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Gets Hardcore in the gym
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Bam Neely the next Batista or Jesus?
I was watching last weeks Smackdown and with Bam losing his first one on one match, do you see him becoming a star or just another forgotten body guard? Batista started out as "Deacon Batista" and now is a number one contender, on the other hand Carlito's old bodyguard "Jesus" is well, no one really cares. They both were big guys who started out strong, and Bam is a former OVW champ do you think he's good enough to take off in WWE?
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Da Gif/Pic Pimp
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ECW imo...he could do well there.
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Planet Races The Moon
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More like Matt Morgan. He'll be out there for two years, maybe a mid card title at most, then he'll get fired and picked up by TNA.
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I am the cheese
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Alls I know is he needs to team with Roadkill.
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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He could go the Tomko route and I doubt he can go the Nash route.
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I am the cheese
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#7 |
I am the cheese
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Seriously
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EATER OF HOT POCKETS
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I can't believe you're suggesting that this guy could be the Messiah.
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I am the cheese
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Does that make Bats the devil?
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Anyways, yeah, if the measuring stick of guys starting out as bodyguards go Nash > Batista > Tomko > Jesus, I'd guess that Bam is going to end up between Tomko and Jesus.
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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I am the cheese
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Yeah, that was the plan. Then they found this guy and figured the work was done.
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I am the cheese
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See you on the unemployment line Roadkill
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Gets Hardcore in the gym
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Don't forget Ralphus!
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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Who all started off as a body guard, lets make a list:
Kevin Nash/Deisel was Shawn Micheal's body guard Tomko was Christian's body guard Bam Neely is Chavo's Test was Motley Crue's The Decon was D'Von's Jesus was Carlito's Bull Buchanan was Cena's backup, but Bull had beena around before that...barely counts. Who am I missing? |
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Sid was HBKs, but had been around for a while anyway
Curtis Hughes(was that his name?) was Y2Js I think Issac Yankem was Lawlers, although I'm more inclined to think he was just 'backup' and Chyna was Hunters, lets not forget.... |
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A Property of Matter
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Mr. Hughes had also been around for awhile though.
Would you could Luther Reigns for Angle? |
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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A Property of Matter
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He got thrown into the talentless hoss pile and was never heard from again?
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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Oh, we forgot about Albert/A-Train. He started as Droz's body guard, bodyart designer.
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A Property of Matter
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He had this look about him like he was on the football team in high school but then ended up getting fat and selling used cars in your home town. Wait til he ages more, you'll see it then.
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#23 |
A Property of Matter
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A Property of Matter
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What about "handlers"? Because 911 got his start as Sabu's handler. Kamala had Kim-chee, although I think Kim-chee was around before then.
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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I'm starting to notice most big guys come in as "bodyguards" or handlers, or someone's backup. Vladimir Kozlov is one of the few bigmen that comes into wrestling as someone that wants to wrestle, not just a huge dude that falls into wrestling. |
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A Property of Matter
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DDP was a manager for the Diamond Studd before he learned to wrestle. I'm not going to count that though.
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I haven't seen too much from Bam Neely, but from what I've been reading, he's actually a fairly good performer. There's a column on 411 Mania called "Hidden Highlights" and it takes a look at the little things people do on WWE TV to add to the nuanced entertainment of the show. Bam Neely has been in there a few times because of his reactions to things and stuff.
I'm hoping that Chavo Guerrero makes a face turn in the near future. Bam Neely turning with Chavo Guerrero would be pretty cool. Do we get too many face bodyguards? If not, he could remain Edge's muscle, or he could stay on ECW and go over some of the ECW Originals a few times to see if there is any potential there ringwork wise. |
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That's Not My Name
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Big Bossman started out as Jim Cornette's bodyguard Big Bubba Rogers in the NWA.
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That's Not My Name
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Virgil!
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Okay, upon review I shall now reorder my list:
Wrestlers who started out as bodyguards and later went on to get significant pushes: Nash > Batista > Chyna > Tomko > Virgil > Luther Reigns > Jesus Justifications: Nash > All Batista = World Heavyweight Champion, Main Evented Wrestlemania. Chyna = Possibly less significant than Tomko or Virgil, but did hold the IC title and was the first woman to do a bunch of things. Tomko > Virgil because... well look at him, people take him far more seriously than anyone ever than ol' barber-pole-legs. Virgil = Longer lasting and better known than the rest of the list. Reigns = Associated with Main Event Angle in a top-level World Title feud, though for a very short time. Jesus = I'm not saying Jesus was useless, I honestly don't remember because he was around for about five minutes as a stopgap solution for an injury plague. |
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#31 |
dave ain't here?
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Nathan Jones.
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A Property of Matter
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Virgil held the Million Dollar Belt. Gotta put him over Chyna.
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dave ain't here?
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But Jarrett jobbed to Chyna.
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Incidentally, I was watching the Jericho/Chyna/Holly match at Rumble '00 the other day... my God Chyna was a shit wrestler.
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