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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Sept 12, 2005 8:44:01 GMT -5
In defense of David Flair as US champion, he was SUPPOSED to be an awful champion. The angle was meant to put Benoit over.
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Post by Shiori C: WC Blue Moon Poster on Sept 12, 2005 9:07:11 GMT -5
- Orlando Jordan was probably the worst US Champion under WWE run. At least you'd see the title when Show had it.
- Shawn Michaels' run as Euro Champion was pretty lame.
- The Bashams or Dudleys as WWE Tag Champions was rubbish, given that in that time, they lost a handicap match to a singles star, and Dudleys did it in the MAIN EVENT OF A PAY PER VIEW!!!
- Stephanie McMahon was probably the worst Women's Champion, although Trish's most recent run has been nothing to write home about since Backlash. Equally, in the early 90s the title was barely seen on TV. For example, did you know Sensational Sherri was Women's Champion once?
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Post by sgfish on Sept 12, 2005 12:41:45 GMT -5
Worst WWE/F Champ: Hulk Hogan (post NWO period) Worst World Champ: Again, Hogan. Not Arquette, as his reign was a last-ditch effort to save a dying franchise. Hogan's reigns were little more than attempts at auto-fellatio. Worst IC Champ: Chyna Worst US Champ: Lex Luger Worst WWE/F tag champs: Rikishi and Rico Worst Cruiserweight champ (WCW or WWE/F): Madusa - I'm not really a fan of putting traditionally men's belts on women whose boobs weigh more than the belt itself. Jacqueline was a close second for this one. Worst WCW Tag Champs: Anderson and Roma - Mostly Roma. No, entirely Roma. I felt so bad for Arn during that stretch. Worst Women's Champ: Sable Worst Hardcore: Why is this even a category? This was easily the least important title out there. Terri won it fer cryin' in your beer. Worst European Champ: Actually, I don't think there were any really bad ones, although I really didn't care for Christian's run very much. That was mostly due to the fact that he had just split with Edge and the high ups were figuring out what to do with him.
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Post by ephphathainc on Sept 12, 2005 14:18:52 GMT -5
To Stephanie McMahon's credit: Yes I will definately agree that she had the useless, most longest title reign in the history of the WWF/E. She didn't do anything with it and she never wrestle. However, her very best match, to her credit was actually the match that she lost it to Lita with The Rock as the special guest referee. The Rock made the match, but in the match Stephanie did the unthinkable and actually hit real wrestling moves. I almost mini-marked out when she successfully hit a DDT on Lita and looked like a decent DDT. Like I said, her best match was indeed her last match where she actually wrestled. Go figure.
Honky Tonk Man's Intercontinental title Reign: To the man who at that time had the single longest IC title reign in that time. However, he also holds the record for losing the IC title in record time as he lost it to the rising Ultimate Warrior in just a little over 30 seconds. Kind of says something either about Warrior or about the HTM. I think that Honky got buried after that match didn't he?
JBL has and his three move repetiore will go down as the singles greatest WASTE of a WWE title reign. He held the title for a year straight beating out every other single person who was way more entertaining, charismatic, and more of an all-around-ring worker than he is. The man can't take bumps to save his life (See Bradshaw Hardcore title reign for details following the first APA breakup/roster split in the beginning)
However, I don't agree with the call that The Bashems made bad tag team champions. I think that they were wasted as tag team champions, but when they had Shaniqua (Linda Miles) in the whole S&M gimmick. That was instant GOLD. She was the perfect fit for them. I still will never forget when she came back with her boob job after Surviror Series and she nailed Bradshaw helping The Bashems to keep the title.
When she was interviewed after the match, she had her boob job (not much different really from before she left.)
(Note: I am paraphrasing here)
Interviewer: "Why did you cost the APA the tag team titles."
Shaniqua: "Because, to get back at Bradshaw for nailing the Clothesline from Hell on me and taking me out of action. Look at my chest. (She orders the interview to look at her boobs) The doctors said that it's permanent. They said that the swelling will never go down. I'm stuck with these things, and I did my part to make sure that Bradshaw would pay for what he did. But in the meantime it's time to celebrate. Come along dogs."
(The Bashems get all excited as they leave with Shaniqua to go celebrate.)
Then they immediately cut her shortly there after and the Bashems went totally to waste, later to get buried on Heat and Velocity. Now their split up-but still being buried.
To their credit, they had a title reign when they had Shaniqua in their corner. She had charisma and she was entertaining. Also she was quite the ring worker. I remember in a woman's title match she literally got in and whooped up on every girl on that roster. I think at that time they were trying to make her the "Black Chyna" (but with more charisma and mic working skills and could take way better bumps-and who says nothing good came out of Tough Enough?)
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Dr. T is an alien
Patti Mayonnaise
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Sept 12, 2005 14:23:45 GMT -5
I think the worst WWE tag champs were the Headshrinkers as a face team. (Though the Smokin' Gunns and M.O.M. were close and the new LOD are getting there.) I believe this because they had a complete change in character (from kind of cool to not nearly), a stupid new gimmick with the wrestling boots deal, and it was a complete bastardization of the Samoan Swat Team, the ultra-cool heel team they werre before they came to Vinnieland.
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