View Full Version : Who is the greatest wrestler to not go anywhere?
IE: Great all-around but never really made anything of themselves in the business.
Jeritron
11-02-2008, 02:03 PM
This is a great topic. What would you consider "going nowhere" though? I need a little more criteria
Someone who got juggled around and never really found a focus, eventually fading into obscurity.
Jeritron
11-02-2008, 02:15 PM
I'd say Shane Douglas, or other ECW alumn. Of course, someones going to argue that they did go somewhere and made their mark.
A guy like Kanyon comes to mind, even though I was never a big fan.
What Would Kevin Do?
11-02-2008, 02:20 PM
Not sure. One name that came to mind though was C.W. Anderson.
Anybody Thrilla
11-02-2008, 02:21 PM
I'm gonna need some more time to think about this, but let me just say now that I wish Muhammad Hassan would have been able to continue.
Anybody Thrilla
11-02-2008, 02:22 PM
According to EWR, Lash Leroux is a super talented guy. I don't remember too much of his WCW work, but I do know he's nowhere now. Is he actually that good?
Blitz
11-02-2008, 02:23 PM
Joe E Legend should be a multiple time World Champion.
Anybody Thrilla
11-02-2008, 02:24 PM
Ohhh yeah, Just Joe was a great character. Really wish they would have ran with it.
Also, let me just go ahead and say Joey Abs.
Anybody Thrilla
11-02-2008, 02:29 PM
OK, I admit, I lied about Joey Abs.
NeanderCarl
11-02-2008, 02:57 PM
Ric Flair
Nark Order
11-02-2008, 03:08 PM
Nova/Simon Dean. Had the ring skills and the mic skills to go far. Was misused though and a bit small.
Nark Order
11-02-2008, 03:15 PM
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El Fangel
11-02-2008, 03:38 PM
In a way Kane.
Think about his career, he is now on the short stretch before retirement, so what has he done.
Lock Jaw
11-02-2008, 03:41 PM
Simon Dean was great. I remember when he made this fat guy in the crowd cry.
Halbowsky
11-02-2008, 05:32 PM
I kind of feel bad for saying this, but Owen Hart. Such a talented guy who was always overshadowed by Bret. Still had a long career ahead of him
Ruien
11-02-2008, 05:49 PM
Maven, as a heel.
Nark Order
11-02-2008, 05:52 PM
Maven, as a heel.
Agree. Liked his run alot. Dunno why WWE didn't.
Nark Order
11-02-2008, 05:57 PM
Heel Maven
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CrazyRobot
11-02-2008, 06:29 PM
I'm gonna need some more time to think about this, but let me just say now that I wish Muhammad Hassan would have been able to continue.
Why? He wasnt a good wrestler by any means and dont forget the fact that his gimmick was cheap heel heat.
FourFifty
11-02-2008, 06:38 PM
Sean O'Haire [/thread]
FourFifty
11-02-2008, 06:40 PM
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thedamndest
11-02-2008, 06:54 PM
Going to say Christian Cage because he's in TNA and yeah.
Nark Order
11-02-2008, 07:23 PM
Why? He wasnt a good wrestler by any means and dont forget the fact that his gimmick was cheap heel heat.
I disagree completely. His gimmick was too complex for the general mark to even understand. He was an American that used to love his country until 9/11 happened and he was openly discriminated against on a regular basis. He loved America and wished it would go back to the way it used to be so he could live a normal life again. Also, I don't remember his matches being bad at all. I remember being totally entranced during Hassan matches and promos.
I was embarrassed everytime people started chanting "USA" during a Hassan match. Stupid people. :nono:
Nark Order
11-02-2008, 07:26 PM
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Anybody Thrilla
11-02-2008, 07:45 PM
I disagree completely. His gimmick was too complex for the general mark to even understand. He was an American that used to love his country until 9/11 happened and he was openly discriminated against on a regular basis. He loved America and wished it would go back to the way it used to be so he could live a normal life again. Also, I don't remember his matches being bad at all. I remember being totally entranced during Hassan matches and promos.
I was embarrassed everytime people started chanting "USA" during a Hassan match. Stupid people. :nono:
Yeah, something like this.
The gimmick was much more than cheap heat. If people would have actually listened to his first promos, he really should have been a face in peoples eyes. They started playing him differently though when Daivari started shouting in Farsi, though. If they would have stuck on the original path and The CW didn't bitch out, I think Muhammad Hassan would have had a great run.
Triple Naitch
11-02-2008, 07:53 PM
I always thought Brian Pillman could have been Stone Cold before Steve Austin came along. It's just a shame that he never had the opportunity to become a superstar.
Gertner
11-02-2008, 08:06 PM
Simon Diamond. Friggen gold on the mic and a solid worker as well.
Blitz
11-02-2008, 08:30 PM
Gertner knows.
Wrath was awesome, but not the greatest.
Test falls into this category.
Kennedy is on the path.
NeanderCarl
11-02-2008, 08:51 PM
If by "not go anywhere" you mean never a top title run, no long main event run, not really given the opportunity to be a top top guy, then I'll say Mr. Perfect.
KingofOldSchool
11-02-2008, 09:03 PM
Shockmaster
He kinda fell flat.
NeanderCarl
11-02-2008, 09:13 PM
Gobbledy Gooker
He just got too cocky.
thedamndest
11-02-2008, 09:15 PM
Are we really doing this now?
NeanderCarl
11-02-2008, 09:16 PM
Ricky Steamboat
Made out he was a tough guy, but deep down he's yella
thedamndest
11-02-2008, 09:16 PM
Bastion Booger
He just wasn't the right pick.
NeanderCarl
11-02-2008, 09:17 PM
Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake
He just couldn't cut it.
thedamndest
11-02-2008, 09:18 PM
Chris Benoit
He couldn't hang in there.
NeanderCarl
11-02-2008, 09:18 PM
123 Kid/6-Pac
He was too by-the-numbers.
Loose Cannon
11-02-2008, 09:18 PM
Someone who got juggled around and never really found a focus, eventually fading into obscurity.
if we go by this, one guy that comes to mind is Bad News Brown. He was pushed and pushed and pushed and then all of a sudden, he was gone. His gimmick was about 10 years to early, but he never really had the work ethic to amount to anything huge in a major company imo.
Tatanka is another guy who comes to mind. He was gievn the undefeated streak thing for a while. He was given a pretty high profile run against Lex and was pretty high up in the card as a heel for a little bit, but faded away very fast
One recent guy that comes to mind and now that I think about it has a strong case here. You guys get on Noid about him all the time, but Val Venis is the king of being bounced around.
thedamndest
11-02-2008, 09:19 PM
Glacier
He melted.
NeanderCarl
11-02-2008, 09:20 PM
Bryan Clark
He bombed.
I heard he had NUCLEAR heat backstage too.
thedamndest
11-02-2008, 09:24 PM
Scott Hall
He was too much of an Outsider.
NeanderCarl
11-02-2008, 09:24 PM
TL Hopper
He was just a flush in the pan.
NeanderCarl
11-02-2008, 09:26 PM
Sid
Very charismatic, but in the ring, he was the shits
parkmania
11-02-2008, 09:27 PM
TL Hopper
His plans went down the crapper.
thedamndest
11-02-2008, 09:28 PM
Repo Man
They just took him away.
NeanderCarl
11-02-2008, 09:34 PM
Repo Man
They just took him away.
I dunno. He stole a few victories (and a few hearts) along the way.
thedamndest
11-02-2008, 09:35 PM
Not as many as he demolished.
NeanderCarl
11-02-2008, 09:36 PM
Firebreaker Chip
Got fired.
:shifty:
Duke "The Dumpster" Droese
His push was garbage.
NeanderCarl
11-02-2008, 09:37 PM
Butch Reed
Seemed like a natural but he was doomed from the start.
Nark Order
11-02-2008, 09:37 PM
Woman
She was murdered by her husband.
Oh, that was a little forward, wasn't it?
Butch Reed
Seemed like a natural but he was doomed from the start.
:rofl:
NeanderCarl
11-02-2008, 09:38 PM
Ron Simmons
His career was damned.
NeanderCarl
11-02-2008, 09:40 PM
I think we've succesfully ruined Xero's thread. :lol: A Barry Horowitz style self-pat-on-the-back for each of us, I believe.
Ooooh, Barry Horowitz.
Good wrestler when focused but could never turn down another job.
PorkSoda
11-02-2008, 09:49 PM
Bob "Sparkplugg" Holly.
He ran out of gas.
Gertner
11-02-2008, 09:51 PM
S.D Jones
He just couldn't deliver.....except to heaven.
Nark Order
11-02-2008, 09:53 PM
Zack Gowen
He didn't have a leg to stand on.
Gertner
11-02-2008, 09:54 PM
Owen Hart
Just kinda fell off the radar.
Nark Order
11-02-2008, 09:57 PM
Val Venis.
It was always just a little harder for him.
NeanderCarl
11-02-2008, 09:59 PM
The Godwinns
Too pig-headed and refused to muck in.
Nark Order
11-02-2008, 10:04 PM
Billy and Chuck
They tried too hard to keep good men down.
Gertner
11-02-2008, 10:05 PM
Bobby Lashley
He's a nigger.
Nark Order
11-02-2008, 10:19 PM
Nervous Ferrett
Destor
11-02-2008, 10:37 PM
First guy who came to mind was Jerry Lynn.
I think we've succesfully ruined Xero's thread.
Are you kidding? I feel you've all learned well.
Al Snow
He had a good head on his shoulders, but others came along and ninja'd his spot.
He finally made like a tree and leift.
Skippord
11-02-2008, 11:30 PM
Chavo Guererro
he was too Mexican
Nark Order
11-02-2008, 11:32 PM
Nervous Ferrett
Vastardikai
11-03-2008, 02:00 AM
Are you kidding? I feel you've all learned well.
Al Snow
He had a good head on his shoulders, but others came along and ninja'd his spot.
He finally made like a tree and leift.
Talk about the perfect avatar for this thread...
PorkSoda
11-03-2008, 03:18 AM
Adam Bomb.
He always blew up in the ring.
St. Jimmy
11-03-2008, 03:20 AM
William Regal
FourFifty
11-03-2008, 09:21 AM
Abe Knuckleball Schwartz
Couldn't get a decent strike in thee.
Triple Naitch
11-03-2008, 10:14 AM
Snitsky
But it wasn't his fault
Team Sheep
11-03-2008, 10:26 AM
William Regal
Nark Order
11-03-2008, 10:31 AM
William Regal
Seems as though he was getting a Main Event push a while back and he ruined it.
NeanderCarl
11-03-2008, 01:52 PM
Jillian Hall
Just can't seem to hit the right notes.
NeanderCarl
11-03-2008, 01:57 PM
Barry O
No head for the business.
parkmania
11-03-2008, 02:32 PM
Abe "Knuckleball" Schwartz
He just couldn't hit that homerun.
NeanderCarl
11-03-2008, 02:42 PM
Phantasio
Just didn't have that magic something.
NeanderCarl
11-03-2008, 02:45 PM
Doink
By the end, he was just clowning around.
Nark Order
11-03-2008, 03:16 PM
Crash Holly
I think the wrestling business just took the life out of him.
NeanderCarl
11-03-2008, 03:21 PM
Well Dunn
They were in rare form but they were just medium sized and the steaks were too high.
parkmania
11-03-2008, 03:57 PM
The Beverly Brothers
They just couldn't climg those hills.
parkmania
11-03-2008, 03:58 PM
Seriously though, The Genius was the stuff.
NeanderCarl
11-03-2008, 04:05 PM
They were from Shaker Heights.
HeartBreakMan2k
11-03-2008, 04:31 PM
Christopher Daniels.
Boondock Saint
11-03-2008, 05:23 PM
Sonny Siaki.
Rollermacka
11-04-2008, 11:40 AM
I'd say Wrath/ Brian Clark was one of my faves for along time. Another was Johnny the Bull, I couldnt figure out how he went from press slamming Rikishi one week and Jamal the next, then he just kinda faded away.
Rollermacka
11-04-2008, 11:40 AM
Rellik
That's killer spelled backwards
Rollermacka
11-04-2008, 11:42 AM
Visera
Mabel, he just wasnt the Big Daddy he thought he'd V.
(I tried) :wave:
FourFifty
11-04-2008, 12:03 PM
Battle Cat
Let's face it, he was just a pussy.
Braden Walker
He learned never to be caught associating with Matt Hardy, like that time he spoke with Matt backstage.
Nark Order
11-04-2008, 12:33 PM
Braden Walker
He was so awesome that other awesome things paled in comparison to the point where there was too much combustable awesome floating around and it was too dangerous to mix the awesomes together.
parkmania
11-04-2008, 02:02 PM
Ernest "The Cat" Miller
Even clicking his red shoes three times couldn't get the attention of anyone's momma.
Gertner
11-05-2008, 12:06 AM
Col DeBeers needs to be added. Anybody who watched/watches AWA knows what I'm talking about. If he would have been in the WWF intead after the AWA he would have mainevented with Hogan.
My Final Heaven
11-05-2008, 01:42 PM
Barry O
No head for the business.
It's hard to have a head for the business when your nephew's KICKED IT CLEAN OFF YOUR SHOULDERS BAHGAWWD!!!
A-Train
Was chugging right along before being de-railed.
Rollermacka
11-20-2008, 01:03 AM
Krusher Kong
He just wasnt King
Cyber Kong
He just wasnt King
Awsome Kong
She just wasnt King :shifty:
Fabien Barthez
11-20-2008, 08:09 AM
For me, I think maybe Masato Tanaka. I fucking love that guy.
#BROKEN Hasney
12-04-2008, 06:36 AM
"Above Average" Mike Sanders
BobBitchen
12-04-2008, 01:37 PM
Raven:D
Heyman
12-04-2008, 07:28 PM
-D'Lo Brown is one name that comes to mind
-Brock Lesnar and Randy Orton could have been *way* bigger than they were....had the WWE waited on their face turns.
-RVD and Jericho could have been *way* bigger as faces had they been pushed right.
-Daniel Puder from the last version of Tough Enough could have and would have been huge (given how the whole UFC/MMA image was getting over 'huge' around this time....but the WWE shit the bed.
-Jonah should have won Tough Enough that one year. He was also way over.
Indifferent Clox
12-04-2008, 07:52 PM
Scott Hall... no wait he sucks. nvm
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