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Post by diegorivera on Nov 10, 2009 17:39:13 GMT -5
No Cena? Did I just miss it or does no one here consider him, "Severely limited?"
Maybe no one here considers him popular... Anyway, he wouldn't be my choice. He can get the job done when needed.
I'd go with Sandman, Warrior, Sid, Nash and Khali.
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Post by dlg3000 on Nov 11, 2009 11:50:11 GMT -5
I guess, diego, is because there are people who are much more limited than Cena, plus a lot of people wouldn't think that he is as popular as the others mentioned since many, ironically, think he sucks.
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Post by DrizzlinShytes on Nov 11, 2009 12:11:55 GMT -5
I'll add two that might be controversial.
Raven-He was limited in actually wrestling, but he got over with psychology and the power of his character which leads me to...
Jake "The Snake" Roberts-Much like Raven, he didn't have many moves, but his matches told such great stories that he was over without a lot of fireworks in the ring.
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Post by teknoteam2000 on Nov 11, 2009 16:31:50 GMT -5
Jerry Lawler, one reason he could only get over in Memphis.
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Post by JerryvonKramer on Nov 11, 2009 18:46:18 GMT -5
Michael PS Hayes
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Post by squash on Nov 11, 2009 23:53:19 GMT -5
Haystacks Calhoun
Bobo Brazil
Sgt. Slaughter
I was going to say Dusty (20 straight elbows to the head, ass wiggle, pin), but I've seen tapes where he's held his own with technical stuff
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Post by dlg3000 on Nov 12, 2009 10:18:19 GMT -5
Putski wasnt any less skillfull than the vast majority of the WWF roster at that time that relied on 7 minutes of various arm related rest holds for a 9 minute match. I still think Goldberg was talented and had some great power moves. I stand corrected about Putski, but I saw mainly him get beat up by his opponents only to come back with a Polish Hammer and maybe a couple of other moves. I guess I need to watch more of his matches. |
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Post by FrankGotch on Nov 12, 2009 11:16:29 GMT -5
Jerry Lawler, one reason he could only get over in Memphis. Jerry Lawler? Last time I checked Lawler had just as many moves in his move set as anyone else in the 80's. Which brings me to my next point nobody cared about work rate in the 80's so, why was Lawler held down by his apparent lack of it? Finally since when did Minnesota, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana become a part of Memphis? Lawler was pretty damn popular with crowds in the AWA, and WCCW. |
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Post by dlg3000 on Nov 30, 2009 12:43:46 GMT -5
Roaddogg The Godfather Kamala Honky Tonk Man Old school wise I never cared for Dusty Rhodes or Wahoo McDaniel I love Wahoo McDaniel, but he does fit the bill of severely limited, but popular, judging from the matches I've seen, so correct me if I'm wrong. |
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Post by squaredcircle on Nov 30, 2009 13:21:07 GMT -5
I stand corrected about Putski, but I saw mainly him get beat up by his opponents only to come back with a Polish Hammer and maybe a couple of other moves. I guess I need to watch more of his matches. no. you pretty much have seen all Putski matches. |
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Post by markdown474 on Nov 30, 2009 13:23:05 GMT -5
Giant Baba towards the end of his career. This was going to be my pick as well. Was he even that great when he was younger? I have a hard time picturing him doing all that much in there. I loved Mick Foley's quote from "Have a Nice Day" where he said something along the lines of "Baba is one of those great mysteries in pro wrestling in that the fans went crazy over his every move, most of which looked like it couldn't break an egg". |
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Post by Perigryn on Nov 30, 2009 15:16:54 GMT -5
What, no Abdullah The Butcher?
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Post by Killah Ray on Nov 30, 2009 16:06:29 GMT -5
I'll probably catch some flack for this, but I'd like to throw Sting out there....
And Lex Luger too for that matter....
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Post by Macho Dude Handy Damage on Nov 30, 2009 20:00:40 GMT -5
Bret Hart, Dean Malenko, Beniot, Owen Hart, Shawn Michaels...
I mean, those guys totally sucked in the ring. Give me Giant Gonzales any day over any of those. Geez...
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Post by One of the Cooler, Candid TOKs on Nov 30, 2009 20:34:59 GMT -5
I'll add two that might be controversial. Raven-He was limited in actually wrestling, but he got over with psychology and the power of his character which leads me to... Jake "The Snake" Roberts-Much like Raven, he didn't have many moves, but his matches told such great stories that he was over without a lot of fireworks in the ring. I'd strongly disagree with this. Both of their gimmicks were that of a psychological masters, who could get inside the heads of their opponents. Neither of them were about workrate, in fact the complete opposite. They weren't limited, they just used a different style of working. And too many people are using todays standards of "limited" to those not in this era. The pace of the average match has changed significantly in the past 15-20 years. It just isn't fair to compare, Jerry Lawler for example, to an AJ Styles when they came through different times. |
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Post by JerryvonKramer on Nov 30, 2009 20:47:00 GMT -5
I'll probably catch some flack for this, but I'd like to throw Sting out there.... And Lex Luger too for that matter.... Yes, you deserve a lot of flak. I'm just going to post this and leave it at that: |
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