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Originally Posted by TerranRich
Kane, I was just using specific, random examples. They weren't the end-all-be-all of my points.
Chris Benoit doesn't have much in the way of charisma and has been WWE Champion once. Sure, he also has the "look", but only body-wise. He doesn't have a very pretty face.  |
The problem is, those were good examples. You can call them specific, or random, but they show why Storm and Malenko didn't stand a chance.
Benoit has charisma (In the form of that rabid intensity), he's got skills, he's got the look, and he's been more over with the audience than either Malenko or Storm.
And don't get me wrong, I think Storm has some charisma as well, but he doesn't much have the sort that would really suit him in WWE. And while Chris isn't overflowing with that sort of charisma, he's got enough of it. Maybe he's not going to be holding the title often (Or even ever again), but he puts on matches that can get even a casual crowd behind him.
Foley did that without a lot of wrestling (Though earlier in his career, he did enough of it). The Rock did it with 5 moves. Austin did it with 3 (2 if you count the kick to the gut as part of the stunner). Benoit brings his charisma in through his "storytelling" and his own form of intensity.
And you don't need to be pretty for a push, especially with "the look."
You think Masters is pretty? His face is that of a shaved ape. Lesnar? Retarded child. Mark Henry? Predator. Sure, you have guys like Orton and Michaels who are metro, but Andre the Giant? Hogan? Big Show? Kane/Taker?