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  1. Fuji Vice

    The most influential men in wrestling history

    For better or worse, without him there's no Benoit. I remember how amazing it was when he was chasing and then finally won the title. His reign may not have been that hot, but the moment he won is up there with the greats. I really want to go watch some '91-'92 WCW right now. DAMN!
  2. Fuji Vice

    The most influential men in wrestling history

    Wrestlers have been marketable since they sold out arenas solely based on their name and picture appearing in a newspaper ad. Lou Thesz, Gorgeous George, Bruno Sammartino and many others were all marketed in the traditional sense. It's always been a part of wrestling dude, Hulkamania wasn't...
  3. Fuji Vice

    The most influential men in wrestling history

    Sure, after the Hart feud you could make an argument he may have moved more into babyface territory. However, prior to that, when he defeated Jake Roberts and gave his Austin 3:16 speech he was a tweener and, guess what, the fans still cheered. When he eliminated Bret Hart after he himself had...
  4. Fuji Vice

    The most influential men in wrestling history

    Did you even read the link I posted? You did notice Stone Cold's name on there and also that he more than exemplifies the term tweener, right? Even when he was being cheered by fans, he was still doing bad things that a true babyface (Ricky Steamboat) wouldn't do. That's a tweener, nothing...
  5. Fuji Vice

    The most influential men in wrestling history

    Erm, I know you may have missed out on a lot, you know, not being alive during the time, but Austin was very much a tweener once the fans started cheering him while he was still a heel. Jake Roberts is another example I can think of as being a "quintessential" tweener as opposed to Hall and...
  6. Fuji Vice

    The most influential men in wrestling history

    I think it's also fair to ask whether they would have been influential if not for Bischoff doing the work behind the scenes? Sure WCW signed Hall and Nash, but it's not like they came up with the concept of the NWO. Hell, Bischoff didn't even really do that, he just lifted it from the NJPW vs...
  7. Fuji Vice

    The most influential men in wrestling history

    I haven't seen the doc yet but how does losing the belt to Hogan mean HE started Hulkamania? :lol: You could definitely say he was a part of the big moment, sure, but Hulkamania is Vince/Hogan all the way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. Fuji Vice

    The most influential men in wrestling history

    Jimmy Snuka is arguably one of the most influential in the sense that his leap from the cage inspired Sandman, Dreamer, Bully Ray and Mick Foley to become wrestlers. As those men have all been largely influential in their own right, I'd say Snuka is a pretty solid shout.
  9. Fuji Vice

    The most influential men in wrestling history

    Uh, Hulk Hogan anyone? Can't even begin to mention influential people without talking about the biggest star it's ever seen.
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