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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2013 2:19:09 GMT -5
Stone Cold Steve Austin - mediocre moveset, stereotypical redneck character, plain look
Hulk Hogan - Yellow? Seriously? He looked so stupid. And he has hot dog skin and the silken hair of a Chinese man.
Randy Savage - We get it dude, you're a spaz and you can do an elbow drop. Ooooooo yeah? That counts as a catchphrase? Just a bunch of flash with no substance.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Oct 12, 2013 2:27:21 GMT -5
Stone Cold Steve Austin - mediocre moveset, stereotypical redneck character, plain look Austin was quite the technician back in the day. It wasn't until Owen broke his neck with the botched piledriver that Austin became a brawler. And Austin's plain look is the inspiration for most of the current roster. The reason why most of the roster are generic guys in trunks is because WWE is looking for that one guy with the talent and charisma to be mega over with no frills and a minimal to no gimmick.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2013 2:34:50 GMT -5
Stone Cold Steve Austin - mediocre moveset, stereotypical redneck character, plain look Hulk Hogan - Yellow? Seriously? He looked so stupid. And he has hot dog skin and the silken hair of a Chinese man. Randy Savage - We get it dude, you're a spaz and you can do an elbow drop. Ooooooo yeah? That counts as a catchphrase? Just a bunch of flash with no substance. The Rock - Too pretty boy with bad fashion taste and unhealthy obsession with pies and asses. Plus your mixed race is really confusing us! Mick Foley - Fat guy who takes bumps. Big deal everyone has a fat drunken uncle who lost many of his teeth from falling the stairs drunk. Now that's real hardcore. Undertaker - How can anyone take a zombie seriously. He probably has permanent rigamortis on his wiener and yet he has no bulge so we assume his dick has rotted away.
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Post by Jeremy on Oct 12, 2013 2:37:03 GMT -5
Trevor Murdoch and Lance Cade Cade had the look and size, plus his trainer probably helped. Murdoch was a good brawler, probably appealed to the older talent in the office, plus his trainer may have helped.
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Post by Totorob101 on Oct 12, 2013 5:52:49 GMT -5
Triple H - Probably the most overrated wrestler of all time. We all know his backstage antics. Shawn Michaels - Never a fan, his matches were the same everytime (in my opinion). Not the greatest of talkers. Lex Luger - Just a generic muscle bound freak in his time. Couldnt ever see the appeal of the guy. Trish Stratus - Seen as the greatest female performer in WWE history. I cant rememeber a single great match of hers. She was awful on the mic and i never found her that attractive. For me Sherri Martel, Alundra Blayze, Bull Nakano, Luna Vachon, Ivory and a few others, i would have well ahead of her in the greatest of all time for the women.
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Post by The Ichi on Oct 12, 2013 8:02:29 GMT -5
Stone Cold Steve Austin - mediocre moveset, stereotypical redneck character, plain look Hulk Hogan - Yellow? Seriously? He looked so stupid. And he has hot dog skin and the silken hair of a Chinese man. Randy Savage - We get it dude, you're a spaz and you can do an elbow drop. Ooooooo yeah? That counts as a catchphrase? Just a bunch of flash with no substance. I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but Savage was ALL about substance. The man was a crazy perfectionist and every move he did had a reason behind it. Unless you meant his promos, in which case I kinda agree.
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Post by Instant Classic on Oct 12, 2013 8:06:40 GMT -5
Cameron
While she may not really have success, I hate her.
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Post by The Ichi on Oct 12, 2013 8:19:40 GMT -5
Randy Orton.
Solid hand in the ring, sure, but I just don't get how he reached the level of Cena and Punk despite not having a quarter of their charisma. His current heel role of playing a forced, corporate champion is perfect for him, because that's always how I've viewed him.
I know he's over as well, I just don't get HOW. I think a lot of it honestly has to do with his admittedly cool finisher.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2013 8:27:22 GMT -5
Bob Holly. The man Main Evented Royal Rumble against Brock Lesnar in a title match. How? How did this happen? He had the best dropkick in this business. Lay off Bob Holly. "He's a very accomplished welder!", as Jim Ross once bragged in a match with Owen Hart. Carlito (Q-Tippo was what I called him from time to time) is such a good answer because he was just sorta...there. I never took him seriously to the point I'd think he could actually win a World title. His look and the apple thing was pretty much as far as he'd go. The most memorable Carlito moment was in an ad for SummerSlam with Maria, and that was mainly due to his being attacked (and crapped on, fittingly) by seagulls. I don't care who his father was, and if Gorilla Monsoon is to be believed, do we believe that "this youngster" in 1995 could have a kid Carlito's age 10 years later?
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Post by Instant Classic on Oct 12, 2013 8:28:53 GMT -5
Randy Orton. Solid hand in the ring, sure, but I just don't get how he reached the level of Cena and Punk despite not having a quarter of their charisma. His current heel role of playing a forced, corporate champion is perfect for him, because that's always how I've viewed him. I know he's over as well, I just don't get HOW. I think a lot of it honestly has to do with his admittedly cool finisher. To be fair, he reached that level way before Punk ever did.
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Post by Some Baritone guy IS REDEEMED! on Oct 12, 2013 8:37:45 GMT -5
Not a WWE guy but, New Jack. He's a complete psychopath who as attempted to kill multiple people in the ring over the smallest pettiest bull crap, should be in prison but yet (and god only knows how) he has massive following of people who think attempted murder is justified if the person insults you!
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Oct 12, 2013 8:51:51 GMT -5
Randy Orton. I will never understand why, out of all the talent they had at the time of his debut, he was the one they chose to strap a rocket to. There is absolutely nothing that stands out about him as a performer, nothing, other than the he was young when his push began, third generation and the fact he has been pushed for so long a large part of the audience has either given up or pops for him because he's been a main eventer longer than most of them have been watching.
He's a star because the WWE say he is, not because the audience formed any sort of connection with him.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2013 9:02:28 GMT -5
Not a WWE guy but, New Jack. He's a complete psychopath who as attempted to kill multiple people in the ring over the smallest pettiest bull crap, should be in prison but yet (and god only knows how) he has massive following of people who think attempted murder is justified if the person insults you! With him, it's all train wreck appeal. You watch him like people would watch The Running Man or Smash TV. Why he continues to evade legal ramifications and continues to garner employment would have made for a fine episode of Unsolved Mysteries though.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Oct 12, 2013 9:07:24 GMT -5
Thirded. Even though Batista was a top star, I tend to feel that if it wasn't for the Photoshops, basketball jokes, and Batista just being a walking meme in general, I wouldn't remember him very much. I liked Batista fine, he did a good job when handed the ball, but you could've given his main event push to literally ANYONE.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Oct 12, 2013 9:37:06 GMT -5
In reverse, I don't get the hate for Sin Cara. Especially people who rip on him for slightly catching the rope in his debut. How about one of you stretches some shiny pantyhose over your head, then tries to trampoline over a bar while I set off an explosion behind you? I just pick on him for his many other failings. To be completely fair, I don't even really blame him. He clearly wasn't used to the American style when he started and by the time that he had adapted to it, WWE had lost faith in him and he was just another warm body.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Oct 12, 2013 9:38:53 GMT -5
Randy Orton. Solid hand in the ring, sure, but I just don't get how he reached the level of Cena and Punk despite not having a quarter of their charisma. His current heel role of playing a forced, corporate champion is perfect for him, because that's always how I've viewed him. I know he's over as well, I just don't get HOW. I think a lot of it honestly has to do with his admittedly cool finisher. Pretty much. Randy could simply walk out on every single show, hit some guy with the RKO, pose, and then leave for the rest of his career and STILL be over like rover.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Oct 12, 2013 9:56:41 GMT -5
I am currently writing very angry private messages. Expect plenty of capitalized words and bold print. Congratulations, in one this one post you've shown more believable passion and intensity than Randy Orton has managed in his decade at the top of the WWE. ^_^
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Post by kidglov3s on Oct 12, 2013 9:57:28 GMT -5
One woman's opinion,
Randy Orton is awesome.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Oct 12, 2013 10:19:35 GMT -5
Randy Orton deserves his position. dude braved ludicrously forced pushes for years until he finally found something that made the audience click with him. sometimes being pushed like crazy is just as bad as not being pushed at all (e.g. Alberto Del Rio).
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Oct 12, 2013 10:35:51 GMT -5
I personally think A-Ri's music is more over than he is. You could probably give it to John Laurinitis and people would pop a bit.
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