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Post by Citizen Snips on Oct 12, 2014 7:35:09 GMT -5
Balls Mahoney
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Post by Giul T. on Oct 12, 2014 8:56:21 GMT -5
But given the context and how WWE had marketed their product, Ric Flair in 1991/2 was very weird. Hogan's opponents had mostly been big muscle men, and they tried to sell on a champion outside of WWE when they marketed that WWE was the only place. Yeah, but arguably, two of his biggest opponents of that time period (84-91) were Piper and Savage, and they weren't big muscle men. As a matter of fact, Andre was just a giant of a man, Bundy was obese, Slaughter was that weird in-shape/fat guy combo, Earthquake was fat, DiBiase was in shape... ...who the hell else besides Orndorff and Warrior were big muscle men? I'm seriously just realizing this now. I feel like we've all been force fed this idea that Hogan had nothing but monsters fed to him in the 80's but as far as big feuds and matches go, I'm not seeing it. How could you forget Zeus? Impervious to Pain! Also would you count Sid and Yokozuna? Probably should have said big men, rather than muscle men. Although I do think Savage was a muscle guy, he was pretty ripped in his prime. www.pwmania.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/legendof-wwe-randy-savage4-e1337554702535-277x300.jpgSo for me, minus Dibiase (who seemed to fight Savage more) from WM2 to Royal Rumble 1991, He faces either ripped guys, or monsters. Bundy/Andre/Savage/Zeus/Warrior/Earthquake.
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Post by Main Eventer on Oct 12, 2014 9:20:31 GMT -5
The Hurricane during the Invasion. I get why he was in the Invasion but why turn him into a superhero while he is still supposed to be a heel?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2014 10:25:49 GMT -5
Kronik. Quebecers in 1998. Devon Storm. Most of the WCW guys in 2001. Jerry Lynn. Headhunters.
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Post by bigjohnsons on Oct 12, 2014 10:43:49 GMT -5
Wasn't Roadkill from ECW in developmental for awhile with some new gimmick
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Post by suave on Oct 12, 2014 10:59:21 GMT -5
We don't really go by that anymore Should though. Infinitely better than FANers. ew. no. I'd rather tell people I post/write for "Freakin' Awesome Network" than "Wrestlecrap" any day of the week. But as for the topic at hand? The Great Khali felt kind of dated. Like, if he's born 30 or so years earlier, and peaks during the early 80s, he's a wrestling/pop culture legend who's revered and respected by all. Instead, the guy came up during an era where everyone could poke at his flaws and limitations, and he's mostly seen as a joke round these parts.
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Post by dangerousdanpotato on Oct 12, 2014 11:56:28 GMT -5
Nikolai Volkoff in 1994/1995 instantly springs to mind. The New Generation!!!
As a kid in 1992/1993/going into '94 watching the landscape change on a weekly basis there were a lot of bewildering new guys coming in. Having become accustomed to big, ripped guys or guys with OTT characters or just really cool looks and I couldn't accept these 2nd-rate looking mulleted guys like Jerry Lawler, the Heavenly Bodies, Jeff Jarrett etc. no matter how good they were in-ring. In retrospect their style and appearance still seems quite incongruous and jarring.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Oct 12, 2014 12:26:42 GMT -5
I like the term fappers
Oh yeah Billy Jack Haynes
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2014 12:47:00 GMT -5
Taz never fit in the WWF. "Wait...he's short? But, he's not a high-flyer? He knoww...judo? How the f*** do we work with that!?"
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Post by karl100589 on Oct 12, 2014 13:16:40 GMT -5
Curtis Hughes as Jerichos bodyguard in the attitude era comes to mind.
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Post by Sephiroth on Oct 12, 2014 13:18:08 GMT -5
Playboy Buddy Rose back in the 80's. They already had jobbers aplenty, what purpose did he serve?
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Oct 12, 2014 13:22:50 GMT -5
I'm going say in 07 Jim Duggan having a full time WWE run.
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Post by Totorob101 on Oct 12, 2014 13:32:56 GMT -5
Dan Severn, as much as a badass he was and is, he didnt fit in at all during the attitude era.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Oct 12, 2014 14:11:58 GMT -5
There's still a Wrestlecrap forum. But it has almost no connection to the website.
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Oct 12, 2014 14:16:29 GMT -5
Marty Jannety in an era after the late 80s.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2014 14:30:42 GMT -5
There's still a Wrestlecrap forum. But it has almost no connection to the website. Oh, I know. I'm just saying it's there for those that still want to be "Crappers".
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2014 18:49:38 GMT -5
Damien DeMento was always weird to me, because he had the gimmick and presentation of a guy that they wanted to do something with...but he just turned out to be one step up from a jobber.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2014 19:00:44 GMT -5
But given the context and how WWE had marketed their product, Ric Flair in 1991/2 was very weird. Hogan's opponents had mostly been big muscle men, and they tried to sell on a champion outside of WWE when they marketed that WWE was the only place. Yeah, but arguably, two of his biggest opponents of that time period (84-91) were Piper and Savage, and they weren't big muscle men. As a matter of fact, Andre was just a giant of a man, Bundy was obese, Slaughter was that weird in-shape/fat guy combo, Earthquake was fat, DiBiase was in shape... ...who the hell else besides Orndorff and Warrior were big muscle men? I'm seriously just realizing this now. I feel like we've all been force fed this idea that Hogan had nothing but monsters fed to him in the 80's but as far as big feuds and matches go, I'm not seeing it. I don't think there were that many "muscle men", but yes to monsters. Bundy, Bossman, Kamala, Killer Khan, Andre, Sika, Earthquake, Zeus, etc. If you just take PPV's: WM2: Bundy WM3: Andre Series'87: Andre, Bundy, Gang WM4: Andre Slam'88: Andre Series'88: Bossman, Akeem RR'89: Bossman, Akeem Slam'89: Zeus Series'89: Zeus Slam'90: Quake Series'90: Quake Rumble'91: Quake Series'91: Undertaker Tuesday'91: Undertaker Rumble'92: Undertaker WM8: Sid WM9: Yokozuna KOTR'93: Yokozuna
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Post by wildojinx on Oct 12, 2014 21:33:21 GMT -5
Hacksaw Duggan getting a semi-major push in 1993 kind of felt weird to me.
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Post by blackmegaman on Oct 12, 2014 23:04:50 GMT -5
Balls Mahoney in 2006....out of all the ECW guys that were brought in he seemed to stick out the most as a guy WWE usually wouldn't take a second look at.
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