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Old 03-25-2015, 05:12 PM   #1
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Reconsider a Performer
Watching old shows and clips on the Network have allowed me to reevaluate and reconsider a wrestler that I only ever really perceived as an afterthought: Savio Vega.

In all incarnations (except KWANG) he was very good in the ring, and his character work with Razor, Los Boriquas, the Nation, and as the first foil for Steve Austin were pretty damn good. Looking back, I was always dismissive of Vega, but he was damn good for his time.

Have you guys stumbled upon anyone on the network or your maturation as a fan that has allowed you to reevaluate and reconsider your opinion of a performer?

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Sometimes I think you are the only other person here who fucking gets it. Sports. Casual. Whatever the topic I think you are always on the same side as me. Maybe thats not a compliment, but know I always think you are right and are the on point.
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Old 03-25-2015, 05:17 PM   #2
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What sound is made by 300 lbs of shit hitting the fan?

I'd say the late John Tenta was much better than many of the gimmicks given to him.
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Old 03-25-2015, 09:00 PM   #3
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Leaping Lanny Poffo. Dude was busting out Swantons, Moonsaults and Hurracanranas in 1986.

His moveset was 15 years ahead of its time in the WWF
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Old 03-25-2015, 09:36 PM   #4
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Can I do the opposite? Growing up I used to think Tito Santana was awesome. Re-watching his stuff from 83 to 86 MY GOD was he ever terrible.
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Old 03-25-2015, 09:56 PM   #5
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For me, the inverse would be Al Snow. I would defend him no matter what, and I'm still a huge fan of the JOB Squad, but rewatching his WWF run now, it seems to me that he wasn't as great as I always remembered.
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Growing up, I was never a huge Rick Rude fan. I could not get into his matches. But I have much more appreciation for him now, he really was fucking good.

As for a mid-card/lower mid-carder, Hakushi was fucking amazing also. His matches with Bret Hart and 123 Kid were great, and I thought he was just a jobber in the end. In hindsight, it's a pity they did job him out after his feud with Bret. They did pair them together for a short period, but then he lost to Barry Horowitz, and Bradshaw, and he was gone forever. I feel he could have been a big star.
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Old 03-25-2015, 10:31 PM   #7
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Sorry, I kind of went off topic, but to reiterate, I was impressed by him so much more after watching him on the network, I searched out for his matches at one point.
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Old 03-25-2015, 11:49 PM   #8
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William Regal
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Not because of the Network but one of those wrestlers I didn't think much about until late in their careers. RAW GM period for Regal and ECW Champ/Hall of Pain period for Henry that I started to realize how good both were overall.
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Old 03-26-2015, 11:21 AM   #9
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For me, the inverse would be Al Snow. I would defend him no matter what, and I'm still a huge fan of the JOB Squad, but rewatching his WWF run now, it seems to me that he wasn't as great as I always remembered.
I liked Al's gimmick at the time, but even back then I could see he absolutely stank in the ring. I think it hit me when he lost the European belt to Regal. He looked like he was sleepwalking through that match.
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Old 03-26-2015, 11:45 AM   #10
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To be fair, Regal can run circles around anyone, make them dizzy/hypnotized and in a trance-like state.
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Old 03-26-2015, 01:21 PM   #11
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A lot of people didn't know how to make the Head gimmick work properly. One of them was, by his own admission, Al Snow.

I'll go with one I never believe I would say: Sting.

I was a Sting fan for a brief period during the surfer days, but I got tired of him. I was always rooting for his opponents in big matches. I hated him all the way until, oddly enough, THAT match with Jeff Hardy. It was at that point I realized how important it was to have a guy like him around. I still have horrible images of one of the other hands trying to actually work around Jeff's fucked-uppedness (fuck you, I'm making it a word.), and the potential consequences. A seasoned veteran saw what was going on and dealt with it in a way that may not have made the fans happy, but got all parties out of he situation as safely as possible.
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Old 03-26-2015, 01:25 PM   #12
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I was never a big fan of Xristo Diavlo ever since his CHW debut. He always seem like a generic big a man, a basic dime a dozen hose. However when he won the CHW world title he REALLY stepped up his game and even though his title reign was short I now recognize him as a great performer that just need that little push.
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Old 03-26-2015, 01:29 PM   #13
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Rick Martel, seriously underrated talent. He was great as "the model" he was great in the AWA and surprisingly enough he had a short run in the late 90s in WCW and he was really good there too. They kinda "undersold" him on the AWA DVD, but if you go back and watch him he's really good
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As for a mid-card/lower mid-carder, Hakushi was fucking amazing also. His matches with Bret Hart and 123 Kid were great, and I thought he was just a jobber in the end. In hindsight, it's a pity they did job him out after his feud with Bret. They did pair them together for a short period, but then he lost to Barry Horowitz, and Bradshaw, and he was gone forever. I feel he could have been a big star.
Loved Hakushi, but even with the graet look, entrance, and move set, you could only get so far in the WWF without speaking english.

Should have at least gotten the IC belt though.
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Al Snow's going to be wresting in my town next week. I don't know if I can bear to go. The thought of seeing Too Cool was too much for me. v emotional...
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The Wrestler reminded me parts of seeing Tommy Rich in a tag match. Other parts reminded me of seeing pre Yoga Jake.
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Rick Martel, seriously underrated talent. He was great as "the model" he was great in the AWA and surprisingly enough he had a short run in the late 90s in WCW and he was really good there too. They kinda "undersold" him on the AWA DVD, but if you go back and watch him he's really good
He should easily be in the Hall of Fame. Even his tag team with Tony Garea was pretty good. Great feuds with the Moondogs and Fuji/Saito.
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