Just curious who you think would be a successful back in the day from the current roster. When i looked at the roster four names came to mind:
Big Show
Great Khali
Mark Henry
Albert Del Rio
Certainly Big Show, Khali and Henry have massive size and a aura about them that would make them a star in almost any generation. Big Show could talk and move quite well so out of these three guys i think i'd take show. I'm a big Mark Henry fan now too. Take his character now and i think he could have been dominate. Imagine a young undertaker or Hulk Hogan feuding with a seasoned veteran like Mark Henry or Big Show (20 years ago) That could have been a decent draw.
I guess i have to pick one (non-giant) as well. Certainly the top guys like Cena, Punk, Orton, could have made it back then and been OK for themselves. But the one guy i think would excel is Alberto Del Rio. I know many may not agree, but Del Rio is a tough hard worker, and his character fits in with the scheme of that era of wrestling. There really wasn't a top mexican heel that the fans could hate in that era. I think a close comparison as to how he would be used would be like Razor Ramon in 92/93. I feel like Del Rio could have excelled in that role, and feuds would Bret Hart and HBK could have been Great. Honorable Mention goes to Damien Sandow. I'm not a big fan of his, but he does remind me a bit of a throwback. Great Heel, good look, and pretty good mic skills. I guess my comparison for him would be to Ric Rude, in that he's a 100% heel, and people generally dislike him. Imagine Bobby Heenan and Damien Sandow.
Big Show
Great Khali
Mark Henry
Albert Del Rio
Certainly Big Show, Khali and Henry have massive size and a aura about them that would make them a star in almost any generation. Big Show could talk and move quite well so out of these three guys i think i'd take show. I'm a big Mark Henry fan now too. Take his character now and i think he could have been dominate. Imagine a young undertaker or Hulk Hogan feuding with a seasoned veteran like Mark Henry or Big Show (20 years ago) That could have been a decent draw.
I guess i have to pick one (non-giant) as well. Certainly the top guys like Cena, Punk, Orton, could have made it back then and been OK for themselves. But the one guy i think would excel is Alberto Del Rio. I know many may not agree, but Del Rio is a tough hard worker, and his character fits in with the scheme of that era of wrestling. There really wasn't a top mexican heel that the fans could hate in that era. I think a close comparison as to how he would be used would be like Razor Ramon in 92/93. I feel like Del Rio could have excelled in that role, and feuds would Bret Hart and HBK could have been Great. Honorable Mention goes to Damien Sandow. I'm not a big fan of his, but he does remind me a bit of a throwback. Great Heel, good look, and pretty good mic skills. I guess my comparison for him would be to Ric Rude, in that he's a 100% heel, and people generally dislike him. Imagine Bobby Heenan and Damien Sandow.