Better Wrestler #38

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Originally Posted by #BrotherVito DELETED When Taz did a podcast with Austin, they talked about how they regretted never getting to properly work together in WWF, and they wrote it off to Vince's obsession with bigger guys/thinking Taz's height would hurt his credibility if they tried to book him seriously in the WWF landscape. I think his ECW run showed though that he could really be portrayed as a shitkicker who could choke anybody out. Threw a mean suplex too. Taz ruled.

That's all Heyman. People can argue all day about the content in ECW, but Heyman was the master of hiding weaknesses. Don't get me wrong, Taz was an intense motherfucker and great wrestler which is what Heyman booked for, but if he started as a WCW or WWF guy, he wouldn't have been given a main event chance.

That moment when Taz is in the ring and the lights go out and Sabu appears, but Taz is just there, staring him down, arms folded is probably my biggest mark out moment in wrestling because if you watched other programs at the time, Taz would have had to have acted scared.

I wish when they had a great talent that was shorter they would do that more these days. They don't always need to be the underdog. They can be an intense ass kicker. It'll never in modern day WWE, but Ciampa has the look and the skills to pull it off.

[Evil Vito]

Originally Posted by #BROKEN Hasney That's all Heyman. People can argue all day about the content in ECW, but Heyman was the master of hiding weaknesses. Don't get me wrong, Taz was an intense motherfucker and great wrestler which is what Heyman booked for, but if he started as a WCW or WWF guy, he wouldn't have been given a main event chance. That moment when Taz is in the ring and the lights go out and Sabu appears, but Taz is just there, staring him down, arms folded is probably my biggest mark out moment in wrestling because if you watched other programs at the time, Taz would have had to have acted scared. I wish when they had a great talent that was shorter they would do that more these days. They don't always need to be the underdog. They can be an intense ass kicker. It'll never in modern day WWE, but Ciampa has the look and the skills to pull it off.

Ciampa could be great at the role, could easily get an intense vibe from him.

Had he not been forced to retire, once Bryan completed his underdog story to win the belt at WM30 they could've really just have him let loose in the ring and totally kick ass to the point where nobody even brings up the size difference between him and other dudes because he can systematically break down anybody. Basically how he was portrayed in the indies. Can play to the crowd when he comes out but once the bell rings it's all business.