I never said old wrestling wasn't good. I just said it wasn't my cup of tea. From what I understand older wrestling was more ring action based while today has more of an entertainment value. Ring action does also have entertainment value but not of the same sort. It's hard to blend the two well but if you do then you have struck gold.
Older wrestling was a lot different than the wrestling you young bucks are used to. There were talking segments but it was mostly the wrestler's own shows like Piper's Pit and the Flower Shop. There was more emphasis on actual wrestling. Great promos back in the day as well that they would show in a box during a match. The wrestling itself was also more focused on grappling.
Anyway, my top 5 (which will mostly be old because I am old)
1. Wrestlemania III
This WM should be on everyone's list. Randy Savage vs Ricky Steamboat, Andre the Giant vs Hulk Hogan, Honky Tonk Man vs Jake the Snake Roberts, Rowdy Roddy Piper vs Adrian Adonis...those matches were awesome, especially Savage vs Steamboat.
2. Wrestlemania XII
Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels, Iron Man Match. I don't think anything else needs to be said about this one. I was 12 years old and Bret Hart was one of my fav wrestlers. I was utterly stoked that he retained....only to hear them call him back because there had to be a winner. I was so pissed off when he lost. I think that was the beginning of my hate for HBK.
3. Wrestlemania X
If anyone out there hasn't seen this for the Razor Ramon vs Shawn Michaels match....get your ass on it. I was so amazed by that match. Fucking excellent.
4. Wrestlemania VIII
Being a Piper mark and a Hart fan, I really enjoyed the match between them.....even though Piper lost, which sucks, because I love Piper to death. That part of the match blew chunks but it was still a good match. I also liked Flair vs Savage. Flair was caught blading and fined, ahahaha. They had a no blood policy back then. Being young, it was such a shocker to see.
5. WrestleMania IX
My brother and I must have watched it about a billion times over (my dad used to buy the PPVs and tape them). The entire bill was awesome and my fav tag team ever is Money Inc. so I marked like a fucking loser. Also funny when Bobby Heenan entered the arena on his camel backwards. I also loved how it was done outdoors, that was cool. I don't think a lot of people liked this one but, I dunno, I liked it, and it brings back a lot of memories.
