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Post by Cheeba on Oct 30, 2007 16:37:45 GMT -5
Rob Van Dam was once a WCW jobber. He was Robbie V back in 1992.
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Post by lasresortman on Oct 30, 2007 18:13:35 GMT -5
I always marked for The Gambler (complete with that jacket and deck of cards) and Roadblock. I remember two bits of his. 1)The camera is over his should and he has three aces in his hand. He reaches up his sleeve and pulls out a fourth and turns to the camera and smiles and nods his head. 2)He toses the deck of cards into the face of his opponent and rushes to attack them while they are distracted. Even though he mostly lost, the guy seemed to both be trying to win and to entertain the crowd. |
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Post by texaswhopper on Oct 30, 2007 19:29:42 GMT -5
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Post by Rockhound on Oct 31, 2007 14:40:31 GMT -5
The (W)WWF had it's share of jobbers but they had different levels. Usually, the face jobbers usually got squashed. Some got a rare win over a heel jobber. Some of those include:
Steve King
Jose Luis Rivera
Frankie Williams
George Rosello
Mick Foley(yes, that Mick Foley)
Steve Lombardi
Rick McGraw
S.D. Jones
Ted Dibiase(yes, that Ted Dibiase)
To name a few. Then there were the heel jobbers. These actually would put up some competition because, heaven forbid, a face would squash someone.Some of the heel jobbers actually won matches on occasions but usually against the face jobbers. Some of these were:
Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz
Baron Mikel Sikluna
Tiger Chung Lee
Swede Hanson
The Black Demon
Barry Horowitz
The Brooklyn Brawler(Steve Lombardi had some career, eh?)
Mike Sharpe
Larry Sharp
Chris Canyon(who went on to become King Kong Bundy)
Again, to name a few. Usually you saw these jobbers, especially the ones who got squashed, on the Saturday afternoon shows like Superstars or Championship Wrestling. But, once the PPV age got started, these type jobbers sort of faded away. Now adays you might see one once in a while like the poor sap who got freight trained by Umaga a few weeks back.
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Post by Redbeard's Ghost on Nov 3, 2007 21:10:04 GMT -5
Cruel Connection I and II (NWA - Crockett) were my favorite jobbers ever.
Also, Iron Mike Sharpe was a fairly accomplished wrestler who actually was in some high profile matches in WWF back in the day as well as a major heel in Canada. He was another guy who spent the latter days of his career working with young up and comers to give them credible victories. Steve Lombardi also jobbed to just about every wrestler that came down the pike in WWF between 1985-1988. Those kind of guys were invaluable to promotions. They gave the bookers a guy they could put young green guys in matches with without having to worry about it turning into a botchfest or an injury waiting to happen. Honestly, I think a big part of the success of some older stars (Savage, to name one) was that they cut their teeth on these type of experienced performers 100's of times in house shows and TV across the country. It gave them a chance to hone their skills.
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Post by dannyrctv on Nov 3, 2007 23:27:24 GMT -5
I acctuly somewhat prefer the WCW jobbers, once in awhile they got to face off against the other jobbers. So they all had a win or two. In the WWF it was always the jobber vs. the champion like how did he get that title shot. They were non title matches on TV. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2007 9:30:40 GMT -5
Cruel Connection I and II (NWA - Crockett) were my favorite jobbers ever. Also, Iron Mike Sharpe was a fairly accomplished wrestler who actually was in some high profile matches in WWF back in the day as well as a major heel in Canada. He was another guy who spent the latter days of his career working with young up and comers to give them credible victories. Steve Lombardi also jobbed to just about every wrestler that came down the pike in WWF between 1985-1988. Those kind of guys were invaluable to promotions. They gave the bookers a guy they could put young green guys in matches with without having to worry about it turning into a botchfest or an injury waiting to happen. Honestly, I think a big part of the success of some older stars (Savage, to name one) was that they cut their teeth on these type of experienced performers 100's of times in house shows and TV across the country. It gave them a chance to hone their skills. Rene Goulet and Tony Garea were two other guys who had somewhat accomplished careers before becoming jobbers. Rene Goulet had that horsecrap move, the "scorpion" claw. I think if ever there was a Wrestlecrap list of stupid moves, that should be in the top ten. It may not eclipse the "noogie of doom" or the "magic wedgie", but it was crap, nonetheless. |
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Nov 4, 2007 9:39:23 GMT -5
Cruel Connection I and II (NWA - Crockett) were my favorite jobbers ever. Also, Iron Mike Sharpe was a fairly accomplished wrestler who actually was in some high profile matches in WWF back in the day as well as a major heel in Canada. He was another guy who spent the latter days of his career working with young up and comers to give them credible victories. Steve Lombardi also jobbed to just about every wrestler that came down the pike in WWF between 1985-1988. Those kind of guys were invaluable to promotions. They gave the bookers a guy they could put young green guys in matches with without having to worry about it turning into a botchfest or an injury waiting to happen. Honestly, I think a big part of the success of some older stars (Savage, to name one) was that they cut their teeth on these type of experienced performers 100's of times in house shows and TV across the country. It gave them a chance to hone their skills. Rene Goulet and Tony Garea were two other guys who had somewhat accomplished careers before becoming jobbers. Rene Goulet had that horsecrap move, the "scorpion" claw. I think if ever there was a Wrestlecrap list of stupid moves, that should be in the top ten. It may not eclipse the "noogie of doom" or the "magic wedgie", but it was crap, nonetheless. How is the Scorpion claw any different from the Von Erich's claw? Both seemed like alright moves to me. |
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Post by briant1 on Nov 4, 2007 19:09:59 GMT -5
No mention of Sam Houston?
I do miss old WCW Saturday Night.
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Post by Kenny Brockelstein on Nov 4, 2007 20:35:42 GMT -5
The Gambler rocked my world.
But I have to say my ultimate WCW jobber markout moment would have to be when WCW decided to reinvent 'The Gigilo' Jimmy Del Ray as Jimmy Graffiti for a few appearences on Nitro. That was a beautiful thing.
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Post by I Graduated Warrior University on Nov 5, 2007 0:33:41 GMT -5
Men At Work...
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Post by Mongo & Pepe: Back in Black on Nov 5, 2007 0:51:38 GMT -5
The thing I liked about WCW jobbers was there was always a chance (albeit a slim one) that they just might pull off the upset.
The Gambler was definitely my favorite, as he was a longtime mainstay in the company and he also had somewhat of a character.
I actually liked the Barrio Brothers too. I completely forgot about them until reading this thread.
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Post by Kenny Brockelstein on Nov 5, 2007 18:20:24 GMT -5
Did anyone mention Scott Putski? The son of the 'Polish Sickle' or whatever. That guy was the epitome of a jobber.
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Post by texaswhopper on Nov 6, 2007 11:53:58 GMT -5
"Did anyone mention Scott Putski? The son of the 'Polish Sickle' or whatever. That guy was the epitome of a jobber."
Polish Hammer actually. His dad is cooler than him.
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Post by Kenny Brockelstein on Nov 6, 2007 12:47:51 GMT -5
"Did anyone mention Scott Putski? The son of the 'Polish Sickle' or whatever. That guy was the epitome of a jobber." Polish Hammer actually. His dad is cooler than him. Polish Hammer that's the one. And yes Scott was a jabroni. |
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Post by thehardcorelegend on Nov 6, 2007 19:09:03 GMT -5
Rene Goulet and Tony Garea were two other guys who had somewhat accomplished careers before becoming jobbers. Rene Goulet had that horsecrap move, the "scorpion" claw. I think if ever there was a Wrestlecrap list of stupid moves, that should be in the top ten. It may not eclipse the "noogie of doom" or the "magic wedgie", but it was crap, nonetheless. Someone who I always thought was a huge jobber was Pedro Moralas. I understand he might have had a somewhat accomplished career prior to his jobbing ways. |
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Post by wolfmoon103100 on Nov 6, 2007 21:47:57 GMT -5
Im a Rocky King fan myself.
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Post by kswolf on Nov 7, 2007 15:45:45 GMT -5
Someone who I always thought was a huge jobber was Pedro Moralas. I understand he might have had a somewhat accomplished career prior to his jobbing ways. Meh. Not unless you consider a 3-year World tile reign to be an "accomplishment". |
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Post by Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen on Nov 7, 2007 15:56:13 GMT -5
Man, 4 pages and no love for Bobby Blaze? I remember him jobbing on Nitro and Saturday Night in the late 90's. He was quite accomplished in SMW, however.
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Post by royboy8 on Nov 10, 2007 23:03:08 GMT -5
HAHA, yes the Gambler was my favorite jobber too. I remember him getting a win or two, against lesser jobbers on WCW Worldwide. Yes!! Believe it or not I actually created a version of the Gambler on No Mercy back in the day( I made him much more Gay and mich more fat) and had a really good title reign with him against my friends.... That guy was really funny |
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