Superfly is not the only one who can claim that and though Pillman and Snuka were both high flyers they worked differently. Pillman was working like all the crusierweights that came after him before that style of wrestling took off. You really obviously don't know your shit about Pillman, I'd really suggest you do some research and checkout the Pillman DVD. His run in the WWE was cut short and even as a "bystander" Pillman kept his gimmick going but he was still recovering from injuries and surgeries so that didn't help either and was why he was in the position he was. I can damn near guarantee he would have done some great shit because he had all the talent and I know my shit about Pillman. Would he become one of the greatest ever? No never said he would but had he not passed and recovered from injuries as much as he good, he would have done some great things. He will always be remembered for being ahead of his time as one of the first crusierweights, remembered for one of the best segments and remembered for his unique and controversial character.
Like I said, Superfly wasn't the first or only guy doing that shit. And I said, Pillman came in during a time when high-flying was BECOMING a staple... not when it already was... I'm aware of the timeline of he and the cruiserweight division. However, he didn't contribute to it, nor did he do anything to set himself apart from much of anything other than gaining a little cult following who liked to think of him as some sort of innovator when he really wasn't. And you're talking to me like I wasn't a Flyin' Brian fan... my first action figure was the Flyin' Brian wax figure... his was the only one with defined fingers which were spread out, when all the others were tight-fisted... so I always thought his shit was the coolest. I was a Brian Pillman fan... but I'll never say the guy was great or outstanding at anything he did, he was just good at his time... and unfortunately, accidents happen... but the cold, harsh reality is that accidents did happen, and he never got to show us if he could be great... but he never did show us anything that would suggest he could be. Not saying he couldn't... but there's no evidence to argue so based off of anything he did give us.
When the FUCK did I say he was relevant in ECW? I said "Even in his very brief time in ECW he kept his character going and people talking, few guys who ever went to ECW from WWE/WCW did fuck all, at least he was noticed." Most WWF/WCW talent that made appearances in ECW did nothing at all and aren't even remembered or known.
Do you know what relevancy means? Let me help you:
Definition of RELEVANCE
- a : relation to the matter at hand
b : practical and especially social applicability : pertinence <giving relevance to college courses>
- : the ability (as of an information retrieval system) to retrieve material that satisfies the needs of the user
"kept his character going and people talk" = being relevant. "at least he was noticed." = being relevant. "Most talent that made appearances in ECW did nothing at all and aren't even remembered or known." = not being relevant. That's BY DEFINITION! You defined relevancy ALL throughout your entire point there.
Pillman was NOT relevant in ECW. He did what Heyman told him to do, and it didn't work for him other than having some people (the equivalent of the IWC pretty much) talk about him enough to where Vince accepted Austin's proposal to bring Pillman in and capitalize on whatever buzz he had.
Seriously, stop making up shit in an argument. It's annoying. Fact is, Pillman is underrated.
What did I make up in the argument? And no, he's not underrated. He's rated just right. He was a semi-sensational tag wrestler, who did some high-flying shit, and then ran his mouth a little, and then was part of a huge moment in WWE history and nothing else. That's all he was, and that's all he'll ever be (unfortunately). You can't rate him anything above that. In many senses, by what he did throughout his entire career, you're overrating him.
