Is Rikishi an IWC legend?
 

Highly regarded TPWW poster Keith brought this up in another thread, and I thought I'd ask for people's thoughts on things.



In your mind as a proud member of the IWC, is Rikishi a legend in your mind, or do you find yourself using that quote (if any of you actually do) as more of a piss take than a homage. Discuss.

My vote is all the discussion I need......well, plus this.

Also, fuck you Tazz Dan....ok, now I'm done.

The statement is and that is what I believe the question was referring too.

Go tweet HBK about it.

Not a legend merely a meme for us IWC people.

No. He's a fat ass who got over b/c he danced. Might as well call Brodus Clay a legend too.

No. What is a legend is The Rock mocking Rikishi saying "I did it for The Rock."

In fact it is the first result on youtube when you search for "I did it for The Rock"

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Best not to take Keith seriously.

No.

Well it's not like there are a ton of other things it could be.

Could be Rikishi saying it. Or this:

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i barely remember the "i did it for the rock" thing. if not for teh intarwebz i don't think i would have ever been reminded of it

Rikishi's ass dimples are legendary.

He is an IWC legend in the same way that Gangrel and Val Venis are IWC legends.

By that I mean not at all.

:'(

I liked Gangrel and Val Venis.

Noid would like a word with you about the latter wrestler :shifty:

Desmond would've been a much better outcome for the angle than Rikishi.

But nah, the "I did it for The Rock" thing is just a pisstake. I don't think anybody disliked Rikishi, but I also don't recall ever seeing anybody mention that he's a favourite of theirs. He's just kind of there.

Gangrel had the greatest entrance in the history of sports entertainment. When that music hit, I knew he was getting his ass kicked, but damn if he wasn't cool as fuck coming up thru the fire and be-boppin to the beat while walking to the ring.

he's a meme

I did it for Tazz Dan.

In this case, exactly.

I mean, me saying Rikishi is a legend?



The phrase is legandary among those who witnessed it back then, though.

No, but the way he sold a clothesline was fucking legendary

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I loved Rikishi. He could've been a mega heel but they turned him into a bumbling idiot who still wore a thong even though he was supposed to be a scary bad guy.

I think I say that every time Rikishi's name is brought up.

It's true though.

It's too late to play the sarcasm card, you plenty of prior opportunity.

I did say an IWC legend, not a professional wrestling legend or future Hall of Famer.

So I stand by my statement.

Is my thread not about that?

The distinction between being an IWC legend and being a professional wrestling legend had to be reemphasized.

He does have some of the hallmarks of an IWC legend.

Like nobody really caring about him.

HE'S A BAD MAN!

Not an IWC Legend.

Good wrestler. I wouldn't put him in the top 1000

Much better wrestler than HHH.

And he outpopped D---Wrong meme.

Y2J outpopped The Rock at the Royal Rumble.