Guest Hadley Report post Posted January 29, 2006 Ok, we all know this was the "dark period" of the wwf and the only wrestlers keeping it afloat were bret, owen, and HBK (with austin and foley helping out in 96), but what other wrestlers were just as good (if not better) than those guys? My picks: Bam Bam Bigelow Marty Jannetty The Smokin Gunns (yes, im serious, they were a pretty fast paced team) Duke Drosse (no, im completely serious, ignore the gimmick) 123 kid (the stuff he was doing was pretty innovative for the time) Hakushi (ditto) Skip Jean Pierre LaFitte Adam Bomb Patriot Vader anyone else from that era who was good? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2006 You forgot Undertaker (at least he helped in terms of being a draw). Diesel and Razor Ramon had their moments with the right opponent, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest J0bber Report post Posted January 29, 2006 What about Pillman? He may have not had many matches, but he was in some interesting angles at the time (Gun Incident w/Austin, Marlena/Goldust Love Triangle). Also, the Bulldog helped a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
humanoid92 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2006 As far as names that have already been mentioned go, Kid, Jannetty, Bulldog, Bigelow, and Razor deserve a lot of credit. Hennig and Savage were still alright when they were around in '93. Ditto for DiBiase. IRS was a decent midcard heel. Good for what he was. Tatanka wasn't terrible before the heel turn. The Steiner Brothers were good while they lasted. The Bob Backlund heel turn somehow worked. Goldust was a really interesting gimmick at first. Mankind debuted in '96 and immediately beat the Undertaker, which was pretty shocking. I loved Jeff Jarrett's originial shtick and his feud with Razor. He was a really good IC Champ. Marc Mero had some really good matches with HHH and Austin his first year. Johnny Polo was funny. 96 and 97 also saw the rise of Steve Austin. I know business was down for these years, but I think 93 and 94 were awesome years as far as storylines and in-ring action. And '96-'97 as at least interesting to look back on because they were getting their ass kicked and trying new things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BruiserKC 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2006 If we're talking this timeframe, have to mention Yokozuna. Yes, he didn't do much other than being the champion for almost a entire year, but he was a credible heel and at the time when we were afraid of the Japanese taking everything over he was great storyline wise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2006 '93 and '94 were ok. 1995 was my least favorite year ever (both WCW and WWF). 1996, things started to get good again, especially after Wrestlemania 12 in WWF, and then you had the nWo start up in the summer on Nitro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
