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Post by ChitownKnight on Aug 30, 2022 22:28:35 GMT -5
Even though the wwe will tell you units Rey, I gotta say Eddie. I’m 1996 he was a somewhat successful midcarder but you wouldn’t of ever thought that he would of went to the other company and win their top title from their strongest booked star and defend the wwe championship at Wrestlemania. If Cody beats Roman for the title then I think that would beat Eddie
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 30, 2022 22:31:32 GMT -5
It is Rey. In the land of giants, the little man selling merch has made himself a name that can't be replaced. WWE been looking for the new Rey Mysterio for over 10 years and haven't been able to replace him
Eddie was brought in to be a star. His own demons got in his way before he bounced back. WWE wanted Eddie and Benoit and took on Saturn and Malenko as "accessories"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2022 3:55:02 GMT -5
HHH.
You're lying if you thought the Connencticut Blueblood was gonna be the guy who's running the company in 25 years time.
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Post by cj3 on Aug 31, 2022 4:05:17 GMT -5
This thread begins and ends with Jeff Hardy
Ladder 2002 Vs Randy at Rumble 08 When he actually won the title at Armageddon 08
That was his arch and he owned it
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Post by Mozenrath on Aug 31, 2022 4:07:59 GMT -5
This thread begins and ends with Jeff Hardy Ladder 2002 Vs Randy at Rumble 08 When he actually won the title at Armageddon 08 That was his arch and he owned it Figured you'd start it at the 16 year-old jobber debut against, I forget, Razor Ramon, I think?
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Post by The Thread Barbi on Aug 31, 2022 4:08:19 GMT -5
Horowitz wins! Horowitz wins!
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Post by cj3 on Aug 31, 2022 4:15:51 GMT -5
This thread begins and ends with Jeff Hardy Ladder 2002 Vs Randy at Rumble 08 When he actually won the title at Armageddon 08 That was his arch and he owned it Figured you'd start it at the 16 year-old jobber debut against, I forget, Razor Ramon, I think? Ok I'm sorry, I saw the question and remembered that whole 2008 year, I didn't mean to take the question wrong
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Post by Mozenrath on Aug 31, 2022 4:36:27 GMT -5
Figured you'd start it at the 16 year-old jobber debut against, I forget, Razor Ramon, I think? Ok I'm sorry, I saw the question and remembered that whole 2008 year, I didn't mean to take the question wrong Not an issue of taking it wrong, I just meant like it'd go well with your point, too, so I was throwing it out there, no criticism or anything intended.
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Post by Ozman on Aug 31, 2022 4:42:07 GMT -5
Gotta go with Rey. Until he actually showed up in 2002, I never thought he’d ever set foot in a WWE ring.
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Post by cj3 on Aug 31, 2022 4:46:23 GMT -5
Ok I'm sorry, I saw the question and remembered that whole 2008 year, I didn't mean to take the question wrong Not an issue of taking it wrong, I just meant like it'd go well with your point, too, so I was throwing it out there, no criticism or anything intended. Definitely my apologies, completely used to a lot of Internet responses being on the offense
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2022 5:04:07 GMT -5
Much like Rey making it in the land of the giants Bayley (who is a good looking person just doesn't really use sex appeal as part of her act) making it as a decorated multi-time champion in the land of the dirty old men running the company (until recently) deserves a shout.
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Post by Moppy on Aug 31, 2022 5:13:35 GMT -5
My mind immediately went to Daniel Bryan, but actually, it's quite difficult to be a genuine underdog in the meta, kayfabe-shattered era of 2014's WM 30 when you're the best wrestler alive.
I'll give a shout to Kofi. From lifetime midcarder to WWE Champion in a matter of weeks, not even months, and it still felt genuinely earned. Man, Kofimania was so great.
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Post by celtics543 on Aug 31, 2022 5:45:52 GMT -5
I'd go with two guys for very different reasons. The first is Bret Hart. When he came in he was a terrible promo and looked small in comparison to the giants he was around at the time. In the land of over the top superstars he was a wrestler and somehow got his way to being one of the most recognizable stars in the history of pro wrestling.
The other is real life HHH. He wasn't an underdog to be a top star really but this kid from New Hampshire that married Vince McMahon's daughter and is now poised to take over the entire wrestling world. That's a true underdog story.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Aug 31, 2022 6:38:14 GMT -5
Bryan Danielson became the biggest star in the company since CM Punk (arguably even bigger) in spite of Vince and co stubbornly insisting for too long he should just be a midcarder.
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Post by J is Justice on Aug 31, 2022 7:38:48 GMT -5
Aliyah.
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Post by PTBartman on Aug 31, 2022 7:39:08 GMT -5
Bryan Danielson became the biggest star in the company since CM Punk (arguably even bigger) in spite of Vince and co stubbornly insisting for too long he should just be a midcarder. And that's after being fired for the choking incident and pretty much got rehired by the fans. We all know how Vince must have loved that.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Aug 31, 2022 7:45:15 GMT -5
This plucky underdog hasn't let the fact that she is terrible at every aspect of her job deter her from becoming a champion. I mean it didn't ask for a good story
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Post by sportatorium on Aug 31, 2022 7:52:53 GMT -5
Miz. Was a reality TV star that pretty much nobody wanted to see on WWE TV. Did Tough Enough, was put on TV doing the diva search & stuff like that. Was bullied out of the locker room and eventually has become one the most dependable & consistent wrestlers they’ve had for years.
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Post by msc on Aug 31, 2022 8:33:28 GMT -5
Bret is honestly a great shout. He wasn't meant to be the main guy in his own family, even. He got signed eventually to make someone else happy. He argued his way behind the scenes and in performing from curtain jerker to Hall of Fame main event World Champion, and wound up pretty much keep the WWF afloat in the mid-90s.
More than all of that, he created a precedent in WWF/E that an underdog could change the executive's mind. All your Reys and Daniel Bryans follow in his footsteps.
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Aug 31, 2022 9:25:44 GMT -5
Jinder? Literal jobber to WWE champion in the span of like five years.
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