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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2015 7:52:18 GMT -5
Rusev is an upgrade on countless 'Russian' baddies from the 70s/80s, he's awesome in the ring and really good on the mic but can thank Lana the most for really helping him stand out in a gimmick that had been done so many times before.
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Post by theshockmaster on Oct 12, 2015 23:41:30 GMT -5
Ric Flair wasn't the first, but was the best "Nature Boy"
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Post by oldschoolhero66 on Oct 13, 2015 4:02:58 GMT -5
Dasher Hatfield is wayyyyyy cooler than Abe "Knuckeball" Schwartz!
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Oct 13, 2015 9:42:00 GMT -5
Evolution were the Horsemen done right. DX was the nWo done right. I'm not sure if you're serious, so I'll assume so as there's nothing to indicate it's intended as a joke. The Horsemen did the job that a heel faction is supposed to, make people want to pay to see them get beat while Evolution did not. Evolution did not make stars from those around them, they went over them while ratings and buyrates declined, all for the glory of Hunter. DX failed as a main event group, the Shawn and Hunter incarnation did not turn the tide against WCW, the tide finally turned while the group was a midcard novelty while Vince and Austin were the people the audience were actually paying to see. The NWO as a main event group cemented WCW as the #1 promotion and transformed them into a company that could actually run houseshows again, while egos destroyed them toward the end, they had a hell of a run and were a big part of WCW becoming so compelling. |
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Post by Woo on Oct 13, 2015 10:54:27 GMT -5
Daniel Bryan was John Cena done right.
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Post by James Fabiano on Oct 13, 2015 12:15:27 GMT -5
Val Venis was a better version of that bell ringing tag team. Val Venis was Ravishing Rick Rude done wrong. If you mean "because he's the good guy despite being a womanizer because Attitude Era." |
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Post by gatordone on Oct 13, 2015 20:54:45 GMT -5
Val Venis was Ravishing Rick Rude done wrong. If you mean "because he's the good guy despite being a womanizer because Attitude Era." No I mean he lacked the look, charisma, and mic skills. He was kind of a corny version of Rick Rude. Rick Rude had his catchphrase when un robing. Val would have some quirky one liner before removing his towel. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Oct 13, 2015 22:17:03 GMT -5
Rusev is an upgrade on countless 'Russian' baddies from the 70s/80s, he's awesome in the ring and really good on the mic but can thank Lana the most for really helping him stand out in a gimmick that had been done so many times before. Have to disagree to a degree. Ivan Koloff in his prime and Nikita during his brief peak years did the gimmick itself much, much better. |
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Post by auph10imitated on Oct 14, 2015 7:24:12 GMT -5
I never really saw nWo and DX as the same gimmicks, other than the parralells of the Monday Night War and them having former Kliq members in each group.
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Post by efarns on Oct 14, 2015 10:59:56 GMT -5
If you mean "because he's the good guy despite being a womanizer because Attitude Era." No I mean he lacked the look, charisma, and mic skills. He was kind of a corny version of Rick Rude. Rick Rude had his catchphrase when un robing. Val would have some quirky one liner before removing his towel. Sean Morley was no Richard Rood, but he got great mileage out of a similar gimmick. |
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Post by Push R Truth on Oct 14, 2015 11:04:16 GMT -5
El Torito was Mantaur done right
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Post by Old Baby on Oct 14, 2015 12:45:51 GMT -5
Rusev is an upgrade on countless 'Russian' baddies from the 70s/80s, he's awesome in the ring and really good on the mic but can thank Lana the most for really helping him stand out in a gimmick that had been done so many times before. Have to disagree to a degree. Ivan Koloff in his prime and Nikita during his brief peak years did the gimmick itself much, much better. I would throw Nikolai Volkoff in there, personally. Controversial opinion maybe, but I liked Kozlov more than Rusev. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Oct 14, 2015 15:52:43 GMT -5
Volkoff was a bit iffy to me. While he had near-legit pedigree, by the time he took up an actual Russian gimmick, he had so much mileage on him already.
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