Biz Smarkie Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Chris Masters would've fit in well in late 80's, early 90's as either an upper card face or heel. Even as a rookie the guy showed promise, and he became one of the better guys in the WWE before getting released. His physique hinders him in the current boo steroids enviroment, but would have gotten him over with a large portion of the audience in that era. When the time came for the steroid scandal, he could've easily slimmed down and remained on the roster for quite a while, because he could work well with a lot of the talent they had in those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerjeRUN Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 Agreed, Masters would have been huge in the 80's / early 90's. But he came in at a time where "big gus" had the stigma of "you can't work" and by the time he could work, a lot of people didn't care out of habbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Dave Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I've always thought Dolph Ziggler would've been a great traveling NWA world champ. A guy who could go 45+ minutes a night and make your territories' top guy look like a million dollars before sneaking out of town w the title. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelemania Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I would say modern C.M. Punk. Everything he has done since leaving the ECW reincarnation and moving to the main roster feels like old school NWA to me. The Straight Edge Society & his heel stuff with Paul Heyman especially. His babyface run against Brock too, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Ziggler is terrible on promos. I can't see him as anyone's champion right now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I wish Vince had brought out Backlund in 98 to be his corporate champion.Austin and Backlund duelling promos would have been something else. He would've pasteurized and homogenized Austin so badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I am talking about the period before Vince had a corporate champion and he was throwing guys at Austin on Raw every week. Bring in Backlund for one night. Though now that I think about, it Backlund would be more entertaining than the Rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakigatame Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I just love how Backlund uses and misuses words as if he's barely maintaining his composure. I'm sure I've seen some promos of his before that turn, but I can't remember a single one of them. The idea originally (as best I recall) was he was 'possessed' by Papa Shango and that idea got axed so they just changed it to him being fucking nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Possibly because he actually was/is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 This might seem sort of crazy to some, but I could see Shane Douglas working out well in JCP. Douglas vs. Arn would have probably been great. Conversely, I also often think about what it would have been like if Flair somehow ended up in Funk's role in ECW. I was actually thinking about it the other day because his WWECW match with Show had come up here in another thread. He would have probably come in as a heel because of his association with WCW (unless he spent his first promo trash talking them, or a heel Cactus Jack makes him a de facto face). I mention Foley there because it would've been a built in feud with with him and others over their supposed treatment in WCW when Flair was booker (which is something that would've of course only worked in ECW at that time). Flair also had some good matches Eddy in WCW-- imagine how cool it would've been if they took place at the arena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Douglas vs. Arn would have probably been great. They wrestled for the TV Title in 1990 and it was great. He actually was in JCP briefly after the UWF buyout. But they did not do much with him, like most of the UWF roster. I'm wondering if any UWF guy was better off post buy out. Even Doc was never used well, until he joined the Varsity Club in late 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chorros Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Put John Cena in Sting's position and Sting in John Cena's position, and you'd have very similar careers/fan reactions. A 2009 Cena/1992 Vader strap match would be awesome. prime Sting vs Umaga would also have ruled things. This. I've also wondered what would be like if Cena had been in Bret Hart's place around 1992, about to be elevated to main event status. He would have pulled it off and surely people would have taken him as the 90's Hogan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Douglas vs. Arn would have probably been great. They wrestled for the TV Title in 1990 and it was great. He actually was in JCP briefly after the UWF buyout. But they did not do much with him, like most of the UWF roster. I'm wondering if any UWF guy was better off post buy out. Even Doc was never used well, until he joined the Varsity Club in late 1988. My knee-jerk reaction is to say Rick Steiner, but I guess he might fall into the same category of not being used well for a period. As far as the Douglas thing, I was thinking way, way earlier than 1990, but I'm still going to check that Arn match out. Thanks for the tip on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 The Dynamic Dudes were 88-89, right? Since JC turned on them with the MX at the same Clash as Flair / Funk i-quit match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buy Me a Burrito Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I can't believe that everyone has been talking about ERA and nobody has brought up Knuckleball Schwartz. I blame Sabrmetrics. Everything is WHIP this and RISP that now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Funny enough, there was an article in SI.com last week about hockey goons being detrimental to teams as sabrmetrics makes its way into the NHL. So, The Goon would be out of place too. As far as wrestlers not fitting an era, I think Brad Armstrong is/was misplaced in 1990s WCW, especially now with workers his size making it big like Bryan and Punk. Hell, Brad Armstrong as Dolph Ziggler now would be infinitely better than Dolph Ziggler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuttsy Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Cowboy boot wearin' rough house Husky Harris would have been SO bad ass (and even overcome the name Husky) in ANY era other than 21st century WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstout Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Cowboy boot wearin' rough house Husky Harris would have been SO bad ass (and even overcome the name Husky) in ANY era other than 21st century WWE. I've always wondered why Trevor Murdoch didn't get more over. Maybe it's kind of the same effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacelle Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Douglas vs. Arn would have probably been great.They wrestled for the TV Title in 1990 and it was great. He actually was in JCP briefly after the UWF buyout. But they did not do much with him, like most of the UWF roster. I'm wondering if any UWF guy was better off post buy out. Even Doc was never used well, until he joined the Varsity Club in late 1988. Sting did alright. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Oh yeah and Rick Steiner too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJ Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I find wrestlers with over the top character gimmicks seem out of place in today's WWE. Most of the major stars are all playing a fictional version of themselves. (Cena, HHH, Bryan, Big Show, etc.) So when an ADR, Sandow, or Wyatt family play up their characters it comes off as a little hokey and out of place and the audience picks up on it. My favorite example of this is when ADR was inserted into the Cena/Punk feud in late 2011. You have these two guys, basically playing themselves, representing the two different wwe fan bases. Then you have ADR coming out in his expensive cars whose claim to fame is he's a wealthy Mexican businessman. It didn't fit. A more recent example is last Friday night on smackdown when the Rhodes faces off against the Wyatts. The Rhodes are playing themselves. The Wyatts are wrestlers playing characters. It didn't fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Am I wrong in thinking ADR is an attempt to re-create JBL's success? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 That match Friday was really good and fit just fine. The Shield play characters and are over and the Wyatts have been over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Am I wrong in thinking ADR is an attempt to re-create JBL's success? They don't have the attention span to do it. JBL took the better part of a year to really peak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I find wrestlers with over the top character gimmicks seem out of place in today's WWE. Most of the major stars are all playing a fictional version of themselves. (Cena, HHH, Bryan, Big Show, etc.) So when an ADR, Sandow, or Wyatt family play up their characters it comes off as a little hokey and out of place and the audience picks up on it. My favorite example of this is when ADR was inserted into the Cena/Punk feud in late 2011. You have these two guys, basically playing themselves, representing the two different wwe fan bases. Then you have ADR coming out in his expensive cars whose claim to fame is he's a wealthy Mexican businessman. It didn't fit. A more recent example is last Friday night on smackdown when the Rhodes faces off against the Wyatts. The Rhodes are playing themselves. The Wyatts are wrestlers playing characters. It didn't fit.Where would the Shield fit in on this scale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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