Who are your boys?

[El Cokehead del Knife Fight]

So this is an OSW reference but who are your boys?

A BOY is a (generally not very talented) wrestler that didn’t achieve success, where there’s a bit of cringe factor admitting he was one of your favourites. You like/support him more than the average & what he deserved. Like my boy Test, or Heidenreich. He can’t have won a major world title as well (which actually cuts out Garvin, even though the rest of his career was very boy-worthy). The term ‘boy’ is also used in Japanese Dojos (for young trainees) and in general vernacular too (e.g. Will Ferrell’s boy Blue in the film Old School).

CRITERIA FOR BEING A BOY:
1. Unsuccessful – No WWE/WWF, WCW/NWA or NJPW world titles. This rules out Christian, Steve!
2. Unpopular – He must not be respected in general or have hope for the future. Think The Ascension.
3. Untalented – There’s a certain cringe factor. You have to be a little ashamed to admit you’re a fan. Heidenreich is the Golden boy, a paragon of Boyness.



I will admit that Test is my boy. He was honestly a pretty bad worker outside of his big boot and he was never successful or a super popular midcarder outside of 99. Even then I always loved him and I would always give my CAWs his running big boot.

[Futureraven: Beelzebruv]

The Model Rick Martel
The Fabulous Rougeaus
Pierre Ouellet
Hakushi

[Viking Hall]

Mabel - No idea why, but just had that larger than life thing for me. Looked like no one else ever and sometimes that's what wrestling is all about.

Rikishi - You could perhaps argue the toss on the untalented thing, because he is one of the most underrated big men ever but I just loved everything he did.

Abdullah the Butcher - Controversy aside, I just love Butcher matches. Came across as someone you should legitimately fear and wrestled just about everywhere.

Maybe I just like fat wrestlers.

[Aceorton]

Jan 29, 2018 6:59:04 GMT -5 Futureraven: Beelzebruv said:

The Model Rick Martel
The Fabulous Rougeaus
Pierre Ouellet
Hakushi

Now THAT is a Survivor Series team. Are they all "boys," though? That's a lot of talent there.


Tiger Ali Singh is my boy.
Luscious Johnny V is my boy.
Papa Shango is my boy.
The Mean Street Posse are my boys.

[Futureraven: Beelzebruv]

Jan 29, 2018 10:47:05 GMT -5 Aceorton said:

Jan 29, 2018 6:59:04 GMT -5 Futureraven: Beelzebruv said:

The Model Rick Martel
The Fabulous Rougeaus
Pierre Ouellet
Hakushi

Now THAT is a Survivor Series team. Are they all "boys," though? That's a lot of talent there.


Tiger Ali Singh is my boy.
Luscious Johnny V is my boy.
Papa Shango is my boy.
The Mean Street Posse are my boys.

I'd say so apart from maybe Martel.

a 4th string 80s tag team and a couple of New Generation midcarders, one of whom was a pirate.

[Allie Kitsune]

Snitsky.

[2coldMack is even more baffled]

Kevin Thorn/Mordecai.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Hardcore Holly
Funaki
Scotty 2 Hotty

[H-Virus]

Back when WCW was around, Ice Train and Ernest Miller were my boys.

Today’s WWE is a bit harder. Even the unsuccessful and/or untalented guys seem to have their fanbases, ironic or otherwise.

[2coldMack is even more baffled]

Jan 29, 2018 15:51:43 GMT -5 H-Virus said:

Back when WCW was around, Ice Train and Ernest Miller were my boys.

Today’s WWE is a bit harder. Even the unsuccessful and/or untalented guys seem to have their fanbases, ironic or otherwise.

I'm with you on this. Ice Train and Miller were great.

[Allie Kitsune]

Jan 29, 2018 6:59:04 GMT -5 Futureraven: Beelzebruv said:

The Model Rick Martel
The Fabulous Rougeaus
Pierre Ouellet
Hakushi

You really like you some Quebecers.

[Deleted]

Sylvan
Alex Wright
Titus
Bull Dempsey
Bezerker

[Starshine]

Heidenreich
Psiscosis
'Above Average' Mike Sanders
Sylvester Lefort
Norman Smiley

[Reflecto]

Crash Holly (and given how many titles he won between the Hardcore rule and actually having reigns with three other belts, may be the most successful wrestler who's undisputedly a Boy.)

[dreamer75]

Chuck Polumbo- during his 2nd we run
Would Kronik count? their wwe run is peak boyness

[Mozenrath]

I keep wanting WWE to hire Delilah Doom because she's a Texan indie wrestler, her job matches she did for them were good, and I like her style and think it'd stand out.

But it's still someone who has had two jobber matches, under different names, so it's a bit silly to keep having them pop up in my head as someone I'd like to see hired.

[Futureraven: Beelzebruv]

Jan 29, 2018 16:57:28 GMT -5 Allie Kitsune said:

Jan 29, 2018 6:59:04 GMT -5 Futureraven: Beelzebruv said:

The Model Rick Martel
The Fabulous Rougeaus
Pierre Ouellet
Hakushi

You really like you some Quebecers.

They're so handsome, brave and strong.

[El Pollo Guerrera]

Maybe these don't count because they had more talent than the majority of the others listed but I liked them...

Gran Naniwa. Always love seeing him in a match, never seems to get a win.

When I first started getting the WWF (mid-80's), there was a guy named "Quickdraw" Rick McGraw. He'd show up in jobber matches against heels, but would have an occasional win against other jobbers. Even had a tag match with Andre. I remember seeing the infamous match with Piper, and then a couple of months later reading about his death.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

Toru Yano, Robbie E, Taichi, Rick Martel if you don't count his AWA push (mostly "The Model"), Alex Wright, Alicia Fox and The Mountie.

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]