Paid Members gadge Posted February 18, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted February 18, 2011 I'm also not sure about people who place HBK in tier 1. Is he really anywhere near Hogan/Austin level? Workrate and great matches isn't quite the same thing. Â In terms of industry impact, Shawn Michaels : Â * Wrestled in the first ladder match in WWF PPV history. * Wrestled in the first 60 minute one on one match in WWF PPV history. * Wrestled in the first Hell In A Cell match in history. * In conjuction with Triple H massively influenced a shift towards "adult-oriented" WWF TV. * Was a star in pre-Attitude, a star in the Attitude era, and a star post-Attitude, and main evented a WrestleMania in each period. * Won the Observer's Match of the Year almost every year he was active since his comeback. Â Shawn wrestled everyone from Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair to Kurt Angle and Rey Misterio to Vince McMahon. He main evented WrestleMania five times, opposite industry icons and/or great champions in Bret Hart, Stone Cold, Triple H, John Cena and The Undertaker. He main-evented Mania in his final match, a staggering 14 years after his first WrestleMania main event - NO ONE else has done that and probably never will again. Not since Hogan has there been someone so consistently synonymous with the WWF/WWE over a twenty year period. Â I would never put Shawn Michaels in tier 1, but that's a tremendous argument right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted February 18, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted February 18, 2011 I'm baffled that Hogan isn't in the top spot in some people's pyramids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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