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Post by jason88cubs on Mar 12, 2023 20:32:14 GMT -5
I was a huge fan
Why? I have no idea
I just remember seeing him on Heat with Lita and became a fan He had somewhat of a decent run but it quickly fizzled out
Was anyone else big on him?
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Mar 12, 2023 20:34:32 GMT -5
Very entertaining in the ring and I loved playing as him in No Mercy.
Thing is Lita who was his valet quickly became a bigger star and once they split he just fell flat.
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Post by jason88cubs on Mar 12, 2023 20:41:59 GMT -5
Very entertaining in the ring and I loved playing as him in No Mercy. Thing is Lita who was his valet quickly became a bigger star and once they split he just fell flat. Yea when I first saw Lita I instantly thought of Miss Congeniality since that's who she was in ECW, crayz how she blew up |
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Post by The Brain on Mar 12, 2023 20:50:46 GMT -5
Essa Rios aka Aguila  |
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Post by LaParka on Mar 12, 2023 20:54:20 GMT -5
Essa Rios was decent, when they were pushing the light heavyweights for a little while. He became Papi Chulo
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Post by TWJT on Mar 12, 2023 21:01:29 GMT -5
Really enjoyed his work. I feel like if he were young now, he'd have more of a presence, whether it be in the WWE or AEW. Super talented guy.
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Essa Rios.
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Post by k5 on Mar 13, 2023 11:30:45 GMT -5
kinda surprised GCW hasn’t had him featured
I probably remember him overall more from the no mercy game than seeing his matches, I watched them but found him pretty forgettable tbh
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Mar 13, 2023 11:46:06 GMT -5
kinda surprised GCW hasn’t had him featured
I probably remember him overall more from the no mercy game than seeing his matches, I watched them but found him pretty forgettable tbh
Georgia Championship Wrestling has been dead for 30 years! I don't see anyone being on that show anymore.
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Post by tmnt316 on Mar 13, 2023 11:48:11 GMT -5
He was alright but was always looking forward to seeing Lita rather than him🙂.
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Post by k5 on Mar 13, 2023 12:45:38 GMT -5
kinda surprised GCW hasn’t had him featured
I probably remember him overall more from the no mercy game than seeing his matches, I watched them but found him pretty forgettable tbh Georgia Championship Wrestling has been dead for 30 years! I don't see anyone being on that show anymore.
that old codger Ole ain’t dead yet! one more final run at Vince, I say. |
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Mar 15, 2023 1:34:11 GMT -5
Jr: Do you wanna make money here?
Essa Rios: Si
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Post by TheXtremisT on Mar 18, 2023 13:58:02 GMT -5
He literally was relevant for like a couple of months at best.
His February-March 2000 was decent. Featured well, made to look like an attraction in the Light Heavyweight division.
Then after March he did nothing but wrestle on Metal and occasionally Heat.
Lita HAD to leave him. She was so different to other women at the time.
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Post by JC Motors on Mar 24, 2023 7:04:51 GMT -5
He never had a Jakks figure
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Essa Rios.
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Post by stephen90 on Mar 29, 2023 21:13:27 GMT -5
I remember Rios having a mini feud with Angle on heat after that.
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Post by Evil Abed on Mar 29, 2023 21:20:44 GMT -5
I feel he’d certainly have more of a presence if he was around today instead of the late 90’s/early 2000’s.
WWF didn’t want a light heavyweight division. It was a reactionary response to WCW crushing it with Rey, Juvi, Malenko, Kidman, etc… So Rios never stood a chance on the WWF roster. Likewise if he jumped to WCW, he would have done so during a time of over-inflation of lucha talent - Mysterio, Juvi, Psicosis, El Dandy, Super Calo, LA Parka, just to name a few. And I can’t seem him doing anything but getting lost in the bunch during a time where WCW’s cruiserweight division was turning over to the “new blood” era.
It would have been interesting to see him go to ECW as I feel he could have made a decent name for himself there. Essa Rios vs. Super Crazy would probably have been some fun matches.
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Post by wolfpac on Apr 3, 2023 13:31:13 GMT -5
I wanted an Essa TTL Figure so bad, even being low on the card he was colourful and would have fit great in the rulers of the ring series
I was also a fan of his, but you could tell he was the lowest on the card
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