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Post by Boo! on Nov 19, 2013 21:49:07 GMT -5
Well it would have made sense. He looked the part, Warrior could have realistically sold for him and made him seem like a genuine threat. Except that Warlord had very little talent, and it would have resulted in a shitty feud with shitty matches. You would have had better luck with Bossman or Akeem. EDIT: Now that I think about it, didn't Warrior feud with Dibiase, somewhere in there? Bossman could have worked well too. To a skit on superstars where he's cuffed to the ropes and beaten. But yes Warlord was had very little talent ..but it was WWF in 1990. Nobody was deferring to Meltzer for an opinion.
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Post by RedSmile on Nov 19, 2013 21:55:23 GMT -5
Except that Warlord had very little talent, and it would have resulted in a shitty feud with shitty matches. You would have had better luck with Bossman or Akeem. EDIT: Now that I think about it, didn't Warrior feud with Dibiase, somewhere in there? Bossman could have worked well too. To a skit on superstars where he's cuffed to the ropes and beaten. But yes Warlord was had very little talent ..but it was WWF in 1990. Nobody was deferring to Meltzer for an opinion. You didn't need Meltzer to tell you that Warlord was just an oaf in an opera mask wielding a magic wand.
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Post by Boo! on Nov 19, 2013 21:59:29 GMT -5
Bossman could have worked well too. To a skit on superstars where he's cuffed to the ropes and beaten. But yes Warlord was had very little talent ..but it was WWF in 1990. Nobody was deferring to Meltzer for an opinion. You didn't need Meltzer to tell you that Warlord was just an oaf in an opera mask wielding a magic wand. And Warrior is what Kurt Angle in tassels?
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Post by RedSmile on Nov 19, 2013 22:00:59 GMT -5
You didn't need Meltzer to tell you that Warlord was just an oaf in an opera mask wielding a magic wand. And Warrior is what Kurt Angle in tassels? He was the man that just pinned Hogan.
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Post by Boo! on Nov 19, 2013 22:03:26 GMT -5
And Warrior is what Kurt Angle in tassels? He was the man that just pinned Hogan. Anyone can pin Hogan.I'd like to see them try but in theory it's possible if a match is written so You seem to think him being a terrible wrestler is some kind of bar to anything. As if you're unaware of WWF circa 1984-1993. Andre could barely walk yet was in the biggest match in wrestling history. The fact Warlord isn't a good worker is a barrier to absolutely nothing.
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Post by RedSmile on Nov 19, 2013 22:05:43 GMT -5
He was the man that just pinned Hogan. Anyone can pin Hogan.I'd like to see them try but in theory it's possible if a match is written so You seem to think him being a terrible wrestler is some kind of bar to anything. As if you're unaware of WWF circa 1984-1993. Andre could barely walk yet was in the biggest match in wrestling history. The fact Warlord isn't a good worker is a barrier to absolutely nothing. You cannot compare Andre to the Warlord.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Nov 20, 2013 2:40:58 GMT -5
Anyone can pin Hogan.I'd like to see them try but in theory it's possible if a match is written so You seem to think him being a terrible wrestler is some kind of bar to anything. As if you're unaware of WWF circa 1984-1993. Andre could barely walk yet was in the biggest match in wrestling history. The fact Warlord isn't a good worker is a barrier to absolutely nothing. You cannot compare Andre to the Warlord. I don't see why not. He didn't have the psychology of Andre, but he could compensate by actually being able to move without looking like he'd collapse under his own weight.
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Post by lildude8218 on Nov 20, 2013 3:18:12 GMT -5
I think the Barbarian may have been a better fit for Warrior than Warlord, not really sure why though. a Warrior/Martel program may have been interesting
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 20, 2013 4:59:54 GMT -5
Good call, a Model/Warrior feud could have been loads of cheesy fun for a couple of months.
And also gotta agree on that era of WWF not being driven by the in-ring stuff for the main event guys at all. For good or ill, it just wasn't.
Had Haku/Meng broken away from the Islanders and been King Haku by then? He coulda been an interesting program with a little push. Have him start destroying guys, Heenan as his mouthpiece, and there ya go.
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Post by Boo! on Nov 20, 2013 7:00:01 GMT -5
On Haku I thought he was a missed opportunity. They should have let his hair grow wild and have him as on dangerous SOB. Instead, other than the 'king' gimmmick, which was disastrous, he was just filler. They could have made him like.....knowing how WWE was (face it, is) with political correctness - this wildman from some uncivilised/uninhabited island in the south pacific. Have him randomly attack referees and plants at ringside. Could have been good.
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Post by Boo! on Nov 20, 2013 7:10:59 GMT -5
You cannot compare Andre to the Warlord. I don't see why not. He didn't have the psychology of Andre, but he could compensate by actually being able to move without looking like he'd collapse under his own weight. Warlord's problem is that he never had Bobby Heenan. If they gave him Heenan and give him a push he he could have been a player in that era. Instead they gave him Slick who I don't recall ever piquing my interest in anything ever. He'd just talk in a way that sounded a lot like a borderline offensive impression of a black man by a white man.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2013 7:18:22 GMT -5
Good call, a Model/Warrior feud could have been loads of cheesy fun for a couple of months. And also gotta agree on that era of WWF not being driven by the in-ring stuff for the main event guys at all. For good or ill, it just wasn't. Had Haku/Meng broken away from the Islanders and been King Haku by then? He coulda been an interesting program with a little push. Have him start destroying guys, Heenan as his mouthpiece, and there ya go. I don't even recall what Haku was doing by then. He was King in 1989 - Howard Finkel made the natural mistake of calling him "King TONGA" at WrestleMania V, even though he had been Haku for a couple of years. When Warrior won the belt, I think Duggan was King by then.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Nov 22, 2013 17:51:52 GMT -5
Good call, a Model/Warrior feud could have been loads of cheesy fun for a couple of months. And also gotta agree on that era of WWF not being driven by the in-ring stuff for the main event guys at all. For good or ill, it just wasn't. Had Haku/Meng broken away from the Islanders and been King Haku by then? He coulda been an interesting program with a little push. Have him start destroying guys, Heenan as his mouthpiece, and there ya go. I don't even recall what Haku was doing by then. He was King in 1989 - Howard Finkel made the natural mistake of calling him "King TONGA" at WrestleMania V, even though he had been Haku for a couple of years. When Warrior won the belt, I think Duggan was King by then. Actually Randy Savage was King by the time Warrior won the title. At WrestleMania VI (when Warrior won the World Title) the Colossal Connection lost the tag titles and broke up and Haku pretty much became a generic thug for the Heenan Family. I'm not completely buying that he could've been made into a legit looking threat for the Warrior at this point.
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