Yakashi Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 Too Cool were megastars for a short period of time. I think it gets lost because of the focus on the the ladder boys, but TC were probably more popular than any of them for a brief spell.
Paid Members bbabba Posted March 26, 2021 Paid Members Posted March 26, 2021 If I recall correctly, Eugene was pretty hot for a few weeks in the summer of 04, including an incredible segment on Raw with the Rock and Coachman. But he got pushed too heavily in such a short period of time and ended up in one of the main matches of Summerslam where he got booed out of the building against a heel HHH, and then it was pretty much curtains (or Sunday Night Heat) for him.
MEGABUCKS Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 46 minutes ago, Yakashi said: Too Cool were megastars for a short period of time. I think it gets lost because of the focus on the the ladder boys, but TC were probably more popular than any of them for a brief spell. I agree Too Cool were up there in popularity. After The Rock and Mankind I would say Too Cool with Rikishi were the fan favourites in early to mid 2000. Crowds went nuts for them! That team were definitly more popular than the 3 ladder match teams during that time
RancidPunx Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 +1 for Virgil MSG went mental for him at Summerslam 91. I can still see the reaction when he smashed the million man into the turnbuckle. Fantastic storytelling. A DiBiase masterpiece.
Factotum Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 Another one for Sandow when he was the stunt double. I went to a few shows at that time and the crowd absolutely loved him. He was perfect at it as well. I always think of D-LO when threads like this come up. He was everyone's favourite in 1999 it seemed.
cobra_gordo Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 Matt Morgan, no stay with me, was over like rover in TNA around 2011 for about 5 minutes. He looked the absolute business for a short while, had a great look and was cutting some good promos before descending back to being shit again.
Paid Members Chris B Posted March 26, 2021 Paid Members Posted March 26, 2021 17 hours ago, jazzygeofferz said: @air_raidRemember how it took about 10 minutes for the crowd to stop singing Gable, and then Jordan, etc to the tune of No Limits by 2Unlimited at American Alpha when we saw NXT in Blackpool? That soon wore off. It's that main roster effect. What works for the NXT crowd doesn't for the filthy casuals watching the main shows. At the risk of trolling, you could arguably say 'NXT'. There was a point where it was ridiculously hot. I could easily be mixing it up with my own response, especially as I no longer watch, but the lack of people leaving and keeping the main event scene fresh feels like it's turned quite a few people off. Not saying it's not still producing very high quality, but it doesn't feel like it's regarded in the way it was either.
andrew "the ref" coyne Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 I think this list good double for "how the hell did you fuck this up wwe"? Sometimes they are handed stuff on a silver platter and they just end up sabotaging it.
Paid Members Chris B Posted March 26, 2021 Paid Members Posted March 26, 2021 To be fair, I think Orange Cassidy will be a future addition to the list (as much as I love him).
Paid Members BomberPat Posted March 26, 2021 Paid Members Posted March 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, Chris B said: To be fair, I think Orange Cassidy will be a future addition to the list (as much as I love him). I'm not so sure - I think they're being smart in how they use OC; he's moved away from doing the "lazy" gimmick for the entire match, and spends more of his time actually "wrestling" now than he used to. I think both AEW and Cassidy himself are smart enough to know that, with a regular TV audience, the extreme end of the gimmick has a shelf life, but that they can move away from that and into a more conventional babyface role in stages without sacrificing what got him over in the first place. One of the great things about Cassidy is that, as anyone who saw him in his better moments as Fire Ant can attest to, the gimmick means he isn't showing even the tip of the iceberg of what he's capable of, so there's always going to be room for him to grow, or to still shock people by pulling off a move they've never seen from him or wouldn't expect.
kamicazze Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 Post wrestlemania it genuinely seemed like the Tag team of Sheamus & Cesaro was gonna take off massively. Watched it back on TV and it just didn't come across on screen. Whether they used wizardry to drown down the noise who knows.
CL Punk Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 Damien Sandow as he is still the only one to have lost with the Money In The Bank Briefcase.
The King of Old School Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, CL Punk said: Damien Sandow as he is still the only one to have lost with the Money In The Bank Briefcase. Think Baron Corbin did too?
rockbus Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, CL Punk said: Damien Sandow as he is still the only one to have lost with the Money In The Bank Briefcase. Cena too I think.
CL Punk Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 30 minutes ago, The King of Old School said: Think Baron Corbin did too? He did? I must have blocked that from my memory as Baron has "oh just fuck off" heat with me.
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