Who tried too hard to be cool..

[Guest edge007]

Bill DeMott, or 3 minute Warning

[Guest Special K]

I agree with most mentioned but must regrettably add one:

 

Kurt Angle (my favorite wrestler since the Blackman team) is a great badass heel, but his 1st babyface run against stone cold, after he gave up having the badass-but-still-goofy milk drinking angle, and going baddass face was insufferable. It was just the original Angle heel sctick with an annoying smirk, and even MORE cockiness. Angle as face badass/goof=GOLD Angle as heel goof=GOLD. Angle as heel Badass=GOLD. Angle as face Badass=CRAP.

[Guest Aero]

Hulk Hogan... hell, he just said the most hilarious thing last Thursday when cutting a promo on Vince McMahon. He started rambling on about how some say Vince is a genius, but he comes to the conclusion that if Vince IS a genius, then he's an.... EVIL genius! I couldn't help but laugh because he sounds like he's in a comic book or something.

[Guest Insane Bump Machine]

Nobody says Nathan Jones?

[Guest ViciousFish]

X-Pac was the worst for trying to be cool and failing miserably. Hell, he thought he was main event material and that he could be a face if he really wanted. This was the guy who was booed during the Invasion. Hell, no one from the WWF side was booed except him.

 

Runner up though would defenitly be Hogan, especially lately. I mean he is still cool for nostalgic reasons but he tries too hard and in the wrong ways to be just plain cool.

[Guest Crucifixio Jones]

My vote goes to Brian the drug-dealing smark/internet messageboard moderator.

[Guest Redhawk]

Randy Savage -- Towards the end of his career he looked and sounded like a clown with strep throat.

 

Rikishi -- I don't get why marks think he's so cool. And he's been doing the same dance for 3 years.

 

Big Show -- Sometimes when he trying to be badass he'll do something to ruin it, like drooling or doing that stupid movie-villiam overblown laugh.

 

Shane McMahon -- When he tried to dance during his entrance or when he tries to be a smart-ass.

[Guest nl5xsk1]

Shawn Michaels: wearing bike shorts while being the special ref is a good place to start, but that pony-tail attempt that he's got going on now is killing me. (good example was when he laid out Jericho on the entrance way and did his little pose over him while accepting the Mania challenge: looked more fruity than cool or intimidating.)

 

And I hate to say it, but Steve Austin when he's parading around in jeans-shorts doesn't look too intimidating. Just give him a fanny pack and he's someone's dad walking around the Hampton Beach boardwalk (insert own local gathering place of poor-white-trash for those of you not near Massachusetts.)

[Guest Crux]

Rikishi - His black little (big) ensemble with its tassles in no way gives off that 'cool vibe'

 

Hulk Hogan - His attempts of acting tough have been falling short for quite some time now...

 

Undertaker - With his "Big Evil" shirt that reminds me of the "Big Red" logo.

 

Jeff Hardy - drowned in glow paint does not = cool

 

Xpac - Cant forget this guy, who, no matter how hard he kissed up to the crowd, was booed the hell outta the stadium.

 

3 Minute Warning They were NEVER cool.

 

HBK Sorry, but no. His fairy dancing in and around the ring only makes me laugh.

[Guest Hulk Hogan]

Right now, I'd say its Hulk Hogan.

Brotha, you're a heretic, brotha!

[Guest papacita]

Xpac - Cant forget this guy, who, no matter how hard he kissed up to the crowd, was booed the hell outta the stadium.

hehe. I went to the Raw where he beat Kidman for the Cruiserweight Title during the Invasion...during the commercial, they had Kidman cut a promo on the Sixers (who had just lost in the NBA Finals to the Lakers) to get him some heel heat for the match, and the crowd STILL booed X-Pac. Funny.

[Guest Redhawk]

I'd also have to mention Shawn Michaels. Remember the title match versus RVD? I was watching with my girlfriend and when Shawn came out wearing that ultra-fruity outfit she said, "I wonder if the other guys feel dumb because HE'S the champ and he looks so gay. That makes them look bad."

[Guest AndrewTS]

Hulk Hogan -- Especially recently, as he tries to be cool by cussing and making up lame-ass insults (Rock of Jabroni, "Baldie" to Kurt Angle). But my favorite was during his last run with WCW, when he started wearing that "FUBAR" vest and was driving a hummer and picking on Billy Kidman. He was basically trying to be Stone Cold..

"Stone Cold" Terry Bollea actually wore a "F.U.N.B." vest--for, "F. U. New Blood."

 

If you have to mangle the way a word is abbreviated, then you look very stupid.

 

This goes also for Kurt Angle's post-9/11 face run.

 

"U.S.A. stands for U Submit to Angle!"

 

Ugh...that was HORRIBLE.

 

The Hogan talk also reminded me of Stone Cold Terry Bollea during his fued with Kidman as Crazy Old Bloody Man. He was attacked and afterwards he was stomping around backstage, blood running down his face, and yelling "SH*T!!" over and over again.

[LooseCannon25 0]

----- Austin walking around in booty choker denim shorts with knee brace is NOT cool.

 

----- Shane McMahon trying to be a slang using smartass who looks like a bafoon every time he tries is NOT cool.

 

----- X-Pac coming down the aisle with his tongue flailing and his stupid seizure dance is NOT cool

 

----- Any wrestler who is shown walking into the arena with a fanny pack around their waste is NOT cool.

 

----- Shawn Michaels with his fuity tooty dancing and his lame ass faces in promos is NOT cool.

 

----- Hulk Hogan doing crotch chops, making up dumb names like "rockajabroni" "and EVIL genius mcmahon" while parading around the ring in Friggin TYE DYE pants, and a weight lifting belt is NOT cool.

 

----- And finally Rikishi dressed in Rikishi wear baggy gear, or doing the same tired dance thats been played out since 99 is NOT cool.

[Guest Lightning Flik]

Vince McMahon: "I'm creating McMahonamania!"

Or something like that.

 

X-Pac: Him period.

 

Billy Kidman: He's not worth the time nor the effort the WWE are spending on him.

 

John Cena: He's original attitude gimmick made me laugh my ass off a lot.

 

Jeff Hardy: Dude. Paint's so 60s. Please join us in the new millenium, and also clean yourself up as well (in both fashions).

 

Chyna: ...God was she just a joke. I seriously couldn't find any redeeming factors to her.

 

Bob Backlund: when he came back and punked someone out like for the last time. I think it was when Angle(?) put a Chickenwing on something... I can't remember it too well.

 

Sid Vicious: Who could forget him? I seriously believe that the pop he got was because everyone knew he really had half a brain.

 

 

And seriously Nathan Jones is a contender for this thread? Has anyone taken that guy as a serious threat yet? Shit, I look more threatening than that guy, and I'm like 5'9 and 189lbs while making the cruiserweights look like buff heavyweights.

[HurriShane 0]

Men on a Mission

[Guest evilhomer]

Jericho as the Undisputed Champion was bad, especially when he would get angry and complain alot.

 

Christian as the cry baby

How exactly are crybabies/whiners supposed to be cool?

 

 

Bull Buchanan - during his B2 days. Yes, I know that the "booyah" ruled all, but the facial expressions and general manerisms when outside the ring just screamed lost old man trying to fit in to me.

 

X-Pac - one word, Bronco-buster.

 

Hulk Hogan - particularly when he joined the Wolfpac. Just looked like an old man pretending he was 20 years younger.

[Guest oldschoolwrestling]

Hulk Hogan: "Rock-a-jabroni"

Kevin Nash: "We're putting the band back together" repeat 14 times

Sting: crotch chops

Flair: dancing (he is the man at strutting, but his dancing is silly)

[Guest Some Guy]

NO one has mentioned X-Pac's numchucks (sp?) when he was in nWo in WWF. With the bike shorts and his silly bandanna and 150lb frame flipping numchucks around trying to be cool while hanging out with Nash and Hall who haven't been cool since '98, when time passed them by.

 

At least Hogan doens't try to be modern too much anymore. "I think he realized how stupid "I'm gonna train, say my prayers, and kick you ass, BROTHER!" He can't possibly think that tie die, feathered boas, weight lifting belts, and his hair cut are modern or cool. CHrist he's been wearing that type of stuff for like 30 years.

 

Austin's shorts are ghey.

 

HBK's Badd Blasters last night were *REALLY* homosexual.

 

HHH's purple tights, Benoit's purple tights, shit anyone who wears purple tights is asking to be mocked.

 

Bill DeMott try as he might, is just not cool. We saw teh guy cry on Tough Enough. Bad asses don't cry.