Would it kill the wwf to sign lenny lane?

[Guest Loss4Words]

Some of the other signings and decisions not to sign have made sense, but why in the world can't Lenny Lane get a contract? He can wrestle, he's got charisma and most fans at least know who he is because of the whole gay tag team thing with Lodi. I'm not saying he'd be an overnight sensation or anything, but he's better than a lot of the wrestlers that *are* under contract at the moment and he's better than just about everyone who has a developmental deal. So why not give him a shot?

 

I remember him saying in a 1wrestling.com interview last year that they told him he looked too much like Chris Jericho so they couldn't sign him. Geez. If that's not the most pathetic excuse I've ever heard. Let him dye his hair or create a character that is NOTHING like Jericho's and people won't constantly be making that assumption. Besides, he looks no more like Jericho than Edge and Christian do anyway.

 

Just wondering if anyone else thinks Lane is worthy of a contract, especially when the WWF is signing practically anything that walks lately.

[Guest Zack Malibu]

I've always been pretty vocal about this subject.  I think that the WWF should have just signed Lenny and Lodi, an actual tag team that created controversey and got recognition, and stick them in the gay role currently done by Gunn and Palumbo.  

 

They should have kept Palumbo with O'Haire, or if they really needed to vanquish O'Haire to OVW, they could have reunited Chuck with Stasiak or something.  Gunn could have been fine in his midcard role, or partnered up with someone else, while Lenny and Lodi ran rampant over the tag team scene, making us sick with their flamboyance while wowing us with great storytelling and teamwork.

 

I still think that with the tag scene needing a breath of fresh air ASAP, that Lenny and Lodi should be considered for a deal.  While they may not be able to use the act that got them noticed, I'm sure that they would be more than willing to help out the dying team scene.

[Guest Human Fly]

I don't see why not. He could be good in the CW division. I agree about the Jericho thing. Tell Lenny to die his hair black, and grow a beard or something. I haven't seen him wrestle since like '99 so to be honest I can't remember much of his work. I just remember the time he impersonated Jericho against Malenko.

[Guest caboose]

Would it kill the wwf to sign lenny lane?

 

 

YES IT WOULD

[Guest FakeRazor]

If the Big Bossman, The Godfather, Goldust, and Billy Gunn are worthy of contracts, pretty much anyone is.

 

If I could be serious for a moment... Lenny Lane does indeed rule, and their gay gimmick kicks the crap out of Billy and Chuck's, primarily because Lenny Lane and Lodi run circles around the two in terms of wrestling ability.  Oh, and as for looking like Chris Jericho.... why the hell did they pick Hawk for Tough Enough 2 then?  He's a spittin' image of Jericho...

 

Lane, like others would most likely be buried though, and it would be best for him to turn down a WWF contract, much like AJ Styles did.

[Guest Goodear]

You know, this might just be my little brain problem, but I can't seem to remember a single Lenny & Lodi match.  This does not a positive review of Lenny's work make.  Basically, he's pretty dull in the ring with nothing there to really catch the eye.  He's just another long haired blond guy under 240 pounds with decent ring skills.

[Guest Loss4Words]

Ric Flair

Shawn Michaels

Steve Austin

Chris Jericho

 

And to a lesser degree ...

 

Brian Pillman

Edge

Christian

 

I'd say the small-average sized guy with long blond hair has done pretty well in the long run.

 

For me, those are usually the ones I pick as future stars just because they have a good batting average anyway.

 

But yeah, Lane is by no means a great worker, but for his experience level, he was a very good worker. I seem to remember his match with Rey Jr. where he won the cruiserweight title being decent-good, along with his match with Kaz Hayashi at Fall Brawl '99.

 

Of course, we could both be wrong and he may not be getting a job because he *did* steal Jericho's Loverboy tape back in 1998, and that's just not right any way you look at it.

[Guest razazteca]

WWF Logic:

 

1) if he is a threat on the indy scene, he will get hired just to get buried

 

2) Lenny is too small, wont be signed

 

3) he can wrestle and will make the main eventers look bad, wont be signed

 

4) the writers don't know what to do with him, so he will never be in WWF

 

5) Lenny looks too much like Lex Luger and WWF doesnt want to make the same mistake again

[Guest Sassquatch]

Don't forget Ray Stevens and Freddie Blassie, Loss.

 

[Guest Goodear]

Ric Flair

Shawn Michaels

 

Sorry Loss, I said guys with long blond hair that have "decent" skills.  Michaels and Flair take decent and whip it around by its ankles and throw it against the wall.  In other words, they have awesome skills and stand out because of it.

 

Steve Austin

 

Austin hasn't had hair in years and hasn't had long hair in even longer.  See also Ric and Shawn as far as being awesome is concerned.

 

Chris Jericho

 

I'm a little sour on Jericho at the moment.  His title reign fell flat on its face and sucked the major meat missle in my opinion.  If you want to blame the bookers for that, its fine.  But he's still got to take some responsibility for his own career.

 

And to a lesser degree ...

 

Brian Pillman

Edge

Christian

 

Only interesting when they dropped the normal "I'm a generic blond" thing and went crazy and became sarcastic smart allecs respectively.  Anyway, I shouldn't say Lane will never make it or anything because I've been wrong before.  I just see him as a little too boring to be a major star in the WWF.

[Guest]

Lenny Lane sucks.

[Guest Loss4Words]

First of all, Fallen Angel, we need more thought-provoking posts like that. That sure got me thinking. Based on your trolling in various threads, it seems that you hate EVERY wrestler. Oh well.

 

Ok, now as for the rest.

 

"Sorry Loss, I said guys with long blond hair that have 'decent' skills.  Michaels and Flair take decent and whip it around by its ankles and throw it against the wall.  In other words, they have awesome skills and stand out because of it."

 

They were also born great workers too. Flair had a ***** classic with Lou Thesz back in '56 at his elementary school you know. Have you never seen a wrestler improve when given opportunity?

 

"Austin hasn't had hair in years and hasn't had long hair in even longer.  See also Ric and Shawn as far as being awesome is concerned."

 

Austin was obviously a star in the making even when he had the long blond look though. Hard to deny that.

 

"I'm a little sour on Jericho at the moment.  His title reign fell flat on its face and sucked the major meat missle in my opinion.  If you want to blame the bookers for that, its fine.  But he's still got to take some responsibility for his own career."

 

That's fine, just give him some creative input in his storylines like he had in WCW. Let him completely ad-lib on the mic like he did in WCW. Let him use his entire moveset like he did in WCW. Jericho's reign only failed because of politics. How can you blame him when he was cutting great promos every week and selling his ass off for every challenger, regardless of their place on the card? I'm not speaking to you generally because you're usually a pretty coherent poster, but the only way to see Jericho as a failure is if you look at his won-loss record, which is a bit markish.

 

"Only interesting when they dropped the normal 'I'm a generic blond' thing and went crazy and became sarcastic smart allecs respectively."

 

And the problem with that is?

 

"Anyway, I shouldn't say Lane will never make it or anything because I've been wrong before.  I just see him as a little too boring to be a major star in the WWF."

 

Look at the undisputed champion, who redefines the term boring every week. Of course, he's less over than Jericho was as champ, but since he's "practically family" to the McMahons and was a good heel for six months two years ago, that will go overlooked.

[Guest]

actually...it would be kinda funny of Lenny and Lodi joined the WWF and made a stable with Billy and Chuck.

 

just the make the angle even more of a joke.

[Guest Dutha Rose]

Mr. Malibu...where is that yeast quote from? Who said that? Sounds like a Screech quote!

 

Anyway, I think Lenny Lane is boring as hell in the ring. He is too vanilla. He doesn't deserve to be in the WWF as much as I do. His bizarreness is not even close to mine. Then again, I haven't seen him in years, so he could be better. But, then again again...he is a fine piece of ass. And I think young Leonard and I lean the same way.

 

How old are he and his brother Lodi anyway? How many years have they been wrestling? If they're under 30, I know I could make a place for their studly young bodies in my next picture. If they're older? NO.

 

- dustin

[Guest]

I assume Lenny is in his early 30's. A couple of months ago, he worked for SDW up here in Minnesota as "'IM PIST OFF I GET NO RESPECT' because Jerry Lynn was headlining the show and he wasn't" gimmick. Unfortunatly he has injured his knee and will be out a couple of months from what I understand.

[Guest Dutha Rose]

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I apolojithe foe hith acthuns.

[Guest Zack Malibu]

Mr. Malibu...where is that yeast quote from? Who said that? Sounds like a Screech quote!

It is indeed a Screech quote, Mr. Rose.

[Guest Jericholic82]

I think they should sign him.  But alas he does look too much like Jericho. I met him at the WWA vegas event, and he looks in good shape.  All the other workers were teasing him about looking like Chris and made him do the arrogant cover pose. I asked him if he would take a pic with me and pretend to be Jericho lol. Both him and Lodi are nice guys and really funny.

[Guest FakeRazor]

<<Basically, he's pretty dull in the ring with nothing there to really catch the eye.  He's just another long haired blond guy under 240 pounds with decent ring skills.>>

 

No point to this post really, but that sounds like something Vince McMahon or Jim Ross would say at a staff meeting...

[Guest Vern Gagne]

Oh, and as for looking like Chris Jericho.... why the hell did they pick Hawk for Tough Enough 2 then?  He's a spittin' image of Jericho...

 

 

Hawk looks like John Rocker not Jericho.

[Guest Ripper]

Sometimes I think that I was the only one watching WCW the last few years(actually...maybe...) but Lenny was one damn fine wrestler.  One way you can tell that a guy isn't boring in the ring is to watch him in a match that has no backstory, no angle and is just happening just to be happening and the crowd starts popping like mad as the match goes on.  Lenny started having plenty of these matches as he got a push, after he was promoted from jobber with token cruiserweight offence to a guy that was a contenda'.  Lane has that talent.  He should be able to make the cruiser division interesting.  They need clean cut heels and the guy can play one.

[Guest TheMikeSC]

Sometimes I think that I was the only one watching WCW the last few years(actually...maybe...) but Lenny was one damn fine wrestler.  One way you can tell that a guy isn't boring in the ring is to watch him in a match that has no backstory, no angle and is just happening just to be happening and the crowd starts popping like mad as the match goes on.  Lenny started having plenty of these matches as he got a push, after he was promoted from jobber with token cruiserweight offence to a guy that was a contenda'.  Lane has that talent.  He should be able to make the cruiser division interesting.  They need clean cut heels and the guy can play one. >>>

 

 

I have to disagree. I saw quite a bit of Lenny in 1999 and 2000 and he was a decent wrestler---not anything special. His CW Title win over Rey generated HHH levels of apathy and brief title reign was non-descript as it could possibly be.

 

I'm no saying Lane is bad. He clearly is not.

 

But, isn't the WWF already stocked with decent workers? Should they sign every decent performer in the world? Lane is in the same boat as Jerry Lynn, Chris Daniels, Michael Modest, and whomever the current internet flavor of the month is---he's not exceptional.

                       -=Mike

 

...And, to go ahead and head it off at the pass, trying to say a guy deserves a job because less competent people are already employed is an absolutely terrible justification. Wrestling doesn't need MORE average guys in the WWF