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Post by KB Klash is nWo 4 Life on Feb 24, 2007 16:39:04 GMT -5
What?! No Kevin Nash? What kind of sick poll is this? I vote other.
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Feb 24, 2007 16:39:57 GMT -5
Andre, Undertaker & Vader are probably the best big men of all time.
No Kevin Nash? that's surprising.
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Feb 24, 2007 16:44:53 GMT -5
I still don't get what a "big man" wrestler is. Why is Undertaker one but not Hogan for example, because Taker is taller? I was thinking about this the other day actually. Usually when someone says "big" in this case, they usually mean fat. I was thinking the same thing. And yes, "big" usually means fat. Hogan does belong on the list. You know what's funny" Hogan use to say Bret Hart was too samll to be champ, but when they stand next to each other, Bret is just as big. What big means, I don't know. I'd base it on the fact that announcers or promotions put the guy over as a big/tall wrestler. If they are in the 7ft region or way over 350lbs then I would consider them big. Hogan probably doesn't make it in this kind of list as his character was one that had to overcome the odds against the supposed bigger men, whoever they may be. |
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Post by OtisMaximus on Feb 24, 2007 17:19:39 GMT -5
I'm gonna go with Andre. He wrestled for a lot of years, drew huge numbers and was both a beloved icon and a hated heel and has to me mentioned in any list of top wrestlers of all time.
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Post by The OP on Feb 24, 2007 17:22:31 GMT -5
I was thinking the same thing. And yes, "big" usually means fat. Hogan does belong on the list. You know what's funny" Hogan use to say Bret Hart was too samll to be champ, but when they stand next to each other, Bret is just as big. What big means, I don't know. I'd base it on the fact that announcers or promotions put the guy over as a big/tall wrestler. If they are in the 7ft region or way over 350lbs then I would consider them big. Hogan probably doesn't make it in this kind of list as his character was one that had to overcome the odds against the supposed bigger men, whoever they may be. Yeah, I'm not sure I'm buying that. By that rationale, wouldn't Undertaker not be eligible? He had to fend off threats from King Kong Bundy and Giant Gonzalez. |
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Post by Mista T on Feb 24, 2007 17:24:36 GMT -5
thee UNDATAKAH!
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Feb 24, 2007 17:25:13 GMT -5
I'd base it on the fact that announcers or promotions put the guy over as a big/tall wrestler. If they are in the 7ft region or way over 350lbs then I would consider them big. Hogan probably doesn't make it in this kind of list as his character was one that had to overcome the odds against the supposed bigger men, whoever they may be. Yeah, I'm not sure I'm buying that. By that rationale, wouldn't Undertaker not be eligible? He had to fend off threats from King Kong Bundy and Giant Gonzalez. Hmmm ... true ... how about anyone in this list? www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/giant.html |
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Post by balmudo on Feb 24, 2007 17:26:18 GMT -5
I'm with Vader. When I first saw him debuting in WCW wearing that mask/thing that blew smoke/steam I was like "WHOA"!
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Post by The OP on Feb 24, 2007 17:27:50 GMT -5
I guess. Taker's on that list but not Hogan. Maybe it's anyone taller than Hogan?
By the way, how big was Mike Awesome? He's not on that list, and he never seemed all that big to me, am I mistaken?
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Post by -Lithium- on Feb 24, 2007 17:29:44 GMT -5
Seriously where is Big Show on this list? I felt that Andre was better than Big Show as the other guys on the list do as well. Except for a couple of Runs I felt that Show was lazy and boring. The others in my opinion had a bigger impact, sure Show was great but not nearly near the best thats why I put other on the list. No way Andre is better then Show IMO. Ring skills, mic skills, nothing... |
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Post by Al Wilson Lives: Thread Killer on Feb 24, 2007 17:43:03 GMT -5
Vader before he ate the busload of school kids
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Post by B.A. on Feb 24, 2007 17:48:38 GMT -5
the undertakah!! playa!
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Post by T.J. "the Crippler" Stevens on Feb 24, 2007 17:57:28 GMT -5
Big Show
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Post by Joekishi on Feb 24, 2007 18:00:04 GMT -5
Awesome really wasn't all that Awesome
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Post by oltrelamorte on Feb 24, 2007 20:22:15 GMT -5
Taker
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Post by MichaelRBoh on Feb 24, 2007 20:32:20 GMT -5
what about bork lazer
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Post by Powder/The Professor on Feb 24, 2007 20:52:24 GMT -5
I voted for Vader, even though the Undertaker has a bigger name. I just think that Vader had a more standout career (title wise).....13 or 14 world titles......all over the place. Plus, those moonsaults were damn good for his size.
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Post by Dynamite Kid on Feb 24, 2007 20:52:59 GMT -5
What about Khali???
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Post by vaderbomb91 on Feb 24, 2007 21:57:46 GMT -5
IMO, Taker edges out Vader here. They're both great, but I'd have to say Taker's best is better than Vader's best. And over the course of his career, Taker has proven himself to be one of the all-around most versatile, adaptable and best workers in the business-- not just among big men, but among everybody. I have never seen the man come across a wrestling style that he couldn't work with in an opponent, he's put on countless classics, and he took a really silly idea (something that actually sounds like a bad local-indy gimmick) and turned it into one of the biggest, most enduring names in the business. That's the stuff of greatness in my book. And keep in mind that I'm saying this as one of the biggest Vader marks here; it wasn't an easy decision.  |
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Post by joeman on Feb 24, 2007 23:23:45 GMT -5
Awesome was only 6'4, he just seemed like a giant since everyone in ECW(and now TNA which explains why Abyss is so big) are below the 5'10 range. It is still impressive though that he can do moves like that.
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