From: byau@jarthur.claremont.edu (Ben)
Subject: Re: Savage stripped?
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 06:04:45 GMT

> I honestly hope that Savage loses the belt quickly  because I don't feel
> that he has the charisma to carry a long reign.

to tell you teh truth, I have never like Savage. (so maybe my opinion here
may be biased :) 
i never liked him as a world champion. IC champion?  maybe... but I think
Perfect and HonkyTonk were better...and UW because they have charisma and a
good marketing ploy, but not good enough, not inspiring enough to be World
champ.
so savage as a world champion, no way.
these are the people I think could make a good champion
well, first, i think that champs have to be a LOT mor respected, or at leat
someone taht can be looked up to (esp. by the marks). like with Hogan.. you
may not like his wrestling, but in my opinion, he has to be respected
because he can really excite a crowd on his entrance.. a lot!! and he is
huge and has that "i willbe your protector" kind of air around him.

flair is just plain awesome.  he has to be respected.  i don't know how he
ever got that way, but he just has amazing charisma.

others:  like i mentioned in an earlier post, someone who looks like Luger
or hogan, or even Kevin Kelly..but isn't well known.  this way, the marks
have never heard of him..and so vince just really has to plan out the
marketing strategy really good.  i.e. this means someone who has never
wrestled in WWF or WCW/NWA or at leat wouldn't be recognized.  Hogan was
"kinda" like this.. i don't think many people remembered him fro his villian
days in WWF (i think that's right), or the AWA.
another idea is that he has to muscular. doesn't matter if he can wrestle
(look at Hogan)... just muscular.  cuz then he looks perfect and so kids can
look up to him.

so possible candidates:
Kevin Kelly if he is not the convict.. tall, blond, muscular, (as I last saw
him)
of course, i don't know anyone else because I don't watch wrestling
anymore.. but you get the idea.

Sid Justice would have been good, but his run with the WCW may have done him
damage in his charisma and air as Turner marked him as a heel.  Vince,
though, with his marketing strategy-mind could probably pull of some ploy.

for some reason, I always thought Dr. Death Steve Williams would have been
good.  he is kinda like Hacksaw in a way, but not zany. he has a lot of
brains and i think he could be marketed right. but he's kinda fat/kinda
muscular so don't know.

can't think of anyone else off hand.  maybe louis gosset jr.?
in other words, i don't htink anyone in the WWF can bring hte same amount of
marketability for the marks as Hogan except flair and possibly Justice

my 2 sense


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