Shawn was the best heel in WWF history IMO. Loved his heel work in 1997 and 1998.
My hot take: Triple H is the most overrated wrestler in history.
Triple H to me was boring in the ring and fought the same match over and over again, he was just like Rick Flair in that regarded. It was very um paint by numbers.
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Triple H to me was boring in the ring and fought the same match over and over again, he was just like Rick Flair in that regarded. It was very um paint by numbers.
Outside of the summer of 1998 his promos were terrible as well.
Shawn was the best heel in WWF history IMO. Loved his heel work in 1997 and 1998.
My hot take: Triple H is the most overrated wrestler in history.
Never loved Shawn. Like Flair, he's overrated (although freaking great) as a wrestler and almost no one in the business says he was anything other that a total #######. That said, and to your point, this is one of the greatest live heel promos in WWE history. Nuclear heat.
I think Bret and Shawn are both quintessential. I think Bret was the best at making you believe. He made everything look real. He made everything look like it hurt, whether giving or receiving. My favourite matches of all time are predominantly filled with Bret matches because I don't really have to suspend disbelief to enjoy them.
Shawn was the first step towards what we see currently. While you have a lot of 'Bret' guys in wrestling now, even their styles were directly influenced by what Shawn was doing in the 90s. That cocky, flamboyant style both in the ring and in personality. While it never really connected with me, I can't deny the importance.
Never loved Shawn. Like Flair, he's overrated (although freaking great) as a wrestler and almost no one in the business says he was anything other that a total #######. That said, and to your point, this is one of the greatest live heel promos in WWE history. Nuclear heat.
Bret vs 123 kid was just quintessential Bret and Waltman talks about how this match made him. Just to see how good of a story teller at the small things Bret was, just go to 3:50 and how a simple arm drag tells a story. But this whole match is amazing
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