Crappler El 0 M
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Nov 12, 2013 23:32:02 GMT -5
I was a big Savio fan. I was kind of bummed out when he just disappeared in 1998. I believe he had a career threatening neck injury at the time.
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Post by slappy on Nov 12, 2013 23:35:18 GMT -5
I loved Savio. His figure was one of my favorites.
He was part of my favorite incarnation of the Nation.
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Surfer Sandman
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Post by Surfer Sandman on Nov 12, 2013 23:50:50 GMT -5
D-Lo Brown was cooler.
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Post by Boo! on Nov 13, 2013 0:12:15 GMT -5
Imagine he 'polled' well with the Latino demographic
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2013 0:17:38 GMT -5
... and he quickly became the guy I got annoyed with when he'd be on my screen because it meant at least 10 minutes before there was a chance I could see something I was interested in. That is exactly how I feel about both Orton and Big Show right now.
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on Nov 13, 2013 0:29:59 GMT -5
That fiery youngster. </Goriila Monsoon>
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Post by crowwreak was WRONG on Nov 13, 2013 1:00:43 GMT -5
I was a big Savio fan. I was kind of bummed out when he just disappeared in 1998. I believe he had a career threatening neck injury at the time. He got hurt during the Brawl for All, and his contract ran out while he was injured. Noone's really sure whether he wanted a renewal or not.
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Nov 13, 2013 15:44:10 GMT -5
When you compare him to the other "ethnic characters" of the 90s (ie): Ludvig Borga, Brakkus, Hakushi, Aldo Montoya, Barry Horowitz, Sal Sincere, & Fatu...
Savio was a really good worker. He's a guy that who I originally thought of like the OP (when I was younger), but over time I've really grown to enjoy his ring work.
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Post by Lardlad on Nov 13, 2013 15:57:36 GMT -5
Answer? This guy:
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Crappler El 0 M
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Nov 13, 2013 16:03:54 GMT -5
Also, while WWE was a national/international company by this point, the New York area was still a major market for them at this time as the MSG house shows were a big part of their business and originally Raw and Shotgun Saturday Night were filmed exclusively in New York.
Why is this important? New York has a big Puerto Rican population. Pedro Morales was the number two babyface for much of the 1970s and remained a big draw for them until the early 1980s. He was the WWWF Champion for close to three years in the early 1970s. He obviously appealed to the Puerto Rican market in New York.
I believe Savio Vega was WWF's attempt to appeal to this same market. Sure, they weren't a New York/Northeast territory any more, but New York was still a vital part of their business in the mid-1990s.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Nov 13, 2013 19:17:30 GMT -5
Also, while WWE was a national/international company by this point, the New York area was still a major market for them at this time as the MSG house shows were a big part of their business and originally Raw and Shotgun Saturday Night were filmed exclusively in New York. Why is this important? New York has a big Puerto Rican population. Pedro Morales was the number two babyface for much of the 1970s and remained a big draw for them until the early 1980s. He was the WWWF Champion for close to three years in the early 1970s. He obviously appealed to the Puerto Rican market in New York. I believe Savio Vega was WWF's attempt to appeal to this same market. Sure, they weren't a New York/Northeast territory any more, but New York was still a vital part of their business in the mid-1990s. Vince and his father both catered heavily to NY's various ethnic groups, Bruno being the prime example. Morales, Tony Garea, Ivan Putski, Tito Santana, Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson...they were both of the "give everybody what they want" mentality in that regard, and they were very successful at it. Now, once the "everybody" transformed from what it was to what it is today, it became trickier to pull that off, as we aren't as culturally-encamped within our own ethnicity as we used to be. On the other hand, Vince has somehow never managed to really tap into the Asian or Asian-American markets or present many Asians that weren't engulfed in stereotypical cliches.
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Post by tms on Nov 13, 2013 21:42:35 GMT -5
Savio, along with Meng/Haku and Tajiri, threw the best kicks I've ever seen. Dude was a good worker and that's good enough for me.
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Post by MichaelMartini on Nov 13, 2013 22:10:27 GMT -5
He didn't have a good look. His outfit was kind of dumb and he was a bit flabby. Dude had a muffin top, but he was a good worker. His matches with Austin were solid, even though they worked together too many times. They were like the Kofi/Ziggler of 96
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Post by chazraps on Nov 13, 2013 22:32:43 GMT -5
I always liked the firework lights they used when he would make his way to the ring. Did those every get re-used for anyone else? For whatever reason, I was a huge Ted Dibiase fan as a kid, so I hated Savio for making him leave the company. Looking back though, he had a really different moveset than the rest of the roster, which made for some interesting moments with whoever he was matched against. I also liked how he was namedropped randomly in a Mr. Motherf***ing eXquire song - www.mostlyjunkfood.com/sweet-chin-music-2-the-mega-powers-explode-5-more-wrestling-references-in-hip-hop/
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