[Moosehead Jack]

Riot

Sorry I didn't intentionally leave that off, I should have included it. I think HBK is/was a good worker, but getting a couple of good matches out of Sid and Nash isn't even close to what Flair could do in his prime. Flair could make you believe Randy Mulkey was going to pin him. I think Flair could carry ANYONE to a great match, HBK could carry a guy to a great match if he was motivated, and if he wanted to. There were times when he clearly didn't care and he had the political clout to escape any kind of punishment because of it. Maybe Flair did too, I have no idea, but I really don't think comparing the two is really fair.

[williamssl]

Love Savage. Voted for him. But HBK is in my top 3 and the one guy I've met in wrestling who I actually could have a real discussion with. No discomfort with my #1 going down here.

I mean come on - it's not like he lost to OWEN!

[bdbdbd]

You're not considering the big picture with your votes.

How many awesome weddings has Shawn had?
How many people has he woken up with his finish?
Was he ever bitten by a freakin' snake?!

Savage in 08

[bdoriginal]

It was a tough one, but I went with HBK. I feel like I'm betraying a childhood hero though. Savage was undoubtedly the only reason a 6 - 8 year old me would watch WWF. I hated Hogan once he stepped between the ropes, I didn't know 90% of the other wrestlers on the roster unless they were wrestling Savage and the 10% I could recognize weren't nearly as awesome as the guy with the most awesomest voice ever.

HBK's body of work is unquestionable and he will forever be loved by me for slapping Hogan during a Hulk up routine. But I feel like I'm the only one on the web that was underwhelmed by his series with Angle. I think their Mania encounter was only slightly better than Styles/Joe/Daniels 2 and that was a step down from their first encounter that I fuckin loved and think will watch during my lunch break if I can find it.

It could be Angle's fault because as much a I respect the guy's skill, I never really liked him unless he was wrestling Benoit or Eddie because they seemed to be the only two that could keep up with him outside of the "head-lock takeover reversed into a head scissors" spot that even HHH and Cena have used in a match or two. Hell, I just remembered why I loved Angle's matches at 17 and 20; he was the first one to throw a punch. It's like, those two guys had the audacity to actually use hammerlocks, front chanceries, pinning combination against him, so he had to pop them in the mouth. Enough Angle talk.

With all that said, basically, it boiled down to this:

Who would I rather listen to: Savage
If I was a wrestler, who's mannerisms would I pilfer: HBK
Who put on more classic Wrestlemania performances: HBK
Who turned the world on with her smile: Mary Tyler Moore

So the WM thing put things in HBK's favor for me at least. I think had Macho been allowed to beat Hogan a couple of times, he'd easily be at the top of my list.