Guest Report post Posted April 12, 2002 I dunno I guess its just me getting home from work and my feet are aching, but im getting a bit tired of hearing about WWF wrestlers are WWF superstars! Superstars??? Since when did every wrestler watch the Molly Shannon Bit? How does one rise to the Astronomical heights of being a Superstar in the WWF? be a Low carder??? Empty out the trash very well? Isn't being a WWF wrestler good enough. a WWF brand name? Even WWF Star? But SUPERSTARS? are they leaping tall buildings in a single bound? are they stopping cars in their tracks (Well Mark Henry, but that was staged) Just a bit over played word Superstar... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted April 12, 2002 I think each person should ahve their own. Austin could be "WWF Bad Ass" Rock could be "WWF Icon" Angle could be "WWF Euro Contender" Edge could be "WWF Funny Young Hooligan" Test could be "WWF Shit" etc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Man in Blak Report post Posted April 12, 2002 The term "superstars" was Vince's attempt to: 1) Get all of his characters over in a futile attempt to mimic ECW and their "shades of gray" characterizations. 2) Easily avoid calling them "wrestlers", which we know is not what Vince wants. The result: WWF Superstar Mark Henry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Steve J. Rogers Report post Posted April 13, 2002 The term "superstars" was Vince's attempt to: 1) Get all of his characters over in a futile attempt to mimic ECW and their "shades of gray" characterizations. 2) Easily avoid calling them "wrestlers", which we know is not what Vince wants. The result: WWF Superstar Mark Henry. [1) Get all of his characters over in a futile attempt to mimic ECW and their "shades of gray" characterizations. 2) Easily avoid calling them "wrestlers", which we know is not what Vince wants. ] I agree with the second, but Vince and the WWF have been referring to all wrestlers, even the lowest jobber on the totem pole, as "superstars" since at least the 80's Probably the second one is more accurate, could also be an easy marketing ploy along the veins of "anything can happen" I mean to call the likes of Barry Horowitz, The Broooklyn Brawler, Barry O, all the way to today's Jakked fodder (come to think of it, there aren't too many of those types left) "superstars" is a bit much. Could have also started out as a way of saying early on to the entire roster that "Hey, you are no better than anyone else on this roster" as sort of a way to curb any locker room ppolitics or give a "reason" for cuts in pay or termination of contracts. Obviously the name stuck even though, if those were the reasons, its obviously that the inmates do in fact run the asylum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
