Welcome back guys and gals. Yesterday i posted some of the greatest feuds in pro wresling history from my perspective. Today i finalize my list. Can i just state before i start, i can take all the criticism you like, just please be respectful. Don’t hate on me if you did not like this list.
Just list me your favorite feuds and why they should of made my list or vice versa ect.
(DRUM ROLE PLEASE)
Lets continue with number 5 CM Punk vs John Cena
Some of you may disagree, and i admit, i was a CM Punk mark myself, Cena, not so much but i respect the man for his ability to tell a story during feuds. The same way i respected Punk. This feud basically put me back in touch with wrestling after a 3 year absence. Love him or hate him, CM Punk has managed to achieve some big things in the WWE – most of which deserve a lot of credit and respect
and some which will go down in history.
CM Punk vs John Cena would sound average on any given night but
their WWE Championship bout at Money in the Bank was anything but
average. Coming off a brilliant promo CM Punk made his true intentions
clear that he was going to beat John Cena and walk out of the company as
WWE Champion, bold statement. The Chicago crowd deserves credit for
rightfully cheering for their home town hero as Punk revelled in the
immense cheers whilst Cena was on the wrong end of the crowds reactions. The match had everything you could want, back and forth action and
close calls. Impressive-looking manoeuvres and this feud and moment is
probably one of the key moments we will look back at which made CM Punk
the superstar he is today. Punk was on top form each and every single
week into the build-up and did not fail to impress, every match 5*. The only downside to
this was that he returned too quickly. Other than that this was a
fantastic moment in Punk’s career which has gone down in history. Punk went on to have a 434 day reign as WWE Champion. The longest title reign in 25-30 years. Punk quit WWE and now competes in UFC. Just mark my words, he will be back in 2016! Feud Rating 8/10
#4 Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Vince Mcmahon
The feud that defined the Attitude Era. I think this will always stand out as not only Steve Austin’s greatest feud, but the WWE’s greatest feud of all time. This feud not only defined the Attitude Era, but it was the one that
formed the very core of Steve Austin and Mr. McMahon’s characters. We
can all say that Bret Hart was likely the catalyst for both of these
personas in different ways (WM13 & the Screwjob) but this feud
defined who they were. Steve Austin would have been Steve Austin without The Rock, and The
Rock would have been The Rock without Steve Austin, but I don’t think
that Austin or McMahon would have truly reached the levels they did or
the levels of character development they did without one another.
This is Austin’s greatest feud in my opinion, and definitely one of the best feuds of all time. Feud Rating 8.5/10
#3 Hulk Hogan vs Macho Man Randy Savage
There are many great Hulk Hogan feuds. So many that it took me a while to pick just one. The one that stood out the most for me was the feud with Randy Savage. Every once in awhile a great pro wrestling rivalry spills from the world of make-believe into the world of real life. Considering the fact that Randy Savage
and Hulk Hogan are two of the smartest businessmen in pro wrestling, it
is surprising as to how much heat the two have outside of the ring.
Personal issues aside, Hogan vs. Savage is one of the greatest rivalries
of all-time.In the late 1980s, Hulk Hogan and “Macho Man” Randy Savage formed one of the most powerful partnerships in sports-entertainment history. With
the lovely Miss Elizabeth by their side, The Powers battled WWE’s
baddies over the course of an entire year. But when the jealous Savage
became overly protective of Elizabeth, it drove a wedge between the two
competitors that resulted in The Mega Powers “exploding” in an emotional
main event at WrestleMania V. Feud Rating 8.5/10
#2 HBK vs Bret Hart
Whats that phrase?….. “When wrestling imitates life”
I won’t go too much into this feud as you’re most likely sick of hearing about Montreal ect….
Bret and Shawn hated each others guts at one point. The way it all started is unknown,
but they’ve been feuding since 1992. Come 1996, Shawn and his “Clique”
were getting pretty much getting their way in the WWF and that didn’t
set too well with Bret Hart. Bret had to drop the title to Shawn at
WrestleMania 12. In Early 1997, Shawn Michaels knew that he would be
dropping the belt to Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13.. to return the favor
so to speak…, therefore Shawn forfeited his WWF title (due to the
unwillingness to job to Bret at WM13). This created even more heat
between Bret and Shawn. Later that summer, Bret and Shawn got into a
real fight backstage, where Bret confronted Shawn about comments Shawn
made about Bret Hart and Sunny. From what’s being said, Bret took down
Michaels and there was some hair pulling and then WWF officials had to
break it up. Right after Shawn got his ass kicked 🙂 I mean after the
fight, Shawn went in Vince’s office and demanded a contract release and
Vince said no. They were both sent home that night. Fast forward to 2015 Michaels and Hart settled their differences and made up. Or lets just say Shawn did…Feud Rating 9/10
#1 Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Rock
Greatest rivalry ever! Period! Stone cold and the rock these both have made it all for
WWE and have taken it to the highest peak. The rock was young filled
with talent, passion, style and the most electrifying man on the other
hand it was austin who’s fearless, greatest brawler, toughest SOB, beer
drinking machine and who can beat the hell out of anyone and have
hammered everyone down and lastly is capable to raise the crowd at their
toes! Best rivalry ever!
At WrestleMania XV in 1999, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin captured the WWE Championship from The Rock in a memorable “Attitude Era” encounter. While the rivalry continued at
various points over the following four years, this program pitting
babyface Austin against a heel Rock was originally scheduled to carry
WWE throughout the year. However, it was discontinued at the following
month’s pay-per-view event, with Rock losing a title rematch. “The Great
One” turned face shortly thereafter, and the two didn’t feud again
until 2001 for WrestleMania X-Seven, with both wrestlers entering the
match as babyfaces.
The Rock/Stone Cold entertained three WrestleMania main events, with the rattlesnake having the most victories 2-1
Recalling the events , The Rock says, “Ironically, WrestleMania was
supposed to be the beginning of The Rock-Austin rivalry, as far
pay-per-view storylines, television, etc. was concerned. After
WrestleMania, things just started to change. The fans were behind me.”
Stone Cold says WrestleMania 17 with the Rock were real special to me. Yeah, I
turned heel at the end but that wasn’t the biggest part of that match.
The biggest part of that match was just the action from bell-to-bell,
with two guys who loved to be in the ring with each other lighting up
67,000 people.
Two of the greatest talkers in pro wrestling history, no one could touch these guys then now and forever. Feud Rating 10/10
Hope you enjoyed the article, some may agree, some disagree, but remember! To each his own.
Honourable Mentions
Stone Cold v HBK/Mike Tyson
Hulk Hogan v Ultimate Warrior
Mankind v The Undertaker
Benoit v Kurt Angle
Eddie Guerrero v Brock Lesnar
