TSC Evaluation #104: Albert/A-Train

mrken12 · Aug 22, 2018

In the last evaluation, Rhyno got a score of 6.00.

TSC Evaluation #103: Rhyno

If people have any requests for future wrestlers you want to see evaluated, let me know. I'll have one wrestler evaluated for each week every Wednesday. The leaderboard is updated every 5 threads so it's never too late to vote for previous threads.

For #105 it will be Brock Lesnar.

Pending requests: Kid Kash, Low Ki, Justin Credible, Chris Jericho

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Major Accomplishments

Impact Zone Wrestling
IZW Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Elite Xtreme Wrestling
EXW Tag Team Championship (1x)

New Japan Pro Wrestling
IWGP Tag Team Championship (2x) – with Travis Tomko (1) and Karl Anderson (1)
G1 Tag League (2007) – with Travis Tomko
G1 Tag League (2009) – with Karl Anderson
New Japan Cup (2006)

Nikkan Sports
Best Tag Team Award (2007) with Travis Tomko
Best Tag Team Award (2011) with Karl Anderson

Power Pro Wrestling
PPW Heavyweight Championship (1x)
PPW Young Guns Championship (1x)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked #32 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2001

Pro Wrestling Noah
GHC Tag Team Championship (1x) – with Karl Anderson

World Wrestling Federation
WWF Intercontinental Championship (1x)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Tag Team of the Year (2011) – with Karl Anderson

With a scale of 1-10 how would you rate Albert/A-Train in these categories:

-Mic work/promos

-Personality/gimmicks

-Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds)

-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores)

Playaz Eyez · Aug 22, 2018

He's a decent 6. Would probably be higher had he gone to Japan earlier in his career instead of later, just to be more seasoned. Seemed like he was miscast throughout his career. Maybe had he been A-Train from the start, he would have been taken more seriously, but with so many gimmick changes leading up to A-Train in 03/04, fans just weren't buying into him. He was a lot better in Japan, but trying to do that exact Japan character in the WWE was a total disaster. There's certain things you can do for the NJPW fans that simply doesn't work in the WWE. He just seemed TOO gimmicky and extra as Tensai, and by the time the WWE started cutting certain things from him, it was too late. The wins over CM Punk and Cena were the biggest of his career, but the crowd was NOT having it with an overly gimmicky and slow moving Tensai. All that gesturing, sluggish moving, green mist spitting stuff was just no good in the WWE. If y'all noticed when they started taking some of his stuff away, like the robe, helmet, Sakamoto (who's idea was it to give Tensai what amounted to an Asian slave :gucci:

?), and generally moving faster in the ring, it was way too late. He was heading towards a face turn and teaming with Brodus Clay for Superstars matches at that point. His last WWE run as Tensai (then Sweet T) was really a stain on what was a pretty good Japan career. Another thing that didn't help was in 2012 when he made his return, he was 39, and age isn't always kind to 300+ pounders like that. He looked physically washed even for a big dude. Albert is such an enigma though. He had a lot of things going for him (nice themes throughout, different moveset for the time period, especially for a guy his size, agile enough, and size in general), but yet could never be more than a mid-carder. Wasn't like he sucked on the mic either, he was serviceable enough. 04 A-Train is probably a World champ anywhere from 2010-now :pachaha:

The Test & Albert tag team is probably more successful than the Good Brothers today :mjlol:

the Albert and Scotty 2 Hotty tag team would be one of the most over teams today :russ:

Didn't realize I'd type that much about a dude than only held the IC title once in the WWE, along with his major feuds not really coming until Rey, Benoit, and Edge in the last 2 years of his career, but oh well, anybody that debuts in Attitude should be pretty fresh on people's minds.

WhatsGoodTy · Aug 22, 2018

Me being nice is giving him a 4, but once he went to Japan he did really good. So, do you I truly give him a 4 or the wwe for his they used him? PLUS after he came back from that great Japan run they had dancing after a few months...My answer is N/A

mrken12 · Aug 22, 2018

Giant Bernard vs Yuji Nagata, New Japan Cup 2006 Final

_genocidecutter_ · Aug 23, 2018

8 off the strength of his run in japan.

Conscious Pilot · Aug 23, 2018

4.5 . Didn’t watch his Japan run but I’ve heard nothing but praise about it. From what I’ve seen about him, he definitely was a solid hand, and when he was booked as a serious threat he was believable enough.

_genocidecutter_ · Aug 23, 2018

Any chance of doing Kid Kash?

Heelish · Aug 23, 2018

He will always be Prince Albert or the Hip-Hop Hippo to most of us :yeshrug:

Although I enjoyed his SD run as A-Train. :ehh:

The IWC hyping him up while he was in Japan and then being nowhere to be seen when he flopped in the WWE is one of the strangest things I’ve witnessed online. Nobody even complained. :gucci:

4

CM_Burns · Aug 23, 2018

6. I didn't see the Japan run, but the A Train run was good, he had some good matches during it. Tensai run sucked. He did a decent job in his goofy gimmicks. Overall he was usually a good midcarder.

Mr. Negative · Aug 23, 2018

4

Sorry, I can't give much weight to these 6 foot 6 300 pounders who were "huge in japan". They go there and get pushed as monster heels or whatever cause their wrestlers are not even 6 foot 230 pounds on average. They're there so folks can see top japanese wrestlers "barely" win.

Daracell · Aug 23, 2018

7 because hes head coach of NXT, so he stay getting money

mrken12 · Aug 23, 2018

_genocidecutter_ said:
8 off the strength of his run in japan.

Giving that high of a rating from just one run? :patrice:

Then again I know that next week people will give high ratings just off a 2 year run so :yeshrug:

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Ill Lou Malnati · Aug 23, 2018

3. He always sucked.

El Guapo · Aug 23, 2018

6 and that's really just because he was on TV :mjlol:

Playaz Eyez · Aug 23, 2018

Was trying to find some Albert/A-Train/non-Tensai gifs, and it's kinda hard cause most of these are him getting beat up :mjlol:

, but oh well

TSC Evaluation #104: Albert/A-Train

Overall Rating

1 (Awful)

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4

5 (Average)

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10 (Legendary)

Veteran

Veteran

Ya feel me

Veteran

All Star

Do Better.

All Star

#TSC #spooky

Superstar

Can't change overnight like Ebenezer

Pro

Veteran

Be Well.

Superstar

Veteran