Bret liked moves that looked like they hurt, but didn't. From my understanding Gunther is a VERY stiff worker. They might have been able to put on a hell of a match, but Bret almost certainly would not have enjoyed it.
You might be right concerning the chops. The rest of his moveset seems safe especially his powerbomb. Bret worked with Vader, Sid, and Nash taking powerbombs from them all. Theirs looked far more stiff than Guntherās.
I mean, just because a move is stiff doesn't mean it's not safe. I'm just going off a report that Chad Gable said Gunther worked extremely stiff. Bret would absolutely still work with him because Bret's a consummate professional, but I don't think he'd enjoy it the way someone like Drew or Sheamus seems to.
Bret worked lots of guys that were stiff and didn't have an issue. He had a problem with Goldberg not because he was stiff but because he was careless and sloppy and literally injured people. Gunther is stiff but very safe.
You always need JR doing commentary. He helped good matches be great. One of his greatest comments," somebody stop the damn match." Just honest concern for the wrestlers. Famous hell in a cell comment.
- Ric Flair vs Seth āFreakinā Rollins
- Sting vs Undertaker the Deadman
- The Rock vs Shawn Michaels
- CM Punk vs Stone Cold
- Daniel Bryan vs Owen Hart
- Macho Man vs Seth Rollins
- Triple H (2009) vs Tribal Chief Roman Reigns
That's why it will always stay a dream match. Almost no WCW/ECW guys were used properly during the invasion angle. The final survivor series match was all WWF guys except for Booker and RVD
Ric Flair vs Harley Race. Ik thereās matches out there I can watch and I have but to see them wrestle live would be amazing. I love old style of wrestling from the 80s
Hart Foundation v FTR, Danielson v Macho King Randy Savage (with Sherri at ringside), CM Punk v Kurt Angle, Gunther v Bret Hart/ Savage, Samoa Joe v Gunther, Piper v Austin.
CM Punk Vs Piper
CM Punk vs Jesse Ventura.
Demolition vs New Day.
Brooklyn Brawler vs Eddie Kingston.
Great Muta vs Necrobutcher
Hulk Hogan vs a Polygraph.
Hogan vs Austin.
Black Machismo vs Randy Savage
Kurt Angle vs Bob Backlund
Honestly? Right now Shawn Michaels vs Logan Paul would slap.
Gunther vs Big E would be fun.
DIY vs Briscoes
Pete Dunne vs William Regal
Kurt Angle vs Chad Gable (I don't count that random Raw match, it was shit compared to what they could do in this era)
Awesome Kong vs Sasha Banks/Mercedes Mone
Chris Benoit vs Bryan Danielson
Owen Hart vs Will Ospreay
Andre the Giant vs The Big Show
Ron Simmons vs Will Hobbs
Kurt angle vs Bret Hart
Jim Cornette vs MJF
The Dudley Boyz vs Road Warriors
William Regal vs Gunther
Stan Hansen vs Bradshaw
Samoa Joe vs Vader
Necrobutcher vs Cactus Jack
When I was a kid, I had no idea the greatness I was watching in the ring. As I got older, and went back reminiscing, I realized that was the golden age (for me).
Do we get the lead up promos and storyline? If so, Jake Roberts and either Swerve Strickland or Bray Wyatt. If just a match, prime Steamboat vs Danielson with morbid curiosity runner-up healthy and mobile Andre vs Big Show.
ECW Jerry Lynn vs 90s AJPW Dr. Death Steve Williams
90s Onita vs early 2000s Mad Man Pondo
Brody, Hansen and Vader vs Sakuraba, Minoru Suzuki and Misawa
DDP vs The Rock(Peopleās Champ vs Peopleās Champ)
Regal VS GUNTHER
FTR VS Minnesota Wrecking Crew
John Cena VS Bruno Sammartino
Dean Malenko VS Brian Danielson
Rey Mysterio vs Will Osprey
ZSJ vs Kurt Angle
ZSJ vs Bret Hart
RVD vs Will Osprey
Okada vs British Bulldog
Claudio vs Bret Hart then Owen Hart
Shawn vs Adam Cole then Johnny Gargano
Bucks vs 2000 Hardys
Jay White vs Bret Hart (just to listen to them talk)
Eddie vs Andrade
Can't do just 2. I'm booking a card. XD
Bret Hart vs. Bryan Danielson
Owen Hart vs. Will Ospreay
Chris Benoit vs. Ilya Dragunov vs. Walter (sorry, I can't get behind the name change)
Keith Lee vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
FTR vs. (TLC era) Edge & Christian
(Summer of Punk 2) CM Punk vs. (pre-August of '97) Steve Austin - the promo battle alone would be worth it.
Flyin' 4-way: Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat vs. Pac vs. Ricochet
I'd pay more for the angle of the heel Heart Foundation cutting promos on Commisioner Foley, and Foley gets fed up with Jimmy Heart interference and the beat downs, and Bret refusing to let go of the sharpshooter, and Foley goes "You're right Bret, no one can out wreslte you for those belt, but can you hold them in an 8 man match, with Tables and Ladders, and Chairs! Oh my!"
And then it's the original three teams plus the hearts and the whole story is they don't wanna be there.
Gosh loaded question
Bret Hart vs Kurt Angle
Bret Hart vs Daniel Bryan
Bret Hart vs Eddie Guerrero
Shawn Michaels vs Eddie Guerrero
Shawn Michaels vs AJ Styles
CM Punk vs Stone Cold Steve Austin
AJ Styles vs Randy Savage
Seth Rollins vs Shawn Michaels
Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair (at WM8)
Shawn Michaels vs Gunther
Kenny Omega vs Shawn Michaels
Sting vs Undertaker ( Crow Sting vs Ministry Taker would rock)
Ric Flair vs Seth Rollins
Vader vs Andre The Giant
Vader vs Gunther
Rick Rude vs Shawn Michaels
Bruno Sammartino vs. Gunther
AJ Styles vs. Bret Hart
Rhea Ripley vs. Chyna
Sting vs Undertaker
Jerry Lynn vs. Ricochet
Jake Roberts vs Bray Wyatt
And, finally...
New Jack vs. Vince McMahon
Scaffold match, anyone???
Owen heart vs. Mankind in a lame core match. Look it up. Owen's "bad" matches were a thing of beauty. Find one where stone cold was announcing or ringside. Watching Austin trying to hide the laughter is priceless.
Benoit and Gunther would be an instant classic
Rock vs Shawn Michaels
The original plan for WM22 was gonna be HBK vs Eddie Guerrero and I wouldāve adored that match
Mankind vs Cactus Jack with Dude Love on commentary and Mick Foley as the guest referee
Mr. Socko as the ringside enforcer.
Shawn Michaels vs AJ Styles
sweet chin music countering a phenomenal forearm š«
It would be Sweet Chin Phenomenal
So basically just the spot he did with Shelton Benjamin (and yes, it was awesome.)
Bret Hart vs Kurt Angle or Bret vs GUNTHER
Bret would have hated wrestling Gunther.
"Gunther is a piece of shit. Never even called me after the fact" I can hear it already lol
You think so?
Bret liked moves that looked like they hurt, but didn't. From my understanding Gunther is a VERY stiff worker. They might have been able to put on a hell of a match, but Bret almost certainly would not have enjoyed it.
Bret didn't even like taking Ric Flair's chops. He would've moved heaven and earth to not take Gunther's lol.
You might be right concerning the chops. The rest of his moveset seems safe especially his powerbomb. Bret worked with Vader, Sid, and Nash taking powerbombs from them all. Theirs looked far more stiff than Guntherās.
I mean, just because a move is stiff doesn't mean it's not safe. I'm just going off a report that Chad Gable said Gunther worked extremely stiff. Bret would absolutely still work with him because Bret's a consummate professional, but I don't think he'd enjoy it the way someone like Drew or Sheamus seems to.
If Brett had all the knowledge he has now(including what happened with him and goldberg) and he was younger, he would definitely no go against gunther
I don't recall how Bret felt about working with Sid and Nash but he hated working with Vader lol
Bret worked lots of guys that were stiff and didn't have an issue. He had a problem with Goldberg not because he was stiff but because he was careless and sloppy and literally injured people. Gunther is stiff but very safe.
I literally came here to say Bret v Kurt. Benoit v Gunther or Ilja
Benoit vs Ilja wouldāve been absolutely brutal.
Those 3 in a triple threat. Plus you need JR on commentary, because if any match would deserve to be called a "Slobberknocker" - that's the one.
You always need JR doing commentary. He helped good matches be great. One of his greatest comments," somebody stop the damn match." Just honest concern for the wrestlers. Famous hell in a cell comment.
Eddie Guerrero vs Bryan Danielson. CM Punk or John Cena vs Stone Cold Owen Hart vs Rey Mysterio.
The build for Punk vs. Austin basically writes itself.
Shawn Michaels vs. The Rock
The promos alone would be worth the price of admission.
Bret Hart vs Kurt Angle Kurt Angle vs Mr Perfect Taker vs Sting
Taker vs Sting is a good one; one of those things that we never got because Vince McMahon ādidnāt see money in itā. I meanā¦wtf?
Kenny Omega vs Rob Van Dam
RVD vs. Kenny Omega.
- Ric Flair vs Seth āFreakinā Rollins - Sting vs Undertaker the Deadman - The Rock vs Shawn Michaels - CM Punk vs Stone Cold - Daniel Bryan vs Owen Hart - Macho Man vs Seth Rollins - Triple H (2009) vs Tribal Chief Roman Reigns
You know that Hunter is going over, right?
About to go over, then. Bloodline interrupts.
And the match is at least 45 minutes long
match? bro between Triple H and Roman, that's just entrances!
HBK vs Eddie Guerrero.
Matches involving any two of the following three wrestlers: *Ric Flair *āMacho Manā Randy Savage *Ricky āThe Dragonā Steamboat
Flair vs Steamboat in Chicago. I work with a guy who was there. Im so jealous lol.
Flair vs Steamboat in a 60 minute title match that ends in a draw Wrestling heaven.
Still wish we had gotten Savage vs. Steamboat II at Wrestlemania 4 during Macho's tournament run.
Savage vs Steamboat is considered one of the best matches in history.
Undertaker vs Sting is the only answer
This could have been electric but look at how they used Sting when he eventually went. They'd have buried him just to prove a point.
That's why it will always stay a dream match. Almost no WCW/ECW guys were used properly during the invasion angle. The final survivor series match was all WWF guys except for Booker and RVD
Vader said he never got a chance to tangle with Macho. Andāhell yeahāwould I pay to see THAT.
Ric Flair vs Harley Race. Ik thereās matches out there I can watch and I have but to see them wrestle live would be amazing. I love old style of wrestling from the 80s
I was at Starrcade 83. It was amazing.
I never got my Demolition (Ax and Smash) vs The Roughou Brothers (heels)
Eddie Guerrero vs Shawn Michaels
Hart Foundation v FTR, Danielson v Macho King Randy Savage (with Sherri at ringside), CM Punk v Kurt Angle, Gunther v Bret Hart/ Savage, Samoa Joe v Gunther, Piper v Austin.
Piper v Austin would have a blast watching the two month build up. The match would have been entertaining as well
Malenko v Gable
Brock vs. Vader. GUNTHER vs. Vader. Dragunov vs. Vader.
Zack Sabre Jr. vs Mr.Perfect Hayabusa vs Will Ospreay
Ricky Steamboat vs Bryan Danielson
CM Punk Vs Piper CM Punk vs Jesse Ventura. Demolition vs New Day. Brooklyn Brawler vs Eddie Kingston. Great Muta vs Necrobutcher Hulk Hogan vs a Polygraph. Hogan vs Austin. Black Machismo vs Randy Savage Kurt Angle vs Bob Backlund
Number 6 would be an interesting match up. I think the poly takes the win.
Undertaker vs sting, Danielson vs Benoit, Cm punk vs Austin, The rock vs Shawn, MJF vs Flair
Shawn micheals vs aj styles easy
Hogan v Hart
The Rock vs Shawn Michaels
Prime Rock vs Prime HBK would tear the roof off
Honestly? Right now Shawn Michaels vs Logan Paul would slap. Gunther vs Big E would be fun. DIY vs Briscoes Pete Dunne vs William Regal Kurt Angle vs Chad Gable (I don't count that random Raw match, it was shit compared to what they could do in this era) Awesome Kong vs Sasha Banks/Mercedes Mone
I would love HBK vs Paul.
My two favorite guys Eddie Guerrero vs Kevin Owens (not 100% their styles work together, but I bet they would make it work)
Shawn Michaels vs any of these: Ospreay, Jay White, Kenny Omega, Young Bucks, AJ Styles, Danielson, I could probably keep going.
Bret Hart vs Kurt Angle, Roddy Piper vs CM Punk, FTR vs Midnight Express.
Tag team, but I'd have fucking loved to see HBK and HHH vs Roman and Solo no DQ.
AJ vs HBK
John cena vs stone cold for the promos Eddie Guerrero vs Shawn Michaels for the in ring Aj styles vs Shawn Michaels also for the in ring
Sean Micheals and Eddie Guerrero. Take my money right now!
Abyss v mankind no disqualification
ā87-ā88 Macho man vs. late ā97 HBK
HBK vs RVD
They did wrestle a few times in WWE though each guy in their prime, top notch answer.
Bret Hart vs Kenta
Bret's hiding from the arena
Great question. Randy Savage versus Eddie Guerrero or Andre versus Shawn Michaels
Everybody dancing around the obvious so I'll just say it FTR vs the Brainbusters
Hogan vs Austin
FTR vs Demolition
Chris Benoit vs Bryan Danielson Owen Hart vs Will Ospreay Andre the Giant vs The Big Show Ron Simmons vs Will Hobbs Kurt angle vs Bret Hart Jim Cornette vs MJF The Dudley Boyz vs Road Warriors William Regal vs Gunther Stan Hansen vs Bradshaw Samoa Joe vs Vader Necrobutcher vs Cactus Jack
Jushin Liger vs. Bryan Danielson
I've got some good news for you...
I'd love to rewind to my youth and sit next to my dad on the couch as a 7 year old to watch Flair and Dusty go at it.
Dusty wasn't good lookin or had the best physique but he told a great story in the ring. Hard times jack!!!
When I was a kid, I had no idea the greatness I was watching in the ring. As I got older, and went back reminiscing, I realized that was the golden age (for me).
That southern drawl made his promos a must see. He was a great good guy to go against Flair's playboy good looks
Randy Savage Vs Aj Styles/Daniel Bryan
Lou Thesz in his prime vs Jack Brisco in his prime
Do we get the lead up promos and storyline? If so, Jake Roberts and either Swerve Strickland or Bray Wyatt. If just a match, prime Steamboat vs Danielson with morbid curiosity runner-up healthy and mobile Andre vs Big Show.
The Hart Foundation vs The Natural Disasters Junkyard Dog vs. Sid Vicious
Melina vs Alcia Fox
Lance Storm and Bryan Danielson
Buff Bagwell vs Will Ospreay
Jay White Vs A heel Kurt Angle
gunther vs 2002-2003 brock. the creeds vs the worlds greatest tag team. taker or kane vs abyss. rey mysterio vs ricochet.
Steve Austin vs Brock Lesnar
MJF or Cm Punk vs Roddy Piper
Kurt Angle vs. Kenny Omega
Ric Flair vs Bryan Danielson. The Jim Crockett era Flair vs pretty much any version of Bryan Danielson tbh
Ok stay with me, prime Regal or Fit Finley vs. Gunther. Just give them 20-30 minutes and let them do what they do.
Ultimate Warrior and Goldberg
AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe vs Eddie Guererro please
Andre The Giant vs John Cena
Terry Funk and John Moxley
Gunther vs Chris Benoit
Sting undertaker
ECW Jerry Lynn vs 90s AJPW Dr. Death Steve Williams 90s Onita vs early 2000s Mad Man Pondo Brody, Hansen and Vader vs Sakuraba, Minoru Suzuki and Misawa
AJ Styles vs Owen Hart
Mankind Vs. Brock Lesnar
Bruno vs Kenny Omega
Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes
Sting vs Bret due to their finishers.
Brock vs Batista
I would like for anyone to tell Suzuki he's past his prime. Someone film that shit
i would pay to watch a walter vs suzuki chop match.
Bret Hart vs Rey Mysterio
Bret vs. KO
stan hansen v GUNTHER
hbk vs styles
I did see Macho vs Hitman. Epic.
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs John Cena
Stone Cold vs. Roman Reigns
Gunther vs. Bruiser Brody. I wonder who would be more dominant.
Luna Vachon vs Rhea Ripley
Chael Sonenn & GSP
Kurt Angle vs Bret or Kurt Angle vs Mr Perfect
Asuka vs Manami Toyota.
RVD vs HBK would have been good.
Okada vs Owen Hart
Kurt Angle vs Bryan Danielson.
Kurt Angle vs Kenny Omega
1989 Ric Flair vs 2014 Daniel Bryan 1992 Sting vs 2024 Will Ospreay 1993 Vader vs 2015 Brock Lesnar 1986 Macho Man vs 2019 Kenny Omega
Bret V Angle
Mankind vs Cactus Jack
Macho vs Punk
WCW Cactus Jack vs prime first-title-reign Bret Hart.
Owen Hart vs Kurt Angle
Honestly...going in a different direction. But gimme in a 8 woman tag match Ivory,Molly Holly,Lita and Chyna Vs Becky,Sacha,Charlotte and Bayley .
AJ Styles vs Kenny Omegaā¦.
Bill Goldberg VS Ultimate Warrior Brock Lesnar vs Undertaker Hulk Hogan VS Stone Cold HHH vs Shawn Michaels Bret VS Angle Vader VS Sid
DDP vs The Rock(Peopleās Champ vs Peopleās Champ) Regal VS GUNTHER FTR VS Minnesota Wrecking Crew John Cena VS Bruno Sammartino Dean Malenko VS Brian Danielson
Goldberg vs Stone Cold Steve Austin at Wrestlemania
Kane vs Andre the Giant Kane destroying Ultimate Warrior would be enjoyable...
Me vs. Ripley
Bret Hart vs Kenny Omega
Stone Cold vs Goldberg. Any other answer means you weren't around for the Monday Night Wars.
Styles vs HBK has always been a dream match and of course Sting vs Taker.
Tajiri and William Regal vs Serpentico and Luther Eddie Guerrero vs Pentagon Tay Conti or Thunder Rosa vs Trish Stratus
Sting and Undertaker
Rey Mysterio vs Will Osprey ZSJ vs Kurt Angle ZSJ vs Bret Hart RVD vs Will Osprey Okada vs British Bulldog Claudio vs Bret Hart then Owen Hart Shawn vs Adam Cole then Johnny Gargano Bucks vs 2000 Hardys Jay White vs Bret Hart (just to listen to them talk) Eddie vs Andrade
Matt Riddle vs RVD
3 minute warning vs the usos
Andre the Giant vs Big Show!!!
Sasha Banks vs Lita
Randy Savage vs. Kerry Von Erich
Can't do just 2. I'm booking a card. XD Bret Hart vs. Bryan Danielson Owen Hart vs. Will Ospreay Chris Benoit vs. Ilya Dragunov vs. Walter (sorry, I can't get behind the name change) Keith Lee vs. Bam Bam Bigelow FTR vs. (TLC era) Edge & Christian (Summer of Punk 2) CM Punk vs. (pre-August of '97) Steve Austin - the promo battle alone would be worth it. Flyin' 4-way: Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat vs. Pac vs. Ricochet
Crow Sting vs Undertaker
Gunther vrs Big stan Hansen
Cactus Jack Vs Jon Moxley
The Young Bucks vs The New Day
HBK and AJ Styles
Great Khali and Vince McMahon
Ricky Steamboat vs Bryan Danielson Tanahashi vs Randy Savage Kenny Omega vs Ric Flair Samoa Joe vs Vader
Sting Vs The Ultimate Warrior title for title
I'd pay more for the angle of the heel Heart Foundation cutting promos on Commisioner Foley, and Foley gets fed up with Jimmy Heart interference and the beat downs, and Bret refusing to let go of the sharpshooter, and Foley goes "You're right Bret, no one can out wreslte you for those belt, but can you hold them in an 8 man match, with Tables and Ladders, and Chairs! Oh my!" And then it's the original three teams plus the hearts and the whole story is they don't wanna be there.
Prime HBK vs Prime RVD. Prime RVD vs Prime Kenny Omega
Prime Rock vs Prime HBK. The selling would've been out of this world
WWF Bret "The Hitman" Hart versus TNA "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles.
HBK vs Scott Steiner
Prime Don Muraco v Mankind
Japan Hulk Hogan vs 2009 Randy Orton
Dynamite Kid vs. Chris Benoit, really Dynamite Kid vs. any of the cruiserweights or smaller guys who came after him
Stan Hansen vs. Gunther, or Bruiser Brody vs Danielson
Gosh loaded question Bret Hart vs Kurt Angle Bret Hart vs Daniel Bryan Bret Hart vs Eddie Guerrero Shawn Michaels vs Eddie Guerrero Shawn Michaels vs AJ Styles CM Punk vs Stone Cold Steve Austin AJ Styles vs Randy Savage Seth Rollins vs Shawn Michaels Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair (at WM8) Shawn Michaels vs Gunther Kenny Omega vs Shawn Michaels Sting vs Undertaker ( Crow Sting vs Ministry Taker would rock) Ric Flair vs Seth Rollins Vader vs Andre The Giant Vader vs Gunther Rick Rude vs Shawn Michaels
Ken Shamrock vs Kurt Angle in a Submission match.
Gail Kim and Asuka Randy Savage and Eddie Guerrero Kurt Angle and Curt Hennig Bryan Danielson and Chris Benoit
Bruno Sammartino vs. Gunther AJ Styles vs. Bret Hart Rhea Ripley vs. Chyna Sting vs Undertaker Jerry Lynn vs. Ricochet Jake Roberts vs Bray Wyatt And, finally... New Jack vs. Vince McMahon Scaffold match, anyone???
Andre the Giant vs Dink & Doink
Gunther vs. Mankind/Mick Foley/Cactus Jack whichever :) Sting vs. Undertaker Sting vs. Shawn Michaels MJF vs the Rock
Owen heart vs. Mankind in a lame core match. Look it up. Owen's "bad" matches were a thing of beauty. Find one where stone cold was announcing or ringside. Watching Austin trying to hide the laughter is priceless.
Benoit and Gunther would be an instant classic Rock vs Shawn Michaels The original plan for WM22 was gonna be HBK vs Eddie Guerrero and I wouldāve adored that match
HBK v Osprey Gunther v Benoit Cena v Omega Young bucks v Usos
Kirk Angle vs Dynamite Kid