From: 900667c@ace.acadiau.ca (Gerald Cameron)
Subject: Re: Future champs
Organization: Acadia University
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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 23:35:55 GMT

In article <9204112220.AA17370@nettlerash.berkeley.edu> QXN108@URIACC.BITNET (Andy Patrizio) writes:

>Ok, new thread time. Let's discuss who in the WWF could be a future champ,
>since Hogan is in a popularity freefall.

Well, I don't know as it's a new thread, since it's been discussed on here 
as long as I've subscribed (since October or so), but anyways, here's my $.
02.

>UW:

>Good: Known quantity, gets a good pop.
>Bad: Major beef with Vince, poor PR rep, unspectacular title reign.

I agree with the good and the unspectacular reign bits, but I don't know 
about the beef.  The fact that Jim's back in the WWF tends to imply that the 
dispute has been settled, and UW has "learned his lesson."  I don't think 
Vince would let an old feud get in the way of business, as long as he doesn'
t forsee Jim asking for the contract again.

Another good point is that he now is a good example that not all musclemen 
have to be 'roiders, either.

>UT:

>Bad: Lousy interview, poor PR rep, not good marketing tool (Mom, can you get
>     me some UT Tombstone Vitamins? Yeah, right. I can see it now).

That's hilarious.  I also think that a knock against him is that he's not an 
exciting personality.  Hogan and Warrior both work the marks up in a lather 
with their hulking up, and is an exciting interview.  I happen to like Mark'
s UT interviews (and I'm not that fond of Paul's contributions, either), but 
they lack the energy that gets marks pumped up.  I also think that Percy 
doesn't make a good face interview either.  Mark's grim, but Bearer tries to 
be haunting.  One other X on Ut is that it's hard to make a mega-face out of 
someone with tatoo of a semi-human creature on him arm :)

>Henning:

>Good: Excellent worker/wrestler, good interview, lucid, not roided.
>Bad: His back, long heel career.

He also doesn't  fit into the WWF image of mega-faces being strongmen.  
Also, would the marks buy him as a face?  Not only has he been a long-time 
heel, but apparently he's arrogant, even as a face.  Hogan may be a 
megalomaniac, but he's a nice megalomaniac :)

>Sid:

>Good: Massive, Hogan-like stature, got a HUGE pop when a face.

Yeah, and I still can't figure why they truned him.  He's still popular, 
even with a lot of rspw-ers, and they had to work damn hard to put him over 
as a heel.  I just shake my head when Vince turns someone who's apparantly 
more popular than Hogan when he's a face.  I might also add that he's 
becoming a better interview, although it may not carry over to facedom.

>Bad: Loathed for turning on Hogan, a walking roid factory. Very injury-prone.

Loathed, maybe (What kind of reaction did he get at WM?), but not just for 
turning on Hogan.  He had to become a madman that insulted fans and beat up 
nonames with a wimp for a manager to become whatever he is today.

>Lex:

>Good: Very lucid and inteligent, good for PR, has the aesthetics to win
>      over male and female marks. (ie. a full head of hair. (-: )

Mmmm...he's also a big guy who can wrestle a bit (not a lot, but a bit).  He 
also has experience being an organizations top face (I'm sure he was bigger 
than Sting for some of those stretches in there.

>Bad: Getting more bloated than BBD, long heel career, flip-flops 
>between heel and face too often, not a proven quantity yet in WWF mark'
>s eyes. Appears to be programmed as a heel body builder (????)

Yeah, and those last two are why I don't like his chances.  I doubt any mark 
who follows WCW will ever trust him totally.

>Hmm.. looks like Lex could be it. Henning would be great if he could keep
>himself healthy.

I'd have to lean towards Slim Jim or Sid, myself, but Lex could be it if 
some of our assumptions are wrong aboput him (ie. he's going to be a heel).

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