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Post by Scott Joyce on Jun 21, 2006 14:01:42 GMT -5
Who had the biggest infleuence on wrestling and how they maybe made wrestling what it is today with the new era of wrestlers coming in today.
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Amber
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Post by Amber on Jun 21, 2006 23:07:21 GMT -5
All of those guys have been such major influences.
Austin, HBK, and HHH, most recently. They all helped usher in the Attitude Era. Probably wrestling's most popular time period to date.
But Flair, Hogan, Piper and Andre' all set the base for the type of wrestling we see today. They are responsible for first bringing wrestling to the main stream.
So, I have a hard time voting on that one, lol.
I'm really not sure who was the BIGGEST influence, but I'm pretty sure things would be totally different if you had taken any of those guys out of the equation.
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Alpha Clash
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Post by Alpha Clash on Jun 22, 2006 9:13:16 GMT -5
For the marketing machine that was behind him and all the mainstream media coverage he got, I gotta vote for Hogan. Flair & Andre, in ring, had a bigger impact, but overall, Hogan's impact cannot be denied.
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Post by tysontomko on Aug 8, 2006 21:38:59 GMT -5
Stone Cold Steve Austin for me!!
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Post by Iceman on Aug 19, 2006 14:20:03 GMT -5
But Flair, Hogan, Piper and Andre' all set the base for the type of wrestling we see today. They are responsible for first bringing wrestling to the main stream. Yeah, your right Amber, those 4 definitely had a big impact on Wrestling and where it is today. Tricky question though Scotty. You say the biggest influence, but not most popular, and all of them were popular, then you though in paved the way for younger Wrestlers. So by going by the last part Ric Flair helps pave the way for younger Wrestlers now, so I have to give him respect. But obviously Hogan had the biggest impact. Imagine if Hogan never left the AWA to join the WWF? Things would sure be different and the AWA would of been a lot stronger for a lot longer. Also Scotty, if you have Stone Cold, you probably should of had the Rock. |
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Post by 80s4life on Aug 21, 2006 23:05:40 GMT -5
I'm going with the Rowdy One, Roddy Piper. Would there be an Attitude era without him? He is the Hot Scot and he really blazed the trail for those that came after him.
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Killer Jay
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Post by Killer Jay on Sept 14, 2006 19:30:12 GMT -5
Rowdy Roddy Piper he was a huge influence to the attitude era he was basically the original badass who didn't take crap from no one.
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