mcstoklasa
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Post by mcstoklasa on Apr 13, 2015 12:14:07 GMT -5
Yes Shamrock, Blackman, Severn were all legit badasses but they all sucked, pretty much. At least in comparison to the roster at the time. AUSTIN ROCK TAKER KANE FOLEY HHH etc. Sure Severn could beat Austin & Rock in a real fight but noone wanted to see that.
Now Lesnar is a different case. He's the f***ing man.
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Post by auph10imitated on Apr 13, 2015 12:25:03 GMT -5
They wanted to build Dr Death for Austin as well but Brawl for All killed that. I found Severn boring as hell, but had he been built right he could have been a bigger star. When did he leave and why?
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Post by MichaelMartini on Apr 13, 2015 15:39:36 GMT -5
Severn was my favorite UFC guy at the time but he didn't translate well to WWF. Shamrock adapted to the style really well but Dan seemed like he just wanted to shoot on people.
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Apr 14, 2015 6:58:11 GMT -5
They wanted to build Dr Death for Austin as well but Brawl for All killed that. I found Severn boring as hell, but had he been built right he could have been a bigger star. When did he leave and why? Because he wasn't very good in the ring and unlike Shamrock who had a strange mixture of both intensity and charisma he was boring as shit to watch. He left around sometime after the 99 royal rumble over due to creative differences and if what he said is true with whole become part of the MOD by getting 666 tattooed on his forehead then maybe it was for the best. But its not hard to see why didn't get very far as he boring as hell and lacked the mix of intensity and badarse charisma that Ken Sharmrock had. Not to mention one does wonder since he was still doing MMA fights in minor league promotions how serious was he with his WWE career. |
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Post by dav on Apr 14, 2015 7:14:37 GMT -5
Wasn't he one of JR's boys and they kinda screwed Bart Gunn over payment once he knocked Severn on his arse?
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Post by Aceorton on Apr 14, 2015 10:00:44 GMT -5
Watch Rock vs. Severn from KOTR '98 and you can pretty much feel the air go out of any big plans they had for Severn.
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Post by auph10imitated on Apr 14, 2015 10:16:22 GMT -5
To be perfectly honest, Severn joining the MOD doesnt seem like such a bad idea if it wasnt so jobber-ish with the likes of Mideon and Viscera. Had it been a more legitimate stable then that gimmick would have been pretty cool for him and given him more to do - He wouldnt have to speak, just look menacing and evil. The 666 idea would look cool and it would have been better than Mideon and Viscera.
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Post by Sephiroth on Apr 14, 2015 11:25:42 GMT -5
All respect in the works for Severn's MMA record-but he just wasn't good as a pro wrestler. He had no charisma at all.
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Post by chronocross on Apr 14, 2015 13:35:43 GMT -5
Watch Rock vs. Severn from KOTR '98 and you can pretty much feel the air go out of any big plans they had for Severn. I remember they were teasing Shamrock vs. Severn in the finals, glad that didn't happen. |
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Post by angryfan on Apr 14, 2015 13:50:49 GMT -5
All respect in the works for Severn's MMA record-but he just wasn't good as a pro wrestler. He had no charisma at all. See, I think he had presence but no charisma. He couldn't emote to make you care, but he looked like (and in fact was) someone who could just beat your ass. I'm reminded of what Steve Blackman once said, "Why would I talk about kicking your ass instead of just going out there and kicking your ass?" Off topic, sorta, but Severn was the Julio Cesar Chavez of MMA. His pro record is almost video game levels of insane. |
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Apr 14, 2015 17:41:54 GMT -5
Off topic, sorta, but Severn was the Julio Cesar Chavez of MMA. His pro record is almost video game levels of insane. His record aint got shit on the one that Travis Fulton has link |
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Tony Schiavontay
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Post by Tony Schiavontay on Apr 14, 2015 17:44:45 GMT -5
He was a bad motherf***er and I definitely believe that they could have gotten a lot more out of his run than they did but I'm leaning toward no. There were so many more compelling guys for him to be a main eventer but I thought he could have been a solid midcarder.
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Evil Homer
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Post by Evil Homer on Apr 14, 2015 18:25:14 GMT -5
he had a badass look with an even more badass theme song , I wish he had a main event run
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Post by Squirrel Master on Apr 14, 2015 21:50:43 GMT -5
Yes indeed Severn should have been at the top of the card. I could picture Cornette rolling a wheelbarrows full of his title belts to ringside. One falls to the floor and The Beast is like "meh, leave it there".
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