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Ric Flair 6'1 who got his super-hero vibe from being insanely charismatic and also by "peacocking" Scott Hall who was a big guy and great on the mic' and fits your criteria. Diamond Dallas Page who was just barely meets the criteria and always came off to me like a smaller guy who was just amazing. Mick Foley who wasn't so tall even when he wasn't hunched over and was more fat than anything even in his best shape (shapes?). Taz was a midget but I loved him and how he was booked in ECW. Giant was great and had fun matches that felt big and was okay on the mic, never got into him as the Big Show. Steve Austin and The Rock, don't need to explain these. Randy Savage who was 6'2 and under 240 but always looked awesome and bigger than life and was believable against Hogan. Genius on the mic too. Shawn Michaels who made up for his size by being crazy talented and charismatic. Roddy Piper was bigger than life and great in the ring. I think you're right about "bigger than life" characters being important, but it doesn't necessarily mean someone who just looks big and athletic. Having a look period or at least making up for it by being a living cartoon like DDP or Flair. Guys who have been way way over had it all, Hogan had a look, charisma and great booking, Austin and Rock were the same. Of the new generation we have had a few people to fit the bill and I know you'll disagree with me on a few of these. Cena has a great look and unbelievable strength, can go in the ring, is booked like a monster most days (wolverine healing ability), can be great on the mic and sells tickets and merchandise. Batista had the look, sold the merchandise, had the ability to be good on the mic as a heel (Hollywood Batista). CM Punk has a great look, is great in the ring and on the mic and sells a lot of merch, probably pulls in a lot of tickets too. Nearly everyone else I can think of is missing some aspect, be it that they're generic looking, lack charisma or whatever. There aren't many total packages. Ryback has no charisma and so is forced to yell a lot and most of it is incomprehensible, but he looks great and he definitely should be used and given a shot to get better. Jeff Hardy had the look and the talent, but sucked balls on the mic, sold crazy amounts of merchandise though. Edge without his beard and his sex-life was really just a guy who was good in the ring and had a finisher that should not have worked as well as it did on big guys. I could go on but I won't... |
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People throw out "well Stone Cold wasn't a hoss". Stone Cold weighed about 260 and is probably top 3 in terms of personality. He was pretty jacked.
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Dean Ambrose is 6'4", Ryback catches my eye in that "hey that guy looks like he has something wrong with him" kind of way
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I compare wrestling to any sort of TV show where being an interesting character who doesn't sound like he's never said words before is more important than having sick biceps
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Exactly, and that is eye catching. He looks like he'll rip your head off and swallow your torso. Ambrose looks like half the damn roster.
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Put Dean Ambrose in Ryback's place and he wouldn't have gotten nearly as over as Ryback got. That reaction when Ryback first got his hands on CM Punk is still one of the most raucous reactions I've seen since the attitude era. Ryback was the new star people were craving and they fucking came unglued.
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lol. Jesus Christ.
I love how people will claim that someone getting cheered as a face against CM Punk means CM Punk is doing a good job. But when CM Punk gets cheered as a heel against THE UNDERTAKER... umm... they're just cheering him because he's doing a good job. It's one or the other... |
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Well everyone who attacks CM Punk should get the same reaction Ryback got that night, right? Since it's all because of how good Punk is.
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Punk vs Drew McIntyre would sellout MSG. |
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he looks like a giant retard
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Ryback never should have been turned heel. He's a natural face.
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It's like I'm banging my fucking head against the wall. I don't understand what you people don't get.
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my favorite wrestler is Giant Gonzalez
that skeleton outfit made him look like a monster |
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is Giant Gonzalez dead?
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Pretty sure he is.
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bet he walks less now though
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I was so disappointed when I heard Roman speak
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Drew McIntyre is someone they actually dropped the ball with, thought he was delightful when he first came up. And I still think he's delightful in 3MB
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I remember Ryback's first short promo on Punk. The "Revenge is an admission of pain..." promo. There was absolutely nothing wrong with it. Fine fucking promo. And people tried to say how ridiculous it is. From that moment I knew that certain people were desperate to try to find reasons to justify their hatred for the guy.
Then the entire crowd chanted "Feed me Punk" with him but only because CM Punk is so good at his job.
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any reaction Ryback got then is because of CM Punk so yeah
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there's also a million terrible John Cena promos and literally nothing but terrible Ryback promos
it's all about material |
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like throw us Indian Death Lock fans a bone, guy
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