RTW Redux Day 29 - The Great Khali

[monkeystyle]

So Henry doesn't do too terribly well. He scored higher than Elix Skipper but lower than BDV. There's something very wrong about that. This next guy I imagine is going to be unfairly raped, but I'll try not to prejudge too much.

The Great Khali has won the following titles:

WWE World Heavyweight title
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Like Henry, I have no hatred towards Khali at all, and actually I'm going to start off on a rant here. I know I'm going to get at least 5-6 half-wits in here that will say all he can do is punchm headbutt and chop. Here's a few facts for you folks. He can body slam, suplex, powerbomb whatever. I'm not saying that he's an amazing wrestler. But have any of you ever stopped to think that he only punches, headbutts and chops because that's what he's told to do? Likely not since you're all a bunch of know-it-alls who don't stop to consider what they don't know. Fact is he can actually do at least as much as some of the more over superstars who will get a high rating here, but again because of many of your head-up-ass-itis you won't recognize that fact.

Never the less after that I will give Khali a 6/10. He's not amazing, but if you've seen some of his Japan stuff he's not as bad as most of you will make him out to be.

 

[McLovin]

1/10 - sorry but 6/10 Monkeystyle that is out of order. This is The Great Khali we are talking about, have you been smoking something?

 

[monkeystyle]

1/10 - sorry but 6/10 Monkeystyle that is out of order. This is The Great Khali we are talking about, have you been smoking something?

Any particular reason for that one? Or is it for more or less the same reasons I initially stated above?

 

[McLovin]

Well maybe one was a bit harsh, I'll push it up to 4, but I only judge on what I have seen.

 

[Enigma22]

4.5/10... if he was used right he could be pretty interesting... hes just so fucking big (thats what she said)

 

[C4]

He is a good wrestler, can perform many moves and stunts. But the giant gimmick of his doesn't allow him to do such moves. Or maybe it's that he really can't perform in the ring. The "You can't wrestle" chants are always there on Television; that's one reason I give him 2/10. Overall the guy just can't perform in the ring; 6/4 is too much. The Punjabi Monster, Khali is just worth 2/10. Look at his moveset:

1) Punch
2) Big Boot
3) Leg Drop - Very rare
4) Chops
5) Bad clothesline
6) Bad Headbutt
7) His finishing move, not sure what it's called.

What else can he do? Chokeslam, a better clothesline, powerbomb, bearhug, pumphandle slam, DDT. These are all moves which are suitable for big giants then why not Khali? If he is a good wrestler then he should be able to do these moves..

 

[CenaMark54]

8.5/10

He is this generations Andre the Giant. His size alone is a draw.

He is a decent big man in the ring. He is good on the mic. He started to lose momentum when he got that gay manager. Now that he is out of the way, maybe he will regain some of the momentum he had when he was wrestling Cena in main events and winning world championships.

The thing I hate is how the WWE handles its big men. They build them up for several months as unstoppable, job them out to the top guys, then banish them to mid card status and have them split wins and loses.

Whats I would have done with Khali is give him a two year winning streak where he beats the living hell out of everyone. In the meantime, put the belt on some upper midcard face like Jeff Hardy. One year into Khali's two year run, I would have him destroy Hardy and win the belt. The title reign would last a year, with Khali going through every single face. After two dominating years and a long title reign, you have Khali vs John Cena for the belt at Wrestlemania, where Cena becomes the first man to beat the mighty giant. Imagine the reaction. No one ever thinks long term anymore though.

 

[The Rated R CMStar]

3/5. His size is impressing, and people love when he gets beaten the living shit out of him. Maybe he can do a lot of things else than what he do in WWE, but since I have only seen him in WWE, I am judging that

 

[MTG]

1.3/10


wow how he gets a 8.5/10 really shockes me, the guy is horrible

 

[Wrestling Station]

Well the Giant Gonzalez was taller than Khali.. he was 7.8 or something. And well, Khali performed some good stuff during his debute in his first run in SD! against The Undertaker, but for him not showing in the first ever Punjabi Prison match and they replaced him with Big Show, just broke all the kayfabe and feud that would have been interesting to watch.

Khali lost the "Unbeatable" gimmick when he tapped to Cena. That sucked damn pig's ass and that lead to a loss after the other. I think he should either win a tag team championship with BDV or whatever, or else he is just useless now in the WWE coz he is a jobber right now.

So from that being said, i would go for a 5/10 just coz he is "HUGE" and hence.. Vince loves big dudes!!

 

[Airfixx]

Solely based on what I see of Khali on my TV screen 2/10 or 3 at a push.

8.5/10

He is this generations Andre the Giant. His size alone is a draw.

He is a decent big man in the ring. He is good on the mic. He started to lose momentum when he got that gay manager. Now that he is out of the way, maybe he will regain some of the momentum he had when he was wrestling Cena in main events and winning world championships.

I can't recall ever hearing him talk English if that's what you were implying by his mic skills actually being decent. Was this in WWE or elsewhere? '05 and '06 are my WWE 'as yet unseen years' so I didn't see him debut...

The thing I hate is how the WWE handles its big men. They build them up for several months as unstoppable, job them out to the top guys, then banish them to mid card status and have them split wins and loses.

Whats I would have done with Khali is give him a two year winning streak where he beats the living hell out of everyone. In the meantime, put the belt on some upper midcard face like Jeff Hardy. One year into Khali's two year run, I would have him destroy Hardy and win the belt. The title reign would last a year, with Khali going through every single face. After two dominating years and a long title reign, you have Khali vs John Cena for the belt at Wrestlemania, where Cena becomes the first man to beat the mighty giant. Imagine the reaction. No one ever thinks long term anymore though.

Can't agree more.

Even such a loss at Mania doesn't need to propell you back down the card... Using the Andre example again, they had him face Hogan (survivor series and the house show cage match aside) in matches that at least led to the world title 3 times, he never TRULY got a win over him, but Vince still gave him decent shots at Savage and Warrior and for both of those fueds you still figured Andre could win.

I enjoyed Yokozuna (That guy could fuckin' move!!!) and always thought it a shame that they took him out of the title picture so quickly - He never even faced a convincing defeat apart from maybe at the hands of Taker (SSeries 94, but I can't really recall the match itself).

Why is it such bigmen aren't 'allowed' to up their game after what is, afterall, meant to be a pretty extraordinary victory for the face to start with??? You can bet Orton, Edge... Flair as heels aren't gonna sit around licking their wounds for too long after dropping the belt. It points me to perceive the use of big-men to be little more than 'novelty value' even if that's not the way Vince (being a bigman-fan, LOL) is conciously using them.

 

[Nation]

8.5/10

He is this generations Andre the Giant. His size alone is a draw.

He is a decent big man in the ring. He is good on the mic. He started to lose momentum when he got that gay manager. Now that he is out of the way, maybe he will regain some of the momentum he had when he was wrestling Cena in main events and winning world championships.

The thing I hate is how the WWE handles its big men. They build them up for several months as unstoppable, job them out to the top guys, then banish them to mid card status and have them split wins and loses.

Whats I would have done with Khali is give him a two year winning streak where he beats the living hell out of everyone. In the meantime, put the belt on some upper midcard face like Jeff Hardy. One year into Khali's two year run, I would have him destroy Hardy and win the belt. The title reign would last a year, with Khali going through every single face. After two dominating years and a long title reign, you have Khali vs John Cena for the belt at Wrestlemania, where Cena becomes the first man to beat the mighty giant. Imagine the reaction. No one ever thinks long term anymore though.

What the hell he doesn't even speak english. He may also be as big as Andre but he is no where near as over as andre was. Ill say 5/10 he is pretty entertaining.

 

[Nancy Di Loreto]

Monkey, I'm with you here man...

6.5/10 WWE have put him over as a giant you just has to headbutt, chop or put a head vice on his opponent and can knock them out. If anyone can recall his WHC Run back in '07, at the Great American Bash he pulled off a quick spin kick, managed to get chokeslammed and be given a spinebuster through a table, and the list goes on. WWE hasn't given him a fair moveset, but if you want to see with a decent moveset, check out his Japan work...

 

[THE Brian Kendrick's Biceps]

6/10. The guy actually isn't that bad. And his Claw finisher suits him perfectly. He's big, and therefore is over. He can put on an entertaining match

 

[the dark knight]

we're in 2008

3/10