Who in your opinion is the most relevany/important figure of the last 15 years?

**dablackguy** · 09-02-2006, 12:04 AM

Wrestling in a lot of ways is like a actively written history book. Its difficult to discuss wrestling in the present sense with regard to history. (For example, in baseball you could certainly say that Albert Pujols barring injury will be one of the greatest players to ever play the game, whereas wrestling, you can't ever really state that)

In the past 15 years, a lot of significant events have occured in the wrestling world. You have the death of WCW, the shift from the over the top image of wrestling to the racy, controversial spectacle that it is now, etc. All that said, in your opinion, who is the most relevant/important figure in wrestling in the past 15 years? In some ways, it may be a difficult question to answer with some more current figures, but in your opinion, when this time span of wrestling is discussed (say 1990-2006) in the future, who will be viewed as the most significant figure of our time?

IMO, I think you can (and I have with friends I've debated this with) can make an argument for a few of the following:

Vince McMahon: Promoter, changed wrestling from its bright over the top characters, to the more darker, edgier characters, among other things

Steve Austin: The face of the biggest boom period in wrestling, the character embodied what the era represented

Eric Bischoff: Ran WCW, changed the way wrestling was presented. (live shows when WWF was still doing taped) and a prominent figure in the monday night wars

Hulk Hogan: The face of one of the most popular factions in wrestling history, not to mention he was a star before the NWO.

HHH: Same as Hogan with DX. Also known for his political pull backstage, may also eventually own part of WWE in the future, which remains to be seen.

Paul Heyman: Father of ECW, and the forefront of 'hardcore wrestling' in this region. Presented an alternative to what was thought of as wrestling at the time.

Discuss. Among the following and any others you may think of.

View Poll Results: Most impotant figure inwrestling over the last 15 years? (Count 90 if you want)
Vince McMahon	21	61.76%
Steve Austin	4	11.76%
Eric Bischoff	0	0%
Hulk Hogan	1	2.94%
HHH	1	2.94%
Paul Heyman	3	8.82%
Bret Hart	1	2.94%
Ric Flair	0	0%
Other	3	8.82%
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09-02-2006, 12:04 AM	#1
dablackguy Tacos! Posts: 795	Who in your opinion is the most relevany/important figure of the last 15 years? Wrestling in a lot of ways is like a actively written history book. Its difficult to discuss wrestling in the present sense with regard to history. (For example, in baseball you could certainly say that Albert Pujols barring injury will be one of the greatest players to ever play the game, whereas wrestling, you can't ever really state that) In the past 15 years, a lot of significant events have occured in the wrestling world. You have the death of WCW, the shift from the over the top image of wrestling to the racy, controversial spectacle that it is now, etc. All that said, in your opinion, who is the most relevant/important figure in wrestling in the past 15 years? In some ways, it may be a difficult question to answer with some more current figures, but in your opinion, when this time span of wrestling is discussed (say 1990-2006) in the future, who will be viewed as the most significant figure of our time? IMO, I think you can (and I have with friends I've debated this with) can make an argument for a few of the following: Vince McMahon: Promoter, changed wrestling from its bright over the top characters, to the more darker, edgier characters, among other things Steve Austin: The face of the biggest boom period in wrestling, the character embodied what the era represented Eric Bischoff: Ran WCW, changed the way wrestling was presented. (live shows when WWF was still doing taped) and a prominent figure in the monday night wars Hulk Hogan: The face of one of the most popular factions in wrestling history, not to mention he was a star before the NWO. HHH: Same as Hogan with DX. Also known for his political pull backstage, may also eventually own part of WWE in the future, which remains to be seen. Paul Heyman: Father of ECW, and the forefront of 'hardcore wrestling' in this region. Presented an alternative to what was thought of as wrestling at the time. Discuss. Among the following and any others you may think of. The question isn't: Who's Next? Who's First? Who's There? It isn't even Who's Left? The question is, who gives a shit?