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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Jan 17, 2008 19:55:30 GMT -5
Psycho Sid: Who needs Credibility?
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Post by Loki on Jan 17, 2008 20:10:44 GMT -5
Wow...
Overstatement of the millennium here!
I don't know where Sid got the impression of having been more successful than Hogan, Rock and Austin, but he's waaaaaaaaay off target, under every possible aspect.
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Post by rra on Jan 17, 2008 20:12:40 GMT -5
The only thing that Sid was more successful at than Hogan, Rock, and Austin was in his use of the scissors....
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Jan 17, 2008 21:32:57 GMT -5
I get what he's saying. It's a technicality. Rock and Austin each had one good run in the WWF. That's really all they had. They brought in more money (a LOT more money) than Sid, but they did each only have one big run that only lasted for a few years. Sid, of course, did not have the cross-over appeal that Rock/Austin did. However, if you look at JUST wrestling (not movies, commercials, toys, lunchboxes, Bone Crushin' Buddies, etc) then Sid had more runs over longer periods of time than either The Rock or Steve Austin.
As for Hogan, well, now Sid is just making stuff up.
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Post by MadLinus on Jan 17, 2008 21:47:24 GMT -5
Ok, Sid was never THAT big of a player. What did he ever do that was noteworthy? I honestly can't think of too many of his accomplishments. But Austin and Rock DEFINED a genre by themselves. Sure they may have only had one big run, but it lasted the majority of both of their WWE careers. Sid isn't even in the same ballpark as Austin or Rock, let alone the same league.
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Post by rattlesnake on Jan 18, 2008 13:13:51 GMT -5
He had a big match with Hogan at WM8, and that was pretty much it. And the only thing people remember about that match was the Warrior's return at the end.
He also main evented WM13, a match which was buried under the shadow of the previous LOD/NOD street fight, and the ongoing Hart/Austin feud.
And he's done absolutely nothing since.
Austin/Rock/Hogan = New England Patriots Sid Vicious = Seattle Seahawks
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Post by rubber johnny on Jan 18, 2008 18:29:25 GMT -5
i think he's confusing himself with a dead sex pistol
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Post by tarheelfan on Jan 18, 2008 19:06:07 GMT -5
I get what he's saying. It's a technicality. Rock and Austin each had one good run in the WWF. That's really all they had. They brought in more money (a LOT more money) than Sid, but they did each only have one big run that only lasted for a few years. Sid, of course, did not have the cross-over appeal that Rock/Austin did. However, if you look at JUST wrestling (not movies, commercials, toys, lunchboxes, Bone Crushin' Buddies, etc) then Sid had more runs over longer periods of time than either The Rock or Steve Austin. As for Hogan, well, now Sid is just making stuff up. I totally agree with this post. Yes, it is true that Austin and the Rock and definately Hogan are more mainstream than Viscious. But Viscious never really had to be a mid card wrestler like Austin and the Rock did. Sid was a perinniel main eventer every different stage of his career. So yes I agree it is a "technicality". The problem with Sid is that he did not stay around an organization long enough to go mainstream/household name. But it is hard to keep a character like Sids was fresh when you are billed as an unstoppable big guy. Whereas Austin and the Rock could redefine themselves easier with their gimmicks.
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Post by Dynamite Kid on Jan 18, 2008 19:08:20 GMT -5
...AND I AM HALF AS OVER AS YOU ARE!
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Post by Loki on Jan 18, 2008 19:15:25 GMT -5
Right, he was around for a much longer period than Austin and Rock... too bad these men were more over in 1 year than Sid in his whole career.
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Post by Dynamite Kid on Jan 18, 2008 19:16:51 GMT -5
That's not strictly true. Sid was hugely over most of the time. Especially in ECW.
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