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He's Here
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Wrestlers from the past who WOULDN'T get over or get the chance today...
List and discuss some wrestlers who wouldn't get over or even get a real chance in today's mainstream wrestling scene that were big deals in their time.
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Narc stole my star
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Bruno Sammartino.
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Snow Mexican
Posts: 3,628
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Iron Sheik
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Paul Roma, anyone? Can someone tell me how the fuck he became a Horseman? Piece of shit.
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OLD SCHOOL FAN
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probably any heel german gimmicks
like Baron Von Raschke
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All Hype
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Dusty Rhodes. Wouldn't get a look in the WWE, doesn't have the "look."
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Y2KoTF
Posts: 16,241
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Ultimate Warrior
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MVP Mark
Posts: 16,451
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Lex Lugar.
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Junior Member
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The bushwackers
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a pg cena before he became a star. he'd be a joke like cryme time was
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Skibbidy Lock Jaw
Posts: 88,873
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The Road Warriors.
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Quality Meme Producer
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Tatanka
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It's a blood match!
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Skibbidy Lock Jaw
Posts: 88,873
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Random tag team that gets jobbed out/split up/released.
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Somehow, I don't think a dancing African-American man with chains around his neck ("Junkyard Dog") would be popular today.
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Over Like Rover
Posts: 38,444
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It's High Noon!
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George Steele
Honkey Tonk Man The Headbangers |
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I have standards.
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dean malenko
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New Age Outlaws since they were a tag team and they couldn't make it in the PG era.
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Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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It's a blood match!
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It's a blood match!
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This is a tough question and mostly I am coming to think that most of the really successful guys were on top for one reason or another, so they all have at least one thing that makes them deserving. For instance I though Sgt. Slaughter, but no either as a heel or a face he would totally get over today. He has great size, skills, good on the stick, great finish he'd be over easy. Another was mentioned, The Ultimate Warrior... Even though he came in at a time when we were dead tired of Hulkamania and needed something new and fast, Warrior still has "it" and there is no denying. I believe he would have been over regardless of Hogan, in spite of his limited skills and the specific time.
If your great, your great. It's that simple, just look at Jerry Lawler 61 years old and so damn good he's getting Cenaesque promo time. |
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Lord of The Vale
Posts: 4,138
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Blackman, Take that Lockjaw.
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Y2KoTF
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Y2KoTF
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Quark is Less Impressed.
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Too Cool would not be one, because they were THE greatest dancing Tag Team. EVER.
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Inconceivable
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Y2KoTF
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I see where you was going with that, but it kinda of fell flat.
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Vomicide
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The Undertaker comes to mind. If his gimmick wasn't already over with the crowd I don't think he could make it today without a totally new gimmick.
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Inconceivable
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Narc stole my star
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Yokozuna would be a comedy jobber.
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The Funkaceratops...
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Y2J / Millenium Man
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Y2KoTF
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Y2J would get over quite easily.
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Cranky Kong
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"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
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Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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Hacksaw would get over just for the fact that he is Pro-USA and waves a USA flag. He probably would not have been as "big" as he was. More a low card kinda guy that you wonder how they haven't been released by now, but stick around forever.
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Hey
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Tera Ryzing and Jean-Paul Levesque
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Taller than Adam Cole
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80's era Bob Backlund.
He could work like a motherfucker, but it took him 2 minutes to say nothing. Seriously... apart from the goofy Howard Cossel (sp?) impression from Vince, listen to both promos and tell me who you think sold this match. |
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TPWW's #3 Peep
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If Steve Austin was around today instead of the Attitude Era he probably wouldn't have flourished so well.
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Narc stole my star
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Sandman.
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Grim Fandango
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Mick Foley
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