What did WCW see in Bill DeMott?

[Sephiroth]

This is one that mystified me back in the day. Even before learning what a jerk he is irl due to his behavior as a trainer for WWE, he just struck me as incredibly bland. About the only thing he ever had going was being quite agile for a man his size, but even then he had nothing on the likes of Kane or Mike Awesome. Yet for years he was a staple of wcw tv and they made repeated attempts to push him, far more than his level of talent justified. Was he tight with Bischoff or someone else in a high place?

[chazraps]

Probably a combination of being an agile big guy at a time when it was much less common, his ability and willingness to make others look good by beating him, and his prior work as Crash the Terminator.

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Sept 2, 2019 0:13:02 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Probably a combination of being an agile big guy at a time when it was much less common, his ability and willingness to make others look good by beating him, and his prior work as Crash the Terminator.

Pretty much this.

He got in because of Kevin Sullivan and he had a rep for doing whatever they needed him to do with no headaches.He never really got that much of a push in wcw he was mostly an enhancement guy with gimmick that they’d give an occasional win to.It wasn’t until the last year of wcw where they actually gave him a decent push as a US Title level guy which was mainly a thank you for being a good solider & because wcw was low on stars.

[Joe Neglia]

I've never heard a single bad thing regarding DeMott prior to his trainer gig. Whatever happened, I almost feel it was a "power corrupts" situation. He seemed to be well-regarded in his WCW days and that, combined with his talent and somehow managing to get over a decent bit. I was a huge fan of his.

[Mozenrath]

He served a function, and wasn't really pushed much outside of the Misfits in Action storyline, where he was probably a better option for a "leader" than Van Hammer, that's for damn sure.

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being able to do a moonsault at his size

[Ben Wyatt]

I dunno, I thought he was a fine hand for what he was. Agile big man, who looks like a badass but was primarily used to put others over.

And....*puts up flame shield*.....I liked the Misfits in Action stable/angle

[BorneAgain]

Because they found his continued employment at the company... Hugh Morrus.

[Viking Hall]

As others have said, he moved well for someone of his size and was a good hand all round. But mainly, for the same reason most wrestlers were signed to WCW (and vice versa), so that he didn't sign for the WWF.

[James Fabiano]

Brad Maddox (or name anyone else on the accusations list). Give back the keyboard, now.

I think most of you covered what I suggested. He knew Kevin Sullivan, was a good enough worker and was able to put other people over.

[James Fabiano]

Sept 2, 2019 0:54:05 GMT -5 Joe Neglia said:

I've never heard a single bad thing regarding DeMott prior to his trainer gig. Whatever happened, I almost feel it was a "power corrupts" situation. He seemed to be well-regarded in his WCW days and that, combined with his talent and somehow managing to get over a decent bit. I was a huge fan of his.

Yes. After the fact, I've met him twice and he was always really nice to me. Yeah, "wrestlers put on a face when they are at meet and greets..." and all that. Still, the above post may be on to something. Moreso since things since happened to him in the time he left WWE as well, his daughter dying for instance.

I also think some of the people who had tales to tell about him aren't much better as people, and no matter what did or didn't happen at developmental, the point is those people are hypocrites if they became real nasty themselves.

[Dang!]

He was a decent hand in WCW and I actually liked him and his stupid gimmicks. He was an agile big man and a solid worker.

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

Probably a huge erection... of wrestling acumen. Did you see how good he made Goldberg look?

[Venti]

I'd think of him as the WCW equivalent of, I dunno, say Billy Gunn(maybe not quite as good as him, but best example I can think of)

A guy who isn't exactly going to light the world on fire or be a main eventer, but a solid in ring guy who is a fills a decent mid card role.

That's the beauty of those days, is that midcard guys would get pushed consistently and have angles that people still remember(for better or for worse)

When WWE became the only game in town and their roster has become so bloated this past decade, it seems like everyone who isn't in the main event gets forgotten about at some point. Or they get hit with the dreaded "creative has nothing for you"

[kingoftheindies]

As a wrestler DeMott was pretty well liked for being a hard worker and not complaining. All issues came when he was a trainer. Now obviously there were a lot of issues but a lot if people also say (including Kenny Omega and Ricardo Rodriguez) they think Bill would be a solid coach or if he was in charge of conditioning but he should not be in charge of the whole program

[EvenBaldobombHasAJob]

They figured anyone who'd proudly state his real name was Hugh G. Rection was a company man for life.

[nickcave]

He would probably be considered the worst WCW United States champion if David Flair hadn't of won the belt.

[timelimitdraw]

Sept 2, 2019 0:13:02 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Probably a combination of being an agile big guy at a time when it was much less common, his ability and willingness to make others look good by beating him, and his prior work as Crash the Terminator.

This, plus his sense of humor.

[Joe Neglia]

Sept 3, 2019 19:37:51 GMT -5 nickcave said:

He would probably be considered the worst WCW United States champion if David Flair hadn't of won the belt.

Oh, not even close. We had 1994-era Jim Duggan, 1995-era One Man Gang and 2001-era Rick Steiner as contenders. Morrus was miles and miles ahead of any of those.

[Tiger Millionaire]

Sept 3, 2019 19:37:51 GMT -5 nickcave said:

He would probably be considered the worst WCW United States champion if David Flair hadn't of won the belt.