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I do too, but was Razor vs Shawn that was Match Of The Year in every publication that year. That's like Mania X-7 where we think Austin/Rock was the best match but TLC 2 was Match Of The Year.
I loved Vince's promo on The Rock during the build to Survivor Series '98 that turned Rock fully face (or so we thought), when he said "Since I have a problem with the people, I have a problem with the People's Champion."
Summerslam '91 is better than Wrestlemania VII. Incredibly fun card with Bret Hart and Mr. Perfect putting on a technical masterclass, Virgil finally beating Ted DiBiase, LOD winning the tag titles, and the entertaining hijinks of Big Boss Man and the Mountie. And the wedding of Savage and Elizabeth is arguably the greatest Summerslam moment ever. Wrestlemania VII is basically a one-match show, and is a slog to watch in comparison
There are people nowadays that debate over how many matches is enough for a card. “7 to 8 is WWE’s average and it doesn’t feel like enough.” “Forbidden Door is tonight and it has 14 matches. That’s too much!” Try having a Canadian Stampede in 2024 with a poultry 4 matches. People’s heads will explode like Scanners.
When wrestling was at it's worst in the early 90s, Bret Hart took everything and carried it on his back. He's the man who saved wrestling from extinction. And that's why he is just the very best.
I think Summerslam 98 was the ppv of the year for 1998. Highway to hell, HHH/Rock ladder match was a classic. Royal Rumble 95 was a good show also. 95 was bad but the Rumble would come in 2nd. I can’t wait to see a WCW list of best and worst PPV’s from the 90s that should be an interesting list to say the least. I would put Backlash ahead of No Mercy, I personally just like that one better
I get that it doesn't quite have a main event to put it over the top, but I prefer WM 8 to Summer slam 92. It's also a 2 match show, but I would argue that Bret vs. Piper and Savage vs. Flair are better than all but one of the matches at Summer slam.
There was more buzz as well. Regardless of how a show does, I always take hype into the equation. Mania 8 was a Supercard for the time, Hogan/Sid, Flair/Savage, Piper/Hart, Taker/Roberts, Natural Disasters/Money Inc. It was the era of the gimmick, even the 8 man tag was something to look forward to, that wasn't a common occurrence.
WrestleMania I ain't a classic either. It has historical significance. But outside of the Main Event, the wrestling quality is very inconsistent; bordering on mediocre.
For all the hate Warrior gets for his wrestling ability or the lack there of, he had arguably the best match on the card in back to back WrestleManias and a really good one at 5 too against Rude.
Bad publicity just makes people run with it, even though we rescinded that hit piece Self Destructive of Ultimate Warrior dvd, people like to believe it was accurate. Lots of people love the nasty stuff, even if it comes out as hyperbolic, people will run with it forever.
SummerSlam 91 was far better than Mania 7, it was quick moving and fun. Hogan v Slaughter main event at 7 was great too, judged poorly because of the hubbub surrounding it and the mobility of the competitors. They both showed up for the night however.
Mania 5 is better than people give it credit for. I think part of the problem is the setting. That Trump casino setting sucks! Also the apron was recycled from the previous year quite blatantly, way to give your major show a big time feel by dressing your ring with handle downs Fed! But some of the matches on that card were strong. Savage and Hogan gave the best Mania main event to that point (ok not the highest bar) and it was everything that story needed it to be. The Warrior/Rude clash was great with Rude and Heenan being the perfect foils to bring the best out of the Warrior, yes their Summerslam matches were better but this was always meant to be a first chapter and it kept Warrior looking a beast even in defeat. Rockers/Towers was all it needed to be. The Heenan match was 30 seconds, but a fun 30 seconds. The tag title match was a disappointment but the rivalry had largely gone cold so they needed this match to blow it off and move both teams on. The Strike Force break up was what it should have been with the Brainbusters making it a good match. Perfect/Blazer feels like it would have been amazing had it had more time. The rest of the card is forgettable but no one was really buying the show for Haku/Hercules or Bushwhackers/Rougeaus were they?
Survivor Series 1998: 🤣🤣🤣Stop being silly. The show was built on the main event only; the other matches were all duds. WrestleMania or King of the Ring were the best PPVs for that year.
1990 - wwf/ajpw/njpw - us/japan wrestling summit (tv rights and network politics aside this show defines forbidden door and how to do interpromotional matches) 1991 summerslam(bret vs perfect was great and ted vs virgil were fine) 1992 royal rumble(ric flair does it all) 1993 KOTR(bret hart saves the ppv) 1994 KOTR(owen hart winning makes it better) 1995 surivivor series(bret hart saves again) 1996 wrestlemania(apart from warrior vs triple h, rest of the matches goes from decent to great) 1997 canadian stempede(4 matches, all top notch) 1998 wrestlemania 14(austin vs micheals, taker vs kane were great 1999 no mercy on october(if they didnt book moolah to win the title from ivory, this would have been even more great)
I think back as an elder wrestling fan, and realise my young decision to dip out when the 1-2-3 Kid appeared and return wondering why he was named X-Pac now was a masterstroke.
List of Canadian wrestlers better than Bret Hart, in no particular order and not to be considered complete: 1. Chris Benoit 2. Chris Jericho 3. Kenny Omega 4. Val Venis 5. Shawn Spears 6. Owen Hart 7. Test 8. Edge 9. Christian 10. Kevin Owens 11. Sami Zayn 12. Kyle O'Reilly 13. "Speedball" Mike Bailey
