Your single favorite year as a wrestling fan and why?

[puppetmaster]

1997 for me obviously.

Undertaker won the world title at Wrestlemania

I don't think I should need to explain the WCW end of things

 

[boriquaking]

2012-2013 when DBry was getting his push.

2003 was crackin, imo.

:edit:

Yeah 98 was lit too

 

[thaKEAF]

1998

Wolfpac
Goldberg streak leading up to beating Hogan on Nitro
Nash who was my favorite in WCW at the time taking the belt off of Goldberg

Austin goes to a whole different universe
Plus the fukkery he had with McMahon
Rise of The Rock as a face then the corporate champ
DX going to a different level after Mania
Kane/Undertaker/Mankind fukkery

 

[Silkk]

98 for so many reasons

HBK's DX run before he left
Taker vs Kane
Highway to Hell
Nash starting the Wolfpac
Sting joining the Wolfpac
Goldberg being DA MAN
Corporate Rock
DX Army

 

[Westcoastnative]

1997. The Attitude Era started that year and WCW was at it's peak and beating WWE in the ratings even before Goldberg came. And ECW were do their thing as well. But I think 1998 was an awesome year for wrestling as well.

But really the period between 1997-2000 (2000 mostly for WWE really) were the GOAT wrestling years.

 

[Buggsy Mogues]

1997

Heel Bret Hart
Stone Cold comes into his own
Nation of Domination
peak nWo
Sting in the rafters

 

[richaveli83]

1997

The WWE had Bret, Owen, Austin, HBK, Undertaker, Foley, Vader, Bulldog, Kane, and so many others on their roster. Vince McMahon wasn't the focus, Austin was still a bad ass that didn't excessively pander to the fans. The Mankind gimmick was still fresh and he didn't become a goofball. Had classics like Bret vs Austin at Wrestlemania 13, the 10 man tag at Canadian Stampede, Bret vs Undertaker at Summerslam and One Night Only, HBK vs Undertaker HIAC. I'm really shocked that Raw didn't get a few wins in 1997.

WCW was still going strong with the NWO angle. Sting's crow gimmick was still intriguing, the cruiserweights were impressive, DDP vs Savage was classic.

I've been reliving my adolescence with the network watching Raw and Nitro in 1997. Good times.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

1989

NWA was on fire and the megapowers

 

[Lord Scion]

2000

My Rock stannery was off the charts

My boy was a Triple H stan, and let me tell you about the aftermath of Backlash 2000.

That is until Judgement Day, fukk the Undertaker

 

[jackswstd]

The NWO forming in mid '96 was the catalyst, but '97 was when the entire wrestling world got turned upside down on a scale we haven't seen since. That's my favorite year.

 

[El Guapo]

2000.

• Rock gets to be the top face with Austin out and passes with flying colours.
• Triple H finally gets over as the lead heel and is great at it.
• Kurt Angle took the year by storm as a rookie.
• Hardys vs. Edge and Christian vs. Dudleys revitalize the tag team division with Too Cool and APA also making credible contributions.
• The Radicalz come over.
• Undertaker comes back with a more realistic gimmick for the time period and kicks ass.
• Rikishi gets over as a dancing fat guy and it's so ridiculous but fun to watch.
• Trish Stratus arrives
• Chris Jericho gets some upper midcard/part time main event shine after not being able to in WCW.
• Crash Holly and his 24/7 Hardcore Championship reign was just fun and entertaining to watch.
• Steve Blackman whoops ass when it's his turn to reign supreme in the Hardcore Division.

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

1998 will always be my favorite year.

Nwo wolfpac(especially Nash & sting)
DX
Goldberg
Ministry of darkness taker
The rock
Xpac & Kane

I think this was the year that solidified my fandom as a lifetime wrestling fan.

 

[El Cocodrilo]

97-2003 was incredible to me

out of all those years guess 98 was the highlight

 

[SpacelySprockets]

2011-2012

cm punk pipebomb promo was an epic moment and then watching him become a superstar, for someone who was my favorite wrestler since 2006 it was amazing to see

rock returned that year too, lesnar returns shortly after 2012 starts

 

[Tommy Fits]

1997 for me