Best wrestlers of the past 20 years, by individual years. 1996

>>2040584
>2015 - Seth Rollins

BMJ

>>2040592

Seth Rollins had the bigger moments in 2015. Cena did have great matches though.

>>2040594
Because he was the most pushed guy who was booked to have those moments.
He also made people sleep on a weekly basis with literal shit-tier promos.
2015 was the year in which BMJ ascended to god-tier with the most consistent work of his career, par maybe this year, actually.

>>2040584
>2011 - CM Punk

literally worse in every way than the year he feuded with jeff hardy

This fuckin shit bait list

18+

1997 Stone Cold
2005 Batista

>>2040596

I guess we will agree to disagree. 2015 was the year that Rollins rose to main event level talent, he has regressed a lot this year but he had some of the best matches in company history last year, like the triple threat with Cena and Brock, and also summerslam with Cena...Okay I get your point now, Cena was involved in those, so maybe Cena was best wrestler of 2015 but Rollins isn't far down.

whatamark.bmp

>>2040584

2016 should be Sami Zayn, the guy has had 2 MOTY contenders this year and still wasn't given any kind of push despite the show stealing performances. I love Styles and Jericho by the way, but Zayn is the rarest unicorn in wrestling, a Steamboat/Sting level natural babyface, shame about the shitty booking for him so far

>>2040606
>Zayn is the rarest unicorn in wrestling, a Steamboat/Sting level natural babyface

wwe has a bunch of those now though

>>2040606

Sorry bud 2016 is AJ Styles. Not up for debate.

>>2040608
Name 5.

>>2040584
Are we talking about the biggest pushed wrestlers of that year, or the actual best wrestlers of that year by the way?

>>2040612

The ones who had the best matches/presence of that year. Like if you think about a specific year which wrestler you'd think about in terms of wrestling.

Define best wrestler. As in who had the best year, the best matches, your favorite?

>>2040584
>2000
Come on, that was Triple H's year.

>>2040621

Hi Paul!

Dwayne carried you that year.

>>2040624
Dwayne can't wrestle and only gets over because of stupid fucking catchphrases.

>>2040625

Charisma > 20 minute monologues and flips

>>2040620

Best matches, best angles/storylines, best everything.

>>2040633

Back to writing awful promos for RAW Paul.

2000 - The Rock
2001 - Stone Cold
2002 - Brock Lesnar
2003 - Brock Lesnar
2004 - Triple H
2005 - Batista
2006 - Shawn Michaels
2007 - Undertaker
2008 - Triple H
2009 - Randy Orton
2010 - John Cena
2011 - CM Punk
2012 - CM Punk
2013 - Daniel Bryan
2014 - Brock Lesnar
2015 - Seth Rollins
2016 - AJ Styles

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>>2040606
>Comparing can't-talk Zayn to THE ICON or THE DRAGON

>>2040610
zayn
gable
johnny wrestling
nwj
bayley
swann
ryder when not stuck with mojo
tim wiese

>>2040668
>gable
Nope. Much more cocky and confident, way different from those 3.
>johnny wrestling
Same archetype, not as good.
>nwj
Lit. fucking who
>bayley
Lol
>swann
Different archetype entirely.
>ryder when not stuck with mojo
Same as Gargano
>tim wiese
Lit. fucking who

1996 - Horse Meat
1997 - Toxic Waste
1998 - Myth of Bacon
1999 - Bile Sponge
2000 - Human Torso
2001 - Stone Cold Caveman Mystery
2002 - Distorted Snatch
2003 - Recycled Urine
2004 - Chris Benoit
2005 - Her Moistnificence
2006 - Plumber Down Under
2007 - Piss Demon
2008 - Fungal Leftovers
2009 - Randy Violator
2010 - Distilled Sweat
2011 - Ripe Carrion
2012 - Bottomless Toilet Bowl
2013 - Third Leg
2014 - Bladder On A Stick
2015 - Shitty Tornado
2016 - Memory of Birth

>>2040648
>2004 - Triple H

>>2040648
>2014 - Brock Lesnar

He had one of the worst WM matches I've ever seen.

>>2040710
Not to mention that was one of the only times when he actually defended the belt.

>>2040731
Against the Undertaker?

>>2040710
Agreed. The 'Lesnar being a good wrestler post-2003' meme is getting old.

>>2040584
1996 - Bret Hart
1997 - Shawn Michaels
1998 - Stone Cold
1999 - Stone Cold
2000 - The Rock
2001 - Stone Cold
2002 - Brock Lesnar
2003 - Brock Lesnar
2004 - Chris Benoit
2005 - John Cena
2006 - Edge
2007 - The Undertaker
2008 - Edge
2009 - Randy Orton
2010 - CM Punk
2011 - CM Punk
2012 - CM Punk
2013 - Daniel Bryan
2014 - Daniel Bryan
2015 - Seth Rollins
2016 - AJ Styles

>>2040602
>...

>>>/r/eddit

>>2040625
hi cornette

>>2040818

Is that your home site?

>>2040805
>2002 - Brock Lesnar
>2003 - Brock Lesnar
>2010 - CM Punk
>2012 - CM Punk

Nope

>>2040584

>96'
>Bret

>>2040584
> 97
> shawn
No how i know you werent alive then?
97 was undoubtedly Bret's year

>>2041135
No it wasn't you dumb Canadian

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>>2040704
>Third Leg
>Not Dean Ambrose
I'm happy to join in on calling him shit now but Ambrose was gold in 2013

>>2040584
>2000 - The Rock
Triple H

>>2040584
>Phil
>best in anything besides being a whiny cuck

Good one

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>>2041174
>>2040834

>>2041139
You didnt watch it back then its obvious, just admit it

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>>2040584
Bret Hart's 1997 was much better than his 1996 and Michaels' 1997 dipshit

1996 - Kevin Nash
1997 - Goldberg
1998 - Goldberg
1999 - Chris Jericho
2000 - Triple H
2001- Steve Austin
2002 - Brock Lesnar
2003 - Kurt Angle
2004 - Triple H
2005 - Batista
2006 - Rey Mysterio
2007 - Edge
2008 - Jeff Hardy
2009 - Jeff Hardy
2010 - The Miz
2011 - CM Punk
2012 - Daniel Bryan
2013 - Daniel Bryan
2014 - Brock Lesnar
2015 - Roman Reigns
2016 - AJ Styles

>>2041291
18+

96- HBK
97- Austin
98- Austin
99- Austin
00- Rock
01- Austin
02- Brock
03- Brock
04- HHH
05- HHH
06- Cena
07- Cena
08- Jericho
09- Jericho
10- Cena
11- Phil
12- Cena
13- Cena
14- Bryan
15- Lesnar
16- Jericho

Why would Shawn get 97? It feels like tokenism to hand him that year because he doesn't win any other year. But 97 would really be Bret or Austin.

1996 - Bret Hart
1997 - Shawn Michaels
1998 - Steve Austin
1999 - The Rock
2000 - Triple H
2001 - Steve Austin
2002 - Kurt Angle
2003 - Kurt Angle
2004 - Chris Benoit
2005 - Batista
2006 - John Cena
2007 - The Undertaker

Anything after this is irrelevant because wrestling's been shit since 2008

>>2041302
18+
Shawn was great in 1997, he literally had his only 5* match in his career

>>2040820
Corvette has never buried The Rock...

>>2040624
18+
Triple H was GOAT in 2000

>>2041304
And yet it still was undoubtedly not his year. Your post just reaffirms my suggestion that Shawn is given 97 because you feel he deserves one year, and he isn't even in the picture for any other.

>>2041315
>Falling for the Hunter is a Main Eventer meme

>>2041317
And he did deserve 1997. Bret was undoubtedly great in 1997, but Shawn overshadowed him. Steve Austin was also great, but he really didn't hit his stride until January 1998 which was when Austin 3:16 really began. Shawn Michaels was the best in 1997.

>>2041321
>World Champion multiple times in 2000
>Not a main eventer
??
18+
take a shower
hit the weights
get a clue

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Do you dipshits not remember that Bryan wrestled only 1/4 of 2014 which included the worst title world reign in history of any that lasted longer than a week?

>>2040584
1996- Hulk Hogan
1997- Shawn Michaels (Or Goldberg)
1998- Stone Cold Steve Austin
1999- The Rock
2000- The Rock (Or Triple H)
2001- Stone Cold Steve Austin
2002- Brock Lesnar
2003- Kurt Angle
2004- Randy Orton
2005- Batista
2006- Edge
2007- The Undertaker
2008- Jeff Hardy
2009- Randy Orton
2010- The Miz
2011- CM Punk
2012- CM Punk
2013- Daniel Bryan
2014- Daniel Bryan
2015- Seth Rollins
2016- AJ Styles

>>2041352
How the fuck was Goldberg best wrestler in any year, nonetheless 1997? He only debuted in September, you idiot.

18+

1998 - Stone Cold
1999 - Vince McMahon
2000 - Triple H
2001 - Stone Cold
2002 - Kurt Angle
2003 - Brock Lesnar
2004 - Eddie Guerrero
2005 - HBK
2006 - Edge
2007 - Undertaker
2008 - Chris Jericho
2009 - Jeff Hardy
2010 - John Cena
2011 - CM Punk
2012 - CM Punk
2013 - AJ Lee
2014 - Brock Lesnar
2015 - Sasha Banks
2016 - AJ Styles

>>2041354
>pretends to know the definition of what makes the best wrestler
>doesn't complain about Daniel Bryan in 2014

correct your micropenis

>>2040584
Bret was out most of 96

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>>2041367
>AJ Lee
>Sasha Banks

>>2041368
I haven't watched wrestling since 2007 so I wouldn't know/don't care.

Hogan
Bret
Sting
Austin
Sting
Austin
Hogan
Brock
Benoit
Batista
Mysterio
Cena
Jericho
Batista
Batista
CM Punk
Ryback
Shield
Batista
Roman Reigns
AJ Styles

>>2041398
>not listing the years

didn't read

>>2040592

This desu

BMJ has been incredibly underrated since 2012, he's literally our guy

>>2041387
Why are you even here?

>>2041368
>pretends to not be retarded
>fails miserably

>>2041607
So just because I don't watch modern wrestling I'm not allowed on a wrestling board? hmm

>>2041635
Nope. That isn't what I said. Please re-try again later.

>>2041638
Because I enjoy discussing wrestling on a Taiwanese anime board

>>2041639
This board is almost entirely modern though. Wouldn't you be happier on a vintage-themed board?

>>2041645
But there isn't a vintage wrestling board. I'd be happier if there were some vintage wrestling generals and not shit like /Becky/ generals

>>2041653
I'm sure there's some out there if you have a look. Maybe there's a sub-board on WrestlingForum? idk

>>2041660
b-but I like 4chan

> shawn michaels in 97

> recorded record low tv ratings
> lost his smile and gave up the title because he knew he was about to get the record low buyrate for WM
> tried to bury austin
> buried vader
> had to latch onto Austin in a tag team for relevancy
> sarted making cringeworthy dick jokes with his bag-carrying boyfriend thinking it was funny
> did the screwjob
> was in a meme glorified cage match with carder
> broke his back

> Bret Hart in 1997

> went from beloved top face to top heel with his own faction
> best double turn in history
> best WM match in history
> some say best match in history, most definitely the most important
> got Austin over
> appeared in golden age Simpsons
> great underrated match with carder
> saved ratings and buyrates that plummeted from the boytoy

>>2041298
> 2015
>Lesnar
Kek

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>>2040606
>2016
>Sami Zayn
How in the name of God is Zayn even near to AJ's level?

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Nice try

Seth Rollins may be the worst wrestler that's considered great.

Why is Bill so fucking fun to watch?

I'd watch 10 3 minute Goldberg squash matches before I'd suffer through any Hell in a Cell matches

>>2041607
post micropenis

>>2040606
Sami is literally jobbing to Braun Strowman on Braun's monster push tour. The best you can hope for is that someone will come rushing out to save him from getting killed too much by Braun.

James Ellsworth has a better WWE career than Sami Zayn.

>>2041303
Perfect list

>>2041398
this

1996 - Bret Hart
1997 - Bret Hart
1998 - Bret Hart
1999 - The Rock
2000 - The Rock
2001 - The Rock
2002 - The Rock
2003 - Eddie Guerrero
2004 - JBL
2005 - John Cena
2006 - Edge
2007 - John Cena
2008 - John Cena
2009 - John Cena
2010 - John Cena
2011 - John Cena
2012 - John Cena
2013 - John Cena
2014 - Dean Ambrose
2015 - Brock Lesnar
2016 - Dean Ambrose