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Post by Gawk Rivers on Apr 24, 2023 16:52:06 GMT -5
So it's 2:49 AM (editor's note: I fell asleep) and I'm currently here losing my mind over this photo of Natural Born Thrillers that just sums up everything about what WCW Powerplant's ideal vision for humanity was  Dude. What the f***. Even the guy whose gimmick was that he was the smallest in the group looks like the f***ing T-1000. Every single granite-carved boob has light shining off of it in a different direction. The forces of LIGHT do not even know how to deal with the level of mass that's in this room. This is like the fathers of every Gymshark model gathered to discuss which one of them is wider than the most amount of kids stacked side by side. I've been trying to figure out what aesthetic Reno Riggins was going for since the moment I first laid eyes on the dude and I've never been more confident about a description than TRTCore. T levels so high dude has morphed in to the world's first beach exclusive Samurai. There's more grilled chicken in this one room than the entirety of yr local supermarket. I don't think any of them have chewed their food in years they just blend that shit cause FOOD IS FUEL NOT FOOD. I watched little to no WCW once the Power Plant guys took over and all the big names were phased out. So when Batista first showed up in WWE I assumed he was a Power Plant guy. He fit the criteria of giant man blatantly on steroids, little to no in-ring skill and no personality. He was literally just a giant guy on steroids who didn't talk or do much else. AKA a Power Plant guy. So you can understand my confusion. I can't remember how I found out this wasn't the case but it was several years later. Okay but that's hilarious because he actually did try out for WCW Powerplant and it went terribly because he mostly just showed up for the free $300 and Buddy Lee Parker was about as helpful of a coach as you'd expect him to be when you hear that the head trainer unironically calls himself Sgt. and always roams around in camo pants. Anyway, because God is good, Batista tweeted a photo of himself when he tried out for the Powerplant and good lord he's looking the part.  www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2014/09/batista-talks-wcw-running-him-out-of-the-power-plant-580800/ |
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Apr 25, 2023 5:05:34 GMT -5
I watched little to no WCW once the Power Plant guys took over and all the big names were phased out. So when Batista first showed up in WWE I assumed he was a Power Plant guy. He fit the criteria of giant man blatantly on steroids, little to no in-ring skill and no personality. He was literally just a giant guy on steroids who didn't talk or do much else. AKA a Power Plant guy. So you can understand my confusion. I can't remember how I found out this wasn't the case but it was several years later. Okay but that's hilarious because he actually did try out for WCW Powerplant and it went terribly because he mostly just showed up for the free $300 and Buddy Lee Parker was about as helpful of a coach as you'd expect him to be when you hear that the head trainer unironically calls himself Sgt. and always roams around in camo pants. Anyway, because God is good, Batista tweeted a photo of himself when he tried out for the Powerplant and good lord he's looking the part. www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2014/09/batista-talks-wcw-running-him-out-of-the-power-plant-580800/ I had a good laugh when I first heard that story. I wasn't too far off lol Speaking of Buddy Lee Parker and guys juiced out of their minds, can somebody post a picture of him when he main evented that PPV teaming with Goldberg? All of a sudden this guy who'd been a chubby jobber his entire career was JACKED! I guess he figured he needed to look the part. |
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Post by XIII on Apr 25, 2023 11:18:53 GMT -5
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Post by Gelatinous Parasite on Apr 25, 2023 13:21:04 GMT -5
So it's 2:49 AM (editor's note: I fell asleep) and I'm currently here losing my mind over this photo of Natural Born Thrillers that just sums up everything about what WCW Powerplant's ideal vision for humanity was Dude. What the f***. Even the guy whose gimmick was that he was the smallest in the group looks like the f***ing T-1000. Every single granite-carved boob has light shining off of it in a different direction. The forces of LIGHT do not even know how to deal with the level of mass that's in this room. This is like the fathers of every Gymshark model gathered to discuss which one of them is wider than the most amount of kids stacked side by side. I've been trying to figure out what aesthetic Reno Riggins was going for since the moment I first laid eyes on the dude and I've never been more confident about a description than TRTCore. T levels so high dude has morphed in to the world's first beach exclusive Samurai. There's more grilled chicken in this one room than the entirety of yr local supermarket. I don't think any of them have chewed their food in years they just blend that shit cause FOOD IS FUEL NOT FOOD. To this day I have no damn clue what Reno was going for with his bald-but-for-a-silken-rat tail and compromise between khaki shorts and BDSM pants, but the dude is lodged into my brain more than any of the other Thrillers or any WWE developmental talent from the 2000s aside from Melt Man. The look was horrid, but it’s a look that I’ll never forget. Pretty much the only thing I remember about Reno was that, during his authority figure period, Ernest 'The Cat' Miller would call him Igor. Absolutely suited him with that ridiculous rat tail. |
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Post by Psicofreak667 on Apr 25, 2023 15:06:02 GMT -5
 The Power Company. Allegedly their names were Dave Power and Dean Power, but damned if WCW ever mentioned it. It's not easy to find a decent image of these guys let alone one that does the sheer juiciness justice, but they were bigger than High Voltage. Pretty terrible in the ring though.
This is Mike Tolbert. I actually did think of something to say about him, so I went back in time to edit this post. He wrestled Kendall Windham on WCW Worldwide and looked like he could've had potential - but you never know how much got cut out of those syndicated shows. And his flying elbow looked horrid.
 Mike Modest here looking like his favorite pizza topping is HGH. I remember him looking so good on Nitro against Christopher Daniels that it caused some controversy in the IWC. But he was definitely juicy. |
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Post by An Dog On An Skateboard on Apr 25, 2023 20:06:31 GMT -5
I love how no matter how much WCW you think you've watched, you can always be surprised by some jobber that you either forgot or had never heard of. And when Mike Modest had hair the HGH forehead was really noticeable. I feel a bit bad making fun because I saw a very recent shoot of his and he seemed like a nice fella, but yeah:  |
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Apr 25, 2023 21:14:30 GMT -5
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Post by Mr T L Wolf on Apr 25, 2023 21:59:10 GMT -5
I can't find a good picture of it, but Eddie at Wrestlemania 21, roided up and suffering from bacne so bad he had several Band-aids on his back.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 25, 2023 22:00:14 GMT -5
To this day I have no damn clue what Reno was going for with his bald-but-for-a-silken-rat tail and compromise between khaki shorts and BDSM pants, but the dude is lodged into my brain more than any of the other Thrillers or any WWE developmental talent from the 2000s aside from Melt Man. The look was horrid, but it’s a look that I’ll never forget. Pretty much the only thing I remember about Reno was that, during his authority figure period, Ernest 'The Cat' Miller would call him Igor. Absolutely suited him with that ridiculous rat tail. I mainly remember him for the "Roll of the Dice". It's funny that he, of all people, had a finisher that'd end up becoming very influential and prolific. |
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Post by Andew9001 on Apr 26, 2023 6:07:58 GMT -5
I can't find a good picture of it, but Eddie at Wrestlemania 21, roided up and suffering from bacne so bad he had several Band-aids on his back. Yeah him and Benoit towards the end of their lives were huge. They looked like had 50 or so pounds of excess muscle on bodies that weren't built for it. Shocking at the time of their passings to find out all their health issues but looking back now it's clear as day what they were doing to their bodies. |
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Apr 26, 2023 7:09:26 GMT -5
So it's 2:49 AM (editor's note: I fell asleep) and I'm currently here losing my mind over this photo of Natural Born Thrillers that just sums up everything about what WCW Powerplant's ideal vision for humanity was Dude. What the f***. Even the guy whose gimmick was that he was the smallest in the group looks like the f***ing T-1000. Every single granite-carved boob has light shining off of it in a different direction. The forces of LIGHT do not even know how to deal with the level of mass that's in this room. This is like the fathers of every Gymshark model gathered to discuss which one of them is wider than the most amount of kids stacked side by side. I've been trying to figure out what aesthetic Reno Riggins was going for since the moment I first laid eyes on the dude and I've never been more confident about a description than TRTCore. T levels so high dude has morphed in to the world's first beach exclusive Samurai. There's more grilled chicken in this one room than the entirety of yr local supermarket. I don't think any of them have chewed their food in years they just blend that shit cause FOOD IS FUEL NOT FOOD. To this day I have no damn clue what Reno was going for with his bald-but-for-a-silken-rat tail and compromise between khaki shorts and BDSM pants, but the dude is lodged into my brain more than any of the other Thrillers or any WWE developmental talent from the 2000s aside from Melt Man. The look was horrid, but it’s a look that I’ll never forget. He looks like the white guy they got to play an Asian henchman in an 80s z-movie. |
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Post by An Dog On An Skateboard on Apr 26, 2023 7:18:54 GMT -5
I can't find a good picture of it, but Eddie at Wrestlemania 21, roided up and suffering from bacne so bad he had several Band-aids on his back. Yeah him and Benoit towards the end of their lives were huge. They looked like had 50 or so pounds of excess muscle on bodies that weren't built for it. Shocking at the time of their passings to find out all their health issues but looking back now it's clear as day what they were doing to their bodies. What I find most upsetting about that they damaged themselves (and in the case of Benoit, others) for something they didn't need, they weren't Hulk Hogan types where the look was part of the character. Guerrero especially just didn't need a body, no one cared about how big his muscles were or weren't because he was just so, so good at everything else. That's one of the saddest things about it. |
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Post by salz4life on Apr 26, 2023 10:07:14 GMT -5
 Brakus with the always classic weirdo shoulders and traps + HGH gut combo. Give him an NWA tee and it looks like recent Alex Riley.... minus the blown up muscles. |
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Apr 26, 2023 10:13:54 GMT -5
Yeah him and Benoit towards the end of their lives were huge. They looked like had 50 or so pounds of excess muscle on bodies that weren't built for it. Shocking at the time of their passings to find out all their health issues but looking back now it's clear as day what they were doing to their bodies. What I find most upsetting about that they damaged themselves (and in the case of Benoit, others) for something they didn't need, they weren't Hulk Hogan types where the look was part of the character. Guerrero especially just didn't need a body, no one cared about how big his muscles were or weren't because he was just so, so good at everything else. That's one of the saddest things about it. You don't think there's a chance Vince might have gone to Eddie sometime around late 2003 and said something like, "God damn, Pal! We wanna strap the rocket to you, but you're just so damn smaaalll!!! If only there were something you could do to fix that!" |
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Post by An Dog On An Skateboard on Apr 26, 2023 10:38:44 GMT -5
What I find most upsetting about that they damaged themselves (and in the case of Benoit, others) for something they didn't need, they weren't Hulk Hogan types where the look was part of the character. Guerrero especially just didn't need a body, no one cared about how big his muscles were or weren't because he was just so, so good at everything else. That's one of the saddest things about it. You don't think there's a chance Vince might have gone to Eddie sometime around late 2003 and said something like, "God damn, Pal! We wanna strap the rocket to you, but you're just so damn smaaalll!!! If only there were something you could do to fix that!" It's extremely likely that he did, however I still stand by him not needing to, in the sense that he was good enough that it shouldn't have mattered and probably didn't to most of the fanbase, even if it did to a promoter with a thing for muscles. |
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Post by XIII on Apr 26, 2023 16:05:14 GMT -5
What I find most upsetting about that they damaged themselves (and in the case of Benoit, others) for something they didn't need, they weren't Hulk Hogan types where the look was part of the character. Guerrero especially just didn't need a body, no one cared about how big his muscles were or weren't because he was just so, so good at everything else. That's one of the saddest things about it. You don't think there's a chance Vince might have gone to Eddie sometime around late 2003 and said something like, "God damn, Pal! We wanna strap the rocket to you, but you're just so damn smaaalll!!! If only there were something you could do to fix that!" He might have, but Eddie had already been on the juice for a while before that. He just turned it up to 20 towards the end as he was getting older. 🤷🏻♂️ |
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Apr 26, 2023 21:19:25 GMT -5
You don't think there's a chance Vince might have gone to Eddie sometime around late 2003 and said something like, "God damn, Pal! We wanna strap the rocket to you, but you're just so damn smaaalll!!! If only there were something you could do to fix that!" He might have, but Eddie had already been on the juice for a while before that. He just turned it up to 20 towards the end as he was getting older. 🤷🏻♂️ Sadly I could see Eddie and Benoit seeing the size of the 'roid monsters that were coming out of OVW at the time, Cena, Batista, etc. Even all the failed OVW prospects were jacked to the guilds, and thought that's what they had to compete with. So they went from a little juice to the entire carton. |
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Post by Psicofreak667 on Apr 26, 2023 21:29:21 GMT -5
I can't find a good picture for it, but a thread on another forum ripping on Jordynne Grace made me realize Jonathan Gresham's roiding as hard if not harder than she is. He's got those lumpy, non-symmetrical Jinder Mahal at his worst muscles, and looks like he's doubled in size since his days as Heiracon.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Apr 27, 2023 5:16:08 GMT -5
I think he passed away, but about as juicy as it gets Absolutely |
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Apr 27, 2023 5:19:20 GMT -5
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