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**PerfectOne** · 02-10-2005, 01:08 AM

I was like 3 or 4 in 1985 (20 years ago), but I will do the best since I started watching wrestling (the very first Nitro was the first event I really watched throughout - I'd watched WWF RAW and WCW Saturday Night before that with my dad, but not really been that into it).

5) Mankind vs. Rock - This fued literally MADE both of these guys. Sure, Rock was champ before, but this fued helped cement his position in the main event. Mankind was not HUGE before this feud - he was a midcard jobber, then fueded with Rock and became a MEGA star. That, in my opinion, puts this in the top 5.

4) Chris Benoit vs. Boooker T - This wasn't so much a feud as a Best of Seven series. I forget the exact build-up, but for some reason these two were fighting a Best-of-Seven series for the then vacant Television Title in WCW. This was the beginning of Booker T's single's career, and the first of Benoit's push in WCW (after this, he would join the Horsemen). It was an incredible series, and the best thing was the number of moves both men "invented" during the course of this series. Benoit's flying headbutt and Rolling German Suplexes were first used in WCW in this match - as finishers! This was the birthplace of Booker T's Missile Dropkick, which he would use as a finisher (instead of the Harlem Hangover) for some time to come. Booker T ended up winning in the seventh match.

3) Ric Flair vs. Eric Bischoff (or Four Horsemen vs. NWO) - This stuff was hilarious. So after Bischoff "joined" the NWO, he professed his hatred of Ric Flair and there was a huge fued between the two "stables" - NWO vs. Flair, Anderson, Mongo, Malenko, and Benoit (for a short time, Jarrett was in this as well on Horsemen side). There are two series of quotes that sums up this feud:

Eric Bischoff: Flair, get the hell out of the ring! You're fired!

Ric Flair: You can't fire me! I'm already fired! Whoooo!

Eric Bischoff: I'm warning you...SECURITY!

Ric Flair: You can't fire me! I'm already fired! You can't fire me! I'm already fired! WHOOOOOOOOO! You can't fire me! I'm already fired! You can't fire me! I'm already fired! WHOOOOOOO! (He begins spasming and strutting at this point, repeating this over and over in the ring. The fans are going nuts, cause it's so...so...stupidly hilarious. It was a mark out moment).

The other quote:

Ric Flair: Now, Kevin Nash - you're a big guy. I don't know if I could take you. And Scott Hall, I don't know if I could face you. But 1,2,3-Syxx, whatever the hell your name is today Sean Waltman, I KNOW I can kick your ass! WHOOOOOOOOOO!

Syxx: Now...

Ric Flair: (cuts him off) WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Once again, the whole crowd is going nuts. And, as he said, Flair beats him in a match the following PPV.

2) Chris Jericho vs. the Cruiserweights of the WCW

I'm sorry, but this was the most hilarious thing I've ever seen. Chris Jericho was the best he's ever been at this point in his career (in terms of entertainment value - obvoiusly not as in the highlight of his career).

So Chris Jericho kept challenging wrestlers for their various gimmicks. He stole the masks of Rey Mysterio and Psychosis, and after beating Dean Malenko became the "Man of 1004 holds." He referred to Benoit as Mr. Roboto, and got Disco Inferno eliminated from cruiserweight wrestling by saying he was over the "weight limit"...and Jericho refused to be weighed! He eventually lost the belt, I forget to whom, but then he became the King of the Loopholes and refused to give it up. Perhaps this belongs more in "best gimmick," but he was fueding with the ENTIRE WCW CRUISERWEIGHT ROSTER, so it was funny.

1) Tazz vs. Sabu - Nuff said.

Sorry if 3/5 of these are WCW, but I used to watch WCW exlusively -- almost until they went under. I was a huge WCW mark, and was really upset when they announced it was dying. So most of the fueds I'm going to remember were WCW ones.

02-10-2005, 01:08 AM	#6
PerfectOne Posts: 97	I was like 3 or 4 in 1985 (20 years ago), but I will do the best since I started watching wrestling (the very first Nitro was the first event I really watched throughout - I'd watched WWF RAW and WCW Saturday Night before that with my dad, but not really been that into it). 5) Mankind vs. Rock - This fued literally MADE both of these guys. Sure, Rock was champ before, but this fued helped cement his position in the main event. Mankind was not HUGE before this feud - he was a midcard jobber, then fueded with Rock and became a MEGA star. That, in my opinion, puts this in the top 5. 4) Chris Benoit vs. Boooker T - This wasn't so much a feud as a Best of Seven series. I forget the exact build-up, but for some reason these two were fighting a Best-of-Seven series for the then vacant Television Title in WCW. This was the beginning of Booker T's single's career, and the first of Benoit's push in WCW (after this, he would join the Horsemen). It was an incredible series, and the best thing was the number of moves both men "invented" during the course of this series. Benoit's flying headbutt and Rolling German Suplexes were first used in WCW in this match - as finishers! This was the birthplace of Booker T's Missile Dropkick, which he would use as a finisher (instead of the Harlem Hangover) for some time to come. Booker T ended up winning in the seventh match. 3) Ric Flair vs. Eric Bischoff (or Four Horsemen vs. NWO) - This stuff was hilarious. So after Bischoff "joined" the NWO, he professed his hatred of Ric Flair and there was a huge fued between the two "stables" - NWO vs. Flair, Anderson, Mongo, Malenko, and Benoit (for a short time, Jarrett was in this as well on Horsemen side). There are two series of quotes that sums up this feud: Eric Bischoff: Flair, get the hell out of the ring! You're fired! Ric Flair: You can't fire me! I'm already fired! Whoooo! Eric Bischoff: I'm warning you...SECURITY! Ric Flair: You can't fire me! I'm already fired! You can't fire me! I'm already fired! WHOOOOOOOOO! You can't fire me! I'm already fired! You can't fire me! I'm already fired! WHOOOOOOO! (He begins spasming and strutting at this point, repeating this over and over in the ring. The fans are going nuts, cause it's so...so...stupidly hilarious. It was a mark out moment). The other quote: Ric Flair: Now, Kevin Nash - you're a big guy. I don't know if I could take you. And Scott Hall, I don't know if I could face you. But 1,2,3-Syxx, whatever the hell your name is today Sean Waltman, I KNOW I can kick your ass! WHOOOOOOOOOO! Syxx: Now... Ric Flair: (cuts him off) WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Once again, the whole crowd is going nuts. And, as he said, Flair beats him in a match the following PPV. 2) Chris Jericho vs. the Cruiserweights of the WCW I'm sorry, but this was the most hilarious thing I've ever seen. Chris Jericho was the best he's ever been at this point in his career (in terms of entertainment value - obvoiusly not as in the highlight of his career). So Chris Jericho kept challenging wrestlers for their various gimmicks. He stole the masks of Rey Mysterio and Psychosis, and after beating Dean Malenko became the "Man of 1004 holds." He referred to Benoit as Mr. Roboto, and got Disco Inferno eliminated from cruiserweight wrestling by saying he was over the "weight limit"...and Jericho refused to be weighed! He eventually lost the belt, I forget to whom, but then he became the King of the Loopholes and refused to give it up. Perhaps this belongs more in "best gimmick," but he was fueding with the ENTIRE WCW CRUISERWEIGHT ROSTER, so it was funny. 1) Tazz vs. Sabu - Nuff said. Sorry if 3/5 of these are WCW, but I used to watch WCW exlusively -- almost until they went under. I was a huge WCW mark, and was really upset when they announced it was dying. So most of the fueds I'm going to remember were WCW ones.