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Post by dlg3000 on Jul 22, 2011 13:59:02 GMT -5
He had name value and he worked hard, but I don't recall him being a bad or good wrestler. He was just "meh" to me.
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Post by DavidArquette on Jul 22, 2011 14:02:48 GMT -5
I thought he was a solid worker but from what I understand he was carried in pretty much every match. At least in WWF.
As a wrestler overall I thought he was F'N awesome! I would LOVE to see him have one last run in WWE!
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Post by Crusty Ruffles on Jul 22, 2011 14:11:30 GMT -5
Was he going to put on a 5 star classic every night? No. But Sid was a solid big man and was great in his heel/monster role.
And let's not forget those AMAZING promo skills...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2011 14:43:44 GMT -5
Sid had an awesome look. He was a decent big man wrestler. Not great, but not pathetic. Often unintentionally hilarious. It's a win-win-win.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jul 22, 2011 14:47:28 GMT -5
I was a fan.
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Post by BJ Sturgeon on Jul 22, 2011 14:49:57 GMT -5
I'm not sure there's ever been a 7+ feet wrestler with the wrestling ability of Benoit or Dynamite Kid. Sid fulfilled his purpose, I always appreciated him.
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Post by rnrk supports BLM on Jul 22, 2011 14:56:48 GMT -5
Sid remains, to this day, the one and only wrestler who got significantly over with a good portion of the audience whom I've NEVER understood the appeal of. At all.
He sucks. He sucks on every conceivable level. Even if you're just looking for a big, angry guy to wreck shit up, he's a third-rate Diesel at best.
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Post by Schemer on Jul 22, 2011 15:01:21 GMT -5
He did scare the crap out of me back in 1992...
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Post by The Punisher on Jul 22, 2011 15:09:15 GMT -5
I loved Sid, especially during his heel run up to WM 8. He demolished jobbers and chucked them around like they were rag dolls, and to this day, in my opinion, no one can pull off a textbook powerbomb as well as he could.
And his music in 1992 was quite simply brilliant. When that kicked in at the Hoosier Dome, and he walked down that aisle, he looked like he would finish Hogan for good. Add to that Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan's commentary in the build up to that match, and Sid was awesome.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jul 22, 2011 16:20:11 GMT -5
Sid was fine for what he was: A big man who could do big man moves.
He was over like rover his entire career. That's a testiment to him. There are plenty of guys who wish they could say that
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2011 16:32:35 GMT -5
Sid remains, to this day, the one and only wrestler who got significantly over with a good portion of the audience whom I've NEVER understood the appeal of. At all. Seconded. I was never a fan of Sid, he worked hard but he didn't bring anything to the table that really kept my attention. His promos were rough, and his character came off as more of a bonehead than the crazed ass kicker he tried to portray. |
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Jul 22, 2011 16:41:11 GMT -5
He had a great look, but that's about all I can say. He wasn't the worst guy I ever saw, but that doesn't mean he was good. I just never really dug the guy.
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Post by Kash Flagg on Jul 22, 2011 17:33:07 GMT -5
When I first saw him in WCW around 1989, he was booked perfectly. He was paired with Dan Spivey as the Skyscrapers and was basically squashing guys. His powerbomb was one of the best.
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Post by lennon on Jul 22, 2011 17:40:42 GMT -5
I f***ing loved Sid. Yet, to this day, I can't explain why...
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Post by Cactus Jack on Jul 22, 2011 17:49:15 GMT -5
He worked hard. Over, and deservedly so.
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Post by Squirrel Master on Jul 23, 2011 0:15:10 GMT -5
Sid had a strange charisma about him, and he never came across as evil. He tried damn hard to keep the Shockmaster debut on track, let's give him credit for that...
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Post by BrodietheSlayer on Jul 23, 2011 0:35:51 GMT -5
Sid was fine for what he was: A big man who could do big man moves. He was over like rover his entire career. That's a testiment to him. There are plenty of guys who wish they could say that Exactly.....I mean, he was OVER with the ECW crowd. What more can you say there....a lot of big hoss types from WCW/WWE (Perfect example....Batista) got torn up by those crowds......but Sid was over....over HUGE. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2011 0:53:22 GMT -5
I would make love to his wrestling persona. No questions asked.  It's one of those things that you understand what it is if you sit there and think about it, but you can't really figure out exactly why it works. It's like he's always one misstep away from completely losing his mind. He's funny, but he gets mad; often quickly and perhaps without proper provocation. He's focused, but he's sort of all over the place. Manic. Twitchy. Serious. |
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jul 23, 2011 0:59:27 GMT -5
not great in the ring, cut weird promos, but no matter where he went he was over. You also don't hear many people complain about working with Sid either.
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Post by "Hollywood" Cactus Matt on Jul 23, 2011 1:26:37 GMT -5
His punches were shit, but his powerbomb was awesome.
All in all, I was a fan mostly. And by that, I mean when he was a face, I wanted to see him win and when he was a heel he scared the shit out of me and I wanted to see him lose.
His last run in WCW was "meh," but he could have been a lot better had the bookers not had their heads up their asses.
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