Unpopular Wrestling Opinions

[CokenoPepsi]

I'm not sure Bret was ever "cool" with Vince outside of the most superficial/business sensible way possible. This was long before this clip surfaced too.

If memory serves, the only reason Bret started to acknowledge WWE again in 2005 was because they threatened to do him dirty like they did with the Ultimate Warrior and release a hit piece type documentary and basically smear him. Hart, having the ego he has decided that wasn't going to fly so he came back to protect his legacy by doing the HOF induction in 2006 and signing a legends contract so he could start popping up in merch again.

So for once, this is probably how Bret always felt.

Vince called Bret in the hospital after Bret's stroke and they met up a few times after that patching things up.

In the end Bret was just too loyal to Vince, who even after before Survivor Series had fulfilled his contract he didn't even need to show up.

If Bret really wanted to not play ball he could have just said "Shawn says he won't be safe with me I'll do the match for a million dollars" and Vince would have been screwed

 

[Emperoreddy]

Unpopular opinion.

A lot of your all time favorites have positive opinions of Vince, even now.

 

[Jussi]

Unpopular opinion.

A lot of your all time favorites have positive opinions of Vince, even now.

I can understand that it's because of their personal experiences with him. "He wasn't assaulting/raping anyone, in my presence." sort of logic.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Unpopular opinion.

A lot of your all time favorites have positive opinions of Vince, even now.

Of course they do.

Guys like HBK, Taker, HHH would be working at a car wash if not for Vince

 

[Sheppy]

That's the thing. It's the "don't bite the hand that feeds you" kind of situation with a lot of the legends.

 

[Andre Palot]

Of course they do.

Guys like HBK, Taker, HHH would be working at a car wash if not for Vince

A LOT of that is more so due to the sheer stupidity of Eric Bischoff, Jim Herd, etc than the genius of Vince McMahon.

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

Is it that hard? It is a pretty good grift. Look at Ted Dibiase or to the countless ridiculous preachers asking for donations.

Not saying HBK is not sincere, just that he would not be the first to use religion as a con.

HBK doesn’t need to Russell Brand this. Not sure about Hogan tho.

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

AEW has easily the 2nd best promo/storyline work I've seen for a wrestling show behind main roster WWE (a few years too young to remember WCW), it's not that it's amazing in that department but other wrestling shows struggle in this. Like even the black and gold NXT everyone remembers the amazing Gargano and Ciampa but do you really care about what Gargano and Andrade or Roode and Nakamura were feuding about on the TV episodes, most times it was pretty dry and just biding time until the main selling point PPV matches. I think their story effort is not that bad and the stuff in the ring is a bigger anchor on AEW ratings than the internet believes.

 

[boredmale]

I think their story effort is not that bad and the stuff in the ring is a bigger anchor on AEW ratings than the internet believes.

AEW really needs to outlaw people jumping over the top rope so the guy outside can catch them. It's an awesome move when you see it like once every 3-4 months, it sort of loses any impact and the magic is gone when it happens on every fricken match during a TV show.

Tony needs to learn what the law of diminishing returns means

All I know as somebody who watched wrestling during the peak periods of the 80s and 90s, while the 90s was more entertaining week to week, the 80s were more rememberable because while the weekly television left a lot of be desired, when big moments happened they stood out, for the most part most things from the 90s and beyond were a blur when it happened and what exactly was the driving force behind it. The weekly squash matches on Superstars also kept the wrestlers strong because all you would see weekly was guys winning, so the odd chance you got to see star vs star matches, they had more meaning.

I find having your top guys vs your tops guys on every week just makes a roster full of guys I would perceive to be lower mid carders

 

[JackSlater]

The best version of Sting by far is surfer Sting. Best matches easily, best promo and character work. Crow Sting (various versions) is just the version of Sting that was around when WCW was at its peak popularity.

 

[Fro]

I enjoyed Joker Sting in TNA

 

[The Marquis]

The best version of Sting by far is surfer Sting. Best matches easily, best promo and character work. Crow Sting (various versions) is just the version of Sting that was around when WCW was at its peak popularity.

I feel like this is the only opinion of any wrestling fan who was between 8-15 years old during Surfer Sting. I certainly feel that surfer Sting is FAR superior to any other version.

 

[sansabri]

my main memory of surfer Sting was him calling Steven Regal gay

 

[Bench Clearer]

WCW was highly entertaining in 1999, especially when Vince Russo booked for them.

 

[The Marquis]

WCW was highly entertaining in 1999, especially when Vince Russo booked for them.

Yep, that's an unpopular opinion, alright.

I liked little bits and pieces of WCW in 1999, but hated almost everything else and absolutely loathe anything WWF did that year to this day except the odd match or two. I didn't watch at all during that time because mid-1998 turned me off from wrestling entirely, but I caught up a few years later and never felt like I missed anything. I did watch Havoc 99 at a buddies house though, and it's probably the show from that year I enjoy most from either promotion.

 

[BruinDust]

WCW was highly entertaining in 1999, especially when Vince Russo booked for them.

I also felt Russo started out strong. Oct/Nov/Dec of that year had some entertaining moments. It was an upgrade on the previous 9 months.

But then he goes back to the nWo angle. And I love the nWo but that iteration was awful. Just having Bret Hart involved made it seem forced and phony (Bret should of been one of his top babyfaces and no one believed he'd partner up with Kliq members Hall and Nash). Never cared for Jarrett first or last. I would of been fine with just Hall/Nash/Steiner using the faction but not being the main focal point of the show as it suddenly was.

Then Bret and Jarrett get injured, Russo loses full booking control, refuses to be part of a booking committee and that was all she wrote for his first go-around as the creative behind WCW. Those 3 months leading up to Starrcade are underrated.