RIPPA Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I am still trying to decide if Mr. Hughes is the best wrestling Bodyguard. It might be tough to say he was better than Big Bubba but at least you could say there is a conversation. http://youtu.be/fccLKYjGGoU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Uh, A good Hughes match. Ok. we can do this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9Dse0fyehU Yes we can. This isn't nearly as good but I love Randy's Captain America outfit. Waltman bumps around the ring for him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI9jUiuOdYk I will say this. I don't THINK they ever ran a taped Undertaker/Nailz match, though they set it up. That, by default, makes some of the Hughes/Undertaker matches from 93 the second worst of Taker's stuff from the era, second only to the Gonzalez matches. He was doing the slightly changed style with a bit more aerial/quick paced moves but it just wasn't enough. Just painful stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I am still trying to decide if Mr. Hughes is the best wrestling Bodyguard. It might be tough to say he was better than Big Bubba but at least you could say there is a conversation. http://youtu.be/fccLKYjGGoU Hughes is at best third, behind Bubba and Meng. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Interesting that Hughes kept the name when he went to the WWF. I assume he had it trademarked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooseCannon Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Hughes is at best third, behind Bubba and Meng. How close is the Mr. Hughes vs Virgil debate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Hmm... I give the edge to Hughes. He looked more intimidating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Mr. Hughes had the most amazing big guy standing drop kick that he only showed off like once or twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I had no idea this ever happened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Are we counting his work as Gotch Gravie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I had no idea this ever happened. Yeah, not too many guys remember that when Vader first debuted in WCW, he was a face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Interesting that Hughes kept the name when he went to the WWF. I assume he had it trademarked? i'm no expert, but.. since his real name was Curtis Hughes, would it be harder for them to trademark that name? A little different than Mr. Kennedy/Mr. Anderson due to the real name factor. Then again, Hughes didn't work in WCW after his 1993 WWF run, IIRC. So it's not like they tested that case so who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEN! Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I remember babyface Vader helping Luger against the Garvin/Hayes version of the Freebirds of all people. Hughes is leagues below Meng and Bubba. He's better than Virgil. That's not really high praise though. Better bodyguard than The Wall just because Wall turned on his client almost immediately. The best thing about Mr. Hughes is his permanent bird flipping hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I don't have easy footage but the Hughes babyface turn in 1992 is very surreal. It was around his glasses breaking into his eyes and JYD helping him out if I remember right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco543 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 When I went through and binge watched 1994 ECW the promos with Shane Douglas and Mr Hughes were highlights ("I got somethin' for ya and it's called the Sidewalk Slam!"). For whatever reason I've always liked Hughes, I honest to God can't tell you why. That fucking MC Lyte Ruffneck video was interminable though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Back in 1992, Mr. Hughes was part of the Howard Hughes connection with Jeff Gaylord. Here they face Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett. They were also managed by Jimmy Hart for like 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 You know, if we are talking about bodyguards who got their employer more over, Chyna is as good an answer as anybody. Triple H's rise really started when she replaced Hughes. I mean, once she started being an active wrestler, that all went to hell, but when she was just big, silent, and kicked people's asses when the ref wasn't looking, she was pretty damn good at the role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Chyna was really good then. Where does Diesel fit in here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Mr Hughes vs Kamala http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kBULJtDSwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Hughes and Barry Windham had a war on WCWSN, Fall 91ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.Rex-n-effeckx Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Uh, A good Hughes match. Ok. we can do this There is a ton of good Hughes out there. One of the Schneider comps has the Mr Hughes v Nikita singles match. There is the Hughes and Vader team, there is the Hughes and Cactus Jack team, There is Mr Hughes with the State Patrol v Morton, Rich and Jyd. There is Mr Hughes teamed with Barbarian on NC indies. How long was the Mr Hughes v Arachnaphobia match that was substory of the Van Hammer/Cactus Jack feud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Interesting that Hughes kept the name when he went to the WWF. I assume he had it trademarked? WCW really wasn't on the ball with trademarks back then. Plus, the dudes' name was Curtis Hughes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraylo187 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 A buddy of mine was joking that the Mr. Hughes costume should have been a legacy costume, passed on to younger wrestlers to keep Mr. Hughes alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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