SEMI FINALS


Match 1
Kurt Angle (2000)
Steve Austin (1996)

This one was always gonna be a shoo-in for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin but Kurt put a fight up taking 5 votes, but losing conclusively to Austin's 12.


Match 2: Triple Threat
Bret Hart (1991 & 1993)
Ted DiBiase (1988)
Ken Shamrock (1999)

In what might have been seen as a cakewalk for Bret, his opponents did but up a decent fight with the Million Dollar Man totalling 2 votes and Shamrock taking 4. However, 11 votes puts "The Hitman" through to the Final.

FINAL

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin (1996)

Bret "Hitman" Hart (1991 & 1993)

Because I can.

BS, Shamrock is clearly the greatest.

but "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (1996)

Bret Hart

Yeah, Austin coined Austin 3:16 when he won, but his road to the crown was pretty bland in comparison to Bret's. Bret just SCHOOLED that tournament and showed that night why he really is the best there is, was, and ever will be. Long live King Hitman.

STONE COLD

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin (1996)

Bret "Hitman" Hart (1991 & 1993)

Stone Cold, Stone Cold, Stone Cold.

FINAL

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin (1996)

Bret "Hitman" Hart (1991 & 1993)

My vote should count extra since I bothered to explain it.

no if anything it should count less

I don't think that's fair.

FINAL

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin (1996)

Bret "Hitman" Hart (1991 & 1993)

Bret Hart all the way...

Stone Cold because he chose not to wear the stupid hat

Totally off subject, but could that crown they gave Sheamus been any cheaper? WWE looks to be cutting the budget in the props department. Looks like they got that shit from an elementary school play.

bret hart

FINAL

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin (1996)

Bret "Hitman" Hart (1991 & 1993)

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin (1996)

Bret "Hitman" Hart (1991 & 1993)

Bret.

Because I actually like him.

Stone Cold, because although KOTR is usually billed as something that catapaults careers, what Stone Cold did at that PPV actually did it.

The crown looked fantastic when compared to the sceptor.

They could have at least gotten plastic gems - what they had looked like Hershey's Kisses wrappers.


Who else expected HHH to attack Sheamus from behind while he was sitting on the throne?

The result of Austin's win is bigger than anyone else's King of the Ring win.

Not really, though. All he really did in that tournament was defeat an over the hill Jake Roberts. Austin would have been a star with or without that tournament.

Yes he would have, but it's hard to know how important that promo was. It's certainly legendary, and WWE tries to tell us it catapaulted him.
Perhaps it's what made them take real notice. Or perhaps the fan response to the catchphrase played a huge part.

A lot of that response probably had to do with the fact that he said "ass", which was pretty rare at that point in time. I remember that's why I started thinking Austin was cool. That and his theme music.

Just the way Doc Hendrix pulled the mic away when he said 'ass' gave him instant credibility.

I am not 100% sure about that. If he didn't win, you don't know if he would have ever made that promo. I think it had more significance because it was at the KOTR PPV. If it were on Raw, it might get lost in the shuffle.

The speech was a result of facing and defeating Jake Roberts who was working a "Bible Bashing" gimmick I believe. So, without the victory over Jake and the platform to cut the promo it may well have never happened.

I said he would have become a star without the tournament. I didn't say he would have cut the exact same promo, you dickheads.

If you can show me proof that "Austin 3:16" was the ONLY reason that he was insanely over, then we can revisit this.

:eek:

I stand corrected!!!!

LOL

Bret 9
Austin 9

So, I'll give the deciding vote to Bret.

KING OF KINGS: BRET "HITMAN" HART

GRAND-FINAL

Bret Hart (1991 & 93)

Vs

Sheamus (2010)

GRAND-FINAL

Bret Hart (1991 & 93)

Vs

Sheamus (2010)

only reason Austin was KOR was because Triple H fucked up for the Curtain call incident. He was supposed to be KOR in 96

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand?

You know what?

GRAND-FINAL

Bret Hart (1991 & 93)

Vs

Sheamus (2010)

GRAND-FINAL

Bret Hart (1991 & 93)

Vs

Sheamus (2010)

:shifty:

Bizarro King, I ought to slap the shit out of you for that vote.

BRET "THE MOTHER FUCKING HITMAN" HART (that's a vote)

BRET "THE MOTHERFUCKING HITMAN" HART