Is he really the GOAT?
After watching some of his "best" matches again...
I honestly think so.
>>898171
He was quite possibly the best champion you could have had in the NWA territory system.
Best of all time? Name's in the conversation but I wouldn't call it guaranteed. Depends a lot on what you're judging on/what you value most in wrestling.
It's a waste of time to try to come up with a wrestling GOAT. Absolutely the best of his era, but the business has changed so much that it's apples and oranges.
>>898287
This. Guy was fantastic in the late 70s and 80s. Was solid in the 90s and went to shit in the 00s trying to prolong his time in the spotlight. In his hay day for sure the top guy.
>>898171
I always found him boring, even when I was a kid. And I'm old enough that I watched wrestling in that era.
>>898453
50s?
>>898533
Not quite that old. Lol. Too be fair, I started watching in the late 80s, so I missed his early career. I'll concede that he could have been better before I started watching. I grew up watching him in WCW and WWF though.
