By matter of opinion, I have gathered 50 of the greatest (which means shocking, noteworthy, and most effective) events and moments that have taken place over the past 20 years (1985-2005) of wrestling which has been the modern era of the business. I'd really like feedback, agreements and disagreements with the placement(s) of any and all of the picks. Please, be as involved as possible and positive and negative comments/feedback are welcomed and appreciated. With that, I bring you number 50...

50. The Kid Beats Razor Ramon

In 1993, it was pretty much impossible to ever see a "jobber" or enhancement talent defeat one of the top superstars. Razor Ramon was one of those top superstars, and not only was he much larger than most of these jobbers, he squished them with ease. On this night though, the rules changed and the book was thrown out the window. In a shocking turn of events, "The Kid" who had competed in prior weeks being obliterated as The Lightning Kid and The Kamakaze Kid, got the pin on Razor Ramon and escaped from the ring to celebrate with the fans. It was the first time Raw generated a big "Must See" environment, because something like this had never happened before. The Kid and Razor went on to form an alliance, before The Kid once again turned on Razor. The Kid went on to major success as X-Pac, and Razor Ramon went on to WCW to re-revolutionize wrestling as the original founding father of the nWo. But it was this one moment that both got the world talking in 1993.

49. Lesnar's Shooting Star Botch

This move almost ended the man's career, and possibly his life. If it weren't for all of his amateur background, and extremely strong neck, there is no doubt that Brock Lesnar would have suffered a broken neck. Brock Lesnar, who had come up through the ranks of WWE's developmental territory, OVW, had performed the Shooting Star Press successfully many, many times. It was one of his signature moves, but while on screen in WWE, Lesnar never attempted the move. Opting to save it for a special occasion, Lesnar was set to defeat Kurt Angle for the WWE Title by pinning him after the Shooting Star Press. However, after a grueling 20 minute match, Lesnar wasn't near able to fly across the ring. Between the fatigue and the distance between Lesnar and Angle, the move was doomed. Lesnar tried his best though, and in a beautiful attempt, went for the Shooting Star Press, but came up about 5 inches too short, and landed face first into the mat. It was a scary moment, and everyone watching was shocked. Lesnar recovered quickly though, and through the assistance of his opponent, Kurt Angle, hit the F5 and won the match and the WWE Title. Brock was was visibly messed up, and was bleeding from the nose. He was sent to the hospital and spent the night there. False rumors even circulated around the net that Brock had had died due to a brain hemerage, but they were obviously false. He suffered a concussion and was back in the ring shortly thereafter, however, he never attempted the move again.

This looks even more interesting than the top matches. I remember watching both those moments and being shocked by both, so good start. I'm betting Hogan's heel turn ranks pretty high?

Very cool stuff. Looking forward to it.

Big lists rule!

I don't understand.... why isn't this the Top 230 moments in Wrestling History?! Covering every Monday Nitro episode from September 1995 to March 2001.

:lol: I hope to fucking GOD HBK's "concussion" the night after Survivor Series '95 doesn't beat out Hogan's heel turn at Bash at the Beach. I won't argue it ranking high, but it better not be #1!

#48 - Pistol Pez Whatley defeats Wendi Richter for the Women's Title

In what can only be considered a mild upset, Whatley becomes the first man to ever wear the Women's title.

Nice skirt, WMD. How much did you pay for it? :D

Cage Classic gave it to me for free. Well, not exactly free.....

(pretends the last exchange never happend)

Thank you.

48. Vince McMahon Interviews Melanie Pillman

On October 5, 1997, the world lost a great wrestler when Brian Pillman passed away from heart disease. The next night, Raw opened with a touching tribute and 10 bell salute for their fallen friend. It seemed that the show would go on, but in a shocking and strange turn of events, Vince McMahon promised us a word from Brian's wife, Melanie Pillman. Now, you read that and it seem as though it was produced like a storyline, but it was all real. The entire evening, McMahon kept hyping the interview prior to every commercial, until finally, the grieving widow of Brian Pillman who lost her husband only 24 hours prior gave the fans live and at home an interview. Vince quickly began to pry, asking her what information it was, and if drug abuse was involved, and she just stared blankly into the camera, before slightly breaking down and telling the wrestlers to be careful because they didn't want to be next. It was shocking, bone chilling, and a ploy used strictly for ratings, but there is no doubt that it was one of those special moments in wrestling history.

47. Lex Luger Slams Yokozuna

Lex Luger originally came to the WWF as part of the WBF league, but it quickly failed and fizzled out, so Vince McMahon decided to hype his re-debut at the Royal Rumble in 1993, and there he debuted alongside Bobby Heenan as The Narcissist. But the gimmick was a flop, and Luger failed to receive any heat, positive or negative from the fans. But that all changed on the The 4th of July in 1993. Then WWF Champion, Yokozuna held a challenge on America’s Independence Day aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid. He claimed that no one would be able to bodyslam him. A bunch of athletes both inside and out of the WWF attempted to slam him when low and behold, Lex Luger arrived via helicopter and shocked the world when he bodyslammed the near-600 pound monster with ease. The fans suddenly began cheering the newly dubbed "Made in the USA" Lex Luger began, and the massive push of Lex Luger began. Though the push eventually turned out to be a disaster what with Luger traveling around the country in a Red, White & Blue bus dubbed The Lex Express, and winning his major WWF Title match via count out, this was the highest point of Luger's WWF stint, and quite possibly his entire career.

46. Terry Funk Piledrives Ric Flair On Table

In 1989, one of the absolute greatest matches in the history of this business took place between Ric Flair and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. It was at WrestleWar, and the NWA had assigned a panel of judges to judge the match, and one of those judges was the legend himself, Terry Funk. After Ric Flair regained the NWA Title and in the process, completed a face turn, Terry Funk went into the ring and congratulated Flair on his win and shook his hand. However, as Flair went to walk away, Funk requested a title shot. Flair chuckled and replied in sarcastic tone, but Funk snapped and attacked the new champion. The ambush spilled to the outside of the ring where Terry Funk piledrove Ric Flair on a table, which was hard and did not break, nor did it even crack. The attack was the first one along those lines that would eventually become big in ECW. Terry Funk + Tables + ECW. Hmmmmm...

45. X Marks The Spot For Bret Hart

WrestleMania X was a PPV filled with moments. You can argue that the top moment of WrestleMania X was Owen Hart leaping out of the shadow of his older brother, defeating him in an all-time classic opening bout. You can argue that the top moment of WrestleMania X was Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon tearing the house down in the first ever televised Ladder Match. However, many will argue that the top moment of WrestleMania X was the post match celebration that happened after Bret defeated Yokozuna to win the WWF Title for a second time. Unstaged, and unplanned, Bret was lifted on to the shoulders of the WWF superstars, and they celebrated with him. To make it an even greater moment, Owen Hart stood in the aisle, staring his brother down knowing that even though he had jumped out of his brother's shadow earlier in the night, he had immediately been pushed back in that same shadow. A feelgood moment to end a legendary event.

44. Magnum T.A.'s Car Crash

Terry Allen, known affectionately to the wrestling world as Magnum T.A., was a future NWA World Champion in the making. He had an appeal with the fans like very few wrestlers had during the mid-80s and was being groomed by the NWA to be "the next Ric Flair" so to speak. In October of 1986, Magnum T.A. left a bar in Charlotte, NC and flipped his car multiple times in a horrible, and sad car accident. Allen was paralyzed on the left side of his body sadly, never wrestled another match. In time, he would return to the NWA, but as an announcer and analyst, but it wasn't the same. He wasn't their hero, and exciting fresh face. He was retired, and the passion that he had inside of him had long fizzled away. It's one of the more tragic stories in wrestling history as he truly had the potential to be one of the true greats.

43. "You And I... We're Partners!"

On November 19th, the end of the WWF vs. WCW/ECW feud was set. The night was an amazing and entertaining night of events. Paul Heyman was fired, Jerry Lawler was hired. Stephanie and Shane both were fired, and Stephanie was carried away by security. But at the end of the night, one of the more shocking moments in WWF history took place when Ric Flair made his way to a WWF ring for the first time since 1993. Flair came to the ring, and when asked what he was doing there, told the WWF Chairman Vince McMahon that when Stephanie and Shane sold their WWF stock in July, they sold it to him and that he and Vince were partners. It was shocking to see Flair in a ring after so long, but it was also shocking seeing that Flair was a big part of WCW, and that he debuted for the WWF the night after the WCW Invasion angle ended rather than at the beginning or during the angle. However, it was shocking nonetheless.

42. Goodbye Alundra, Hello Madusa

In 1996, not only did two of the WWE's biggest stars jump shift to WCW, but so did their Women's Champion. In the WWE, Alundra Blayze as she was known, held the Women's Title multiple times, and brought a new type of pride and honor to the title as she carried it. However, when he contract expired, she signed with WCW, and Eric Bischoff instructed her to bring the title with her to Nitro. There, on live television, she dropped the WWE Women's Title in a trash can in front of millions of viewers who were left stunned at what they had just seen. Her career in WCW was never the same as it was in the WWE because they didn't have a Women's Division, and the WWE Women's Title didn't resurface until 2 years later.

41. Austin Appreciation Night

In 1999, Stone Cold Steve Austin drove a semi truck into the WWF arena and sprayed down The Rock, Vince and Shane McMahon down with beer, and the fans loved it. However, in 2001, Kurt Angle did the very same... sort of. 24 hours earlier, Austin and Angle had competed in an awesome five star contest filled with emotion and hatred, but in the end, Angle was screwed out of his victory. On Raw, The Alliance had dubbed it Austin Appreciation Night, and the entire night was meant to celebrate Stone Cold. In the end of the evening, the entire stable gathered in the ring and collectively began the most horrendous (and comedic) version of Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings" (substituting 'Wings' with 'Ring') led by Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley. It was then that Angle made his wholesome attack, driving a milk truck into the arena. He threw cartons of milk at the Alliance members, and began spraying them down with milk as JR screamed on. The night was a great feel good night, and in my opinion SO much better than the Austin segment where he sprayed beer. Milk > Beer.

I see we're doing updates every 10 days or so now?

Kinda discouraging when I'm not getting any feedback on the list...

40. Goldberg Ends Hogan's Reign of Terror

In 1998, Hogan and the nWo were still raising havoc, but they weren't the most watched thing in WCW anymore. Goldberg was. The fans took a massive liking to him. He came to the ring, and he'd demolish and obliterate his opponents in record time, thus building a streak that nobody could lay claim to except maybe Andre The Giant. Eventually, he defeated then US Champion, Raven, for the title and continued his streak. Then, in the Georgia Dome, Goldberg finally got his chance. First taking down Scott Hall to earn the match, Goldberg locked up with the legendary Hulk Hogan and in less than 10 minutes, defeated him for the WCW World Title and the fans went nuts. It was the beginning of Goldberg's rise and fall in WCW.

Good pick for #40.

Seriously? What kind of feedback are you looking for? Its a "Best Moments" list, which good be ANYTHING. It isn't like I'm expecting certain placement for certain events. All you can really do with something like this is read it, enjoy it, and see what is next.

I enjoy reading it.

39. Triple H Double Crosses DX

Sans but three events, WrestleMania XV was an otherwise uneventful night. However, the biggest shocker of the night was this very moment. Chyna who had since joined The Corporation and turned her back on D-Generation X was in the corner of Kane who was taking on her former compadre, Triple H. In a pretty lackluster match that went down in a DQ, Chyna turned her back on Kane nailing him with a Steel Chair thus re-joining DX. Chyna and Triple H celebrated in the ring and happy days were here again... or so we thought. During the Shane McMahon/X-Pac encounter, Triple H came down to help his buddy and fellow Kliq member, but he turned on him and hit a devastating Pedigree enabling Shane to get the win and retain his European Title. Triple H and Chyna joined The Corporation, and it was from this moment on that Triple H solidified his status as the top heel in the WWF.

38. Latino Heat Becomes Champion

For 20 years, Eddie Guerrero busted his ass around the world, entertaining and putting on great matches on a world class level in Japan, Germany, Canada, Mexico and the United States amongst others. For years, he won every title except "the big one". In WWE, he was amongst the members of the Grand Slam and Super Slam culb, holding each and every title in the company. But still, the top title eluded him. That was until February 2004. After a bitter break up from his tag team partner and nephew, Eddie was entered into a 15 Man Royal Rumble featuring SmackDown brand superstars, and when it came down to him and Kurt Angle, Eddie eliminated him and became the #1 contender to then champion, Brock Lesnar's, WWE Championship. At No Way Out, Eddie Guerrero pinned Brock Lesnar after a Frog Splash. Goosebumps ran up my arms and the arms of everyone in the audience as Eddie grabbed the title and jumped into the arms of the fans. He celebrated at ringside, in the ring, on the announcers table and on the top of the ramp. It was the beginning of his first and only World Title reign in any company, and it was much deserved.

37. Hulkamania Is Born

The Iron Sheik had defeated mat wrestler, Bob Backlund for his WWE Title only a month prior. The fans hated him and they wanted someone to come in and represent the United States. That all happened in January 1984, when Hulk Hogan came through Madison Square Garden with "Eye of the Tiger" blasting over the PA system. In about 6 minutes (correct me if I am wrong) Hogan dropped the leg on the Sheik, and became the new WWF World Champion. This win would kick off what would become known as Hulkamania, and would end up making wrestling what it is today: A worldwide phenomenon.

That would be a more important moment to me, but just an opinion.

Hogan's 1st title win should be in the top 10. It simultaniously launched Hogan to the top of the wrestling world and made WWF the #1 promotion for the next 12 years.

Ditto. Also in the top 10 should be Sammartino all-together.

36. Streamers Galore!

August 13, it was CM Punk's final match with Ring of Honor. He faced his good buddy, Colt Cabana. Before the match, the ring was filled with streamers in a scene that had to be seen to believed, as Punk sat in the ring with tears in his eyes. This will go down as one of the greatest visuals in ROH history. It was also one of the more touching moments in recent memory. Punk won the first fall following a low blow and the Colt 45 after Cabana had stomped on his feet several times, which annoyed Punk to the point of him hitting Cabana in the nuts. Second fall went to Cabana on a big lariat. Third fall was back-and-forth stuff that ended on a rollup, the third rollup finish of the night in an important match. They did a post-match tribute, except this time they drank Pepsi from champagne glasses.

35. Vince Russo Screws Hulk Hogan

July 9, 2000 will go down as one of those days in wrestling history where you're just left scratching your head. The scheduled main event for Bash at the Beach 2000 was Jeff Jarrett defending his WCW World Title against the newly re-christened, Hollywood Hogan, who had turned back to the darkside (albeit as a face) to overthrow The New Blood, WCW's top stable. Jeff Jarrett entered the ring first, followed by Hogan. As soon as the bell rang, however, Jeff Jarrett dropped to the mat, and Hogan looked on in shock. Vince Russo threw the title to Hogan and told him to cover Jarrett. A pissed off Hogan put his foot on Jarrett, and was declared the new World Champ in a little over a minute of "ring time". Hogan grabbed the mic and told Russo that it was "moves like this that have put WCW in the shape it's in". Hogan left the building, but moments later, Russo returned and cut one of the most profane and interesting shoot (or worked, depending on who you ask) promos ever on Hogan, and told the fans (or lacktherof) that Hogan would never appear in a WCW ring again. And Russo lived true to his word, for once, as Hogan ended up suing WCW and Russo for defamation of character, and breach of contract. Years later, Russo let the fans know that the deal was never supposed to go that far, but with Vince Russo, you're always left questioning yourself and looking for the truth.

34. "As God As My Witness, He Is Broken In Half!"

King of the Ring 1998 looked decent on paper, and we got to relive on of the classic rivalries from 1996, as Mankind and Undertaker were set to lock up once again, this time in Hell in the Cell. As soon as he made his entrance, Foley climbed up to the top of the 16 foot cell, and when Undertaker made his entrance, he joined Foley on top. After a minute or so of brawling, Undertaker grabbed Mankind and threw him off the top through the spanish announcers table as Jim Ross screamed on, "Oh My God! As God as my witness, he's been broken in half!" Minutes later after being stretchered up the ramp, Mankind got up and made his way to the cage once again and with the adrenaline pumping in EVERYONE'S veins, Foley climbed back to the top of the cage, and Undertaker grabbed him and chokeslammed him through the top of the cell, and he landed in a crumpled heap. The match finally was underway for about 8 minutes before Undertaker mercifully ended it with a Tombstone Piledriver. The two falls made Foley's career stuff of a legend, and things weren't the same for Foley after that.

33. Sid Vicious Gets His Big Break

In 2001, WCW seemed to be getting back on the right track. Sure, Scott Steiner and Sid Vicious were main eventing, but storylines finally made sense. The main event for their January event, was Scott Steiner defending his World Title against Sid Vicious, Jeff Jarrett and Road Warrior Animal who was selected as a mystery participant. The match had started out as you'd suspect, and continued as such. However, when it came time for the first and only high spot of the match, Sid climbed to the top rope and went for a flying big boot to Steiner, which he successfully executed. However, upon landing, Sid's leg and ankle completely crushed, and began hanging limp. As the crowd "oooed" and "ahhed", and Sid screamed out in pain, the match was quickly finished, and Sid never stepped in the ring again. It was the end of a career which didn't have many positive thoughts involved, but made good for the storyline that WCW had going on at the time, and had WCW not gone under, one can only suspect how good the angle might have been. But as for Sid's leg break, it was the biggest one he ever got.

I take it these are the 50 top moments.....unranked.

Cause right now it just seems like you're pulling out things you remember from the past whatever years. Sid breaking his leg? Over Hogan's win? Over Bret climbing to the top? Over anything? I'm just confused, and tired.

32. Chris Jericho Wins The Big One!

"What's goin' on with The Rock and Chris Jericho? What's happenin', with The Rock and Y2J". Those are the words The Rock uttered in an interview prior to No Mercy 2001. The second main event was slated to be the best WCW title match that had taken place since possibly the match Bret Hart originally won the title back in 1999. The Rock and Chris Jericho locked up in a match for the WCW title, and the big question on everyone's mind was "Can Chris Jericho win the big one?" Well, people had their doubts. The match was amazing, and a match of the year cantidate. I believe WWF magazine voted it match of the year in December anyway, because it simply was that good. It had the old school vibe to it of a Flair/Sting contest, and it was amazing. In the end, Stephanie McMahon ran down and cost The Rock the match and Jericho hit the Breakdown on to the steel chair for the three count. The celebration was on. The Rock handed him the chair he cheated with, the referee handed him the title and Chris Hericho had finally won the big one. Though the title reign was brief, and he ended up capturing the Undisputed Title two months later, this was a win that slapped WCW in the face for not utilizing Chris Jericho the way they should have. And in The Rock's case, it was a willing job to a man who deserved the win.

31. The Curtain Call

In 1996, Shawn Michaels, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Razor Ramon and Diesel were the backstage unit collectively known as "The Kliq". Rumors of holding others down, and trying to keep the top spots to themselves were always around, and even to this day, Shane Douglas maintains that they held him back. But, all that aside, they are arguably the closet set of friends ever to stay friends in the wrestling industry. At this point, fans still believed in the gimmicks they saw. Wrestling was a protected sport, where the line between fiction and reality was blurred, and kayfabe was in full effect. That is until The Kliq came into town. In Madison Square Garden, it was the final night for Kevin Nash and Scott Hall who were on their way to WCW. It was a double main event as Razor took on Helmsley, and Diesel took on Michaels in a Cage match. Now, at this point, Michaels and Razor were good guys and Diesel and Helmsley were bad guys. After Michaels pinned Nash to retain his WWF Title, Razor and Triple H ran to the ring, Diesel got up, and the four friends hugged in the middle of the ring. It was on this night that many say, was the end of kayfabe, and both the end and beginning of an era.

30. "And Playing The Role of The Rock..."

DX was a group known for their cocky, brash and childish antics, yet they were always effective in getting the group more and more over. None moreso than #30 on this list. During the midst of their feud with The Nation, they decided to poke fun at their rivals. Playing the role of The Rock, was Triple H. Billy Gunn was The Godfather, Road Dogg was D-Lo Brown (he had the chest protector with tape over it reading "B-Lo) and they had a fan named Jason Sensation to play Owen Hart. The entire segment went on and there wasn't a silent person in the building, as everyone was erupting with laughter. When Jason Sensation nailed his Owen Hart imitation, it cemented the segment. With a shaggy wig, a fake nose with a wart on it and a singlet wrapped in caution strips, Owen Hart had never looked better. The segment was a defining moment in the Attitude Era, and one that was often imitated, such as DX's imitation of The Nation, and Shawn Michaels recently imitating Hulk Hogan, but nothing is ever as good as the original.

29. The Gay Wedding Ceremony

The WWE was getting really desperate during their ratings slump, and wanted to find something to get people talking. They created two outragous storylines in this period of time, both were outragous and ridiculous. Hot Lesbian Actiona "Gay Wedding between two men -- Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo. The media ate it up, and then the WWE spit in the faces of everybody who fell for it. It began when Chuck Palumbo proposed to Billy, claiming he wanted to be partners for life. Gunn accepted, and the next week, a wedding was to take place. In the end, Eric Bischoff and Three Minute Warning from Raw invaded SmackDown, took out Billy, Chuck and Stephanie McMahon and the whole angle was put to rest. Shortly thereafter, Billy and Chuck were split up, and they both floated around the midcard and lower midcard portion of the WWE roster until both were released in late 2004.