November 25, 201311 yr comment_5574190 Curly Bill whipping Silver King into his own corner might be the dumbest thing I've ever seen.
November 25, 201311 yr comment_5574192 Curly Bill whipping Silver King into his own corner might be the dumbest thing I've ever seen. If that's the case you are sheltered.
January 10, 201411 yr comment_5579403 Singles wrestler Chavo Guerrero Jr. has GOT to be up there for me, at least among modern era guys.
January 10, 201411 yr comment_5579407 I've always found it bizzare that there were only a few guys on the ROH roster that had more heat than Jimmy Rave in 2005-06, and that there were also fewer who were so boring to actually watch work.
January 10, 201411 yr comment_5579408 John Walters is right there, Mike. EDIT: OOOOOH! AND CHAD COLLYER!
January 10, 201411 yr comment_5579410 John Walters is right there, Mike. I might be biased because Walters did some good stuff in 2CW years later, but Walters had that match with Daniels and the Xavier feud to his credit. I'm at a complete loss for anything from Rave that's even close to the Daniels match. And, Rave had a much longer run and a lot more quality opponents than Walters.
January 10, 201411 yr comment_5579413 Jimmy Rave Approved was a lot of fun in 2010 and some of the best stuff I saw from him. He really worked well in 6-mans but was totally exposed in singles matches.
January 10, 201411 yr comment_5579419 John Walters is right there, Mike. I might be biased because Walters did some good stuff in 2CW years later, but Walters had that match with Daniels and the Xavier feud to his credit. I'm at a complete loss for anything from Rave that's even close to the Daniels match. And, Rave had a much longer run and a lot more quality opponents than Walters. Are you just talking in ROH?
January 10, 201411 yr comment_5579424 Jimmy Rave was the standout "why the hell did they bring THIS guy to India" worker for me watching Ring Ka King. I thought he had awful looking gear, a really generic indy moveset and a crappy look.
January 10, 201411 yr comment_5579434 I've always found it bizzare that there were only a few guys on the ROH roster that had more heat than Jimmy Rave in 2005-06, and that there were also fewer who were so boring to actually watch work. That was his whole whole gimmick, as bizarre as it sounds on paper. He was meant to work matches like a generic boring WWE heel of the period, with the requisite rest holds and mannerisms and dull offence. His finish was even the Pedigree to get even more heat. Rave was one of the most entertaining wrestlers in that period, precisely because he was such an antidote to the go-go-go style everyone else was working. His stable was fantastic, his character was fun as hell, he could work the mic decent enough, and his matches were usually at least average and at the very least a little different to everything else on thew show. He garnered a lot of praise at the time for someone who actually had pacing and restraint. He had his fair share of decent matches as well. The feud with CM Punk was enjoyable enough, especially the cage match. He also had an absolutely brilliant match with Matt Sydal on one show, just a perfect ten minute sprint, Angle/Mysterio from Summerslam would be the aptest comparison. Not seen him in years so maybe he has declined. He is way, way better than someone like BJ Whitmer, who actually was trying hard and going for broke with every match working this paradoxically tedious high impact style without any character or charisma. He has to be a candidate for most boring.
February 20, 201411 yr comment_5589142 For me its a tie. Dino Bravo and Larry z.Don't give a shit what Dino ddid in the 70's and 80's or what Larry did in the 80's and 90'd.
February 20, 201411 yr comment_5589162 What the hell man! What the hell. You don't just drop that without some words of explanation.
February 20, 201411 yr comment_5589178 Bobby Eaton Everyone grab a pitchfork on your way out the door. I've already loaded the torches in the back of the truck. Let's roll.
February 20, 201411 yr comment_5589181 Bobby Eaton No... Mike Rotunda would be my answer. Not a fan of his, uh, deliberate style, and specifically as IRS, his over-use of the chinlock. He had some interesting skits as IRS, but in the ring, no thanks.
February 20, 201411 yr comment_5589182 Bobby EatonNo... Mike Rotunda would be my answer. Not a fan of his, uh, deliberate style, and specifically as IRS, his over-use of the chinlock. First thing that came to my mind was Rotunda, specifically the IRS run, but Rotunda in general. Nobody loved a chinlock better. It's like you read my mind! lol As for the Bobby Eaton guy.... common now...
February 20, 201411 yr comment_5589183 I can't believe people are still falling for the aceman gimmick
February 20, 201411 yr comment_5589184 Growing up I always found Eaton really bland. He had no personality and couldn't talk, which made he seem like the least important member of MX / Dangerous Alliance. The blond mullet in an era where every second wcw wrestler had one didn't help him stand out either.
February 20, 201411 yr comment_5589186 I can't believe people are still falling for the aceman gimmickFFS, it's been like 10 years now.
February 20, 201411 yr comment_5589187 When you could wrestle like Eaton and had cornette as your manager you could be a deaf mute.
February 20, 201411 yr comment_5589233 I can't remember who I said before in this thread but I've changed it for Jimmy Garvin. The Freebirds were horrible after 89 but at least Hayes felt like he was just a creepy, slightly annoying, past-it rock star. Garvin is one of the most embarrassing examples of a guy 'play acting at being a wrestler' ( or rock star) I've seen. A lousy sack of shit from the Rotunda school of charisma.
February 20, 201411 yr comment_5589313 Garvin had a solid match at Super Brawl IV and was pretty great in Texas, In between, not so much.
March 3, 201411 yr comment_5591725 Watching King of the Ring 1993, and it reminded me.....man Mr. Hughes was horrible and boring.
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