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Post by Gorilla on Dec 29, 2018 21:26:35 GMT -5
Title says it all. Name 3 Wrestlers that you felt were underutilized during their time in the WWE.
Mine are:
- Owen Hart
Obviously, Owen could have won the heavyweight championship on a few different occasions, and was a great opponent, stylistically, for Bret and Shawn. I think he deserved a bigger push add a heel, but a victorious heel.
- Ted DiBiase
No one has been more over as a heel than Ted. He deserved a title run, and shouldn't have been put in so many fueds with midcard talent such as Big Boss Man, Dusty and Jake Roberts. He should have had a cheap victory over Hogan or Savage for the belt.
- Adam Bomb
I thought this guy was going to be the next big monster. Great look, cool move-set, it seems he was just not booked well and didn't have the right manager.
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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Dec 29, 2018 21:35:23 GMT -5
Mine are:
Goldust- He would've been a great MITB Holder in the Attitude Era. A "Golden" briefcase would've been super neat! Plus. he was a great in-ring talent in his prime.
Sabu- I feel like he could've been a HUGE draw for them in the late-attitude/Ruthless Aggression Era. He didn't need to be involved in the ECW nonsense in '06/'07. I think he could've had the mystique he had in ECW. From there, he could've had classic feuds/ matches with guys like Edge, Kane, & The Undertaker.
- Mike Awesome- One of, if not, the most agile big-man of all time. Could've been a great heel nor babyface with a look that Vince loved. Easily could've been a World Champion in WWE. Heck, imagine the brawls he could've had with guys like JBL or Brock Lesnar??
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Post by The Brain on Dec 29, 2018 21:42:53 GMT -5
Rick Martel- I thought his model character had so much potential to go further than it did. Obviously not to the World Title but to this day I still say he should've got a run with the IC belt.
Bam Bam Bigelow- His 1st run in 87/88. He was over like rover during this time period. You can even argue he was #2 behind Hogan. Him being the last on his team to get eliminated at the 1st SSeries speaks volumes. Ton of potential as a babyface IMO. I'll also throw in his 2nd run during from late 92-late 95. Both runs were great but could've been so much more.
Vader- Here's a big one for me. When he debuted at the Rumble in 96 they made him look dominate and for those 6 months I was like hell yeah they're booking him the way he should be booked and then SSlam 96 came. HBK beating him KILLED all his momentum and he really never recovered from it. And oh yeah the way Michaels treated him during the match. Just disgraceful. They had a big mega heel monster in the palm of their hands and they just flushed it down the toilet.
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Post by RuthlessFigs on Dec 29, 2018 21:45:09 GMT -5
Raven
- In WWE, he should have been as big as he was in TNA. He had IT to succeed in WWE, coming out of the Attitude Era with Rock/Austin/HHH/Taker/Kane, he could have been a face of the Ruthless Aggression Era.
Wade Barrett
- Barrett had Main Event written all over him, take his character from 2011-2012 and put that with his look at the end of his run and you've got a Main Event Star. It's a damn shame how misused he was.
Neville
- He was utilised right during most of his Cruiserweight run, but he should have moved on to the IC Title. His character was at its peak and he was a believable threat to any Champion in WWE, the other Cruiserweights were capable of carrying the brand as they've done since he's been gone so i don't see why they kept him there just to lose to that joke Enzo.
Honourable Mentions
- John Morrison
- Sting
- Razor Ramon
- Leo Kruger
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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Dec 29, 2018 21:48:43 GMT -5
Rick Martel- I thought his model character had so much potential to go further than it did. Obviously not to the World Title but to this day I still say he should've got a run with the IC belt.
Bam Bam Bigelow- His 1st run in 87/88. He was over like rover during this time period. You can even argue he was #2 behind Hogan. Him being the last on his team to get eliminated at the 1st SSeries speaks volumes. Ton of potential as a babyface IMO. I'll also throw in his 2nd run during from late 92-late 95. Both runs were great but could've been so much more.
Vader- Here's a big one for me. When he debuted at the Rumble in 96 they made him look dominate and for those 6 months I was like hell yeah they're booking him the way he should be booked and then SSlam 96 came. HBK beating him KILLED all his momentum and he really never recovered from it. And oh yeah the way Michaels treated him during the match. Just disgraceful. They had a big mega heel monster in the palm of their hands and they just flushed it down the toilet.
Couldn't agree more with these three as well. Bam Bam & Vader should've won Vince's top prize easily |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2018 23:59:27 GMT -5
JYD should have gotten at least ONE reign with the IC title. Even if it was as a transitional champ.
They could have pulled the trigger and had Razor have a nice 2 or 3 month Heavyweight title reign.
Vince should have strapped a rocket to Bam Bam.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 0:28:14 GMT -5
Bam Bam
Jake Roberts
Ted Dibiase
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Post by MKSavage on Dec 30, 2018 2:20:53 GMT -5
Singles:
Roddy Piper - was way over as a heel at the start of his WWF career, could have had a nice run as a heel WWF Champion.
Paul Orndorff - was over as a heel and a face, could have had a nice run as WWF Champion.
Taz - was one of the best things about ECW, his build-up and start in WWF was great but then he fizzled out. Just didn't seem the same in WWF like he was in ECW.
Tag Teams:
Steiner Brothers - had two very short runs as tag champions, they should have had a very long run which could have helped the tag division at that time.
Power and Glory - these guys meshed well together and could have been helpful in 1991-1993 when the tag team division started slipping.
New Foundation - like power and glory, these guys meshed well together, would have liked to see what they could have done with a longer run together.
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Post by JimRiga on Dec 30, 2018 10:00:23 GMT -5
I agree with the majority of these.
For me Ken Shamrock immediately springs to mind. I think he should have had a world title run or at least challenged for it regularly.
Hakushi should never have been turned into anybody’s comedy sidekick and should have been a constant Intercontinental title challenger, maybe even winning it.
And finally, my third pick is the tag team of Doug Furnas and Phillip LaFon. They should have had reign with the belts for a fair while and beaten all comers.
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Post by The Brain on Dec 30, 2018 12:48:42 GMT -5
Singles: Roddy Piper - was way over as a heel at the start of his WWF career, could have had a nice run as a heel WWF Champion. Paul Orndorff - was over as a heel and a face, could have had a nice run as WWF Champion. Taz - was one of the best things about ECW, his build-up and start in WWF was great but then he fizzled out. Just didn't seem the same in WWF like he was in ECW. Tag Teams: Steiner Brothers - had two very short runs as tag champions, they should have had a very long run which could have helped the tag division at that time. Power and Glory - these guys meshed well together and could have been helpful in 1991-1993 when the tag team division started slipping.New Foundation - like power and glory, these guys meshed well together, would have liked to see what they could have done with a longer run together. Loved their Power-Plex finisher. |
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Post by BROKEN on Dec 30, 2018 13:15:05 GMT -5
Owen Hart
Vader
New Age Outlaws
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 13:18:52 GMT -5
Owen Hart Vader New Age Outlaws New Age Outlaws? Weren't they like 9 time champs or something? |
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Post by BROKEN on Dec 30, 2018 13:52:11 GMT -5
Owen Hart Vader New Age Outlaws New Age Outlaws? Weren't they like 9 time champs or something? I know about how many times they were champs. I just wanted them in one of those TLC matches with the Dudley’s, Hardy’s, and E&C. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 19:47:21 GMT -5
steamboat in 91
mr perfect in 93
giant gonzales
all 3 of these teams shoulda been champs:
studd & bundy
powers of pain
power & glory
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 20:31:17 GMT -5
steamboat in 91 mr perfect in 93 giant gonzales all 3 of these teams shoulda been champs: studd & bundy powers of pain power & glory whos title run do you give power and glory to? nasty boys? seems like the only real fit to me |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 21:43:55 GMT -5
steamboat in 91 mr perfect in 93 giant gonzales all 3 of these teams shoulda been champs: studd & bundy powers of pain power & glory whos title run do you give power and glory to? nasty boys? seems like the only real fit to me yes. hated nasty boys. p&g made for better fueds with lod and harts anyway. |
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Post by JokerFC on Dec 31, 2018 5:23:22 GMT -5
Owen Hart immediately springs to mind but not as a World Champion. Often misused in 1995 when Vince was absolutely starved of talent. Take RR95....brutal lineup. Why on earth wasn't Owen(and Razor) made do double roles that night? Mystifying.
Bam Bam Bigelow. Should have remained heel in 1995 and been Diesels challenger. He should have continued as a heel afterwards too.
Vader....Good God. Booked so strongly at the start but you could see Vince had other ideas by IYH:GF..BE. SCott Hall was on his way out.....Vader was en route to the title picture. Hall(in his last onscreen appearance) should have been smashed here logically to make Vader look the business....but the match was competitive and Vince gushed about about Razor after the match on the mic.
The Patriot....sigh. Introduced to fail seemingly. Why introduce this character in Nova Scotia so he could be booed outta the building on National TV? According to Prichard & Cornette Vince was high on the character & everyone liked Wilkes but he just didn't bother his ass with him. Plus Owen & Bulldog had some kinda gripe with him & all of a sudden refused to work with him. Even Bret is mystified by this.
On Power & Glory? They had massive potential as a team....but using them as top acts in 92/93 would have been outta the question for Vince because of the Steroid trial....the 2 boys were clearly HEAVY users.
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Post by Gorilla on Dec 31, 2018 9:38:49 GMT -5
Some great suggestions here. Meeting me doubt my picks.
I think Vader is the top of this list for sure, but I know the talent hated working with him for his stink and carelessness according to Prichard.
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Post by MKSavage on Dec 31, 2018 13:49:19 GMT -5
Owen Hart immediately springs to mind but not as a World Champion. Often misused in 1995 when Vince was absolutely starved of talent. Take RR95....brutal lineup. Why on earth wasn't Owen(and Razor) made do double roles that night? Mystifying. Bam Bam Bigelow. Should have remained heel in 1995 and been Diesels challenger. He should have continued as a heel afterwards too. Vader....Good God. Booked so strongly at the start but you could see Vince had other ideas by IYH:GF..BE. SCott Hall was on his way out.....Vader was en route to the title picture. Hall(in his last onscreen appearance) should have been smashed here logically to make Vader look the business....but the match was competitive and Vince gushed about about Razor after the match on the mic. The Patriot....sigh. Introduced to fail seemingly. Why introduce this character in Nova Scotia so he could be booed outta the building on National TV? According to Prichard & Cornette Vince was high on the character & everyone liked Wilkes but he just didn't bother his ass with him. Plus Owen & Bulldog had some kinda gripe with him & all of a sudden refused to work with him. Even Bret is mystified by this. On Power & Glory? They had massive potential as a team....but using them as top acts in 92/93 would have been outta the question for Vince because of the Steroid trial....the 2 boys were clearly HEAVY users. Agreed, Bam Bam would have made a better opponent for Diesel than King Mable do to Mabel's lack of in-ring ability. I think Patriot probably wouldn't have lasted long anyway since after Survivor Series 97 they scrapped the Canada/USA angle which probably would have hurt his appeal. Some great suggestions here. Meeting me doubt my picks. I think Vader is the top of this list for sure, but I know the talent hated working with him for his stink and carelessness according to Prichard. Even though I agree that DiBiase could have been a great WWF champion, even he said that after hearing the idea of the Million $ Championship belt he preferred that over the WWF title. Also, kind of odd to put his and Jake's feud as a negative for his career, it was one of the best feuds of that time, both of them even say that its at or near the top of the list for their favorite feud of their careers. Plus it was one of the top feuds for that time, probably the #2 match at WM6 - no lower than three behind Hogan/Warrior and Savage/Rhodes. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2018 15:40:05 GMT -5
whos title run do you give power and glory to? nasty boys? seems like the only real fit to me yes. hated nasty boys. p&g made for better fueds with lod and harts anyway. I think I'm with you on that one. I would have loved to see P&G get a push |
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