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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Aug 4, 2018 21:58:36 GMT -5
I seem to recall Test being bandied about as one of the major stars to be moved over to the WCW brand (Kurt Angle was another name that was always brought up in the dirt sheets and rumor sites). That's probably why they set up his friendship with Shane McMahon in the months leading up to the angle, but then WCW turned heel and so Test turned heel and, as usual, what we got for him was a lot less interesting than the possibilities.
They also never did anything with Test and his immunity, which should have been an instant ticket to the main event. He could have been a one-man nWo... but considering how WWE didn't know how to book that stable, having a one-man destabilizing agent was probably even further out of their expertise.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Aug 5, 2018 2:54:50 GMT -5
Test's biggest problem was they never once gave that dude a character of his own that wasn't tied completely to someone else. From Stephanie to T&A to Stacy to Un-Americans etc the poor guy never had a hit of a personality of his own except in relation to someone(s) else.
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Post by Yacht Persona on Aug 5, 2018 9:21:39 GMT -5
They didn't emphasize enough that he was once a roadie for Motley Crue.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Aug 5, 2018 9:33:51 GMT -5
They always wanted Test to be a big deal, but it just didn't click for whatever reason. They tried so many times, but no one gave a f***. He was dead on arrival. Russo told Triple H and Shawn that Test was already better than Kevin Nash ever was. The problem was that Test only had two matches at that point. He had a push before he knew what the hell he was doing. He never survived the hype. He only got a push based on his look, and it showed, his work was awful and he couldn't cut a promo.
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Post by nickcave on Aug 5, 2018 12:00:08 GMT -5
They did seem to be buiding him up for a big push in ECW with his feud with Lashley but I think that was at the height of his substance abuse problems so it didn’t go much further than what it did. I could have bought him as ECW champion eventually if he stuck around though and didn’t have his problems.
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