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Originally Posted by Shisen Kopf
What about Andre the Giant or Yokozuna? They were crap on the mic but they got huge pushes. Maybe b/c they were above average weight??
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To be fair, Andre pre-dated television and was THE draw back in the territory days when seeing a man of that size was usually something left to Ringling Bros and the circus crowd. And in that venue you'd just see them do feets of strength, not actually beat the shit out of 2-3 other guys. There was no push needed. He set attendance records just for the chance to see him compete in person. If he'd started out in this era of television where you can flip the channel and see a 7 footer or a 400 lber in a variety of venues, well see The Great Khali.
People are kinda desensitized to the awe of it nowdays.
Edit: took out big show because he's got charisma and mic work when they give him the right angle.