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Guest Redhawk
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For example, Ultimate Warrior. I'm sure a lot of people loved Warrior back in the day, but now you look back you're like, "Damn, that guy sucked!" Or maybe you can look at them now and realize they suck, but you still watch when they're on TV. Some of mine are...

 

Tank Abbott

Ernest "The Cat" Miller

Vampiro

Koko B. Ware

The Sandman

New Jack

"Reverend" D-Von

D'Lo and Teddy Long

Guest converge241
Posted

Tank Abbot

Planet Stasiak

OHaire - old no gimmick version

Vampiro

Guest treble charged
Posted

Big Show

 

That's the only one I can really think of right now. Everyone else I can sort of justify liking. My approach while watching Big Show matches is this: I know I'm not going to get a ***** match, so I'll just watch it with low expectations, and if there's a cool spot in the match, or something, I'm happy.

 

EDIT: I take the same approach during most women's matches, too. For example, during the Dawn/Torrie match at the Rumble, I spent my time trying to figure out whether or not Torrie was wearing any underwear and enjoying the shots we were treated to of her chest. This is especially enjoyable on the big screen of a movie theatre.

Guest converge241
Posted

I have to add FBI as well all members/incarnations

Guest Zack Malibu
Posted

Back when I was 12-13, I marked for Max Moon. He could have had a Hurricane style storyline, but he just got stuck out there. I think my comic fandom made me percieve him as a superhero type, that's how I got drawn in.

Guest saturnmark4life
Posted

Treble Charged, I like big show too. There I said it. I'm not gonna advocate title reigns or anything, but he's got to turn face and get a partner, he'll never be over as a heel with the amount of jobs he's done. I actually had an adam bomb t shirt, and crush was my favourite. (I was about 12, come on) Hoho, my childlike ignorance, 'Wow, imagine if THOSE GUYS teamed up!'

Guest saturnmark4life
Posted

I'll also say, like I have before, that reverend D-Von could have been a damn good gimmick. I've expressed my love for Cena and Nowinski before too.

Guest cabbageboy
Posted

Well Cena is an obvious answer here.

 

I agree with Max Moon, there was a guy that was bad ass but never was given much of a chance at all. He had the coolest attire. I recall him being called the Komet Kid in his first appearance and he had a rocket backpack thing. I was about 12 or 13 then though, maybe if I saw him today I'd think it was silly.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't Max Moon vs. Shawn Michaels the first ever Raw main event?

Guest Youth N Asia
Posted

Waylon Mercy

Honky Tonk Man

New Jack

Repo Man

Guest crandamaniac
Posted

Looking at my sig, you see that I liked Papa Shango, even tho he wasn't a Bret Hart type worker.

 

Vampiro-I'm probably the only one who liked his Feud with Sting.

 

Gangrel--The spitting blood was cool, I must admit.

 

New Jack--He was shit in the ring, but I still liked him

 

and I can't think of any more right now

Guest Bling-Bling Buchanan
Posted

Any rapper gimmick, from Men on a Mission to Cena and Bling-Bling.

Guest Fook_Hing_Ho
Posted
Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't Max Moon vs. Shawn Michaels the first ever Raw main event?

Nope. It was Undertaker vs Damian Demento

 

Consider yourself corrected.

 

 

Speaking of Demento though, that's a gimmick that I enjoyed watching even when I was a young mark. And of course, the Repo Man. Can't forget Darsow.

Guest gangsteruwa
Posted

Max Mini

John Cena

Kaientai (evil/indeed)

Chris Nowinski (he's such a smarmy bastard)

Christian

Tank Abbott (how can you not enjoy a scary guy trying to do comedy)

Norman Smiley

Spike Dudley (ECW version, because I hate his "gimmick" in the WWE)

Joel Gertner (has anyone seen him skinny? its fucking creepy.)

 

By the way, Youth N Asia, Morgan Webb is mad hot.

Guest papacita
Posted

Even though I love her to death, I'm still not 100% sure WHY I like Chyna.

 

Al Wilson-I despised the angle, but he had the funniest schtick (sp?). I couldn't help but laugh when he'd grab the mic like he was about to say something big/important and then start speaking in monotone.

 

Also...

 

Big Bubba/Guardian Angel

 

ZODIAK (I loved that gimmick)

 

Dean Douglas (just cuz everyone else seems to hate the gimmick)

 

And put me down for Papa Shango.

Guest Zack Malibu
Posted

I liked the Dean Douglas gimmick as well, Papacita.

 

Richards and Meanie (ECW)-they took their lower card comedy roles and got the entire fanbase to support them. Richards wound up riding that popularity into the main event. He's the only guy I can think of with an (intentional) comedy gimmick that was made into main event material.

Guest JericholicEdgeHead
Posted

Kamala

Moondog Spot & Rex --One of the greatest gimmick tag-teams of all time

Hercules Hernandez

The Wild Samoans "Afa & Sika"

JunkYard Dog---I know he was a bad wrestler but when I was a kid I was a fan of his.

The Missing Link

Guest Kahran Ramsus
Posted

Mountie

Repo Man

IRS

Double J Jeff Jarrett

Narcissist

Evil Doink

Akeem

The Model

Guest Youth N Asia
Posted
By the way, Youth N Asia, Morgan Webb is mad hot.

Well thank God someone else sees this.

 

I also liked Gertner, thought he doesn't work as well 70 lbs lighter.

Guest D'Lo White
Posted

John Cena

D'Lo Brown

Repo Man

Flash Funk

The Berzerker

 

I also find Stephanie's whiny, screechy voice cute.

Guest LatinoHeat
Posted

Headshrinkers

Giant Gonzalez

Native American Indian Tatanka

IRS

Crush before heel turn

Yoko as a face in 96

Guest notJames
Posted

The Rougeau Bros. - the whole "We Love America" schtick even though they were heels

 

The Killer Bees - the first official "tweeners", in that they were a face tag team, but switched illegally like heels

 

The Berzerker - one word: HUSS!

Guest DerangedHermit
Posted

For some reason, I marked for Ken Shamrock, Test and Val Venis.

Guest LJSexay
Posted
For some reason, I marked for Ken Shamrock, Test and Val Venis.

me too.... wow. :huh: B-)

Guest The Hollywood Fashion Plate
Posted

Scott Norton

The Berzerker

Max Moon (who was indeed the Comet Kid for his 1st match..I remember it too)

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