I remember the way they introduced him was strong, and his involvement in the Austin/Bret match at Mania was a nice touch, and his debut match with Vader was 
and made him look legit.
But it seemed like very quickly he became just another wrestler, and it was made even worse by the goofy angles he was getting involved in (that shyt with Val Venis and his sister
), plus going from face to heel to face hurt him a lot.
He had some momentum in 98 when he was feuding with Rock, but you would think if he came through today, he would be treated like Brock or Ronda, as a special attraction, legit killer and not be stuck in midcard feuds. And unlike Ronda, he actually had prior wrestling experience, and I thought he was solid in the ring.
But it was a different time…it was the fukkery era, and the fans didn’t even really care about matches, and certainly not legitimacy, so it’s maybe unfair to judge his booking through 2019 eyes…but I think they could’ve done better with him. He went from world’s most dangerous man to just another guy in two years.
and made him look legit.But it seemed like very quickly he became just another wrestler, and it was made even worse by the goofy angles he was getting involved in (that shyt with Val Venis and his sister
), plus going from face to heel to face hurt him a lot.He had some momentum in 98 when he was feuding with Rock, but you would think if he came through today, he would be treated like Brock or Ronda, as a special attraction, legit killer and not be stuck in midcard feuds. And unlike Ronda, he actually had prior wrestling experience, and I thought he was solid in the ring.
But it was a different time…it was the fukkery era, and the fans didn’t even really care about matches, and certainly not legitimacy, so it’s maybe unfair to judge his booking through 2019 eyes…but I think they could’ve done better with him. He went from world’s most dangerous man to just another guy in two years.
