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Post by Old Baby on Nov 10, 2015 14:06:27 GMT -5
What did you think of him in WCW?
I can see a lot of people writing him off as a "hoss" but to me, he was great. I loved his matches because he legitimately seemed like if he wanted to, he could throw his opponents into the rafters. It always seemed like he was made out of solid steel and weighed about 500 pounds when other wrestlers tried to throw him around.
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Post by wrestlingrecap on Nov 10, 2015 14:09:26 GMT -5
I think he was limited for success in WCW because he was still a regular in Japan. I thought he had great intensity and surely had the look of a monster.
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Nov 10, 2015 14:33:50 GMT -5
He was a very good hoss. Like, if you could find all the GOOD "hoss" traits, Scott Norton is that guy that has all of them. But yeah, his schedule in Japan really impacted what could be done with him in America.
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Post by Hickster on Nov 10, 2015 16:38:53 GMT -5
He was better in the video games than on Nitro.
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Post by tms on Nov 10, 2015 23:07:24 GMT -5
He looked and by all accounts was as strong a wrestler as I've ever seen.
He had a lot of bulk, but as mentioned looked like he was made out of solid steel. He didn't look fat or flabby; just built like an Olympic power lifter.
I wish he'd been booked in a good feud with Goldberg where the two can't gain the upper hand on one another, so they eventually become mutual friends, sort of like what happened with Goldberg-Sid.
I remember he suplexed both Eddie and Chavo Guerrero at the same time, with one in each arm.
And the random times he was sent out to pummel Ernest Miller when Norton was in the middle of shaving were priceless, subtle WCW-style quirkiness like Tank Abott being a big 3-Count fan.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2015 23:20:14 GMT -5
Never much of a fan. He was big, strong, and built like an old time strongman but he did nothing for me. Just there and kind of boring.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Nov 10, 2015 23:23:18 GMT -5
He was fine. Better suited for Japan instead of the crowded scene that was mid/late '90s WCW. Don't expect him to have long, great matches.
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Post by Gremlin on Nov 10, 2015 23:27:16 GMT -5
Greatest member of the nWo B-Team. 4 Life.
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Nov 10, 2015 23:32:20 GMT -5
I think my love for him is derived from Revenge. He had a killer move set.
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Post by Old Baby on Nov 11, 2015 0:32:03 GMT -5
I also really enjoyed his team with Ice Train. Great combo IMO. One was the always-serious intense tank of the team and the other was a jovial power guy who was more of a showman.
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Post by Capt Lunatic on Nov 11, 2015 1:01:56 GMT -5
FLAPJACK NORTON!!!! I also really enjoyed his team with Ice Train. Great combo IMO. One was the always-serious intense tank of the team and the other was a jovial power guy who was more of a showman. Fire and Ice was good but Vicious & Delicious was great.
Norton was like a Steiner or one of the Faces of Fear, a big dude you could see kicking anyone's ass.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2015 2:27:33 GMT -5
I thought the guy looked pretty frightening. They could've pushed him hard and I would've bought it.
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Post by Raskovnik on Nov 11, 2015 2:35:24 GMT -5
Scott Norton in NJPW was the shit. I just loved how he looked like he didn't even give a f*** and threw dudes around like it was nothing.
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Post by Madagascar Fred on Nov 11, 2015 6:37:01 GMT -5
Vicious & Delicious should have had a better run, competing against the Steiners for the tag titles instead of the neverending Steiners/Outsiders feud
Liked his intimidating brickhouse look, but I'm sure he could have been a bigger deal in WCW around 93. He surely preferred the big bucks in Japan obvsl, good for him
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Nov 11, 2015 16:08:38 GMT -5
Great lumberjack, champion pancake-eater, wore flannel like nobody's business....what's not to like?
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Nov 11, 2015 16:11:57 GMT -5
Did Norton and Vader ever hook it up in Japan? That would have been a sight to see.
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Post by HMARK Center on Nov 11, 2015 16:42:31 GMT -5
OSW Review often talks about having "your boys", meaning wrestlers who never got pushed super hard but you always had a soft spot for. In late 90s WCW, Norton was one of my "boys"; I always wanted to see him get pushed and just beat the crap out of people.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Nov 11, 2015 18:40:52 GMT -5
I've been going through the early Nitro's on the network and he seems like someone that could've gone further if given a push as a bully heel which seemed to be a role he was best suited for. Unfortunately it seemed like they didn't know if they wanted him to be a face or a heel as he was in this weird tweener role where he got into a confrontation with Savage and was bullying the commentators but then was in a mini feud with the Shark who was in the heel Dungeon of Doom. I think if they would've just kept him heel and pushed him more he maybe could've been something although I think his lack of charisma might have prevented him from getting too far. Being in a tag team seemed to be a better role for him, where he could be with a more charismatic partner while he could just be the no nonsense tough guy of the team. Like other big guys who were lacking in the personality department, Japan was a better fit for him.
I too liked the Fire and Ice team with Ice Train and wish they would've lasted longer then a couple months. They were both almost an exact match size wise but at the same time had contrasting personalities. I also liked the storyline with them deciding to form a team after wrestling each other to draws and earning respect for each other. Apparently they didn't get along well for real which is probably why their team was short lived, as Norton buried Ice Train when asked about him in his shoot interview.
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Post by Halloween on Nov 12, 2015 7:00:11 GMT -5
I liked him. Solid enforcer type but a good wrestler as well who was capable of a good match. Unfortunately for him he didn't offer much in terms of microphone ability so he got lost in the shuffle.
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Post by Old Baby on Nov 12, 2015 9:27:47 GMT -5
I've been going through the early Nitro's on the network and he seems like someone that could've gone further if given a push as a bully heel which seemed to be a role he was best suited for. Unfortunately it seemed like they didn't know if they wanted him to be a face or a heel as he was in this weird tweener role where he got into a confrontation with Savage and was bullying the commentators but then was in a mini feud with the Shark who was in the heel Dungeon of Doom. I think if they would've just kept him heel and pushed him more he maybe could've been something although I think his lack of charisma might have prevented him from getting too far. Being in a tag team seemed to be a better role for him, where he could be with a more charismatic partner while he could just be the no nonsense tough guy of the team. Like other big guys who were lacking in the personality department, Japan was a better fit for him. I too liked the Fire and Ice team with Ice Train and wish they would've lasted longer then a couple months. They were both almost an exact match size wise but at the same time had contrasting personalities. I also liked the storyline with them deciding to form a team after wrestling each other to draws and earning respect for each other. Apparently they didn't get along well for real which is probably why their team was short lived, as Norton buried Ice Train when asked about him in his shoot interview. The whole tweener thing was normal in WCW at that time. This was right after Luger came back and joined the Dungeon of Doom, but continued to be friends with Sting, much to the dismay of Sting's other friends Hogan and Savage. Luger would run out and save Sting from the Horsemen, then Sting could come out and save Luger from his own stable mates. Hogan started wearing black and ended up having a mini-feud with Sting over misplaced loyalties. It worked great with established characters, but yeah I think Norton probably would have benefited from being used a little more consistently in the beginning.
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