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Post by Arrogance_Personified on May 11, 2018 19:36:06 GMT -5
Personally I think Rhyno is one hell of an underrated performer ever since he came to the WWE from ECW,When he signed for the company I thought because of Vince McMahons fondness of big men he would become a main eventer and be booked as a hard-hitting monster type heel but despite a brief US title reign and Tag championship reign he's hardly been involved in any storylines or feuds that are remembered.
I'd have liked to have seen him involved in more higher level angles as with his appearance and moveset I think he'd have been a truly believable main event monster.
What do you guys n gals think? Would you have booked Rhyno higher up the card and differently? Or do you have other thoughts? Any feuds you'd have liked to have seen him involved in? And what are your opinions on his WWE career overall???
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on May 11, 2018 19:43:54 GMT -5
With the right booking, almost anyone could be. 2001 Rock sold the Gore like death and Jericho worked with him too.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on May 11, 2018 19:50:06 GMT -5
Dude could play a monster heel, but i'm struggling to remember if I ever heard him cut a promo. Didn't he usually have Corino as a mouthpiece? That could have been interesting in WWE.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2018 19:52:47 GMT -5
I like Rhyno but I say nah, not likely. He was a shortish, wide, intense guy best suited for the midcard and tag teaming.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on May 11, 2018 19:53:49 GMT -5
Never really saw Rhyno as a main eventer, but definitely feel he should’ve had a better run then he got. I always saw him as upper mid, with the odd main event here or there. Maybe even a brief WHC or WWE champ run, but not perpetual main eventer.
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on May 11, 2018 19:55:31 GMT -5
In before “If Jinder Mahal could do it...” 😂
But no, he wasn’t a good promo. He’s a solid brawler and can move well for a bigger guy but I just don’t see him as a top guy in the WWE, even though I enjoyed him on top in ECW and TNA for however brief that was.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 11, 2018 20:00:35 GMT -5
In before “If Jinder Mahal could do it...” 😂 I mean... he didn't though. even with the the title... Jinder bombed with it... so he wasn't a main event player. |
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2018 20:13:40 GMT -5
Oh absolutely. One of my favorite moments ever is him goring Jericho through the set on SD. Very very memorable spot.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2018 20:41:31 GMT -5
Did Rhyno ever do much in the promo department? I really can't remember Rhyno doing many promos, and I prob. watched like 10% of his career (TNA, Slater-current, some scattered matches in WWE and/or neo-ECW, don't think I watched much classic ECW).
From what I saw of him, he was excellent in the ring, but I can't really think of any particular Rhyno moments that stand out.
I like the guy, and Heath Slater makes him look amazing, but I'm going with no.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2018 20:46:15 GMT -5
I’m a big fan, but I gotta go with no.
Could’ve been much more than he was/is though.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 11, 2018 20:52:52 GMT -5
No
Not everyone is going to bump for this man and make him look like a killer like The Rock and Jericho did
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Post by Mozenrath on May 11, 2018 20:57:52 GMT -5
If he didn't break his neck, yes, he would have been WWF champion, zero doubt in my mind. Before the break, they pushed him big time. Rock, Jericho, Kane and him having a match where they legit broke the turnbuckle, they did a good job giving him some mystique.
Keep in mind, he was younger than you probably expect. The neck injury really sidelined him, and they would have probably saw the benefit in his relative youth.
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Post by Nickybojelais on May 11, 2018 21:20:55 GMT -5
I'd have no problem pushing him as a hired gun for an authority figure or for a main eventer (eg. Austin during the Invasion). But I would never make him a stand alone main eventer.
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on May 11, 2018 21:29:52 GMT -5
In before “If Jinder Mahal could do it...” 😂 I mean... he didn't though. even with the the title... Jinder bombed with it... so he wasn't a main event player. Jinder definitely bombed with the title but he did have a main event run while he had it. Successful or not, it still happened. |
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Post by chronocross on May 11, 2018 21:30:04 GMT -5
Nah, maybe as a one-off title defense but in 2001 I thought he did very well for himself before the injury.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on May 11, 2018 23:25:51 GMT -5
He should certainly have been bigger than he was in the WWE.
He's got a good look, plays both a monster heel and a comedy face well and is a solid hand in the ring.
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Post by Perd on May 11, 2018 23:57:37 GMT -5
Nah, it feels like he had the career he should have. And that’s a damn solid one.
Although, I would like for it to be revealed that his full name is Rhyno Rousey, and he’s Ronda’s uncle.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on May 12, 2018 1:26:41 GMT -5
Main event, I'm not 100% on that. With the right booking, perhaps. But he definitely didn't make it as far as he should've.
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Post by TGM on May 12, 2018 2:59:12 GMT -5
Well he did main event the highest grossing non Wrestlemania PPV of all time
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on May 12, 2018 3:39:43 GMT -5
No, he lacks the charisma and mix skills needed for the role and would have ended up with Swagger and Jinder of people who main evented that probably shouldn't have.
He's IC level at best and there is nothing wrong with that.
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