joeg Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 So who would you guys say is the best wrestler to never have that big career defining run? Every wrestler who did well in the PWO GWE had at least 1 run where they drew huge crowds, won titles, made themselves synomous with a promotion, territory, or region. Who are some guys who we consider all time greats but never really drew money or had that big title run one would associate with being an all time great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlag Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Takeshi Ono. Indy till the very end. Masakazu Fukuda, altough he's not considered an all time great. He was a really good indy guy with limited tape and not even a big run of indy main events. Then he died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 So who would you guys say is the best wrestler to never have that big career defining run? Every wrestler who did well in the PWO GWE had at least 1 run where they drew huge crowds, won titles, made themselves synomous with a promotion, territory, or region. Who are some guys who we consider all time greats but never really drew money or had that big title run one would associate with being an all time great. Regal finished 21 in GWE and I'm not sure he fits what you are describing above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microstatistics Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Alexander Otsuka, if he counts. Otherwise, probably one of the lower ranked shoot style guys like Yoji Anjoh or Masakatsu Funaki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rah Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 William Regal and Virus (CMLL). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliott Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Dick Togo came to mind as someone who might fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 WWF side im tempted to say Jake Roberts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlag Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Dick Togo came to mind as someone who might fit He got a big run of singles matches and title matches for his retirement run. Virus also has certainly been privileged compared most other guys on the CMLL roster, getting more long title matches than almost anyone else on the roster in the last couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Asian Cooger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Does Christian count? He was the ace for WWECW for a year and had a cup of coffee with their secondary world title a couple of times, but apart from that he never had a big singles run as a top star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Mariko Yoshida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 Does Christian count? He was the ace for WWECW for a year and had a cup of coffee with their secondary world title a couple of times, but apart from that he never had a big singles run as a top star. I couldnt stand Christian during his initial push when he split from Edge and had Tomko but I quickly became a fan when he went to ECW and won the belt. Its a shame he was never given a fair run with a world title because Vince McMahon doesnt see him as a main eventer and he was only given the title because Edge retired and Vince did this as a favour to Edge (according to the Dirtsheets). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 Alexander Otsuka, if he counts. Otherwise, probably one of the lower ranked shoot style guys like Yoji Anjoh or Masakatsu Funaki. Terrible example, Funaki was the ace of Pancrase and a Triple Crown champion at a time All Japan still regularly ran Sumo Hall. He was also all but "lower ranked" in PWFG and was clearly positioned as a future star in UWF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrike02 Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 Owen Hart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 Phil Hickerson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 Owen Hart. This. It's so frustrating to see how they had it on a silver platter to make him a superstar after Montreal, and actually were going to do it, but it got thwarted because HBK wouldn't play ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 Does Barry Windham count? He certainly got title shots and main event feuds, but I'm not sure he ever really had a "big money run." Heck, he never won a legitimate World Title (I refuse to count the bastardized WCW NWA/International/Big Gold title from 1993 as a real World Title). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Mark Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 Leo Burke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 William Regal would be my pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...TG Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 Does Owen Hart really count? Bret v Owen was pretty consistently the headline feud in 1994 from WrestleMania through SummerSlam. It wasn't a super draw but the whole industry was down so it's not 100% Owen's fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Lacelle Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 I second the Leo mention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthedoctor Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 Does Owen Hart really count? Bret v Owen was pretty consistently the headline feud in 1994 from WrestleMania through SummerSlam. It wasn't a super draw but the whole industry was down so it's not 100% Owen's fault. I was thinking a big money run meant you had the Heavyweight title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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