Better Wrestler #98

[Supreme Olajuwon]

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"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels


VS


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"The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit



3 days.

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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><option>#89. Ted Dibiase vs Rick Rude (34-20)</option><option>#90. Ted Dibiase vs. Christian (39-32)</option><option>#91. Ted Dibiase vs. Bret Hart (24-55)</option><option>#92. Bret Hart vs. Scott Steiner (56-8)</option><option>#93. Bret Hart vs. Christopher Daniels (47-15)</option><option>#94. Bret Hart vs. Triple H (40-22)</option><option>#95. Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels (26-47)</option><option>#96. Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty (54-7)</option><option>#97. Shawn Michaels vs. Bryan Danielson (36-12)</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>

[Waylander]

Mark one down for HBK.

Why? Well lets just say there's more to wrestling than wrestling. Benoit had the charisma of the belt he held in the above picture.

[ron the dial]

benoit may have been an exceptional techincal wrestler, but he's got nothing on HBK.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

There was a time where Benoit was for me the best wrestler in the world. I dunno if I could ever say that for HBK. This is tough.

[Tazz Dan]

Nice one Supreme. Benoit gets my vote.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Reluctantly, my vote goes to Crispin Wah.

[Zen v.W.o.]

tbh if HBK beat Bret I dont see why he wouldnt beat benoit since Bret is better than Benoit, but im voting Benoit in the hopes it screws over shawn.

[KYR]

Never heard of the second wrestler so my vote goes to HBK.

[Rammsteinmad]

Benoit. All the way. Nobody is gonna get my vote over Benoit. Favourite wrestler of all time right there.

[CWK]

Chris Benoit, easily.

[CWK]

Benoit. All the way. Nobody is gonna get my vote over Benoit. Favourite wrestler of all time right there.

Nice to see someone who appreciates Benoit's work and doesn't let his personal mistakes influence the views you have on his wrestling skills

[The Jayman]

My vote goes to Benoit

[CSL]

Baffling 'results' atm

[The Mackem]

Mine was a pity vote

[Ermaximus]

Wouldn't be a challenge any other way. Benoit.

[Nark Order]

Benoit was better at certain aspects of the game. He was an incredible technical wrestler and he slaughtered his family better than HBK ever could but I still went with the Heart Break Kid.

[Haze]

Benoit was the better technical wrestler.

But HBK was the better wrestler overall.

[Inadequacy]

There was a time where Benoit was for me the best wrestler in the world. I dunno if I could ever say that for HBK.

[CSL]

Shawn Michaels is the greatest, most consisent in-ring performer in the history of professional wrestling. No amount of crucifix armbars, bow and arrow holds and inverted three quarter figure four leglocks will ever change that

[CWK]

People want to talk about what Benoit did, but you can't erase Wrestlemania 20 at Madison Square Garden, which I might add Shawn Michaels was in that match and lost and Chris Benoit was victorious. Benoit, easily.

[Verbose Minch]

Benoit is my all time favorite wrestler, easily. He didn't need buttloads of charisma, he just had to go out and kick major ass.

[Inadequacy]

People want to talk about what Benoit did, but you can't erase Wrestlemania 20 at Madison Square Garden, which I might add Shawn Michaels was in that match and lost and Chris Benoit was victorious. Benoit, easily.

Benoit and Eddie celebrating after that match is one of my favourite moments ever as a fan.

[Juan]

tbh if HBK beat Bret I dont see why he wouldnt beat benoit since Bret is better than Benoit

yeah. interesting logic by the TPWW wrestling forum posters.

[AJHayes]

Michaels shouldn't have gone this far.

Benoit, easily.

[ron the dial]

honestly surprised by this so far

[Rammsteinmad]

Same here, I kinda expected a Michaels to squash Benoit in this.

[Rammsteinmad]

Benoit and Eddie celebrating after that match is one of my favourite moments ever as a fan.

That is my greatest moment as a wrestling fan ever. I'm not ashamed to admit I did have a tear in my eye watching it live (on TV) when it happened. Good times. :'(

[thedamndest]

You always get a lot better after you die.

[Inadequacy]

I think it's interesting that the first time benoit was on better wrestler he was totally squashed.

[The Mackem]

Yeah, people must be starting to forgive and forget. If Benoit wins this round, I reckon he'll go out to whoever he faces next.

[CWK]

That is my greatest moment as a wrestling fan ever. I'm not ashamed to admit I did have a tear in my eye watching it live (on TV) when it happened. Good times. :'(

One of my favorite moments as well. I watched the RAW tribute to Benoit live as it happened and that moment closed the show. One of the most erie feelings I have ever had watching wrestling. It just hit me as I watched it, I was just saying to myself, holy shit they are both gone.

[Theo Dious]

You always get a lot better after you die.

Just ask Kurt Cobain.

[Nicky Fives]

Shawn Michaels is the greatest, most consisent in-ring performer in the history of professional wrestling. No amount of crucifix armbars, bow and arrow holds and inverted three quarter figure four leglocks will ever change that

THIS..... HBK is the best ever..... Not Flair, Not Bret, not Hogan, not Benoit, not anyone

[XCaliber]

HBK is not the best but he's certainly better than Benoit and yeah sadly if this had been a few years ago my vote would have been cast to that coward.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Shawn Michaels is the greatest, most consisent in-ring performer in the history of professional wrestling. No amount of crucifix armbars, bow and arrow holds and inverted three quarter figure four leglocks will ever change that

[Inadequacy]

It was nice while it lasted

[CWK]

Damn, Benoit has fallen behind in the voting

[Xero]

Wow this is closer than I would have guessed.

[Sixx]

I just tied this motherfucker.

[Hornicane]

I'll say this, Benoit was one of my favourite wrestlers. Despite the glaring lack of charisma, he actually managed to make me care about what he was doing, and HBK never really did that for me. I'll admit, a lot of that is probably because I started watching regularly around '99 or whenev when he was just the commisioner character, so a lot of the classic HBK matches I've only seen well after the fact. Benoit actually got me emotionally invested into what he was doing though. The triple threat Euro-Continental match with Jericho and Angle is one of my favorite matches. I'd mark out every time he got a title shot, and I marked the fuck out when he finally won it. In that time, however, I can't recall ever really marking out for HBK.

However, I can admit that Michaels is the total package, and one of, if not the best all-around preformer in the business, and for that he deserves to win it.

That required way too much time and thought. :-\

[Gertner]

H B K.


Benoit would come out, people would cheer because it's Benoit, and then get bored 2 minutes into the match

[Pardeep 619]

Chris Benoit was by far a better wrestler.

[CSL]

That's a ridiculous statement. There hasn't been anybody born that has ever been a 'far better' wrestler than HBK

[Tazz Dan]

Benoit would come out, people would cheer because it's Benoit, and then get bored 2 minutes into the match

:wtf:

You are joking, right?

[Tazz Dan]

I'll say this, Benoit was one of my favourite wrestlers. Despite the glaring lack of charisma, he actually managed to make me care about what he was doing, and HBK never really did that for me. I'll admit, a lot of that is probably because I started watching regularly around '99 or whenev when he was just the commisioner character, so a lot of the classic HBK matches I've only seen well after the fact. Benoit actually got me emotionally invested into what he was doing though. The triple threat Euro-Continental match with Jericho and Angle is one of my favorite matches. I'd mark out every time he got a title shot, and I marked the fuck out when he finally won it. In that time, however, I can't recall ever really marking out for HBK.

However, I can admit that Michaels is the total package, and one of, if not the best all-around preformer in the business, and for that he deserves to win it.

That required way too much time and thought. :-\


I'm not sure what the fuck you said there, put pos rep because I love you.

[Hornicane]

Basically that I liked watching Benoit and apathetic toward HBK as a character, but acknowledge that he's an amazing performer.

[Nicky Fives]

That's a ridiculous statement. There hasn't been anybody born that has ever been a 'far better' wrestler than HBK

I agree once again...... I do not condone what Benoit did, but my vote for HBK would never have changed, even if Benoit were still alive and wrestling today

[Swiss Ultimate]

Nice to see someone who appreciates Benoit's work and doesn't let his personal mistakes influence the views you have on his wrestling skills

Really? I am still shocked and disgusted by what he became.

I'm not talking about him becoming a brutal murderer either, I meant the "silent but violent" gimmick. God that sucked.

Benoit.

[Verbose Minch]

That's a ridiculous statement. There hasn't been anybody born that has ever been a 'far better' wrestler than HBK

Oh right, because it's impossible that someone else has a different opinion than you.

[Nark Order]

I don't think it's that. It's just pretty much been accepted by most wrestling fans that HBK is one of the greatest of all time. Using "far better" just makes it seems like you're trying to be a dickhead and that you're trying to "get under people's skin". Let's all calm down here.

[CSL]

Oh right, because it's impossible that someone else has a different opinion than you.

What Narc said sweetheart

[Gertner]

:wtf:

You are joking, right?

Watch his matches.

[The Mackem]

At the very least this match has been proved why HBK shouldn't have been 'automatically' put into the Hall of fame. Well done Supreme.

[Cool King]

I still can't choose. :-\

[Theo Dious]

:wtf:

You are joking, right?

He may be overselling his stock a bit but he has a point. There was a typical lull in the crowd in any Benoit match (except at times during his WHC run), followed by the crowd coming to life when he busted out a German.

[Dante69]

Benoit

[CSL]

Did you register your vote in the Bush/Gore presidential race yet?

[Jeritron]

:rofl:

Oh that Dante69. Now he's making up for missed oppurtunities