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God damn it, I really don't want to vote Bubba...
Personally, I've never really liked the guy. I did check out his heel run in TNA, but another thing to consider is that it's TNA. If Hawk were around and went to TNA and got to cut loose, I'm sure he could beat Eric Young or whoever it was for their "World Title" too.
Bubba's a confident speaker, but it's never meant much to me. I can't remember when he actually made me invest in something. It could be argued that the energy Hawk brought arguably did more to lure people into wrestling. I don't remember any particularly great Bubba matches, even though he got more of a platform to deliver on that front. Hell, he still has the platform, but he's busy showing off his tope con hilos.
I just find something about Bubba unbelievable. Always have. Even when he got into shape for the TNA run, it was just him shouting about New York and how big his calves were. If Bubba were fat for that run (and granted, he wasn't, so this could be seen as a moot point), then that run would have just been Bubba Dudley as World Champ. And it arguably was. Good for him getting that run, but when he returned to the WWE he was still more valuable as Bubba Ray Dudley.
As for the tag team stuff -- Road Warriors just completely trump Dudley Boyz in terms of importance, in my opinion. Road Warriors are arguably the team. The Dudley Boyz has a lot of success, and make a good "kayfabe case" for being the best (most title reigns, etc.), but outside their run with The Hardys and Edge & Chrstian, I've always found them to be an act that got stale real fast, hence the constant face/heel turns.
This sounds like a diatribe against Bubba. I don't really have a big problem with him. I just think he's overrated by a lot of people who forget just how small the pond was in TNA, just how easy it is to call women whores, and just how easy it is to get over when you're working with The Hardys and Edge & Christian. Not that they're shit, but just overrated.
Fuck it, I'm going Hawk. He did more at a time where more was more important, and lets not kid outselves -- Bubba Ray Dudley didn't crack it as a singles star in WWE today, so how well do you think he would have faired in earlier eras?
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