The Rivalries

While they first crossed paths in World Class in 1986, it truly is in the WWF, especially in 1989 that their rivalry picked up, including Rick Rude's crowning WWF achievement at Wrestlemania V by dethroning the Warrior, who had been undefeated until that very moment. They would eventually rekindled that rivalry when Warrior won the WWF Championship in 1990. This is the topic to talk everything Warrior vs Rude!

I was unfortunately too young to witness this rivalry but it has seemingly stood the test of time in terms of intensity and hatred. And of course, it gave us the once Holy Grailed Last Battle of Atlanta, which became the inspiration for the likes of Hell in a Cell and War Games. For those who have witnessed this, what are your highlights and thoughts about this rivalry?

Having a lengthy history together through the span of over 20 years, it isn't truly until Big Show has to step in for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who's gonna be out for a year following neck surgery that the World's Largest Athlete will truly get his chance to prove that he belongs in a main events slot in WWF, something that he didn't truly have the opportunity to do when he first made a spectacular debut in the company during the IYH: St. Valentine's Day Massacre main event a few months earlier in February 1999. This is the thread to talk everything Triple H vs Big Show!

Every promotion has had its marquee legendary rivalry. WWF had Hogan vs Andre. WCW/NWA had Ric Flair vs Dusty Rhodes. For the AWA, that distinction belongs to Verne Gagne vs Nick Bockwinkel, arguably the promotion's most important World Champions of its existence. This is the topic to discuss everything Verne Gagne vs Nick Bockwinkel!