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Post by LA Times on Jan 2, 2021 15:39:22 GMT -5
No. Sean waltmans greatest moment was when ric flair told him "I've held more world titles than you've had pieces of ass!"
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Jan 2, 2021 17:31:40 GMT -5
I feel like a lot of you are too young to remember X-Pac/123Kid or too old to care. But X-Pac was cool and was absolutely over. “X-Pac heat” isn’t even a thing and I cringe whenever I hear it.
X-Pac vs almost any cruiserweight or NxT person. I’m all for it.
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Post by Thunder Chunky on Jan 2, 2021 17:45:34 GMT -5
I feel like a lot of you are too young to remember X-Pac/123Kid or too old to care. But X-Pac was cool and was absolutely over. “X-Pac heat” isn’t even a thing and I cringe whenever I hear it. X-Pac vs almost any cruiserweight or NxT person. I’m all for it. I think its funny when guys say "X-Pac heat" like its an insult. The point of being a heel is for people to hate you. Heat is heat, and X-Pac heat doesn't exist. Baron Corbin is the best heel in the business these days because people actually hate the guy.
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Post by FLUX '97 on Jan 2, 2021 17:50:50 GMT -5
For a Rumble surprise appearance, maybe.
Anything more than that? No.
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Jan 2, 2021 18:00:36 GMT -5
I feel like a lot of you are too young to remember X-Pac/123Kid or too old to care. But X-Pac was cool and was absolutely over. “X-Pac heat” isn’t even a thing and I cringe whenever I hear it. X-Pac vs almost any cruiserweight or NxT person. I’m all for it. I think its funny when guys say "X-Pac heat" like its an insult. The point of being a heel is for people to hate you. Heat is heat, and X-Pac heat doesn't exist. Baron Corbin is the best heel in the business these days because people actually hate the guy. As far as I know X-Pac heat was from smarks in the early internet days. It’s like Roman Reigns heat, but his was magnified because it’s the internet rumor era and so more fans were vocal about go away. X-Pac wasn’t being pushed like Roman, but kids and Fans that didn’t check dirt sheets liked X-Pac. I was like 8-12 when he was featured and had no problems
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Post by Danger10 on Jan 2, 2021 20:42:31 GMT -5
X-Pac's one of my all time favorites, so I'd love a return of any kind.
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Post by The American Daydream on Jan 2, 2021 20:49:21 GMT -5
Always enjoyed Syxxx or whatever the hell he was called in the NWO lol. Surprisingly he is a lot cooler as a person than his in ring persona
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Jan 2, 2021 21:11:47 GMT -5
The reason why X Pac was hated is because he played the heel so well. He got booed loudly and that was a reaction many heels would wish for.
Also before he turned heel he was seriously over. Watch any of his matches from 98/99 and you will see how popular he was with the crowd.
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Post by k5 on Jan 2, 2021 22:01:11 GMT -5
I think its funny when guys say "X-Pac heat" like its an insult. The point of being a heel is for people to hate you. Heat is heat, and X-Pac heat doesn't exist. Baron Corbin is the best heel in the business these days because people actually hate the guy. As far as I know X-Pac heat was from smarks in the early internet days. It’s like Roman Reigns heat, but his was magnified because it’s the internet rumor era and so more fans were vocal about go away. X-Pac wasn’t being pushed like Roman, but kids and Fans that didn’t check dirt sheets liked X-Pac. I was like 8-12 when he was featured and had no problems I don't think this is accurate. Xpac was well liked, especially while he teamed with Kane, but by the time he was light heavyweight champion during the invasion he just stunk of get off my tv heat. another example of that type of heat is The Rock when he first started as a face.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Jan 2, 2021 22:52:26 GMT -5
I don’t know if he can still wrestle regular matches - if so, it’d be cool to see him come back for a little run and put someone over. Maybe get destroyed by someone who is on their way to a big match with Triple H.
Other than that, like others have said, I’d be up for seeing him get a few minutes in the Rumble.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2021 23:17:05 GMT -5
It's very difficult to say for how much without knowing how his in ring work is now.
If he can still go ok in the ring I'd be fine for a small run. Theoretically after that small run if he keeps his crap together he could be a really good guy to have behind the scenes in NXT. I realize that'd basically be all of DX at this point doing stuff like that, but he was a really good in ring worker. I forget which of the guys it was, but one of them was saying something along the lines of "back then Vince would start you off with X-Pac, because if you couldn't have a good match with him, you couldn't have a good match with anybody".
I'd be a little worried it could look like RVD in impact, where he can still do his stuff but at like 1/4 speed and it looks freaking awful, but perhaps not. There are plenty of other guys around his age going strong right now, just sometimes the guys that do the more high flying stuff have shorter shelf lives because it looks like crap when you get older and move too slow. Of course, RVD also had an awful personality and gimmick in impact, so that factored in too.
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Post by johnnyhanson21 on Jan 3, 2021 15:17:10 GMT -5
I would be more then happy to see X-Pac return and have a few more matches or another run.Even with the amount of talent WWE has on the rosters right now they lack star power and while never a major star X-Pac does have some drawing ability and could help bring a few of the older fans back into the fold.I don't want the roster full of old timers or old timers jobbing out the new talent left in right but X-Pac is the right type of talent to be brought back.A guy that if he can still go at a decent level could put on some good matches against the main roster talent and NXT.I would totally be down for a tag team bout with him and Triple H Vs another team and then even a feud and match between Triple H & X-Pac which could be a decent way for both men to end their careers.
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Post by Brad on Jan 4, 2021 11:15:52 GMT -5
I'm down. Don't understand why so many people are all "hard pass" If you don't like him, don't watch his stuff.
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Post by greenjack1992 on Jan 4, 2021 13:58:47 GMT -5
Sure! He can still go and I always liked him. Let's see a Rumble return and maybe a match on an NXT takeover like Liger did.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jan 4, 2021 14:24:33 GMT -5
The reason why X Pac was hated is because he played the heel so well. He got booed loudly and that was a reaction many heels would wish for. Also before he turned heel he was seriously over. Watch any of his matches from 98/99 and you will see how popular he was with the crowd. That said, I don't think he has much to offer in the ring. I never saw his appeal, but that's just me.
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Post by jetshadow2530 on Jan 4, 2021 14:47:22 GMT -5
New dx takeover of the wwe confirmed
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Post by rowdy1971 on Jan 4, 2021 16:14:14 GMT -5
Just as long as he can duct tape his pooper!
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Jan 4, 2021 22:52:21 GMT -5
A lot of questionable hate in here.
He was never great on the mic or a main event guy, but X-Pac was one of the most over guys in wrestling in 1998-1999 which is saying something given the loaded roster at the time.
I can understand if maybe people didn't care for his gimmicks, but no one can ever deny his in-ring ability. The guy was years ahead of his time and it has been proven that new wrestlers would often be paired off against him as he was the barometer for a good worker who could work a good match with nearly anybody.
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Post by Liquid Swordsman on Jan 20, 2021 5:22:30 GMT -5
Yeah, most of you guys here I think are really underestimating him from the past. Back when I was in elementary school in 98-99, you couldn't have a conversation about wrestling without bringing up X-Pac. The guy was over and a huge draw.
Even as a heel with DX I enjoyed him and I hated heels at that time because WWE did a good job convincing me to do so as a child.
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Post by Sandman on Jan 21, 2021 5:58:47 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind seeing X-Pac make an appearance during the Royal Rumble match, i mean why the hell not right?, we had Booker T, Kevin Nash, Sting, the Outlaws & so many more show up from the Monday Night Wars era only to come back for a brief stint..
If he does show up, he better come out from behind the curtain with an energy can in his hand like old times! <;'}
I didn't mind Pac, the New Age Outlaws were always my favorite from DX but Pac would be close behind them.
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