Lt. Palumbo
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Post by Lt. Palumbo on Apr 5, 2019 9:03:47 GMT -5
Dean Douglas, Marc Mero, Albert, Lance Storm, Test, Drew McIntyre, Ezekiel Jackson, and Curtis Axel all stick out to me. None of them were over, and did nothing with the title. Ah, I feel like Mero was over. Sure 50+ % of that was Sable. But people were into the Wild Man too. For many it would have been the first Shooting Star Press they ever saw too, which was pretty eye catching at the time.
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Post by grungesmurf on Apr 5, 2019 9:09:09 GMT -5
I feel like one of the Ascension could win the belt, and I wouldn't bat an eye. I guess, Road Dogg. Cause that whole thing was really weird with Gunn and him winning the belts the other guy was chasing. Also reading back about it, the guy got a title match by being pinned by the champion in a tag team match. What f***ing sense does that make? I’ll never understand the road dogg love. Or the outlaws for that matter. Outside of the Michael Buffer ish intro what was there🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2019 9:11:25 GMT -5
Marc Mero was more over than most of today's roster, albeit not as over as Johnny B. Badd. As much as I hate Road Dogg, he was over. As much as I hate Douglas, he was Shane Douglas. Curtis Axel is an example of a guy who they tried to get over with a belt, rather than using the wrestler to get the belt over. Unfortunately, it devalued them both. I’ll never understand the road dogg love. Or the outlaws for that matter. Outside of the Michael Buffer ish intro what was there🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️ Nothing. I hated him. Brian Armstrong seems like a great guy but I f***ing hate Road Dogg and the Outlaws were immediate channel changers for me.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Apr 5, 2019 9:11:37 GMT -5
I feel like one of the Ascension could win the belt, and I wouldn't bat an eye. I guess, Road Dogg. Cause that whole thing was really weird with Gunn and him winning the belts the other guy was chasing. Also reading back about it, the guy got a title match by being pinned by the champion in a tag team match. What f***ing sense does that make? I’ll never understand the road dogg love. Or the outlaws for that matter. Outside of the Michael Buffer ish intro what was there🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️ Dick jokes.
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Post by msc on Apr 5, 2019 9:34:05 GMT -5
If they'd had Asuka tap out Brock after winning the rumble last year... tbh I'd have marked out. Lots.
Anyhow, X-Pac, despite being one of the most over wrestlers in the WWF for at least 4 (non-consecutive) years in the 90s, never held the IC belt. Nor did Faarooq, despite being called a former champ on RAW once. Jake the Snake didn't, Ted Dibiase didn't, Adam Bomb didn't... but Ezekiel Jackson did!!!!
Oh, and Lance Storm had an awesome match for the IC title at Summerslam 2001, so on that alone doesn't belong near the list.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Apr 5, 2019 9:35:43 GMT -5
Dean Douglas, Marc Mero, Albert, Lance Storm, Test, Drew McIntyre, Ezekiel Jackson, and Curtis Axel all stick out to me. None of them were over, and did nothing with the title. Marc Mero was over, listen to the pop he gets when he wins the title. If thats not over, I dont know what is? Plus he was over before winning the title. There's a ton of revisionist history with him: "he wasn't a good worker" to "he was never over". Both of those are false
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Apr 5, 2019 9:35:55 GMT -5
The answer is Chyna because there surely shouldn't have ever been a female Intercontinental Champion. Can any of you imagine what the vast majority of the world's male population would be thinking if a woman
ever becomes the WWE Universal Champion or the WWE Champion? The answer is that the vast majority of the world's male population would immediately laugh at the WWE
and trash the WWE if there ever is a female WWE Universal Champion or a female WWE Champion. I'd request politely that you don't say stuff like this and claim to speak for all male wrestling fans. If a woman held one of the world titles now I'd be all over that shit.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 5, 2019 9:50:30 GMT -5
The answer is Chyna because there surely shouldn't have ever been a female Intercontinental Champion. Can any of you imagine what the vast majority of the world's male population would be thinking if a woman
ever becomes the WWE Universal Champion or the WWE Champion? The answer is that the vast majority of the world's male population would immediately laugh at the WWE
and trash the WWE if there ever is a female WWE Universal Champion or a female WWE Champion. I read this post in Mojo Jojo's voice, and it changes nothing about the tone or content.
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Apr 5, 2019 9:54:20 GMT -5
The point of Dean Douglas' title "win" is that he was undeserving, and swiftly lost it. Hardly rocket science...
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Apr 5, 2019 9:56:02 GMT -5
No offense to the guy, but Big Zeke Jackson. Was not over, actually devalued the title. Full offense to the guy. Idiot tried to big time Daniel Bryan over a plane seat.
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Post by Pgarodactyl on Apr 5, 2019 10:05:19 GMT -5
Edge. Reign #1. The one that he won at a house show in Toronto because, from the story I remember, someone botched a three count and they just went with it, had Double J win it back the next night, only to turn around and lose it "two nights later" to D'Lo Brown.
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Post by TGM on Apr 5, 2019 10:51:17 GMT -5
The answer is Chyna because there surely shouldn't have ever been a female Intercontinental Champion. Can any of you imagine what the vast majority of the world's male population would be thinking if a woman
ever becomes the WWE Universal Champion or the WWE Champion? The answer is that the vast majority of the world's male population would immediately laugh at the WWE
and trash the WWE if there ever is a female WWE Universal Champion or a female WWE Champion. Asuka would be a more credible WWE champion than most men on the roster.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Apr 5, 2019 10:51:53 GMT -5
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Post by Some Guy on Apr 5, 2019 11:02:50 GMT -5
Santino's second reign with the Honk-A-Meter was great, but his first reign where he was "picked out of the crowd" probably belongs in this category.
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Post by cabbageboy on Apr 5, 2019 11:26:38 GMT -5
I'm stunned The Godfather hasn't been mentioned here. He certainly goes in that horrid post Rock/HHH IC era and pre Benoit/Jericho/Angle. He was over but not the sort of act that should be IC level.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2019 15:31:58 GMT -5
I don't think Chyna was a good wrestler when I watch her stuff now (she's still a legend), but when you look at her, yeah, it's easy to buy her going up against the men. Same with Nia.
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Post by Hit Girl on Apr 5, 2019 15:37:49 GMT -5
There have been shitloads of pointless IC champions since 1994, but Ric Flair winning the title at his age was particularly stupid.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2019 16:02:35 GMT -5
Marc Mero was over, listen to the pop he gets when he wins the title. If thats not over, I dont know what is? Plus he was over before winning the title. There's a ton of revisionist history with him: "he wasn't a good worker" to "he was never over". Both of those are false Definitely. Sable outshined him eventually, but people - especially kids - definitely dug the Wildman and his high flying style.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Apr 5, 2019 16:08:02 GMT -5
I'm just going to say any of them who weren't over. One of the biggest reasons it feels so devalued is because they went on a long streak of putting it on guys with zero overness. Say what you will about WCW, but they typically tried to keep all their titles on wrestlers the crowd actually reacted to.
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Post by chronocross on Apr 5, 2019 16:13:07 GMT -5
Marc Mero was more over than most of today's roster, albeit not as over as Johnny B. Badd. As much as I hate Road Dogg, he was over. As much as I hate Douglas, he was Shane Douglas. Curtis Axel is an example of a guy who they tried to get over with a belt, rather than using the wrestler to get the belt over. Unfortunately, it devalued them both. I’ll never understand the road dogg love. Or the outlaws for that matter. Outside of the Michael Buffer ish intro what was there🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️ Nothing. I hated him. Brian Armstrong seems like a great guy but I f***ing hate Road Dogg and the Outlaws were immediate channel changers for me. I'd say Mero was definitely over in 96, I know he gets a lot of flack online but the guy was popular at one time, at least before he went down with the injury in 97. He wasn't the same as "Marvelous" Marc Mero and took a backseat to Sable. He had a damn good SSP. I'd have to go with Ezekiel Jackson as well for this topic.
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