This one was posted by the at WWE on Fox account, and
they asked their followers, what is the most important match in WWE history?
>> I saw the tweet when it came out >> I think I saw the Rock's response
he respond to this Yeah, he said Hogan Sheik at MSG.
>> Hogan Sheik,
and that's why I didn't respond because my response was different than the Rocks.
But when Rock said that Hogan versus Sheik, truly set fire to Hulkamania
it became a phenomenon that dominated the 80s into the early 90s.
>> It's funny how as we get older and technology advances,
that seems like ancient history, right?
You got talking about the 80s people go, that was cool nostalgia, but
the way time moves so
fast and the way we consume things that might as well have been years ago.
But to remove it and look at it objectively for
what it meant to the business >> What Hulkamania did for
not only WWE but the entire industry without Hulkamania there's
a good possibility that three of us aren't sitting here talking to ourselves or
each other about this business for sure.
So I actually agree with the Rocks.
My answer was going to be the main event of the first WrestleMania Which was Hogan,
Mr. T Piper Orndorff >> Which goes back by the way to our
Mount Rushmore.
>> Exactly without to go back to the Mount Rushmore.
If that main event if the addition of Mr. T is questionable as it is now you're
looking at why the hell was Mr. T in the first main event of WrestleMania Mr.
T was the dude at the time, he was Americana pop culture.
He was on the biggest stars in the world at the time.
So to have him in that match alongside Hulkamania which is red hot Orton and
Piper on the other side of the ring doing that playing the villainous foil.
If that doesn't succeed and doesn't pack the house and do well on pay per view,
as we've discussed when we did Mount Rushmore.
WWE definitely doesn't exist how we know it maybe doesn't exist at all.
>> It's hard to argue with the rock.
I love to have him on the shows.
This is a personal invitation to come on whenever you want
I go back to my Mount Rushmore moment.
And it's Hulk Hogan, Andre the giant, WrestleMania three.
And it's everything about Hulkamania up to that point.
It's a reason WrestleMania three had the indoor attendance
record of over 93,000 people in the Pontiac Silver dom.
In Michigan for so many years that to me that moment that
body slam everything about it Gorilla Monsoon on the call, [NOISE].
That stands to me as the most important match in WWE history.
>> And definitely in WWE history, now while we're having this conversation,
mind you, anybody listening feel free to do your research dive right in,
this is a fascinating Look.
Look back to the days that predated WWE.
In the old when there was a world champion, even pre NWA.
This would be a great conversation to have
with like a JBL type >> yeah
>> who was just a Historian who
knows things off the top of his head all the double crosses and
the screw jobs before Montreal.
There's a lot of really weird there I say dark, but always interesting history.
As far as championships and titles and matches that did or
did not take place for different reasons throughout the history of wrestling.
It's actually kind woven itself into the business as part of the fabric,
this sorta mistrust.
Taken place back then.
It's definitely worth interesting.
So I'm not saying that our answers are the correct answers.
Feel free to form your own opinion but
use this as an excuse to do a little research a little history dive in as to
some of the most important matches in the history of the business prior to www.
That'll be a good way to waste the day.
I have a follow up to this question for you guys.
And the answer might be the same I'm not sure.
So you guys gave your most important matches in WWE history.
Is there a match that sticks out to you as the most important to you personally as
a fan, that like hey without me seeing this match or experiencing this match or
that match taking place?
I don't necessarily know I'd be the fan that I am today or
even involved in the business the way you guys are?
I got go with Hogan warrior Wrestle Mania six.
That would be mine too.
>> I remember my earliest memories in life are being approximately three or
four years old.
I was gifted for Christmas wrestling action figures.
There was a giant Hulk Hogan figure that was articulated really probably worth like
a million dollars nowadays.
But my dad's friend got me that for Christmas because he knew I was obsessed.
So Hogan was my guy.
And I just started to get to be the age where I had opinions.
I'm 6 years old.
I've watched this every week religiously with my dad and
this Ultimate Warrior guy is awesome.
I don't know warrior.
That's my guy.
I love hope.
I don't think I've ever experienced Human conflict.
At that age that was my first that's why I think it's it still resonates with me.
That was the first time I felt conflict as a child,
because I felt like I love the Ultimate Warrior.
He's my guy.
I want to see him win.
But Hogan's been my guy for so long, he didn't do anything wrong and
I feel like I'm betraying Hulk if I root for warrior.
And to this day that resonates with me and I'm sure that's why on a human level that
was the first time I've ever experienced those emotions.
>> I don't recall the very first match that drew me in.
For some reason Hulk Hogan Sergeant slaughter sticks out because my
cousin sign >> In America.
>> No, my cousin signed up and was in Desert Storm.
And I remember my dad and like my family being very upset at Sergeant
slaughter >> [LAUGH]
>> During that time.
And so that's the one that first steps I can't say the one that.
Propelled me to say, I've always been interested in professional wrestling but
before I came here with the background I had was like, I want to do this,
no doubt in my mind.
And it was like the final stamp was Shawn Michaels Undertaker at WrestleMania 25,
was like the final I'm like, I got to do this like no more like I got these.
This is what I've done for my life.
Great, I want to really give this a shot.
So, that was like maybe the most recent one that I can actually stand out and
say but the earliest memory some reason Hogan,
Slaughter is the one that sticks out for that reason.
But that's a difficult one off the top my head.
>> I'd have to sit
with that then
Warrior Savage,
no Shaw,
Shaun and Brett.
WrestleMania 12.
The Ironman match.
Just the whole going, sticking with warrior.
>> No, just the whole thing with Jose lethargic and
just like the entire buildup to that match.
And the rivalry between Brett and
Sean kicking off I had to have that pay per view.
>> I would agree with that Alex and
maybe even subconsciously that resonates more with me.
I think it's one of those ones that I just go all right.
I've tired of hearing about it.
Yes, we know it was amazing.
Everyone just talking but to your point at that age, again,
I would have been about 12 years old then.
And maybe subconsciously that was when I went,
Maybe I could do that because prior to that it was guys the size of Hogan and
Warrior and these monsters, these maniacs.
But Bret and Shawn I went, I could be like that.
And then to hear Jose Lothario story and hear Shawn's boyhood dream I'm going,
I kind have a dream like that, and he did it, and maybe I can.
So I think you might have nailed it with that, Alex.
I think without realizing that probably resonated with me a lot more than
I even realized just because we've talked about it but
take a step back and look back think.
Yeah that might have been at two.
>> >Yeah, graves you're a little bit older than me but I think for
you it was about getting in the ring and having that be part of your life and
a career you write it for me it was the first time I really experienced like
a story from beginning to end told.
In the ring.
And then at the end, it was really about, okay, who actually is the best here and
who can last 60 minutes and who can prove?
And like, that was the first time I, as a fan, I really experienced what,
that wrestling storytelling was really all about.
So like you said, it's been talked about to death, but
that one will always stick out me.
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