When It Comes Crashing Down and It Hurts Inside...

[fallensaviour]

Bret "The Hitman" Hart,I used to watch him live when he was in stampede wrestling before he made it to wwe.
Next I'd say The Superstar Billy Graham,Rowdy Roddy Piper,Mad dog Vachon,Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, the road warriors hawk and animal,Demolition axe an smash,Greg "the hammer" Valentine I think he had one of the best headers in the business lol.

[Duncan]

Bob Backlund, Chief Jay Strongbow & Mil Mascaras. Next generation was Flair, Magnum TA, Piper, and Hogan (only for a while).

[jwyblejr]

I didn't get into wrestling until I was a teenager. When I did,it was "Macho Man" Randy Savage.

[Nostalgiabuff]

Ricky the Dragon, Tito Santanna, Piper, the British Bulldogs and Paul Orndorf. Macho Man when he was a good guy, otherwise I found him annoying

[figureaddicted]

...with Lance Russell and Dave Brown. That's where I first saw Hogan (and the Junkyard Dog). And, where I was a fan of The Fabulous Ones. Midsouth wrestling used to come to Evansville every week.

- Ian

Im originally from Evansville myself! Every Wednesday night at the Coliseum.......my favorite of all time was Ric Flair. With honorable mention going to Jerry Lawler,Mr Perfect,Ultimate Warrior, Arn Anderson, and Eddie Gilbert.

[CrimsonGhost]

Hogan, The Road Warriors, Dusty, Magnum T.A., Sting, and Baron Von Raschke.

I realized years later that I liked those guys so much because they fought the best: Piper w/ Bob Orton, Flair and the Four Horsemen, The Freebirds, and Bockwinkle and Heenan. Turns out, I actually liked the heels.

[JWLJN]

You mean I'm not still a kid?!?! :-) I have a top five...Hulk Hogan, Dusty Rhodes, Roddy Piper, Ric Flair, and Harley Race.

-J\/\/

[GHVersion12]

Barry Windham, Dusty Rhodes, Owen Hart, Mr. Perfect and Jeff Jarrett are my all time favorites.

[Evel KMego]

Im originally from Evansville myself! Every Wednesday night at the Coliseum.......my favorite of all time was Ric Flair. With honorable mention going to Jerry Lawler,Mr Perfect,Ultimate Warrior, Arn Anderson, and Eddie Gilbert.

Another Evansville native here. My Grandpa used to take me to the Coliseum a lot. My faves were Jimmy Valiant, Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee!

[EmergencyIan]

Another Evansville native here. My Grandpa used to take me to the Coliseum a lot. My faves were Jimmy Valiant, Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee!

I guess there are four of us: figureaddicted, RandomAxe, yourself and me.

Small world.

- Ian

[Duncan]

I realized years later that I liked those guys so much because they fought the best.

That's the truth: they're only as good as the competition, and that covers both in-ring talent & heat. Flair fought everybody, and he wasn't afraid to trade wins. Piper took Snuka to a new level when he busted that coconut on his head.

[EmergencyIan]

That's the truth: they're only as good as the competition, and that covers both in-ring talent & heat. Flair fought everybody, and he wasn't afraid to trade wins. Piper took Snuka to a new level when he busted that coconut on his head.

I absolutely agree with that!

I haven't watched wrestling since the end of the 80s, so I don't know how competitive it is today. But, back then, in my opinion, the competition seemed to be very high. You could certainly feel it whether you were watching on TV or in person.

- Ian

[Relic]

I would have to say from the old AWA the Road Warriors with Hawk and Animal, Baron Von Raschke, from the WWF it was Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage, Jake the Snake Roberts, Ultimate Warrior, Seargent Slaughter, George the Animal Steel and Kahmal the Ugandan Giant.

[Evel KMego]

I guess there are four of us: figureaddicted, RandomAxe, yourself and me.

Small world.

- Ian

Yeah, but I'm the only one still stuck here!!!!

[VintageMike]

I already turned 13 when I really started watching regularly. For the first two years it was Hulk Hogan, but when Randy Savage turned good he became my favorite even after he switched back again. Right as High School was winding down, I started becoming a huge Ric Flair fand and he would remain my all-time favorite.