Guest Posted May 17, 2020 Posted May 17, 2020 I guess the problem is these days, rather than a specialism in matches that already exist, they tend to invent new ones (or give existing ones silly names). I guess this is in part because they do too many general stip matches so everyone's a specialist in all of them, but it's also so they can brand everything. If Rollins ends up in a specialist match, if it's not just a handicap, it'll be a "messiahs apotheosis" match, which will be a street fight in all but name.
Paid Members Fatty Facesitter Posted May 17, 2020 Paid Members Posted May 17, 2020 I think you could throw Ciampa into the mix here. Lots of violence in the tag matches with Gargano, then in the singles matches against Gargano through the years, plus WarGames and there might be others I'm missing. From Raw/Smackers, I'd put Owens in the mix. He's had a some good bangers with plunder involved and hasn't been afraid to have his body hurled off cages/stages etc and is probably the closest thing WWE had to a modern-day Mick Foley in that regard.
Paid Members ElCece Posted May 17, 2020 Paid Members Posted May 17, 2020 2 hours ago, UK Kat Von D said: Who was the last WWE wrestler who had a signature match they specialised in or any kind of gimmick match they were associated with? I can think of anyone over the past few years who I would think is the best at HIAC. Hardy is the best at Ladder matches and Kofi does best in Rumbles (although he can’t win them.) Who is the guy best at hardcore matches? The switch to yearly events rather than using matches when needed is probably to blame, but it’s something I think is missing from the current roster. Very early doors hit Wyatt and the Firefly fun house might become. I could see them having a handful of those.
UK Kat Von D Posted May 17, 2020 Posted May 17, 2020 22 minutes ago, ElCece said: Very early doors hit Wyatt and the Firefly fun house might become. I could see them having a handful of those. I’m still not entirely sure what a Firefly Fun House match is
Moderators PowerButchi Posted May 19, 2020 Author Moderators Posted May 19, 2020 Michael Hayes was 36 when he started as Dok Hendrix. That's me next year. And I think I'll look as old.
dopper Posted May 19, 2020 Posted May 19, 2020 On a similar note: Harvey Wippleman was 25 years old when he debuted in WWE, 26 when he was involved in the main event of WrestleMania. It must have been the thick beard, unusual attire, and raspy voice which made me assume he was an old man at that time.
Michael_3165 Posted May 19, 2020 Posted May 19, 2020 8 hours ago, PowerButchi said: Michael Hayes was 36 when he started as Dok Hendrix. That's me next year. And I think I'll look as old. Crazy! He looked 45 in the 80s!
Magnum Milano Posted May 19, 2020 Posted May 19, 2020 To add to the Dok Hendrix, Harvey Whippleman theme, Earthquake was 26 here when he debuted in the WWF as a "fan out of the crowd" for the Dino Bravo push up angle with the Ultimate Warrior.
The Dart Posted May 19, 2020 Posted May 19, 2020 People just looked older in the 80s. It's weird. I recall watching one of the first Rumbles a while back, probably 90 or 91 and it just looks like a parade of old men coming out, but then you do a bit of research and even though they all look 40-50, most of them are about 25-35. Even Okerlund is only 46 in that photo above. He looks at least 60. Jimmy Hart does actually look his age in that photo, but he looks the same now, so you can't base anything on his appearance.
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted May 19, 2020 Paid Members Posted May 19, 2020 It's not just a wrestling thing, I don't think. You might have seen this before but it's the England U21 squad from 1978. Hardly any of them look under 30.
Paid Members BomberPat Posted May 19, 2020 Paid Members Posted May 19, 2020 I'm absolutely obsessed with John Tenta's age. He was younger than I am now when he was in the Dungeon of Doom. He was 37 in the Gimmick Battle Royal. That's 5 years younger than AJ Styles. A year older than Braun Strowman. Younger than Daniel Bryan, Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz or Asuka. And so on.
Sheffbag Posted May 19, 2020 Posted May 19, 2020 4 hours ago, dopper said: On a similar note: Harvey Wippleman was 25 years old when he debuted in WWE, 26 when he was involved in the main event of WrestleMania. It must have been the thick beard, unusual attire, and raspy voice which made me assume he was an old man at that time. He had just turned 21 when he debuted in Memphis managing Tugboat. Still looks around 40 and straight into a feud with Lawler on the first show
Undefeated Steak Posted May 19, 2020 Posted May 19, 2020 4 hours ago, Magnum Milano said: Slightly OT but there's something great about this photo. More you look at it the better it is.
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