HarmonicGenerator

My vote may say The Waterboy, but it's really for his work colleague.

Oh my god?

Best Mab post I've ever seen.

Don't judge me.

Anyway. Awards. Dolt. Yes.

I don't remember what I was reading last time I posted here, but currently it's World Without End by Ken Follett. I read Pillars Of The Earth a couple of months ago and absolutely loved it. I'm only about 200 pages in to the follow-up at the moment, but so far, it's just as good.

For anyone in here looking for recommendations, I couldn't rave about Pillars... enough. It's an outstanding book.

I really wanted to say Jesse Ventura as guest host or Ricky Steamboat at WrestleMania 25, but I HAVE to go with The Rock. That promo was the most bittersweet thing I have seen in wrestling for a long time.

 

For those who actually need a reminder, here it is:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xat7dr_th...e-on-smac_sport

After watching that, I want to change my vote to The Rock. Oh well...

I assume people nominated Mark Henry out of habit? He's been the best he's ever been the past couple of years.

I voted Shane McMahon, not because he's the least capable, but because he killed what could, would and should have been a huge deal in Randy Orton, which technically makes him 'worse' than someone who's just not any good like Ortiz or Deaner.

Hulk Hogan receives an extended standing ovation on SmackDown, May 2002 (this one sticks in my mind, probably due to the great editing job they did, with little tricks like going to an ad break, then coming back and the ovation was still going on)

I wouldnt call that a trick. It was all legit. The reason they went to break, is because Hogan aloud the crowd to continue for about 15 minutes, and the reason they went to an ad break (since it's a taped show) is to give them a legit point to cut out all the cheering and Hogan standing there doing nothing. At the time it was joked that Hogan's crowd reactions were longer than his matches.

 

If I had to choose one overall I might pick the TNA one...

Your greatest moment of the last 10 years was a jobber doing a spot that made no sense and almost botching it?

Nay, not really. That'd be silly.

Can't seem to edit my post so here's another one:

The Kurt Angle/Samoa Joe headbutt, Impact, 2006. It was cool.

Can we call 'Lunchtime Suicide' with Tim White an event? I've just remembered it and feel that it can't be left out of our collective memories of the decade.

Long lists are fun. Only included WWE here but there's one TNA one right at the end.

The Radicalz turn up on RAW, January (?) 2000

The Undertaker returns, Judgment Day 2000

Haku returns (what? I enjoyed it), Royal Rumble 2001

Linda McMahon rises from her chair and kicks Vince in the nuts, WrestleMania X-Seven

Stone Cold sides with McMahon, WrestleMania X-Seven

The various great video packages of the decade ('My Sacrifice', that Kid Rock 'History' one, etc)

Hulk Hogan receives an extended standing ovation on SmackDown, May 2002 (this one sticks in my mind, probably due to the great editing job they did, with little tricks like going to an ad break, then coming back and the ovation was still going on)

Rey Mysterio dives from the cage on his first show, July/August 2002

Triple H hammers Shawn Michaels with a sledgehammer after Shawn proves he's still great, Summerslam 2002

Hollywood Rock, early 2003

Roddy Piper returns, WrestleMania XIX

Benoit wins the Royal Rumble, 2004

Eddie Guerrero wins the title, No Way Out 2004

Trish turns on Jericho, WrestleMania XX

The return of the Deadman, WrestleMania XX

Benoit wins the title, WrestleMania XX

The ending of WrestleMania XX

Batista turns on HHH, early 2005

Sandman's entrance, One Night Stand 2005

K-Fed, sometime in the middle of the decade

Edge cashes in, New Year's Revolution 2006

Flaming table!, WrestleMania XXII

Joey Styles goes rogue on RAW, 2006

Terry Funk cuts an amazing promo on Foley before their ONS match, WWE.com 2006 (let us not forget the other great WWE.com moments of the decade, like, um ... Lunchtime Suicide...)

CM Punk debuts at the Hammerstein Ballroom on ECW, 2006

Joey Mercury's face explodes, Armageddon 200(6?)

Save_us.222, autumn 2007

Umaga kicks the shit out of Steve-O, RAW 2007

"I'm sorry, I love you", WrestleMania XXIV

Ric Flair's retirement ceremony on RAW, 2008

Various great Hall of Fame speeches (Heenan, Flair, etc)

Steamboat's still great, WrestleMania XXV

The most standout moment for TNA is probably Elix Skipper walking the cage at Turning Point 2004.

If I had to choose one overall I might pick the TNA one...

EDIT: Ah, I can edit again. So yeah, in addition to the Joe/Angle headbutt, there's Eddie Guerrero's heel turn from May 2005 and the first Mayweather/Big Show confrontation at No Way Out 2008. Both were outstanding.

Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels, WrestleMania 25

TLC II, WrestleMania X-Seven

HHH vs. Shawn Michaels, Non-Sanctioned Match, Summerslam 2002

Kenta Kobashi vs. Kensuke Sasaki, NOAH Destiny, 2005

Cactus Jack vs. HHH, Street Fight, Royal Rumble 2000

Vince McMahon vs. Shane McMahon, Street Fight, WrestleMania X-Seven

Low Ki vs. KENTA, ROH Final Battle 2005(?)

ECW Originals vs. New Breed, Extreme Rules, ECW TV 2007

Elimination Chamber, Survivor Series 2002

American Dragon vs. Doug Williams, 2 out of 3 falls, FWA 2002

Jody Fleisch vs. Flash Barker, Ladder Match, FWA British Uprising I

Trish Stratus vs. Victoria, Hardcore Match, Survivor Series 2002

AJ Styles vs. Sean Waltman, TNA Hard Justice 2005

I'll throw Mr. Kennedy in for consideration, though his is more a case of "wasted opportunity" than outright worst.

Also, Cody Deaner.

Oh, and Ricky Ortiz - was he this year?

Another one for Taker/Michaels here.

WrestleMania X-Seven

ROH Supercard of Honor

Survivor Series 2002

NOAH Destiny

FWA British Uprising

International Showdown

Summerslam 2002

Beer Money Inc

British Invasion

Jerishow (I'd say Edge and Jericho but they weren't really around long enough for that)

ECW

CM Punk

Randy Orton (up until February, anyway)

Rockstar Spud

same for me.

Steamboat.

CM Punk's heel turn.

The warm fuzzy feeling at the end of Michaels/Taker where you knew you'd just witnessed a classic.

Chris Jericho.

Scott Steiner (genuinely - he's been one of the few consistent highlights of TNA this year)

Jeff Hardy

Edge

Shawn Michaels

I'd also like to mention John Cena, Randy Orton and Batista, because over the course of the decade they've gone from being nobodies to being the biggest stars in the industry, which is quite impressive.

Oh, Kenta Kobashi as well.

I've really been enjoying Miranda on BBC2 recently. Best new British sitcom I've seen in some time.

Number 4 was my favourite. But brilliant stuff all round, once again, just the thing to lighten up my mind after a 15 hour work day

7th Anniversary Show, 21/3/09

 

 

Nigel McGuinness vs. KENTA

and take all are jobs.

Dey turk ur jerbs!

Waterboy, your pain brings joy to many, please endure her for as long as you can so that others' days may be brightened.