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I've always felt Hollywood Hogan was a great heel character. One of the greatest. But Hulk's workrate from 1996-1999 is among the worst ever for a consistent main-eventer. I was wondering who else fit this mold; guys whose promos/vignettes/etc. you'd never want to miss but whose matches you'd never want to watch. 

Big Show.  I know he's good for a big man, but if he could combine his acting ability with, say, Randy Orton's in ring talent and body, he'd have become the biggest star of the era.  

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  1. ABeyAnce1December 4, 2013 at 6:51 AM

    Wyatt comes to mind.

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  2. kbjoneDecember 4, 2013 at 6:53 AM

    I've got a couple, of varying degrees on that list:


    Early Michael Hayes. There's a reason Buddy Roberts was brought in to the Freebirds.
    Dusty Rhodes is borderline on this list... he's had many a clunker in the ring. But he's on that "cutoff" line, unlike a Hollywood Hogan.

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  3. shittybulldogDecember 4, 2013 at 6:54 AM

    Why'd you stop at 1999? I think you meant 1996-present.

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  4. OfficerFarvaDecember 4, 2013 at 6:55 AM

    The Marc Mero dickhead boyfriend character while he was with Sable. Still one of my favorite characters.

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  5. shittybulldogDecember 4, 2013 at 7:00 AM

    And he was going to main event against Steve Austin, but he let Sable powerbomb him, and Austin nixed the plans.

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  6. OfficerFarvaDecember 4, 2013 at 7:02 AM

    Yea. Would have been an entertaining program. Mero was so good at playing the cowardly dickhead boyfriend. Loved him

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  7. Ryan NorcrossDecember 4, 2013 at 7:05 AM

    Kevin Nash in WCW. Made a lot of money but I don't think he had a good match during his run.

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  8. bj2745December 4, 2013 at 7:06 AM

    Scott Steiner's World title run in WCW probably goes in that borderline area too, I guess.

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  9. Lenny VowelsDecember 4, 2013 at 7:11 AM

    JBL is also something of a magnet for this kind of discussion. Outside of the I Quit match against Cena, I'm pretty sure he never had a good singles match.

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  10. Johnny PoloDecember 4, 2013 at 7:13 AM

    This was my email. I stopped at 1999 because whether you liked the execution of Hulk's matches in 2002-2003 or not, you have to admit he was at least trying. He wasn't even trying to have good matches in WCW.

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  11. kbjoneDecember 4, 2013 at 7:16 AM

    So you consider this trying:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWCT7rawj04

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  12. Johnny PoloDecember 4, 2013 at 7:27 AM

    Yeah the execution in those matches was bad and that botched chokeslam looks horrible, but again, at least he was trying in WWF circa 2002. He was totally just collecting his check in WCW.

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  13. Zahid FayyazDecember 4, 2013 at 7:33 AM

    Waylon Mercy
    Carlito ( though he was above avergae at times)
    Ministry Era Undertaker ( great charcter, but a truly terrible worker at that point)
    Jerry Lawler in the WWE ( Specifically, his matches and feuds with Warrior/Jake the Snake)
    Goldust first time around ( His initial heel run had so much stalling. He is much better now)

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  14. Biscuit!December 4, 2013 at 7:35 AM

    I think Dusty gets a bad rap. He's not Bockwinkel, but he was able to get in there for 45 minutes and keep the crowd in it.

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  15. Biscuit!December 4, 2013 at 7:36 AM

    WWF Pillman and it ain't even close for me.

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  16. ToddLorenzDecember 4, 2013 at 7:37 AM

    I never could understand what Lawler was doing in a ring at that point. Didn't make any sense to me.

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  17. WiffleBatDecember 4, 2013 at 7:40 AM

    This would apply to the majority of guys from ECW's hot run (Sandman, Dreamer, Dudleys, Gangstas etc.)

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  18. AverageJoeEverymanDecember 4, 2013 at 8:12 AM

    Same thing happened to Survivor Series 1997 for me. Never forget that magical night that ScrambleVision forgot to scramble.

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  19. Devin HarrisDecember 4, 2013 at 11:04 AM

    I meant right after he left the wwf

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  20. Devin HarrisDecember 4, 2013 at 11:04 AM

    I remember that. I was talking about right after he left.

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  21. Devin HarrisDecember 4, 2013 at 11:06 AM

    With Bischoff falling over himself to sign any ex-wwf guy it only made sense that he would show up sometime in 98, but he never did. It just didn't make sense that someone that reached Ahmed's level didn't get another shot in the bigtime.

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  22. Devin HarrisDecember 4, 2013 at 11:08 AM

    That makes sense. Figured he had to do something to get on the banned list. Not doing business on the way out sounds like a reason to get on there.

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  23. Devin HarrisDecember 4, 2013 at 11:09 AM

    None of that seemed to stop Bischoff before. Still doesn't make sense that he never showed up in 98 or 99

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  24. chefazzyDecember 4, 2013 at 1:34 PM

    I used to own a restaurant in Woodbury, NJ, and Larry Sharpe would come in once a month, sometimes more. Nice guy. Was interesting to hear him tell stories about the old days.

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  25. LSciscoDecember 4, 2013 at 1:34 PM

    Well that really wasn't a "reveal." Ramon was in a handicap match with Jeff Jarrett & The Roadie and Savio came out of the crowd and saved Ramon from a two-on-one beating after the match.

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  26. juvydriverDecember 4, 2013 at 4:13 PM

    I always thought the "Monster Factory" was a great name for a wrestling school.

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  27. Mark SatrangDecember 15, 2013 at 12:08 AM

    Yeah, I always heard he left because he wouldn't job out to Kurrgan.

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  28. Mark SatrangDecember 15, 2013 at 12:09 AM

    This is one of my favorite WWF shows from the Attitude era just because of how random the card was, kind of like Fully Loaded '98.

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