Post by chunkylover53 on Dec 14, 2010 14:15:58 GMT -5
Since there was a thread about guys who you thought would make it big or fizzle out but saw the opposite outcome, I decided to make a thread about guys you had a feeling would be big someday or fail.
Now, I know its easy to predict midcarders or below not to become anything and get released, but what about guys who said wrestling company put alot of investment in, but they happened to not amount to anything(e.g. Bobby Lashley)?
Here are guys I was right about....
Hunter Hearst Helmsley - At least back in the day, the best way to tell if a guy was over or not is the amount of airtime he is getting. In 1995, the newly debuted Triple H was getting a generous push. He went nearly a year undefeated. Sure, his feuds during that time were far from memorable(Henry Godwin, Duke Drose), but the WWF was really behind him. He was rumored to be the 1996 King of The Ring, but the Kliq Incident shattered his chances and he went from one extreme(being undefeated) to another(always jobbing).
His so-called burial didn't last that long since he won the Intercontinental Championship in the fall of 1996. He later lost it to Rocky Maivia, who later became The Rock.
In 1997, he gradually dropped the blue blood gimmick and joined forces with Shawn Michaels to form DX. About 6 months later, he assumed leadership and thats where his future Hall of Fame status became apparent. During that time, he had a memorable feud with The Rock and that ladder match at Summerslam 1998 for the IC title launched both men's careers. A year later, his conquest was complete as he won the WWF championship for the first time.
Needless to say, I was pretty much conditioned to think he would be somebody because of the way the company was using him. If he was a lower mid-carder he jobbed on the B-shows(like pre-JBL Bradshaw), I would think he'd fizzle out.
Here's somebody who I knew wouldn't make it....
Umaga - He's a perfect example of the big man treatment. Squashes lower mid-carders weekly, then gets a semi main event push, than goes down the card. Okay, so he was never a total jobber, but I did predict during the peak of his monster push that was what he would eventually became. I mean, throughout 2008, he constantly jobbed to Jeff Hardy. His last showing was against CM Punk at Extreme Rules 2009 in a losing effort. He was released shortly thereafter. Sadly, The Samoan Bulldozer died 6 months later.
Anybody you were right about in your first impression?
Now, I know its easy to predict midcarders or below not to become anything and get released, but what about guys who said wrestling company put alot of investment in, but they happened to not amount to anything(e.g. Bobby Lashley)?
Here are guys I was right about....
Hunter Hearst Helmsley - At least back in the day, the best way to tell if a guy was over or not is the amount of airtime he is getting. In 1995, the newly debuted Triple H was getting a generous push. He went nearly a year undefeated. Sure, his feuds during that time were far from memorable(Henry Godwin, Duke Drose), but the WWF was really behind him. He was rumored to be the 1996 King of The Ring, but the Kliq Incident shattered his chances and he went from one extreme(being undefeated) to another(always jobbing).
His so-called burial didn't last that long since he won the Intercontinental Championship in the fall of 1996. He later lost it to Rocky Maivia, who later became The Rock.
In 1997, he gradually dropped the blue blood gimmick and joined forces with Shawn Michaels to form DX. About 6 months later, he assumed leadership and thats where his future Hall of Fame status became apparent. During that time, he had a memorable feud with The Rock and that ladder match at Summerslam 1998 for the IC title launched both men's careers. A year later, his conquest was complete as he won the WWF championship for the first time.
Needless to say, I was pretty much conditioned to think he would be somebody because of the way the company was using him. If he was a lower mid-carder he jobbed on the B-shows(like pre-JBL Bradshaw), I would think he'd fizzle out.
Here's somebody who I knew wouldn't make it....
Umaga - He's a perfect example of the big man treatment. Squashes lower mid-carders weekly, then gets a semi main event push, than goes down the card. Okay, so he was never a total jobber, but I did predict during the peak of his monster push that was what he would eventually became. I mean, throughout 2008, he constantly jobbed to Jeff Hardy. His last showing was against CM Punk at Extreme Rules 2009 in a losing effort. He was released shortly thereafter. Sadly, The Samoan Bulldozer died 6 months later.
Anybody you were right about in your first impression?
