Wrestlers from the past who WOULDN'T get over or get the chance today...
 

List and discuss some wrestlers who wouldn't get over or even get a real chance in today's mainstream wrestling scene that were big deals in their time.

Bruno Sammartino.

Iron Sheik

Paul Roma, anyone? Can someone tell me how the fuck he became a Horseman? Piece of shit.

probably any heel german gimmicks

like Baron Von Raschke

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Dusty Rhodes. Wouldn't get a look in the WWE, doesn't have the "look."

Ultimate Warrior

Lex Lugar.

The bushwackers

a pg cena before he became a star. he'd be a joke like cryme time was

The Road Warriors.

Really, any tag team.

Tatanka

I think they would be HUGE. WWE loved marketing them in the early 90's, imagine what they could be today if they were young.

Random tag team that gets jobbed out/split up/released.

Somehow, I don't think a dancing African-American man with chains around his neck ("Junkyard Dog") would be popular today.

George Steele
Honkey Tonk Man
The Headbangers

dean malenko

New Age Outlaws since they were a tag team and they couldn't make it in the PG era.

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Agreed.

Also, I think Dusty would make it somehow, he had a good look in his youth and he was fucking amazing in the ring and on the stick. Plus, he'd just book himself the Title anyway :rant:

This is a tough question and mostly I am coming to think that most of the really successful guys were on top for one reason or another, so they all have at least one thing that makes them deserving. For instance I though Sgt. Slaughter, but no either as a heel or a face he would totally get over today. He has great size, skills, good on the stick, great finish he'd be over easy. Another was mentioned, The Ultimate Warrior... Even though he came in at a time when we were dead tired of Hulkamania and needed something new and fast, Warrior still has "it" and there is no denying. I believe he would have been over regardless of Hogan, in spite of his limited skills and the specific time.

If your great, your great. It's that simple, just look at Jerry Lawler 61 years old and so damn good he's getting Cenaesque promo time.

Blackman, Take that Lockjaw.

I'd love to agree, but I just don't see it. If some roided up bloke ran out and started shaking the ring ropes these days, he'd get laughed and/or booed out of the building. And that saddens me :'(

Blackman was never over anyway :-\

Too Cool would not be one, because they were THE greatest dancing Tag Team. EVER.

That's not why Batista was booed out of the building.

I see where you was going with that, but it kinda of fell flat.

The Undertaker comes to mind. If his gimmick wasn't already over with the crowd I don't think he could make it today without a totally new gimmick.

I'm sorry.

Yokozuna would be a comedy jobber.

Y2J / Millenium Man

Y2J would get over quite easily.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan

Hacksaw would get over just for the fact that he is Pro-USA and waves a USA flag. He probably would not have been as "big" as he was. More a low card kinda guy that you wonder how they haven't been released by now, but stick around forever.

Tera Ryzing and Jean-Paul Levesque

80's era Bob Backlund.

He could work like a motherfucker, but it took him 2 minutes to say nothing. Seriously...

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apart from the goofy Howard Cossel (sp?) impression from Vince, listen to both promos and tell me who you think sold this match.

If Steve Austin was around today instead of the Attitude Era he probably wouldn't have flourished so well.

Sandman.

Mick Foley