Best Wrestlers before I was born?
Jason Mann asked a question on his tweeter feed today.
Lets put aside that picking on greatest wrestler is silly. Because of the aspects pro-wrestling, I do think you can rank someone as the best. Making a list of the best can make for a good conversation. I think you can say which wrestlers were the best in-ring, on mic, or at drawing heat. Picking the best of the best seems to not really work for me.
I tried to figure out who I would put on this list. I realize that I could not put anyone on this list, because I do not have an emotional investment in anyone who I did not see wrestle. My first thought of who to put on this list was Andre the Giant. He is the wrestler that I could first remember. He wrestled in the 80s, but I am not sure that meets Jason criteria.
The next people to come to my mind had to do with the re-runs of old TV shows I watched as a kid. My tweet back to Jason Mann:
When I look at my 10 Favorite Wrestlers of all time, I have an emotional reaction to them. Both the good guys and bad guys made an emotional connection with me. I guess it is the same as my 10 Favorite Phillies or Eagles of all time.
I am not sure If I can watch a bunch of old youtube clips to make that connection. If I watched a bunch of old video tapes, I might make an emotional connection with a wrestler who was not active during my fandom. I am not sure it would really work in the same way. I think this is an idea that would help promoters and wrestlers.
If you polled even an educated group on who the greatest ever was, I wonder which pre-1980s wrestler does the best and where he/she ranks?
Lets put aside that picking on greatest wrestler is silly. Because of the aspects pro-wrestling, I do think you can rank someone as the best. Making a list of the best can make for a good conversation. I think you can say which wrestlers were the best in-ring, on mic, or at drawing heat. Picking the best of the best seems to not really work for me.
I tried to figure out who I would put on this list. I realize that I could not put anyone on this list, because I do not have an emotional investment in anyone who I did not see wrestle. My first thought of who to put on this list was Andre the Giant. He is the wrestler that I could first remember. He wrestled in the 80s, but I am not sure that meets Jason criteria.
The next people to come to my mind had to do with the re-runs of old TV shows I watched as a kid. My tweet back to Jason Mann:
@wrestlespective I am choosing between Freddy Blassie because of the Dick Van Dyke show and Gorgeous George because of I Love Lucy
When I look at my 10 Favorite Wrestlers of all time, I have an emotional reaction to them. Both the good guys and bad guys made an emotional connection with me. I guess it is the same as my 10 Favorite Phillies or Eagles of all time.
I am not sure If I can watch a bunch of old youtube clips to make that connection. If I watched a bunch of old video tapes, I might make an emotional connection with a wrestler who was not active during my fandom. I am not sure it would really work in the same way. I think this is an idea that would help promoters and wrestlers.
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