Who did the most with the least?

[Snowden]

With all the talk of ECW recently, and people mentioning how Heyman did so much with so little, it got me wondering:

Which wrestlers do you feel got the most out of themselves with the least natural "talent." Now, I don't mean got the most over, but who had a possibly subpar skillset, but really became more than the sum of their parts.

ECW guy that really seems to fit this mold for me is Tommy Dreamer. Not a physically gifted guy, nor is he very naturally charismatic, but the guy always busted ass and really became a very solid hand.

I'm curious to see what you guys come up with, as I'm not the biggest historian of the business and can't speak to guys pre-1995 or so.

[Chavo Classic]

Mick Foley. By his own admission the guy isn't technically gifted or athletic, but was somehow able to become WWE champion on the basis of being able to take a good bump. His mic skills aren't too shabby either.

[The MAC]

ultimate warrior

[blak23]

dusty rhodes

[Schlomey]

Hulk Hogan


Unlike other legends like Flair, Hogan is known for being the face of wrestling...not for his technical prowess. He sucks. Always has. But he is a smart man who jumped on the train at the right time. He is a good talker, had a great look for the period & the fact that he had 18 inch pythons and said his prayers didn't hurt. But yeah, he wrestled about as well as a guy like Nash. A standard set of moves and the rest was overdone fluff. He was blessed with the natural charisma necessary to become the Hulking Up flexoid we have seen for the last 30 years.

[bigslimjj]

John Cena. As much as i hate to say it he has risen to the top with mediocre mic skills and very limited wrestling ability.he simply sucks but the kiddies like him.

[St. Jimmy]

Zach Gowan.

[itsmeJD]

Most with the least? Lex fucking Luger. The guy sucked a fat one on the mic and had it not been for his physique would have been gone quickly. He oversold like a mother fucker and had a move set that consisted of clotheslines, a military press, power slam, and torture rack.

[ace3025]

Goldberg - the guy gained fame by not selling anything. He gave off the intense look by not speaking, thank god, but his matches were less than great and had it not been for the defeated streak....never would've cared for him.

[BizarroKing]

Bret Hart

[St. Jimmy]

TNA.

[itsmeJD]

I was gonna say Vince Russo but the thread topic mentioned wrestlers soooooo

[St. Jimmy]

VINCE RUSSO IS A FORMER WCW WORLD CHAMPION

[itsmeJD]

LOL I know, and that was the basis I was gonna go on but I was referring more to his ability to still find work despite being as creative as a lump of dog shit. Wrestling wise he was kind of a flash in the pan lol

[St. Jimmy]

http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww250/jh2up/2edv8ds.jpg

Was on, SORRY MATE

[Mooияakeя™]

http://paunchstevenson.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/arquette_wcw.jpg

/end thread.

[Attitude99]

Obviously Foley

[ron the dial]

i don't have a real answer for this, but foley would definitley not be it. he came from a wrestling and lacrosse background, so the argument that he wasn't athletic is shit. cactus jack was his creation so he wasn't given anything as far as that's concerned. and when he showed up in wwf he had a great character to work with and was put into a program with taker off the bat. he had A LOT to work with, and did so expertly.

[V]

think I gotta agree with the Foley thing. i mean really he is just some fat guy who doesn't shave.

[Biggz]

Bret Hart

Don't agree with that at all. Bret had all the wrestling talent in the world. In his prime he was arguably the best in the business only to be faced against Curt Hennig in that caregory. Bret may not of had the best mic skills (pretty good when heel) but he made up for it with what he did in the ring.

Anyways someone who did something with nothing. I'll have to say Ultimate Warrior. His wrestling skill was horrible and he botched all the time. He sucked on the mic and his promos never made any sense. Only reason he got the title was because he was from the era where the big men ruled the ring. If you had a great physique you were golden. If he had just started today he wouldn't make it anywhere.

[XCaliber]

Sgt. Slaughter

[BollywoodSingh]

I'd go with Lex Luger for sure. He had nothing except the look. He was terrible on the mic, terrible in the ring, and just a bland character overall. At least Goldberg actually played his character well and although his matches were never great, he still knew how to hit the big power spots. Luger was just bad but somehow got insanely over in WCW as one of the main guys against the nWo.

[Tazz Dan]

Ralphus

[Impeccable]

There's been some fantastic one's in here...Hogan, Warrior, Goldberg...I agree.

Just throwing some British names in there...Shirley "Big Daddy" Crabtree and Giant Haystacks made a living off being large, and not much else. Big Daddy could talk, but that was about it.

[Impeccable]

To be fair, you could say that about most "big men".

[DLVH84]

Brad Armstrong