone-cold-steve-austin.jpg

http://img.wonkette.com/assets/resources/2007/11/ricflair.jpg

:y:

Can't argue with this.

[Kapoutman]

Bret
Owen
HBK
Austin

And I want to make sure that Bret and HBK are carved next to each others.

[Rammsteinmad]

You know if you try to fit 5 in 4 spots, Owen's just gonna fall over the edge.

:lol:

You're gonna burn in hell.

:yes:

[Franchisedone]

only one person has named andre the giant wow....

[The Jayman]

http://www.wrestlerbiographies.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/mcmahon-vince.jpg

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:TpMbnY_eHUrGmM:http://static.thehollywoodgossip.com/images/gallery/linda-mcmahon-picture.jpg


http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:jzvBry6lC8lq-M:http://bittenandbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/stephanie-mcmahon-1.jpg

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:Rbp3s7mis5E5OM:http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00388/Shane_McMahon_388617a.jpg

[redoneja]

only one person has named andre the giant wow....

Most people here weren't watching when he was a big draw in the 70's through the mid 80's. Besides, anyone that was a WWF fan as a kid past '84 probably was more into Hogan than Andre.

[Nicky Fives]

Bret Hart
Stone Cold
Undertaker
Bobby Heenan

[CSL]

Most people here weren't watching when he was a big draw in the 70's through the mid 80's. Besides, anyone that was a WWF fan as a kid past '84 probably was more into Hogan than Andre.

Also, he wasn't all that good, especially in his final performing years. As fond as I am/was of Andre, I think people overblow his legacy because of the fact he was a draw, the road stories, one of the first 'monsters' and WrestleMania III. A great character from wrestling history? For sure. In the same league as Vince, Hogan, Austin, Flair etc? Nah.

[Swiss Ultimate]

http://www.thegreatindiankhali.com/chris-jericho/images/Undisputed-World-Champion-Chris-Jericho.jpg

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/01/20/tazbig.jpg

http://www.onzuka.com/Photos/The%20Rock%20close%20up%20with%20people%27s%20eyebrow.jpg

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00785/Mick_Foley_280x390_785371a.jpg

[Cool King]

http://heelzone.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/vincemcmahon.jpg
http://www.topnews.in/files/Hulk-Hogan-565.jpg
http://www3.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/2007+CMT+Music+Awards+Press+Room+WYraXfn0imFl.jpg
http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/chris-jericho-horrorhound-weekend-horror-convention-BCmTVn.jpg

[NeanderCarl]

Also, he wasn't all that good, especially in his final performing years. As fond as I am/was of Andre, I think people overblow his legacy because of the fact he was a draw, the road stories, one of the first 'monsters' and WrestleMania III. A great character from wrestling history? For sure. In the same league as Vince, Hogan, Austin, Flair etc? Nah.

Apparently he wasn't even that much of a draw, in the long term. That's why he travelled so much and came in for one-shots rather than long tenures... Andre was a great draw for a one-off battle royal or match but promoters didn't know how to book him for a long period and his drawing power waned the longer he was around.

I'm not saying that's neccessarily true, but I've heard a few people in the business say it. Even during his biggest "TV years" (heel turn WWF) he had the one massive PPV, the one massive network TV rating and for the most part treaded water as the resident midcard legend/monster thereafter. He was certainly a fucking awful wrestler for the last decade of his life.

Possibly the business' biggest household name prior to the rise of Hogan, but top 4 most important names in the biz? I don't think Andre should be there.

Anyway the point of the thread is YOUR personal top 4 men who most influenced YOU and made you love wrestling... Steve fuckin' Lombardi could be on there if you wanted. Therefore, despite those great entertainers who have come along since, I'm going to have to plump for four guys who really got me hooked on the wrestling when I first started watching. So:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e203/neandercarl/flairandco.jpg

http://beehivehairdresser.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/britishbulldoog60706.jpg

[Cool King]

http://beehivehairdresser.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/britishbulldoog60706.jpg

ABT will love you.

[TGR]

Hm...lets go a different route.

Paul Bearer
Jim Ross
Michael Hayes
Vinny Mac

[Triple Naitch]

Way too much time on my hands.

http://www.tpww.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=18&pictureid=874

[Sixx]

Artist.

[Droford]

Eric Bischoff
Ric Flair
Jack Tunney
Gorilla Monsoon

wait..I think I took this a little too literrally

[Sovereigntywillpr]

sorry, My Mount Rushmore has five men

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/h/hartfoundation/31.jpg

Yep, sounds about right, I Like the Loose Cannon thinks

I don't understand why WCW didn't use Bret Hart with the Anvil and Davey in WCW and throw in Benoit and or Storm, or why they didn't team Benoit with Davey...

It's to bad we never got to see "The Canadian Bulldogs" which could have been Harry Smith and Benoit...

Wasn't Jericho still their (but on his way out)

[Gertner]

Vince McMahon
Hulk Hogan
Ric Flair
Lou Thesz

[CWK]

Hulk Hogan
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Ric Flair
Vince McMahon, Jr.

I have a hard time leaving Bobby "The Brain" Heenan out of this one, but I can't leave out the four I mentioned either. Fuck.

[Hanso Amore]

Flair, Hogan, Vince, Austin

Done

/thread

[DaveBrawl]

Stu Hart, Hulk Hogan, Vince Mcmahon, Steve Austin

[Sixx]

Stu Hart is a nice addition.

[Phenomenal 1]

Vince McMahon, Eric Bischoff, Paul Heyman, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan

[Phenomenal 1]

hart foundation=group of fags

[Gertner]

Vince McMahon, Eric Bischoff, Paul Heyman, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan

4 people in Mount Rushmore retard.

[Sixx]

4 people in Mount Rushmore retard.

He's gonna carve another with New Jack's shiv.

[The Show Off]

hart foundation=group of fags

Uhh... what?

[Gertner]

Uhh... what?

He's trying to be "outrageous" because he knows he's a know it all dickhead.

[Sixx]

OUTRAGEOUS LIKE NEW JACK HIMSELF

[FourFifty]

Vince McMahon
Randy Savage
Roddy Piper
The Undertaker

[Xero]

Uh, how do you not have Kane on there?

You'll put him on your arm but not a mountain?

[Xero]

Or just tattoo a mask on Savage's face?

[Sovereigntywillpr]

Bret
Owen
HBK
Austin

And I want to make sure that Bret and HBK are carved next to each others.

I good start would be putting there names next to eachother in your post...

[Gertner]

I good start would be putting there names next to eachother in your post...

A better start would be to know that "eachother" is not a word.

[James Steele]

http://www.tpww.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=118&pictureid=877

[The Show Off]

He's trying to be "outrageous" because he knows he's a know it all dickhead.

I was actually trying to quote his attached picture... I didn't quite get what was funny or audacious about it.

[The Show Off]

http://olympia.fortunecity.com/norman/384/kliqbye1s.jpg

I'm assuming your Mt. Rushmore will be Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and Jericho... but I don't know the fourth.

[Zen v.W.o.]

sorry, My Mount Rushmore has five men

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/h/hartfoundation/31.jpg

Yeah....I'd have to add Piper though. But if two were to go, then this is my rushmore:

Bret Hart
Owen Hart
Brian Pillman
Roddy Piper

[D Mac]

5 faces of SID

[Zen v.W.o.]

Austin 6:9:?

He had the date of Austins demise on his t-shirt. That was KOTR in june of 97.

[wjs]

As previously mentioned:

Hulk Hogan
Ric Flair
Stone Cold
Vince McMahon

[Fignuts]

Vince
Hogan
Bret
Misiwa

[James Steele]

I'm assuming your Mt. Rushmore will be Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and Jericho... but I don't know the fourth.


http://www.tpww.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=118&pictureid=881

http://www.tpww.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=118&pictureid=879

http://www.tpww.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=118&pictureid=880

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