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Post by Perfect Timing on Aug 20, 2020 10:46:02 GMT -5
I really liked douchebag 2003 heel Test. Anyone else? Scott Steiner feud and partnership was weird but overall Test nailed the character.
He seemed to be having a lot of fun. I think with the right kind of feud and a few big wins he could of moved much further up the card.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2020 10:47:42 GMT -5
I actually much preferred Test as a face in the leather pants.
He should've got a main event push when HHH and Stephanie turned heel.
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Post by hassanchop on Aug 20, 2020 10:50:04 GMT -5
I say he should've had Steiner's spot against HHH that time. They would've had better matches than the botches Steiner did.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2020 11:20:48 GMT -5
Test was so underrated. His feud with Shane is one of my all time favorites and it still bugs me how he was essentially forgotten about after Steph joined HHH. I think I recall reading that Russo was a big fan, but he left and not a lot of others were too high on him.
That running big boot and elbow drop were fire. He's a dude who gets slagged sometimes for being bad in the ring and I absolutely do not see it at all.
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Post by XIII on Aug 20, 2020 11:23:14 GMT -5
Test was better than he had any right to be. Dude wasn’t going to get any sort of legit push solely because he was Stephanie’s ex though
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2020 11:32:41 GMT -5
I drew that logo all the time.
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Post by David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 on Aug 20, 2020 11:41:14 GMT -5
I really liked the Steiner feud in 2003. Always liked Test overall, and I think he gets unnecessary shit for his in ring skills. Recently saw his match against Lesnar at KOTR 02 and it's brilliant.
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Post by Wilfred on Aug 20, 2020 11:54:39 GMT -5
Test was so underrated. His feud with Shane is still one of my all time favorites and it still bugs me how he was essentially forgotten about after Steph joined HHH. I think I recall reading that Russo was a big fan, but he left and not a lot of others were too high on him. That running big boot and elbow drop were fire. He's a dude who gets slagged sometimes for being bad in the ring and I absolutely do not see it at all. My thoughts exactly. When I first started reading about wrestling online I was surprised at the hate he received. Test was great. Exciting to watch in the ring, very agile, best Big Boot of all-time in my opinion. Obviously had the look, just needed a great manager. Loved him in ECW too and he was involved in several hidden gems on that show.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2020 12:11:52 GMT -5
Test was so underrated. His feud with Shane is still one of my all time favorites and it still bugs me how he was essentially forgotten about after Steph joined HHH. I think I recall reading that Russo was a big fan, but he left and not a lot of others were too high on him. That running big boot and elbow drop were fire. He's a dude who gets slagged sometimes for being bad in the ring and I absolutely do not see it at all. My thoughts exactly. When I first started reading about wrestling online I was surprised at the hate he received. Test was great. Exciting to watch in the ring, very agile, best Big Boot of all-time in my opinion. Obviously had the look, just needed a great manager. Loved him in ECW too and he was involved in several hidden gems on that show. I don't disagree that he could've used a manager to get him to a higher level, but I actually kind of liked his mic work as a dudebro douchebag. The Unamericans run comes to mind, even if it was the cheapest of cheap heat.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2020 12:24:42 GMT -5
I never cared for generic short hair and trunks Test tbh. Disliked the remix of his theme too, doesn't have the same energy as the original.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2020 13:06:22 GMT -5
I was 12/13 at the time, so the “Testicle” stuff was brilliant to me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2020 13:20:57 GMT -5
Its almost like breaking up real-life couples and letting the guy be an obnoxious heel gets them over and makes them more entertaining. Mero with Sable in 98. Luger with Liz in 99. Test with Stacy in 03. Rusev with Lana in 2015,2019 and 2020.
Test was fine as a character in 2003.But he wasn’t very good in the ring other than the one match with Shane and another match in WWECW.My lasting memories of Test are his screaming gibberish theme song and JR calling him horseface.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2020 13:23:23 GMT -5
I was 12/13 at the time, so the “Testicle” stuff was brilliant to me. Stacy was a hell of a marketing guru.
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Post by nickcave on Aug 20, 2020 14:47:24 GMT -5
I didn't think he was very good when he returned super roided out in ECW but I liked him during this time.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Aug 20, 2020 15:43:00 GMT -5
I know Test has always been really popular around these parts but I just never got the appeal. He was a lot like his partner Albert in that they would try time and time again with them and give them pushes and it would just never click. Although in Test's defense unlike Albert who never was over he was at least starting to get good reactions after the wedding however Triple H was never going to put him over so unfortunately there was only so far he was going to go. By the time of the Testicles era nobody really gave a crap about him anymore and giving him the hot female valet definitely didn't help as that's always the kiss of death as it's just going to lead to you getting overshadowed (see Mero, Marc). Although somehow Rusev was able to overcome and actually become more over and popular then Lana so I guess it's been proven it's not impossible.
I think my main problem with Test was the fact that he just always came off like a big dope to me. I remember a Raw in the summer of 99 where the Union ran out to save Austin from the Corporate Ministry. When they returned from commercial they had a backstage segment with Austin being pissed at them because he felt he didn't need help and then shoving Test on his ass. Instead of getting pissed or retaliating he got up and just kind of moped going "come on Steve we were just trying to help oot" in his Canadian accent with Mankind taking the piss out of him by sarcastically telling him "I think you could've took him". Made him look like such pansy.
One thing I did like about him was that he was fun to play as in the video games. Since he changed finishers so often (pumphandle slam, diving elbow drop, big boot, Test Drive) it ended up leading to him to having the greatest moveset in the game.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Aug 20, 2020 15:51:56 GMT -5
Test as Stacy’s abusive boyfriend was really the last true love-to-hate heel for me.
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Post by FinalGwen on Aug 20, 2020 15:57:43 GMT -5
Though they gave him a bunch of finishers that were kind of generic for big guys (Big Boot, Pumphandle Slam, etc), he always gave them far more impact and made them look like killers. Can't complain about his in-ring work at all. When I think of him I'll always think of 2001 Invasion-era Heel Test.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2020 17:47:37 GMT -5
Though they gave him a bunch of finishers that were kind of generic for big guys (Big Boot, Pumphandle Slam, etc), he always gave them far more impact and made them look like killers. Can't complain about his in-ring work at all. When I think of him I'll always think of 2001 Invasion-era Heel Test. he did have the "Test Drive" at least, which was pretty unique (at the time).... I absolutely loved it
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Post by Andew9001 on Aug 20, 2020 19:28:16 GMT -5
I always get a kick out of one of the matches he had with Steiner where the spot went as follows - Stacy swings a chair at Test but he ducks and hits Steiner instead. Scott goes down and staggers back up. Stacy is dejected while Test stands there laughing at her and then within a split second intensely boots Steiner and wins the match.
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Post by Dang! on Aug 20, 2020 19:45:03 GMT -5
I was totally convinced that he would be the next big thing when I first saw him. He looked like Kevin Nash, but he was able to move.
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