Who is the shittiest wrestler to ever be deemed a legend

**Jeritron** · 11-02-2008, 12:39 AM

Also, if you're judging him by most of his matches in the past 10 years then theres the problem.

He continued to work in 1999 despite serious problems with his body, because Vince wanted him to and he was saving money for his family.
His return matches were all shit for the same reason, with the exception of his programs with Edge and Orton, which were great.

Look at his stuff before that. Look at his matches from WWF 96-98. A good amount of great matches. Mostly solid work.
Same goes for his stints in ECW and WCW, where he put on a lot of good matches.
The attitude era Mankind isn't the best example to look at, even though it's the most memorable time period.

Theres more to wrestling than spots. Yes he took big bumps, but just because you don't associate him with high flying or technical expertise doesn't mean he's shitty.

His psychology is some of the best ever. Raven and Jake the Snake are two other guys who were similar, and they don't get much credit as "wrestlers" because of it. It's not a sport, it's an athletic performance, and theres more subltle criteria.

11-02-2008, 12:39 AM	#1
Jeritron Get a poke on Posts: 35,234	Also, if you're judging him by most of his matches in the past 10 years then theres the problem. He continued to work in 1999 despite serious problems with his body, because Vince wanted him to and he was saving money for his family. His return matches were all shit for the same reason, with the exception of his programs with Edge and Orton, which were great. Look at his stuff before that. Look at his matches from WWF 96-98. A good amount of great matches. Mostly solid work. Same goes for his stints in ECW and WCW, where he put on a lot of good matches. The attitude era Mankind isn't the best example to look at, even though it's the most memorable time period. Theres more to wrestling than spots. Yes he took big bumps, but just because you don't associate him with high flying or technical expertise doesn't mean he's shitty. His psychology is some of the best ever. Raven and Jake the Snake are two other guys who were similar, and they don't get much credit as "wrestlers" because of it. It's not a sport, it's an athletic performance, and theres more subltle criteria.