Worst Wrestlers of All-time?

DK · 10-23-2007, 10:02 AM

Post here who you think is/are the worst wrestler(s) ever, and feel free to debate other people's choices. I'm sure there will be some terrible ones.

I'll be back with my thoughts.

**Booyakasha** · 10-23-2007, 05:36 PM

Probably any of those stupid gimmick wrestlers from the early nineties. I mean, I don't expect a lot from the writers at WWF, but even as a kid I knew when they'd just given up. I mean, they'd announce the guy ("Here comes that purveyor of evil and untidyness, Mean Mike the Nefarious Garbage Man!"), and he'd come sauntering out amidst boos and assy hair-metal, carrying a Rubber-Maid trash can that would figure into his ridiculous finishing move ("Oh horror of horrors! He's just performed the Trash Can Steam Roller Ultra-Murder Fiesta, a move illegal in forty-seven states and certain parts of Guam!"), and then, after the match, he'd grab the mike and go, 'You know what I think about Macho Man? I think he's trash!!! And, come Wrestle-O-Rama, I'm gonna take him out!!!' And then he'd disappear forever, and the wrestler who played him would show up a couple weeks later as Nasty Nick the Evil Beekeeper.

hferg · 10-25-2007, 05:09 PM

yeah, there were some REALLY stupid gimmicks, the FAKE Diesel and Razor Ramon come to mind...... speaking of which, the worst idea for a gimmick i've ever seen is Isaac Yankem, DDS

as for worst WRESTLER? Khali, hands down, that guy couldn't have a good match if he lied there and got his ass whupped!

DK · 10-25-2007, 08:41 PM

How about Steve "Mongo" McMichael?

N Kong · 10-26-2007, 03:32 PM

Khali is definitely one of the worst wrestlers I've ever laid eyes upon, along with a few others that I can't quite remember at the moment.

Maximum Spider · 10-27-2007, 06:39 PM

Failure to mention the Brooklyn Brawler suprises me.

His gimmick was great, it's just he had barely any skills, which is probably why the WWF didn't put him over most of the time. He did have a few good wins though, including a battle royal victory in 1997 and one in 2000. He got a WWF title shot both times but he, predictibly, lost both times. He also won a few matches as Doink (I think.)

Other bad wrestlers (Skill-wise) included the guys like Giant Gonzales and Khali, who were mostly just there to show people that it takes a big guy to take down the Undertaker. Khali got used for more than that though (Including a world heavyweight title reign. Blech....)

WCW..... don't even get me started on ****ty wrestlers there. there was McMichael, and some were just down right pathetic, gimmick and skill-wise. David arquette is a prime example, other notable ones being Jay leno, Karl Malone and Dennis rodman, but they all (Techically) were not wrestlers, so they don't really count.

Another prime example of that above point? Lawrence taylor. He had, litterally, no gimmick, and no skill. WWF just decided to make a match between him and Bam Bam Bigelow (R.I.P) because Taylor (Kayfabe, mind you.) Laughed at Bigelow after he lost a tag match at the 1995 royal rumble.

Honorable mentions for worst gimmick:
Rick Martel (As the model. He had no reason to actually agree to do it like that.)
Natural disasters (All they were two fat dudes put together as a tag team because back in 1992-1993, the tag division sucked)
Any "King" gimmick (excluding Jerry Lawler.)

Honorable mentions for worst wrestlers, skill wise:
Any big guy they sell as unliftable (Andre the giant is excluded because, after all, Hogan was the only guy who lifted him, right?)
Kevin Nash (Had some sloppy execution.)
Sid (See above)
Hogan (Great to some, including me, but skill-wise, Hogan used the same startegy over and over again. Back rake, eye rake, choking, scoop slam, stuff like that.
Any "Wrestler" Who is actually a celebrity (Obviously.)

DK · 10-27-2007, 08:11 PM

In the cases of Nash, Sid, and Hogan, at least they were over.

Adding the Ultimate Warrior to that list.

hferg · 10-29-2007, 10:33 PM

i'm kinda suprised nobody mentioned Savage yet, sure he was over, but he really didn't have much other than a right hand and an elbow off the top!

on the "King" gimmick, one of the first matches i can remember seeing was "King" Haku vs. "King" Harley Race, both of which were managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. It was funny cuz Bobby kept rooting for whoever was winning at the moment....

which reminds me, add to the list ANYONE who's prmary role is that of a manager (Heenan, Slick, Jimmy Hart, Virgil) Fuji is an exception to this rule because he was actually a wrestler at one point (the Fujiwara arm bar is named after him) before he became a manager, and any Female managers, as females in general are not that good at wrestling anyway

Inferno Dragon · 10-29-2007, 11:39 PM

^ that last bit was sexist.

but anyway, I'm surprised no one here has mentioned Cena as a bad wrestler. he just uses the same 5 moves and he's been hyped to death as "the next greatest thing" and they had him keep the title so long that it just became rediculous. his mic skills are awful, his mat skills are lacking and he has that steryotype "ghetto white boy" thing as his gymic, which is prettymuch a copout because that "street" image has oversaturated the market for so long that it's almost a joke.

I can sum this up in two words. Cena. Sucks!

hferg · 10-30-2007, 05:20 PM

yeah, it was a bit sexist, but it's also a bit true; in general female wrestling isn't very good. Granted there are some exceptions, trish and lita come to mind, but for the most part the women are there to smile and wear next to nothing. It's sad, but it's true.

And don't get me started on those STUPID bra-and-panties matches! If i wanted to see women stripping i'd go to a strip club or turn on Cinemax!!!!

Maximum Spider · 10-30-2007, 06:09 PM

^ There was Trish, Lita, Chyna (Sort of) Sable (She was kind of both sex object and wrestler, so I guess she counts) as well as many ohters, so not all women wrestlers sucked. They don't always show themselves off.

hferg · 10-31-2007, 07:01 AM

*shrug* i guess that's a matter of opinion... I didn't count chyna cuz, well, didnt she fight GUYS more than other females?

N Kong · 11-12-2007, 08:41 AM

Everyone pretty much named all of the wrestlers that I was going to mention.

Aydzz12 · 11-12-2007, 11:22 AM

Khalil is one of the worst, another is Hornswogle, though, I gotta admit, that little **** is pretty funny.

Darunia00 · 11-12-2007, 04:01 PM

I would put Bastion Booger on the list. I think he wolfed an entire turkey at a Thanksgiving Day PPV in the early nineties. Other than that, he was an exceedingly bad wrestler. Unintentionally hilarious though.

hferg · 11-12-2007, 06:39 PM

pretty much ALL "big men" aren't very good wrestlers, Undertaker and Kane, if he counts, are obvious exceptions to that rule.

Mark Henry NEEDS to be added right up near the top of that list as well

Chunky Kong12345 · 11-18-2007, 10:29 PM

Gorgeous George.

Wait...

Darunia00 · 11-21-2007, 12:56 AM

In terms of smaller guys who sucked, I would vote for X-Pac. I never really liked him. He always looked sort of cracked out to me, wonder why...

DK · 11-21-2007, 03:12 PM

Eh, I didn't think he was that bad, really. Far from being extremely talented, however.

Ahmed Johnson.

**Sean P Kelly** · 11-30-2007, 04:48 PM

It you want a crash course on the worst in wrestling check out WrestleCrap - The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling

I'm a regular visitor to the site and it's great reliving all the awful gimmicks and angles.

10-23-2007, 10:02 AM	#1
DK Wrestling Mod Join Date: Jul 1999 Gender: Posts: 2,994 Thanks: 43 Thanked 48 Times in 41 Posts Points: 3,901.31 Bank: 2,672,878.84 Total Points: 2,676,780.15 Donate	Worst Wrestlers of All-time? Post here who you think is/are the worst wrestler(s) ever, and feel free to debate other people's choices. I'm sure there will be some terrible ones. I'll be back with my thoughts.

10-23-2007, 05:36 PM	#2
Booyakasha Mod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 7,129 Thanks: 92 Thanked 523 Times in 287 Posts Points: 17,011.71 Bank: 55,546.50 Total Points: 72,558.21 Donate	Probably any of those stupid gimmick wrestlers from the early nineties. I mean, I don't expect a lot from the writers at WWF, but even as a kid I knew when they'd just given up. I mean, they'd announce the guy ("Here comes that purveyor of evil and untidyness, Mean Mike the Nefarious Garbage Man!"), and he'd come sauntering out amidst boos and assy hair-metal, carrying a Rubber-Maid trash can that would figure into his ridiculous finishing move ("Oh horror of horrors! He's just performed the Trash Can Steam Roller Ultra-Murder Fiesta, a move illegal in forty-seven states and certain parts of Guam!"), and then, after the match, he'd grab the mike and go, 'You know what I think about Macho Man? I think he's trash!!! And, come Wrestle-O-Rama, I'm gonna take him out!!!' And then he'd disappear forever, and the wrestler who played him would show up a couple weeks later as Nasty Nick the Evil Beekeeper. __________________ Boo--beware, he lives Last edited by Booyakasha; 10-23-2007 at 05:45 PM.

10-25-2007, 05:09 PM	#3
hferg Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Gender: Posts: 228 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 3,540.21 Bank: 1,438.97 Total Points: 4,979.18 Donate	yeah, there were some REALLY stupid gimmicks, the FAKE Diesel and Razor Ramon come to mind...... speaking of which, the worst idea for a gimmick i've ever seen is Isaac Yankem, DDS as for worst WRESTLER? Khali, hands down, that guy couldn't have a good match if he lied there and got his ass whupped!

10-25-2007, 08:41 PM	#4
DK Wrestling Mod Join Date: Jul 1999 Gender: Posts: 2,994 Thanks: 43 Thanked 48 Times in 41 Posts Points: 3,901.31 Bank: 2,672,878.84 Total Points: 2,676,780.15 Donate	How about Steve "Mongo" McMichael?

10-26-2007, 03:32 PM	#5
N Kong Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wuzzleberg Gender: Posts: 989 Thanks: 7 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Points: 914.92 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 914.92 Donate	Khali is definitely one of the worst wrestlers I've ever laid eyes upon, along with a few others that I can't quite remember at the moment.

10-27-2007, 06:39 PM	#6
Maximum Spider Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: You can kill WEEGEE (Or whatever) but you can't kill LUigi. Gender: Posts: 1,621 Thanks: 0 Thanked 82 Times in 61 Posts Points: 8,620.08 Bank: 1.67 Total Points: 8,621.75 Donate	Failure to mention the Brooklyn Brawler suprises me. His gimmick was great, it's just he had barely any skills, which is probably why the WWF didn't put him over most of the time. He did have a few good wins though, including a battle royal victory in 1997 and one in 2000. He got a WWF title shot both times but he, predictibly, lost both times. He also won a few matches as Doink (I think.) Other bad wrestlers (Skill-wise) included the guys like Giant Gonzales and Khali, who were mostly just there to show people that it takes a big guy to take down the Undertaker. Khali got used for more than that though (Including a world heavyweight title reign. Blech....) WCW..... don't even get me started on ****ty wrestlers there. there was McMichael, and some were just down right pathetic, gimmick and skill-wise. David arquette is a prime example, other notable ones being Jay leno, Karl Malone and Dennis rodman, but they all (Techically) were not wrestlers, so they don't really count. Another prime example of that above point? Lawrence taylor. He had, litterally, no gimmick, and no skill. WWF just decided to make a match between him and Bam Bam Bigelow (R.I.P) because Taylor (Kayfabe, mind you.) Laughed at Bigelow after he lost a tag match at the 1995 royal rumble. Honorable mentions for worst gimmick: Rick Martel (As the model. He had no reason to actually agree to do it like that.) Natural disasters (All they were two fat dudes put together as a tag team because back in 1992-1993, the tag division sucked) Any "King" gimmick (excluding Jerry Lawler.) Honorable mentions for worst wrestlers, skill wise: Any big guy they sell as unliftable (Andre the giant is excluded because, after all, Hogan was the only guy who lifted him, right?) Kevin Nash (Had some sloppy execution.) Sid (See above) Hogan (Great to some, including me, but skill-wise, Hogan used the same startegy over and over again. Back rake, eye rake, choking, scoop slam, stuff like that. Any "Wrestler" Who is actually a celebrity (Obviously.)

10-27-2007, 08:11 PM	#7
DK Wrestling Mod Join Date: Jul 1999 Gender: Posts: 2,994 Thanks: 43 Thanked 48 Times in 41 Posts Points: 3,901.31 Bank: 2,672,878.84 Total Points: 2,676,780.15 Donate	In the cases of Nash, Sid, and Hogan, at least they were over. Adding the Ultimate Warrior to that list.

10-29-2007, 10:33 PM	#8
hferg Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Gender: Posts: 228 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 3,540.21 Bank: 1,438.97 Total Points: 4,979.18 Donate	i'm kinda suprised nobody mentioned Savage yet, sure he was over, but he really didn't have much other than a right hand and an elbow off the top! on the "King" gimmick, one of the first matches i can remember seeing was "King" Haku vs. "King" Harley Race, both of which were managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. It was funny cuz Bobby kept rooting for whoever was winning at the moment.... which reminds me, add to the list ANYONE who's prmary role is that of a manager (Heenan, Slick, Jimmy Hart, Virgil) Fuji is an exception to this rule because he was actually a wrestler at one point (the Fujiwara arm bar is named after him) before he became a manager, and any Female managers, as females in general are not that good at wrestling anyway

10-29-2007, 11:39 PM	#9
Inferno Dragon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Planet Draco Gender: Posts: 5,962 Thanks: 52 Thanked 33 Times in 26 Posts Points: 38,321.22 Bank: 31,881.39 Total Points: 70,202.61 Donate	^ that last bit was sexist. but anyway, I'm surprised no one here has mentioned Cena as a bad wrestler. he just uses the same 5 moves and he's been hyped to death as "the next greatest thing" and they had him keep the title so long that it just became rediculous. his mic skills are awful, his mat skills are lacking and he has that steryotype "ghetto white boy" thing as his gymic, which is prettymuch a copout because that "street" image has oversaturated the market for so long that it's almost a joke. I can sum this up in two words. Cena. Sucks!

10-30-2007, 05:20 PM	#10
hferg Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Gender: Posts: 228 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 3,540.21 Bank: 1,438.97 Total Points: 4,979.18 Donate	yeah, it was a bit sexist, but it's also a bit true; in general female wrestling isn't very good. Granted there are some exceptions, trish and lita come to mind, but for the most part the women are there to smile and wear next to nothing. It's sad, but it's true. And don't get me started on those STUPID bra-and-panties matches! If i wanted to see women stripping i'd go to a strip club or turn on Cinemax!!!!

10-30-2007, 06:09 PM	#11
Maximum Spider Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: You can kill WEEGEE (Or whatever) but you can't kill LUigi. Gender: Posts: 1,621 Thanks: 0 Thanked 82 Times in 61 Posts Points: 8,620.08 Bank: 1.67 Total Points: 8,621.75 Donate	^ There was Trish, Lita, Chyna (Sort of) Sable (She was kind of both sex object and wrestler, so I guess she counts) as well as many ohters, so not all women wrestlers sucked. They don't always show themselves off.

10-31-2007, 07:01 AM	#12
hferg Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Gender: Posts: 228 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 3,540.21 Bank: 1,438.97 Total Points: 4,979.18 Donate	shrug i guess that's a matter of opinion... I didn't count chyna cuz, well, didnt she fight GUYS more than other females?

11-12-2007, 08:41 AM	#13
N Kong Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wuzzleberg Gender: Posts: 989 Thanks: 7 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Points: 914.92 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 914.92 Donate	Everyone pretty much named all of the wrestlers that I was going to mention.

11-12-2007, 11:22 AM	#14
Aydzz12 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: I'm Bartman, ya fool Gender: Posts: 6,157 Thanks: 454 Thanked 144 Times in 114 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 8,882.79 Bank: 113,840.71 Total Points: 122,723.50 Donate	Khalil is one of the worst, another is Hornswogle, though, I gotta admit, that little **** is pretty funny.

11-12-2007, 04:01 PM	#15
Darunia00 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Boston Gender: Posts: 4,316 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Points: 2,734.40 Bank: 653.27 Total Points: 3,387.67 Donate	I would put Bastion Booger on the list. I think he wolfed an entire turkey at a Thanksgiving Day PPV in the early nineties. Other than that, he was an exceedingly bad wrestler. Unintentionally hilarious though.

11-12-2007, 06:39 PM	#16
hferg Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Gender: Posts: 228 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 3,540.21 Bank: 1,438.97 Total Points: 4,979.18 Donate	pretty much ALL "big men" aren't very good wrestlers, Undertaker and Kane, if he counts, are obvious exceptions to that rule. Mark Henry NEEDS to be added right up near the top of that list as well

11-18-2007, 10:29 PM	#17
Chunky Kong12345 HIKARI NI NARA!!! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: ogmftwbqq Gender: Posts: 17,427 Thanks: 79 Thanked 364 Times in 264 Posts Points: 286.24 Bank: 273,473.57 Total Points: 273,759.81 Donate	Gorgeous George. Wait...

11-21-2007, 12:56 AM	#18
Darunia00 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Boston Gender: Posts: 4,316 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Points: 2,734.40 Bank: 653.27 Total Points: 3,387.67 Donate	In terms of smaller guys who sucked, I would vote for X-Pac. I never really liked him. He always looked sort of cracked out to me, wonder why...

11-21-2007, 03:12 PM	#19
DK Wrestling Mod Join Date: Jul 1999 Gender: Posts: 2,994 Thanks: 43 Thanked 48 Times in 41 Posts Points: 3,901.31 Bank: 2,672,878.84 Total Points: 2,676,780.15 Donate	Eh, I didn't think he was that bad, really. Far from being extremely talented, however. Ahmed Johnson.

11-30-2007, 04:48 PM	#20
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,391 Thanks: 10 Thanked 46 Times in 36 Posts Points: 207,024.01 Bank: 152,388.02 Total Points: 359,412.03 Donate	It you want a crash course on the worst in wrestling check out WrestleCrap - The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling I'm a regular visitor to the site and it's great reliving all the awful gimmicks and angles.