As many of you know (well all none of you), if Tom has one guilty pleasure that he watches religiously, that would be the wonderful world of Pro Wrestling. Now I know what some people say, it is not real, it is a fake sport, blah blah blah. I know it is not real, as in it is scripted, but the risks these guys and gals take every night to entertain fans like me is VERY REAL. If you do not believe me on that, just look up Owen Hart or Darren Drozdov, okay, I did it for you. Both of these guys were in the prime or just getting into the prime of their careers in wrestling, when one tragically died (I remember that night well, it was a PPV that my brother and I ordered, one of the worst moments I've ever seen on television) and the other had a freak accident with a botched move and is now a quadriplegic.
What these wrestlers can do to contort their bodies, jump from insane heights, and in some cases, both. But the wrestling itself is only half of what they do. They are also have to act. I mean the acting level on these guys is basically the same as a soap opera, but essentially, wrestling is like a soap opera for guys.
I've been watching wrestling since I was a young kid and seeing Hulk Hogan battling Andre the Giant and teaming up the Mr. T. I've seen some great moments in wrestling history and I'd like to give you some of my favorite moments/angles/matches for me in no particular order:
1. The forming of NWO - Maybe the most groundbreaking move in wrestling history. Up until this time, Hogan was a good guy and the most popular wrestler of all time, but to turn him into a bad guy and then align him with some of the best of the business (at that time) like Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and others, well, that was one I'll never forget.
2. Steamboat vs. Macho Man - A match that was basically 15 years ahead of itself. It was an aerial show that really no one outside of Mexico and Japan had seen before and the greatest match in Wrestlemania History.
3. The Four Horsemen - Flair, the Andersons, and Tully Blanchard, those four are a MAJOR reason why I am a wrestling fan today, the first real stable in wrestling and one of the best groups ever formed
4. CM Punk winning the WWE World Title - This was a great moment for me since I did not even see it coming, and it was a nice surprise, plus, CM Punk is awesome!
5. Shawn Michaels vs Razor Ramon (Ladder Matches) - These matches were two of the best matches I've ever seen, especially at the time, since no one had really ever done this kind of match before
6. TLC I and II - Tables, Ladders, and Chairs, OH MY! Those matches that involved the Dudley Boys (Tables) vs. The Hardys (Ladders) vs. Edge and Christian (Chairs) were some of the most brutal matches I've seen outside of ECW. I really think all six teams that were involved in these matches lost at least months if not years on their lives
7. Samoa Joe vs Kurt Angle - These two fought back and forth for the TNA World title for months and every match between these two were awesome
8. Mankind vs. The Undertaker (Hell in a Cell) - This was one of the most brutal matches I've ever seen, the punishment that Mick Foley took was pretty much something that no normal human should be able to take.
9. Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat - Greatest match ever! Nothing else needs to be said, just watch and enjoy two of the greatest wrestlers in their absolute primes
10. Stone Cold vs Vince McMahon - Probably the greatest angle of all time and the biggest reason WWE won the ratings war in the 90s
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