Guys that fucked up their own pushes

[The Mackem]

Originally Posted by Noid See, I knew situations like this would come up. I think guys like these merit discussion. Did Billy Gunn really fuck up his push? How? Whenver I saw the guy, I liked him, but I never thought he was pushed particularly hard (this is during his run as "The One"). I saw him make it to the Final Four in the 2001 Royal Rumble, and I wanted to see more from him. What is the story behind him never amounting to anything after winning the 1999 King of the Ring?

I think Billy Gunn was a victim of his own abilities. I see it as a lesson in booking people beyond what people can accept. Yeah he was popular in DX and was a good upper midcard/Intercontinental champ but once they tried pushing him into the main event, having him win King of the Ring and beyond people just didn't buy it. I can't remember much about the Billy Gunn/Rock programme that followed except The Rock keep on taking the piss out of Billy Gunn. 'My name's Billy' in a kid's voice and then kept on saying that he 'sucked'. In fact didn't they fight at Summerslam. I'm going to have to look this up because I'd blanked a lot of this out.