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Post by Bub (BLM) on Sept 23, 2016 23:28:46 GMT -5
Stevie Ray. A lot of these other guys like Lanny Poffo and Sam Houston weren't overshadowed by the sheer fact that they were so far down the card they didn't really fail to reach the heights of their brothers so much as were never expected or presented to. Stevie Ray on the other hand was brought in on the same tier as Booker T, got a big tag push with Booker T, got a big singles push after he returned from injury during Booker's big push, and that's when he flopped. They tried giving Stevie Ray two big singles pushes, one against Booker T which Stevie won, and it just didn't matter.
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Post by chazraps on Sept 23, 2016 23:29:03 GMT -5
Anyone else disagree with lumping Sam Houston and Rockin' Robin together?
Robin's run is fondly remembered for the time. In terms of impact and memories, it was a pretty respectable go.
I mean, if you make it to the WWE, you're have a better run than 93% of the people who've ever attempted professional wrestling, and when you consider neither's character (if memory serves correct) were ever characterized on screen as Jake's sibling (something I forget myself from time to time and I hate to think of Grizzly Smith) that's pretty cool that all three had simultaneous runs.
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Post by Fauxnaki on Sept 24, 2016 6:11:28 GMT -5
What happened to Brett dibiase?
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Post by Mid-Carder on Sept 24, 2016 7:46:45 GMT -5
How is Lanny Poffo not winning this by a landslide? He's Randy f'in Savage's brother.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2016 7:57:05 GMT -5
Personally I look at it kayfabe-wise. Unless you're a huge fan, you wouldn't even know half of these guys had more successful siblings. It just wasn't announced to us.
So Lanny wins, just because at one time, it was told that Randy and Lanny were brothers. And even if you weren't told in those words, you could put 2-and-2 together and figure out since Randy's father was Angelo Poffo, what were the odds this Lanny fellow wasn't related to them? Slimmer than a flagpole.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Sept 24, 2016 11:20:30 GMT -5
How is Lanny Poffo not winning this by a landslide? He's Randy f'in Savage's brother. Yeah, but people know him on his own as The Genius, he was pretty successful there, even has a win over Hulk Hogan. Compare that with Paige's brother or Sam Houston.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Sept 24, 2016 13:00:27 GMT -5
Any of the "never were" types who actually had a contract at some point (Briley Pierce, Brett DiBiase, Caylee Turner, etc.).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2016 13:37:33 GMT -5
anyone else remember Eric Angle? I don't even think Kurt does
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Post by thecrusherwi on Sept 24, 2016 13:45:00 GMT -5
How could Rick Steiner even be a choice? Sure Scott was slightly more successful, but he had a hell of a career and is one the biggest legends in the history of NWA/WCW
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Sept 24, 2016 22:41:49 GMT -5
Other: Vic Steamboat
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Post by Perfect Timing on Sept 25, 2016 2:05:13 GMT -5
How is Lanny Poffo not winning this by a landslide? He's Randy f'in Savage's brother. Lanny Poffo was a Genius. Randy tried pinning Yokozuna in a Royal Rumble match.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Sept 25, 2016 3:36:14 GMT -5
Gotta go with Lanny. He was an extremely innovative worker for his time, and had a good career, but never had a hope in hell of escaping Randy's shadow.
Most of the others on the list I wouldn't count as overshadowed, as they're so obscure it's generous to say they were ever in their sibling's shadow in the first place.
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Post by saitamasuplex on Sept 25, 2016 3:37:50 GMT -5
I'm going with Hornswoggle.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Sept 25, 2016 7:15:38 GMT -5
Marc Laurinaitis, AKA the Terminator.
His oldest brother Joe was a hugely influential tag wrestler as Animal in the Road Warriors, his other older brother John was one heck of a dynamic dude who went on to be a big deal in Japan and invented the Diamond Cutter and the Stone Cold Stunner, Marc went on to beat Tom Zenk and Johnny Gunn... then not much.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Sept 25, 2016 13:40:51 GMT -5
How is Lanny Poffo not winning this by a landslide? He's Randy f'in Savage's brother. Yeah, but people know him on his own as The Genius, he was pretty successful there, even has a win over Hulk Hogan. Compare that with Paige's brother or Sam Houston. They do but Savage is one of the most famous and beloved wrestling stars of all time. None of the famous siblings mentioned here are really even in Savage's league.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Sept 25, 2016 14:57:32 GMT -5
I'll say Lanny by a mile. If Randy had been a successful baseball player and never got into the family business, Lanny would have been given some of those opportunities that Randy got. Unlike some of the other people on this list, he had it in him to be almost as successful as Randy was. He just did not have the opportunity to do so. Sam Houston was never going to be more than he became. Lanny could have.
That's not to say that there are not other people on that list that could not have been bigger deals than they were. Owen had all of the tools, but it honestly isn't like he did not get that shot. Matt Hardy might have been treated as less of an afterthought had Jeff not been a wrestler, but his career is still better than 99.9% of all people who have ever worked in the industry. Both Owen and Matt will be remembered quite fondly by a large number of people and not as a joke. Lanny gets that, however, and he really never deserved that treatment.
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on Sept 25, 2016 17:46:58 GMT -5
Herman Hearst Helmsley
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Post by Milkman Norm on Sept 25, 2016 18:48:25 GMT -5
For reason laid out by DiBiase is Good and @sandman I'm going with Chris Von Erich. The guy was both the real and kayfabe brother (whereas in kayfabe Sam Houston had nothing to do with Jake Roberts) and he clearly was neither the athlete or had the looks of his older brothers. Sadly he had the same self destructive tendencies.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Sept 25, 2016 19:39:15 GMT -5
Anyone else disagree with lumping Sam Houston and Rockin' Robin together? Robin's run is fondly remembered for the time. In terms of impact and memories, it was a pretty respectable go. I mean, if you make it to the WWE, you're have a better run than 93% of the people who've ever attempted professional wrestling, and when you consider neither's character (if memory serves correct) were ever characterized on screen as Jake's sibling (something I forget myself from time to time and I hate to think of Grizzly Smith) that's pretty cool that all three had simultaneous runs. 93%?
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Sept 25, 2016 21:53:00 GMT -5
Anyone else disagree with lumping Sam Houston and Rockin' Robin together? Robin's run is fondly remembered for the time. In terms of impact and memories, it was a pretty respectable go. I mean, if you make it to the WWE, you're have a better run than 93% of the people who've ever attempted professional wrestling, and when you consider neither's character (if memory serves correct) were ever characterized on screen as Jake's sibling (something I forget myself from time to time and I hate to think of Grizzly Smith) that's pretty cool that all three had simultaneous runs. 93%? Have Scott Steiner explain it to you...
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