Who has gotten better with age?

**Mr. Nerfect** · 12-25-2008, 09:48 PM

Besides his match with Kurt Angle, a very simply way to measure just how much Taker has found his stride, is by watching one of his recent matches with Big Show. They might not be classics, but compare them to what he used to do with Big Show. Both men are just so much more in the zone now than they ever were.

Eddie Guerrero is a very good answer. Always entertaining and a good worker, I guess, but he was just so fantastic towards the end. He was so beloved and respected, yet could still play a cold heel. It was pretty much taken as lore that Eddie was about to win the World Heavyweight Championship from Superman Batista, wasn't it?

It's a little surreal that Eddie apparently died so close to winning the big gold belt, and Chris Benoit died just before he became ECW Champion. If Benoit had stuck it out, and wrestled the series of matches that were forseeable with Punk, I think both the ECW Championship and CM Punk would be a lot more legitimate right now. But yeah, just a random little aside there.

I've got to throw William Regal and Finlay out there, too. Both guys have always been good in the ring, but Regal is really displaying a fantastic personality and Finlay doesn't seem to be slowing down. He seems more important to the industry than he's ever been, to sum it up.

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12-25-2008, 09:48 PM	#37
Mr. Nerfect Posts: 61,634	Besides his match with Kurt Angle, a very simply way to measure just how much Taker has found his stride, is by watching one of his recent matches with Big Show. They might not be classics, but compare them to what he used to do with Big Show. Both men are just so much more in the zone now than they ever were. Eddie Guerrero is a very good answer. Always entertaining and a good worker, I guess, but he was just so fantastic towards the end. He was so beloved and respected, yet could still play a cold heel. It was pretty much taken as lore that Eddie was about to win the World Heavyweight Championship from Superman Batista, wasn't it? It's a little surreal that Eddie apparently died so close to winning the big gold belt, and Chris Benoit died just before he became ECW Champion. If Benoit had stuck it out, and wrestled the series of matches that were forseeable with Punk, I think both the ECW Championship and CM Punk would be a lot more legitimate right now. But yeah, just a random little aside there. I've got to throw William Regal and Finlay out there, too. Both guys have always been good in the ring, but Regal is really displaying a fantastic personality and Finlay doesn't seem to be slowing down. He seems more important to the industry than he's ever been, to sum it up.