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Originally Posted by legendkiller
Can't say I would miss either of them. However in fairness to Billy Gunn, I think Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit or Eddie Guerrero would struggle to make Kenzo Suzuki look good.
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I think the point was that Gunn didn't even make much of an effort. Whether the three disciples would be able to make Suzuki or not I don't know, but you could be sure that they'd give it a go. If you're a stagnant midcarder like Gunn and you're facing a hot newcomer (well... A newcomer) then you should be doing everything in your power to bump your ass off for him.
So, was Billy Gunn a great worker? Well... no. The Smoking Gunns were quite a good team (quite good is about it, mind you). Billy & Chuck weren't the worst atrocity ever and the Outlaws ring work was pretty poor, made up for heaps of charisma and some good catchphrases.
I would hardly call the guy "one of the greatest tag team wrestlers ever" when guys like *inhales* Ricky Morton, Bobby Eaton, Brian Pillman, Dynamite Kid, Rick Steiner, Tom Zenk, Robert Gibson, Shawn Michaels, Owen Hart, Rick Martel, Phil LaFon, Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, Marty Jannetty, Tully Blanchard, Doug Furnas, Terry Gordy, Mike Rotundo, Scott Steiner, Booker T and Davey Boy Smith have all walked this earth.
As for Bob? Nice dropkick and I quite enjoyed his hardcore schtick for a while in 1999, but ultimately I don't care and he can take a running jump. Oh well, he can always go back to racing cars.