For the thousands in attendance, and the Millions watching at home. Let's get ready to suck it!
If you're not down with that, we got two words for yah!....SUCK IT!
On October 13, 1997, the group officially gave themselves the name "Degeneration X" with Shawn Michaels as the leader. Michaels' autobiography suggests that it was then-WWF head writer Vince Russo who first conceived the moniker for the faction. On-screen, however, the name was taken from Bret Hart, who claimed that Shawn Michaels and Triple H were nothing more than degenerates. It was also the first time they spoke their trademark slogan, "Suck it!" They were often shown on television practicing sophomoric/crude humor and rebelling against authority figures in the company, primarily Vince McMahon (then an on-air color commentator) and then-Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter, the latter of which DX made a particular habit of humiliating with the group giving him the nickname of "Sgt. Slobber". D-Generation X's first feud was against Bret Hart and his Hart Foundation. This feud ended at Survivor Series when Shawn Michaels won his third WWF Championship in the Montreal Screwjob, which came about from Bret leaving the company along with two of the remaining three members of the Foundation.
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Weighing in at 260 lbs, and hailing from Omaha, Nebraska
Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Most Hated Wrestler of the Year, 1982
Slammy Award for Humanitarian of the Year 1987
Former WWF King of the Ring
Former WWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4][3]
Two Time Million Dollar Champion
And
Three Time WWF Tag Team Champion
The Skinny Stranglers Select From the 1980-1989 Category, the greatest character gimick in wrestling history
The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBaise
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2009-2001
1991-2000
1980-1990 - The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBaise
Pre-80's
Tag Team
Stable
Women's
Personality
Storyline
Title Belt
PPV
Match
__________________ "Calgary Flames is the best team in all the land" - My Brainwashed Son
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In the 1991-2000 category, I am proud to select, from Blackpool, England...
"William Regal"
2009-2001
1991-2000 - William Regal
1980-1990 - Curt Hennig
Pre-80's
Tag Team
Stable
Women's
Personality (announcer/valet/manager/bodyguard/special referee)
Storyline
Title Belt
PPV
Match
I went to a raw taping a few years ago here and I had a sign that said "Bret had it coming" I have no idea how I got out of there alive, there were A LOT of dirty looks at me.
I'm kinda' busy and don't really have any time to write shiz, but I'll take, from the 1980's decade:
Ultimate Warrior
...haha Hogan and Warrior, call me a sellout, or a total bandwagon fan or whatever for picking popular wrestlers, but if you axe me this is a pretty awesome team.
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That's the bottom line, because StoneCole said so!
The stable's gimmick was a group of unsanctioned wrestlers aiming to "take over" and control WCW in the manner of a street gang; the group's seven initial members had each gained fame in the rival World Wrestling Federation, although this connection was only implied.
The nWo angle was one of the most influential forces in the late 1990s success of WCW, and was instrumental in turning mainstream American wrestling back into a more mature, adult-oriented product. The brainchild of WCW Executive Eric Bischoff, and fueled initially by the unexpected heel turn of Hulk Hogan, the nWo storyline is generally considered one of the most successful angles in the history of modern-day professional wrestling, spawning several imitations and parodies. It dominated WCW programming throughout the late-1990s and almost until the dissolution of WCW in 2001, during which time there were several, sometimes rival incarnations of the group; the rival WWF even resurrected the angle for a time in 2002.
While in the nWo, members won 8 WCW World Titles, 4 WCW US Titles, 2 WCW TV Titles, 1 WCW Cruiserweight Championship, 11 WCW Tag Team Championships, and the Main Event at WCW "World War" 3 times.
New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the logo)
I really debated between them and my Stable DX. I picked DX just for their humorous factor. I also didn't like how the nWo eventually seemed to include anyone who wanted in. I like that DX stayed pretty much the same (with the exception of the bad decision of adding Tori & Stephanie McMahon).
