|
|
Post by brutuscheesecake on Jun 27, 2010 20:23:39 GMT -5
We're judging them at their peaks, so obviously you can't say Hogan 2010 or Andre 1992.
I'd have to say Roddy Piper. He's a huge legend, but even at his best I found him to be pretty bad in the ring. Couldn't execute a dropkick to save his life. Sloppy running bulldog & sleeper, ugly pointless airplane spin...just a lot of punching and disjointed brawling...I love HotRod but I absolutely hated his matches.
|
|
|
|
Post by Angus Mcloud on Jun 27, 2010 20:45:26 GMT -5
Big Daddy probably. Jesse Ventura was dreadful in the ring
|
|
BorneAgain
Fry's dog Seymour
Posts: 20,295
Member is Online
|
Post by BorneAgain on Jun 27, 2010 21:06:25 GMT -5
Tiger Jeet Singh was apparently the s**** in the ring, but was really over in Japan.
|
|
|
|
Post by Mayonnaise on Jun 27, 2010 21:25:41 GMT -5
Warrior. Had charisma out the ass but, in the ring, he couldn't do squat.
|
|
|
|
Post by "The Rated XXX Superstar" Jed on Jun 27, 2010 21:27:52 GMT -5
Warrior. Had charisma out the ass but, in the ring, he couldn't do squat. |
|
ICBM
King Koopa
Didn't know we did status updates here now
Posts: 12,288
|
Post by ICBM on Jun 27, 2010 22:22:14 GMT -5
I dunno if we can call Warrior a Legend. Flair, Austin, Hogan, hart ect all legends. Warrior made money but his legacy is that of being a legendary pain in the arse
|
|
|
|
Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jun 27, 2010 22:31:24 GMT -5
Tiger Jeet Singh was apparently the s**** in the ring, but was really over in Japan. The reason Singh was over huge in Japan was because he beat Antonio Inoki back when NOBODY beat Inoki. |
|
|
|
Post by dlg3000 on Jun 27, 2010 22:44:11 GMT -5
Does Mr. Pogo count as a bad wrestler? He was ballsy, but does he know any wrestling holds?
No disrespect, but I also find Abdullah the Butcher to be a bad wrestler. I rarely see him do more than sticking forks into his opponents, little punching and certainly no technical holds.
|
|
ICBM
King Koopa
Didn't know we did status updates here now
Posts: 12,288
|
Post by ICBM on Jun 27, 2010 22:56:30 GMT -5
Does Mr. Pogo count as a bad wrestler? He was ballsy, but does he know any wrestling holds? No disrespect, but I also find Abdullah the Butcher to be a bad wrestler. I rarely see him do more than sticking forks into his opponents, little punching and certainly no technical holds. That was kind of Abby's thing. He was hardcore before hardcore really got traction in the US. Back then you had just a few brawlers that did what we consider hardcore today. Stan Hansen, Brody, Abby, Cactus (late 80's early 90's anyway), Terry Funk's comeback started seeing more of the brawling style on national TV, Anybody I am missing? |
|
|
|
Post by Judas Heyman on Jun 27, 2010 23:09:28 GMT -5
Vince Russo ;D
|
|
|
|
Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Jun 27, 2010 23:26:02 GMT -5
I'll say Kevin Nash (Someone will anyway). He wasn't that good but with the right guy can have a decent match. The same can be said with Warrior and Piper. I love Piper but not many matches did stand out. BUt Nash did have good enough mic work and well mind for the business to be successful at it.
|
|
|
|
Post by DASH 243✅ on Jun 27, 2010 23:35:58 GMT -5
Piper, The guy has less moves then cena.
|
|
|
|
Post by MichaelMartini on Jun 28, 2010 0:31:54 GMT -5
Piper had some great matches - vs Valentine, Rude, Hogan, Orndorf, Hart, etc. No way is he the worst.
I vote Warrior or Ventura.
|
|
|
|
Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jun 28, 2010 0:39:25 GMT -5
As a previous poster said maybe Kevin Nash. Legends is a really overused term, but if you were to use it in its truest sense I could see Nash being called a legend. After all he has been in the limelight for 15+ years, is a former WWF and WCW champion, and was a big part of one of the hottest angles of all time in the nWo. While guys like Bret and Shawn could get classics out of him though, these were few and far between.
|
|
Kris
Unicron
Kris got his question answered on the Mail Bag...Nice!
Posts: 3,152
|
Post by Kris on Jun 28, 2010 1:11:52 GMT -5
Piper, The guy has less moves then cena. The amount of moves someone does isn't what defined them as a good wrestler. Cena has five moves he relies on, so did Bret Hart. Bruiser Brody got by on punches, kicks, and knees, but nobody is saying he was a bad worker. In his prime (the 70s and 80s) Piper was a terrific brawler, a superb seller (watch his match vs. Greg Valentine where he acts like his equlibrium is off due to his ear being worked over by Valentine, it is probably some of the best I have ever seen), and he was a solid technician as well. He isn't really much of a legend, but for as revered as Chris Candido was I never saw much in him as a worker. |
|
|
|
Post by celticjobber on Jun 28, 2010 1:53:27 GMT -5
Andre or Ultimate Warrior.
|
|
|
|
Post by rommie30 on Jun 28, 2010 4:12:04 GMT -5
hillbilly jim while not much of a legend sure did suck in the ring.
|
|
|
|
Post by rommie30 on Jun 28, 2010 4:13:43 GMT -5
the iron shiek sucked also and he is a legend who is basically only remembered for losing to hogan because backlund wouldnt and nowadays swearing and acting nutty.
|
|
|
|
Post by I *still* ✡ Johnny on Jun 28, 2010 5:02:45 GMT -5
Hogan sucked badly. He had about two moves and all his matches followed the same format- beatdown, hulk-up, second wind for the win.
That being said, the dude had A LOT of charisma and iconic status, both in WWF and in nWo (at least for the first year).
|
|
mybraveface
ALF
On balance, off balance, doesn't even matter, 'cause I'm better than you are, yeah!"
Posts: 1,200
|
Post by mybraveface on Jun 28, 2010 5:16:06 GMT -5
Lou albano or gorilla monsoon.
and would Jim duggan be considered a "legend"?
|
|
helped $lim jinx NXT. Woops
