Time To Dispell The Myth That The WWE Did Anything For The Radicalz
- Thread starter Wacky D
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I would like someone to lay out two serious title strap storylines for Malenko or Saturn. Both great workers, but Malenko was void of charisma and mic skill, Saturn had some chops, but no real IT factor. I would say the lady chasing Malenko gimmick was more entertaining than him just being the lower card Iceman "worker". Same with Saturn, although I do acknowledge the Moppy shyt was burial, he was in dresses in WCW..
I mean, what ceiling did they really have. Topped out in WCW AND WWF. That's not just because of mismanagement... I sure didn't wanna see them with serious title runs back then. I mean in WCW they were pushing the most insane people, so you just think "aww man if only Saturn could get that shot". And then you see where they got chances at the beginning of the Radicalz to show what they could do in serious situations (regardless of who they took L's to, they were treated with seriousness at the beginning).
Eddie was the Ace and he went all the went to the top like he should have.
I mean, what ceiling did they really have. Topped out in WCW AND WWF. That's not just because of mismanagement... I sure didn't wanna see them with serious title runs back then. I mean in WCW they were pushing the most insane people, so you just think "aww man if only Saturn could get that shot". And then you see where they got chances at the beginning of the Radicalz to show what they could do in serious situations (regardless of who they took L's to, they were treated with seriousness at the beginning).
Eddie was the Ace and he went all the went to the top like he should have.
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Keepin' it 100
Didn't he also hurt his shoulder the night they all debuted?
Flex Luger
Job Is Finished
they really had the Ice Man play a peeping tom who couldn't shake the itch
Man got the beats for being a perv
Yeah man, you and the alternative facts.
The only one that I feel they could have done a better job with was Malenko, but he was always gonna be somewhat out of place in the Attitude Era WWF because he had a stoic personality, even more stoic than Benoit's, and there wasn't a focus on cruiserweight guys. If anything, I'd say he got there about 3 years too soon.
Saturn was the fourth best member of the Radicalz, so that alone was gonna be a hill for him to climb. And his antics in that Mike Bell match did him no favors.
You talk about Benoit like he was at the top in WCW and enjoying a run as champ. It's been said MANY times, they only gave him that shyt to stop him from what he'd already decided he was gonna do due to constant issues with the company. Dude's mind was made up. And no, they didn't throw the belt on him immediately once he got to the WWF, but if you gonna act like he didn't reach a level any higher there than he did in WCW... well, now you just being delusional.
And then there's Eddie. A dude who, even if WCW had lasted to 2004, wasn't getting pushed anywhere near the top. I wouldn't have even expected him to get that far in the WWF. But he got there, got over fast, had a drug problem, got let go, got another chance, got even more over, really hit his prime as a character AND wrestler in '03, won the top title in '04, and was plain excellent in '05 up until his death. But let's retcon all that and imagine he stayed in WCW to feud with his nephew over a toy horse.
These dudes jumped off a sinking ship right before it got completely to the bottom. I think you might be the only one who believes they should have stayed on it.
The only one that I feel they could have done a better job with was Malenko, but he was always gonna be somewhat out of place in the Attitude Era WWF because he had a stoic personality, even more stoic than Benoit's, and there wasn't a focus on cruiserweight guys. If anything, I'd say he got there about 3 years too soon.
Saturn was the fourth best member of the Radicalz, so that alone was gonna be a hill for him to climb. And his antics in that Mike Bell match did him no favors.
You talk about Benoit like he was at the top in WCW and enjoying a run as champ. It's been said MANY times, they only gave him that shyt to stop him from what he'd already decided he was gonna do due to constant issues with the company. Dude's mind was made up. And no, they didn't throw the belt on him immediately once he got to the WWF, but if you gonna act like he didn't reach a level any higher there than he did in WCW... well, now you just being delusional.
And then there's Eddie. A dude who, even if WCW had lasted to 2004, wasn't getting pushed anywhere near the top. I wouldn't have even expected him to get that far in the WWF. But he got there, got over fast, had a drug problem, got let go, got another chance, got even more over, really hit his prime as a character AND wrestler in '03, won the top title in '04, and was plain excellent in '05 up until his death. But let's retcon all that and imagine he stayed in WCW to feud with his nephew over a toy horse.
These dudes jumped off a sinking ship right before it got completely to the bottom. I think you might be the only one who believes they should have stayed on it.
Here Comes the Pain
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Eddie definitely came up, but benoit was already legit in wcw.
Even if he didn't win the belt until later on he always had good placements on the card in wcw.
Even if he didn't win the belt until later on he always had good placements on the card in wcw.
OmegaK2099
Gettin' It In
Malenko should have definitely went to Japan
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DamienWayne
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The look they got on there debut in wwe was more than wcw could ever do for them
Vanilla midgets, as Nash would sayRadicals were boring midgets apart from Eddie
Lurk Angle
All Star
they really had the Ice Man play a peeping tom who couldn't shake the itch
it's crazy how much wwf/e used to do this type of voyeur shyt back in the late 90s/early 2000sshyt would be like a borderline cinemax late night show
instead of wasting time posting smilies, you shouldve been adding some actual perspective towards your statement.
obviously, he was younger in his WCW years and had to climb the ladder.......amongst the GOAT roster.
as opposed to being a ready-made main eventer by the time he joined the WWF's roster, which was boney in comparison.
be smarter.
the sad thing is, 6 people dapped this. SMH. too many people on here allergic to applying logic.