Loss Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Vote for the wrestler that you think had the better career in WWE (whether you base that on impact or match quality is your decision), from 1985 to 2005. Voting will end tomorrow morning at the latest. Please give the wrestler's name first and any explanation thereafter. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rob Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hulk Hogan Someone had to start it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOwnSummer Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Benoit. I'll take Benoit's match quality over Hogan's Mic Skills and drawing power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hunter's Torn Quad Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Despite being a major fan of Benoit, I cannot in good conscience vote for him over Hogan. Chris Benoit Conscience smonscience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted May 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Chris Benoit This is the match that really will tell us why everyone here watches wrestling, and what they truly see as important. Benoit can't touch Hogan as a draw. Hogan can't touch Benoit as a worker. So, which is more important to you? I'm going to go with the guy who made wrestling more enjoyable to watch, not the guy who brought in tons of casual fans, but also did his share of damage. Benoit has done ZERO damage to the company. Benoit never refused to drop a match, or tried to undermine another world champion. Hogan did. Benoit never walked out on the company. Hogan did three times! Benoit hasn't overstayed his welcome. Hogan has! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Some Guy Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hogan. In additon to casual fans he brought me in. Benoit is among the reasons why I'm still there but Hogan brought me to the dance, as it were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hulk Hogan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Chris Benoit Due to Loss' reasoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hulk Hogan Very underrated worker. While he can't touch Benoit's inring work he was still acceptable in the ring and no one can work a crowd as good as Hogan can. I recently watched a comp with a lot of Hogan's title defenses during his first title run. There are some very solid to good matches in there with Don Muraco, Paul Orndorff, he even drug some good stuff out of King Kong Bundy. Chris Benoit will always be one of my favorites but he just hasn't had as good a WWF career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Man in Blak Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hulk Hogan There's no question that Benoit is the better wrestler, but Hogan's impact on the WWF is indelible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 HOgan;s impact is unquestionable but was it all a positive impact? Hell no. I'll also go with the better worker and one of the very few reasons I will still tune into the WWF product. Chris Benoit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Some Guy Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 I don't think Hogan had too much of a negative impact in WWF until 1990 (and Warrior failing was not totally his fault). I think Hogan's biggest fuck up for the WWF was when he refused to put Bret over. 2002 and 2003 are different stories. I might be missing something major, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Man in Blak Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Not to sound markish, but where would the WWF be if Hulk Hogan hadn't come along? Seriously, he was symbolic of the entire company and he represents wrestling's most successful crossover into popular entertainment - his name is synonymous with the entire culture of professional wrestling because of his run in the WWF. I don't care how much damage he did later in his career (especially since most of it was done in WCW), Hogan has reached a peak that maybe only The Rock will ever reach. And I'll be frank - the only two people that I'd vote over Hulk Hogan in this tournament are Bret Hart and The Rock. Hart, because he contributed all over the card, absolutely smokes Hogan in match quality, and was a consummate professional until the very bitter end in Montreal. Rock, because he's almost where Hogan is in terms of drawing power / crossover success, but he beats Hogan in match quality and he doesn't have the negative influence that Hogan held later in his career. But that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 It really comes down to your criteria. You can even use different criteria for different matchups. However, I don't know if wresling would have been as big but it is possible it would not have been as cartoonish. And maybe that is a good thing. then again, I was a wrestling fan before Hulkamania. It may give me a different persective since wrestling is synonymous with Hogan to many of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alfdogg Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hulk Hogan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mac Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Benoit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KingPK Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Chris Benoit Like Loss said, this is the ultimate matchup of "Match quality vs. Impact", and I'm going with match quality. Hogan's act got real tired around WM 9 and only the NWO revitalized him, but now (and since in this tourney, the WCW era NWO doesn't count) he's the same ol' same ol'. Benoit is a highly entertaining individual to watch in his matches, since his selling is topnotch. He doesn't have to be a great promo artist because he can convey what is happening in the ring so well. I grew up watching Hogan matches.....but I matured (in a wrestling sense) with Benoit matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treble Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Hogan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Chris Benoit I like Hogan. I think he's incredibly underrated. But it'll be a cold, cold, cold day in hell before I vote him over by Benoit. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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