November 10, 201113 yr Author comment_5487876 I think booker at the time Ric Flair was a fan of Wright, and from watching this video, which I'll comment on in a second, you'd think they wanted to push Wright to draw girls. As we know, it's usually best to establish a blowjob babyface as tough before going overboard with the push to balance things out. I think they were trying that with the Arn feud, but he had already been in a few months so he had a label on him. I was always disappointed by Alex Wright's plight in wrestling. I do think he had potential, and I think he started as a green, but athletic wrestler and eventually became really good. I LOVE his 1997 heel turn, and Berlyn may have worked in a different time and company than the cursed 1999 WCW. Now, for the video -- others may see it differently, but I wouldn't say this is so much gay as it is incredibly cheesy. Maybe someone better than me could make the argument that there was an attempt to tap into the dance/rave culture of the time. It made me smile, and it's goofy, harmless fun. Did anyone else find it funny that Wright really only had once dance move?
November 10, 201113 yr comment_5487894 I loved Alex Wright. Loved the bright color trunks, loved the techno music theme, loved the stupid one-move dance like you said, loved the heel turn, thought Berlyn had tons of potential and was gutted to see the big stiff bodyguard get the push instead. A truly lost worker of the 90's.
November 10, 201113 yr comment_5487901 When your one dance move is the greatest dance move ever danced that's kinda all you need. I'll still bust that thing out myself from time to time.
November 10, 201113 yr Author comment_5487903 Alex Wright is only 34 years old. He is now an investment banker. Good for him getting out of wrestling!
April 8, 201411 yr comment_5597988 Don't tell me that nobody else imitated Alex Wright's dance move whilst watching this.
August 21, 201411 yr comment_5620772 Wright is only 2 years older than John Cena. I have no doubt he could have been a bigger star than he was, though his career as it was is certainly nothing to be ashamed of. Cheesy as hell, though the computer-generated dancing bathroom sign guy was oddly captivating, like something out of a Kraftwerk video 15 years earlier.
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