Why was king Kong bundy never a face?

[Zen411]

Just rewatched a married with children ep featuring king kong bundy. He showed a sense of humor and personality that was missing in both runs in wwf. Why did wwe never utilize this sense of humor and personality and maybe try a face run? His role as a big bland brawler limited his range. Would a face run work? Humor added similar to big shows comedic face run?

[Milkman Norm]

He was early in his World Class run. Later it was probably because there is more money in being a massive heel who works with Hogan than being a massive face who works under Hogan.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Lol I remember that episode, Al pulled a gun on him.

[Mike Bockwinkel]

Vince didnt want people chanting 5.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

May 14, 2018 10:06:59 GMT -5 OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 said:

Lol I remember that episode, Al pulled a gun on him.

He was in two episodes. One fairly early in the show, he played one of Peg’s relatives. Then he played himself later on, wrestling Bud. Al claims King Kong stole Peg’s nickname.

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[Brandon Walsh is Insane.]

He did stand-up comedy, too.

Al Bundy was named after him, too. Pretty cool.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

May 14, 2018 16:59:02 GMT -5 Brandon Walsh is Insane. said:

He did stand-up comedy, too.

Al Bundy was named after him, too. Pretty cool.

Steve and Marcy were the Rhodes after Dusty and Al’s original co worker was Luke Ventura.

The creators were big wrestling fans.

[Mozenrath]

Working with Hogan was better than working under him, and as for like in 1995, he could have been a face pretty easily, but he would have been probably less equipped for it than Bam Bam Bigelow was.

Had he not taken off a few years from mainstream wrestling, he would have probably been face at some point.

[lildude8218]

Because his face

[Cranjis McBasketball]

He looks wrong when he grows his hair out too.

[Ben Wyatt]

Here comes King Kong Bundy! Though, the fans will tell you he's out there having King Kong Fundaaaayyyy *exaggerated babyface Vince announcer laugh*

[CubsFan71]

He was briefly a face on Georgia Championship Wrestling feuding with Paul Ellering and the Road Warriors

[Aceorton]

Bundy could have been a fun Attitude Era face if they'd let him be himself. Just a fat smart-ass who gives everyone a hard time and doesn't take things too seriously. Of course, Russo would have had him eating turkeys and doughnuts during his matches, a la Bastion Booger, while also thinking he was a studmuffin who could score with Sable.

[SmashTV]

In his mid 80s run his whole look said heel, while on his return in the mid 90s the heel roster was limited at best; if he'd turned face it would have lead to one less challenger.

[Nr1Humanoid]

It just would have put his beautiful face more on the line in there.

[Joe Neglia]

Bundy was even a babyface in the WWF, during his very first run...when he was still a jobber named Chris Canyon.

As already mentioned, he was babyface Big Daddy Bundy when he first came to World Class, but turned heel on the Von Erichs and transformed into King Kong Bundy for the first time; and the Georgia babyface run, after his manager Paul Ellering gave the stupidest promo ever to cause a turn.

He also worked babyface in Memphis at least once:



I seem to recall he was briefly a babyface at the end of his original Memphis run, too.

[lavelleuk]

May 17, 2018 22:51:18 GMT -5 Joe Neglia said:

After his manager Paul Ellering gave the stupidest promo ever to cause a turn.

What was the promo?

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Reading Chris Jericho's second book, Vince apparently thought Bundy work looked like shit and that he was also dangerous in the ring. In shoots with Cornette and Prichard, Ernie Ladd also hated Bundy as a wrestler.

Maybe that's why he never got a big face run, because top bookers hated him.

[Mozenrath]

May 17, 2018 13:18:46 GMT -5 Aceorton said:

Bundy could have been a fun Attitude Era face if they'd let him be himself. Just a fat smart-ass who gives everyone a hard time and doesn't take things too seriously. Of course, Russo would have had him eating turkeys and doughnuts during his matches, a la Bastion Booger, while also thinking he was a studmuffin who could score with Sable.

Credit to Bundy, but I feel like he'd have walked if they presented him with that unless the money was really damn good. He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who is the "good soldier" about material he didn't want to do.