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Bad News Brown Like Blanchard, Arn Anderson's time was all too short. Brown had noteable feuds with Roddy Piper, Randy Savage, and played a role in the Hart Foundation's face turn in 1988.

That's a different belt. This one was from LA in the 1960s, held by Fred Blassie, Rikidozan, and others.

The top titles, of course. Wouldn't that always be the answer? Whatever the company's top heavyweight title is is the one that's most respected. Before Hogan, it was the NWA World Title. Since Hogan, the man makes the belt, but not so much the other way around. Yes, but what I am looking for is this. Do we consider the WWA championship a world belt. Was the Triple Crown equal to the WWF title in the 1990s? Do we consider say, Mitsuharu Misawa a former World Champion? That sort of thing.

Not quite what I meant. I mean in KAYFABE terms, what were the top belts?

I just doubt that was intentional.

Fair points, but I think since Sammartino lost cleanly no more than maybe five times in 20 years, it can be forgiven.

So perhaps a strict adherance to the "World Title" phrase is inadequate. Let me rephrase the question. What titles held status among the most prestigous in wrestling?

Just thought I'd throw this one out there. What titles attained world title status? Did the ECW title ever deserve world title status? What other U.S. titles deserved recognition outside of the WWF, WCW and AWA. Did any titles in Japan such as the Triple Crown deserve recognition as a world championship?

http://www.wwe.com/inside/unlimited/matchj...x/may/index.jsp Don Muraco and Mr. Fuji in "Fuji Vice" Approx. run time: 9 mins. Although Don Muraco and Mr. Fuji had made a comfortable living for themselves as WWE Superstars, they also had acting aspirations. Fuji Vice was Muraco and Fuji's attempt at trying to re-create the magic of the highly-successful series Miami Vice. The acting abilities of Muraco and Fuji have to be seen to be believed! I might just have to subscribe this month.

Agreed, but at the same time, they needed to build Michaels up in some manner so he would make a halfway credible challenger to Kevin Nash.

Ah. I haven't seen that dvd yet. What else is on it?

Agreed. But I am not going to hate a wrestler personally because I do not like his work as a wrestler.

Rhodes/Flair and Muraco/Snuka were on the Bloodbath dvd, and Race/Flair was on the Flair dvd. Still, it would be nice to get ahold of Piper/Valentine, Slaughter/Patterson, and Lawler/Von Erich since I haven't seen those matches before. I'd love to see WWE release a bunch of their pre-1985 footage. A "Best of MSG" dvd would have some gems.

Were the Master Blasters ripping off some movie? I want to say Mad Max, but I am not sure.

Crash Holly vs. Headbanger Mosh vs. Headbanger Thrasher Funtime USA! Smackdown! - 3/16/2000 In this match we see quite possibly the defining moment of Crash Holly's 24/7 reign with the WWE Hardcore Championship. Mosh starts the match assaulting Crash Holly and gets the pin, except Referee Earl Hebner is missing. Crash counters by throwing plastic balls at Mosh, and escapes down the slide. At the end of the slide, Thrasher hits Crash with the garbage can, but Mosh breaks up the pin. The Headbangers beat up Crash downstairs. Mosh sets up Crash at a mallet strength game, and while Thrasher grabs the mallet, Mosh attempts to sneak in a quick pinfall. Crash runs into the playplace to escape, while Mosh and Thrasher get tied up in pursuit. The Headbangers run into the ball pool, where Crash hits a clothesline off the monkey bars. Crash runs to the zip line, where he hits a huracanrana onto the other Headbanger. Afterwards, Crash runs out of the building with his title. While far from a traditional wrestling match, this was tremendous fun. Crash made innovative use of the environment, and the Headbangers played the foil well, as tag team partners who could not jealousy aside long enough to defeat their opponent. Crash played up his role well, as he survived just long enough to escape, as usual.

Jesus. Yes, Triple H plays backstage politics and has kept himself on top past his expiration date. That does not make him a bad person. Why does he get so much hatred, while someone like Dynamite Kid, who was a great wrestler but an absolute jerk, gets a free pass. Yes, I know the answer to that already.

I know he called Lawler/Kaufmann in 1982. I am sure there are many others.

The Rock

Paul Orndorff Tough call really. I think we take for granted what a hot heel Orndorff was in 1986. He probably would have gone further if not for the arm injury, but no one can tell.

Eddy Guerrero

Honky Tonk Man His gimmick is good enough that it still draws on house shows. Jannetty was a fine worker, but outside of a few matches with Shawn in '93, he never had any real success as a solo.

Ted DiBiase

Triple H

Shawn Michaels Michaels was probably among the top 5 in the WWE over this time period. No contest.

X-Pac Really opened the door for lightweight wrestlers in WWE, in my view.