Here are three wrestlers that made me the most excited to tune into wrestling for the past 10 years. In my earlier years I would watch wrestling just to see one person. Now I watch it just to enjoy the sport and entertainment aspects of it. I still tune into wrestling just to see what the following wrestlers do:
Undertaker: It has been amazing to watch the Undertaker transform from an intimidatingly dark wrestler to a bandana wearing, motorcycle riding wrestler back to the dark, creepy wrestler. He maintained his dominance throughout this decade. Many wrestlers have come and gone over time but he has remained successful. One of the most remarkable things about the Undertaker is his ability to play both roles in the heel/face spectrum. When he is a face (goodguy) the fans love him, when he is a heel(badguy) the fans despise him.
The other great thing about Taker is his presence in great matches. His matches at Wrestlemania are a perfect example of that. Even though he always comes out victorious at the annual event, he always puts on a good show.
Kurt Angle: Kurt Angle brought charisma and great technical skills to the squared circle. When he arrived in the WWE at the end of 1999, he began to breeze through the competition. By mid 2000 he was getting a push to the main event status. At No Mercy in 2000, he defeated The Rock to obtain the WWE championship for the first time.
His first year in the WWE is a fine example of what Angle has accomplished this decade. He was able to perform well in the ring with anyone he wrestled and he manipulated the "WWE universe" to hate him when he was bad and love him when he was babyface. After his time in the WWE ended, he moved on to TNA where he has continued to be successful despite his deteriorating health. Hey if a man can wrestle a man can wrestle regardless of how old he is, just ask Ric Flair!
Triple H: One of the few wrestlers who has maintained superstar status from the beginning to the end is the final wrestler on my list. I know marrying the bosses daughter gets you some points but we have to give Triple H some credit. He knows what the fans want. Whether he is a single competitor or apart of a stable like Evolution or DX, he has control of every cut scene and match he is apart of.
The only knock on Triple H is he has repeatedly gotten injured while he has the WWE by the throat. When he was seeing his popularity peak in 2001 he suffered a serious quad injury that took him out of action for about a year. I will say this, everytime he returns from injury he comes back with a chip on his shoulder and brings a major intensity with his presense. This is why Triple H was one of my favorites from this decade.
If you remember the Hell in the Cell in 2000, all three of these men were in the match. Only one of them came out victorious. If you want to find out look it up it was a great match.
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