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Post by faithnowhore on Feb 5, 2007 1:48:01 GMT -5
I was not watching from later 2002/early 2003 so I missed these supposedly awesome promos and vignettes by Sean O'Haire, what I read sounded very intriguing. What exactly was it and are there any videos availible of them??
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Feb 5, 2007 1:49:48 GMT -5
I'm sure someone who was a really huge fan will explain, but I personally never thought the character, the vignettes, anything were that great. They were good, but I don't think it was a huge loss they never went anywhere; even though I seem to be in the minority.
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Post by Ravishing Rob Rude on Feb 5, 2007 1:51:06 GMT -5
Sean O'Haire had one of the best gimmicks and catchlines.
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Post by kickassforumguyme on Feb 5, 2007 2:00:35 GMT -5
I actually didnt care much for them and I enjoyed his WCW run more since he did get the tag titles there.
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Post by rrm15 on Feb 5, 2007 2:03:02 GMT -5
I don't have any videos, but Ohaire was given a very intriguing Devils Advocate gimmick. His promo's would consist of him telling people to do things most people would consider wrong, including skipping church because there is no God, not paying your taxes, eating excessively, cheating on your significant other, etc. The promos went on for a few weeks and Ohaire disappeared for a while. About a month later he popped up on SmackDown backstage giving similarly bad advice to Dawn Marie, Spanky, etc. After a while tho WWE scrapped the character and just made him Pipers bodyguard. But then WWE released Piper, Ohaire floundered a while, and was released.
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Post by faithnowhore on Feb 5, 2007 4:22:47 GMT -5
Wow, why couldn't WWE have just let the character build, no point in just scrapping like that. Sounded like an original and badass character, reminds of Waylon Mercy in terms of that intriguing type that sadly did not last. BTW, if anyone has any vids of O'Haire in this gimmick, feel free to post!
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Post by Metalheadbanger Man on Feb 5, 2007 6:40:18 GMT -5
Yeah it is a shame that O'Haire wasn't given much to do in WWE, although he did get a win over Mr America if I recall correctly - apparently he was never pinned cleanly during his time with the company.
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Post by seanwalsh on Feb 5, 2007 6:47:23 GMT -5
The part I always hated was that an interesting character with his own personality and appeal just got stuck with Roddy Piper as his generic silent "bodyguard."
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Post by thesunbeast on Feb 5, 2007 7:03:23 GMT -5
I remember reading about Shean O'haire in a WCW magazine about a year before he ever made his debut in WCW. They said he was very, very, very athletic, and they hyped him up pretty good, even though he was only at the power plant for 6 months at the time. I always thought that he should have been the next Bill Goldberg.
The only thing that I never really liked about him is that they used his real name. They should have given him a really cool name, as well as a cool persona that extended off of his real personality, rather than just let him be himself, all by himself, withought any volume turned up. I could never picture the audience shouting "O'HAIRE!, O'HAIRE!, O'HAIRE!" or "O'HAIRE SUCKS!, O'HAIRE SUCKS!, O'HAIRE SUCKS!"
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Post by The Portable Stove on Feb 5, 2007 9:33:05 GMT -5
Sean O'Haire pretty much stood in this white room, telling people about the evils in their lives, and told Spanky to streak. Once, Undertaker was beating the hell out of someone, and then O'Haire said something along the lines of "I think he's had enough." Then followed it up with one of the best catchlines ever. "But I'm not telling you anything you don't already know." Awesome Character that was. Sucked that WWE made him out to just be a bodyguard for Piper.
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