Your Favorite Wrestlers

[Brandon]

Tommy Dreamer: I used to watch ECW with my Dad when I was little, and I just thought he was cool. Beaulah too.

Billy Gunn: As a child, I wanted to grow up to be just like Billy Gunn. He was blonde, had a great butt, and didn't give a fuck. I feel like I've succeeded in that goal on all levels.

Sable: I've always said that Sable was like WWE's version of women's liberation. She really changed the game for women in the business and showed that they could be a main attraction in their own right. The original Diva. Sunny who?

Trish Stratus: After falling out of wrestling like most kids do at age 10, I was flipping the channels one night and stumbled across something that would change my life forever. Trish Stratus. She was ~the most beautiful thing ever~ and I was hooked from that second on. I loved following her career and growing with her as a fan as she went on to do all of the great things that she did in her career. Totally made me proud. Love you, Trish.

Stacy Keibler: She was good on the mic, funny, not completely useless in the ring, and she played the snobby bitch role to a T. Her face run towards the end of her career was pretty boring, but I always admired that she told WWE where to stick it and went off on her own when they tried to use her "fame" to their advantage after drafting her to SmackDown! and leaving her on the sidelines for months. You know how some guys got burned by a girl in high school and resent any girl like that afterwards? She's totally that girl to WWE. Just ask Maria, she knows.

Jazz: While I was a hardcore Trish Stratus fan boy, I still loved watching Jazz tear through the other Divas, even when Trish was in the opposite corner. A ruthless, no-nonsense, stiff, take no prisoners bitch. My kind of girl.

Torrie Wilson: When she first debuted with WWE, I hated her. I was such a huge Trish stan that loathed her by default. It didn't help that I thought she was the one who injured Trish's ankle that time she was out of action for a few months. But after she was drafted to SmackDown! and grew into the beautiful, glorious, most compassionate baby face of all time, she quickly became a favorite of mine. Her storylines with Dawn Marie and Sable were that of fantasy booking.

Rene Dupree:


Velvet Sky: You're all aware of my love affair with Velvet Sky, but it started long ago. While I was always a huge WWE fan growing up, it lost its edge as I got older, and I needed more. That's where I got my WEW on the side. "Talia" was trashy, rude, and she dgaf. My girl. I was excited when I learned that TNA was developing their own women's division and that she was going to be invited for a few tryout matches, where she was eventually signed, and the rest as they say, is history.

Candice Michelle: Candice annoyed the fuck out of me at first. The most useless of all the Diva Search contestants that got hired. She didn't even make the top ten. Then one day I decided she did good photo shoots and put that positive karma out there, and BAM! Next thing I know, she's referring Torrie Wilson and *beep*'s match at the Great American Bash and getting involved in their feud. From there she really went on to prove her worth in Vince Devil's, always commanding the spotlight and being a good character. I also really admired her dedication to improving her craft when she didn't have to, and I think she was on a roll until her neck injury brought her to a screeching halt. Had it not been for that, I have no doubt that she would have went on to cement herself as the next "it" girl she was quickly becoming.

Kelly Kelly: I'll be honest, I came for Kelly when she was first signed by WWE. I thought she was just going to be another Lauren Jones (who?), but she quickly won me over with her charm and likeability. Despite what some people think of her in-ring skills, I think she's one of the few newer girls who really loves what they do and wants to improve and be remembered like some of the other Divas mentioned in this post.

Maryse: Similar to my Trish story, I fell out of wrestling for a while in 2008. It was just lame. Until one Tuesday night, I was flipping channels out of boredom and saw my favorite from the 2006 Diva Search, Maryse, kicking Michelle McCool's ass all over ECW. It was the Stratus effect from that moment and I'm still down for the ride to this day. Maryse winning the Divas Championship for the first time was one of the most liberating moments in WWE in, like, forever, and she's the only Diva who does more than the bare minimum when it comes to her character. She really can do no wrong. Love you, Maryse.

The Miz: Maybe I just like underdogs? When Miz debuted I couldn't believe his ass had finally gotten WWE to notice him after all that talk of wanting to be a wrestler on The Real World/Road Rules Challenges. I was so embarrassed for him when he forgot his lines during the Diva Search. Then his awful douche bag Frat boy gimmick. Miz was going nowhere quick, but somehow, he's done a complete 180 on our asses and turned his career around. One of the few guys who is good in all aspects of the game. I personally think he's being primed for the main event scene. Its only a matter of time

Lacey Von Erich: As you may have noticed, I have an eye for talent . I told yall to watch out for Lacey, and look at her now. In less than a year she's become one of the most popular and talked about Knockouts, tag team champion, and along with her Beautiful People comrades, one of TNA's biggest ratings draws. All of that haterade from Angelina groupies, wrestling purists and feminists isn't going to hold her down. Get 'em, girl.

Natalya: I think she's caute, and one of the best pure wrestlers in the business today, male or female.


These are only some of mine. I'll add more later. Who are yours?

[Tiffany]

My choice for 'favorite wrestler' is usually considered unorthodox because either people don't know who he was or don't care. But, my favorite wrestler for awhile has been Brian Pillman. Otherwise known as the Loose Cannon, Pillman took the WCW, ECW, and WWF world by storm. I could go on about reasons why I thought he was brilliant. But most of all, Pillman perfected the art of blurring the lines between gimmick and reality. The fact that people were unable to figure out where the Loose Cannon character ended or began, is just pure genius to me. I'll always admire his ability to piss people off and not give a fuck.

By some people's standards, he might have gone too far at times. He ruffled the feathers of his peers who felt they were being 'worked' by him. But mostly, people were just mad they weren't in on the joke. Of course, since he passed, there have been reports rumors about him being basically a misogynistic, racist asshole. However, it's pretty common knowledge that few people knew the real Pillman. So, who really knows for sure. I just think he's cool as hell, regardless.

And come on, those shutter sunglasses were rad.

He reminds me of Joe Pesci's character in Moonwalker.

Anyway, many have credited him for 'inventing' the Attitude Era. And no one has been able to touch his flare and level of batshit crazy since, though The Brian Kendrick many have tried. He may have died young, but as they say, the brightest stars burn out the fastest.


srsly, tho. wtf was this shit.

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I wanted to be Torrie Wilson growing up. I just thought she was so beautiful and glamorous, and seemed ultra sweet. I just found her to be an all-around likable performer. She could do no wrong in my young heart. Now, I try to avoid her Twitter as often as possible.

My love for Maryse is just self-explanatory. No Diva since Torrie has inspired me quite like she has.

[Burke]

Shawn Michaels - To quote Ric Flair (I think it was him anyway): “Shawn Michaels is the greatest in-ring performer of all time.”

Mr. Perfect - Awesome gimmick. Great wrestler. His selling was hilarious.

Undertaker - I liked him as a kid simply because of the gimmick but as the years have gone by I respect him more and more and learned to realize how awesome he really is. I doubt there will ever be another gimmick wrestler like this that people take seriously. May or may not be responsible for Michelle McCool’s continued push, and not even that can make me dislike him, which says it all.

Triple H - Screw the haters, he is awesome (especially as a heel) and the whole thing with him and Stephanie was great. Even today at 40 years old or whatever and with all the injuries he’s had he’s still better than 99% of these bores on TV.

Maryse - I wish I could say I was a fan from day one, but I wasn’t watching around the time of her diva search and those “welcome back to Smackdown” segments were pretty forgettable. As soon as she debuted for real as a character though she immediately became my favorite. Her segments with Cherry were hilarious and I knew she would soon be pushed. When she was then able to make segments involving Michelle McCool entertaining that was probably when I was most impressed and when she won the title form her it was genuinely my favorite moment in wrestling of the past few years, only Shawn’s final match and retirement come close.

Honorable mentions: RVD, Goldberg, Trish Stratus, Edge & Christian.

[Brandon]

That was lovely, Burke. Thank you for sharing.

[Burke]

Jul 3, 2010 17:09:57 GMT -5 Brandon said:

That was lovely, Burke. Thank you for sharing.

Off-topic, but between your new name, sig and this comment, I’m having visions of like “B Fizzle’s Confessional” or something, lol. There’s a TV show to be made there, or at the very least a hilariously blasphemous thread.

[Astrozombie]

The Rock: Loved him when I was a kid. I guess it's similar to how the little kids love Cena. I just thought he was the greatest thing ever.

Justin Gabriel: I think he's one of the few that came out of NXT, that's performed well. I hate the 450 Splash (I think it's just an ugly move in general), but I love the way he pulls it off. Also I want him to have my adopted babies.

Lita: I always preferred Lita over Trish. She was a total bad ass to me. I wasn't watching when she turned heel, I think I stopped after she broke her neck, but she was just super cool to me. She was always standing up to the boys and looked ridiculously hot doing it.

Ashley: She was the reason I came back to wrestling actually. I remember randomly buying SvR 2008 (that being her first game) and she was my favorite character. So I watched clips of her on youtube and then one night caught her return lingerie match and was hooked. I loved everything about her, from her style to her shitty wrestling skills.

Maria: I couldn't stand her to be honest, but then BFizzle kinda rubbed her on me. And she just grew on me.

[Tiarnán]

Melina Nava Pérez: Pretty much every WWE female post-2006 has failed to make an impression. Melina is the exception (well, Mickie too, but I prefer Melina). She represents all that's great and fun about wrestling, and without her WWE would die in spirit.

Cody Rhodes - He's SmackDown's shining light. He's been the best male in the company for years now, and it's great that people are finally coming around to my way of thinking.

Randy Orton - He's really hot and I love him.

Those are the current ones. Now, favourites of the past.

The Hurricane - He was my first proper favourite, and he'll always hold a place in my heart. <3

Molly Holly - Really liked her as Holly cousin Molly, and when she was the Juliet to Spike's Romeo, but I fell for her when she became a superhero. Her turning on The Hurricane at WM literally gave me nightmares. But she shone after that, and goes down as the most technically gifted female WWE has ever had on contract. A genuinely beautiful person.

Stephanie McMahon - I was in love with her, and I still sort of am.

Christian - Really liked him to begin with, but I was literally obsessed with him from early 2003 to his departure in 2005. I was a genuine peep, and I had a self-designed Peepulation t-shirt and everything. Then he went to TNA and lost his personality.