The Black Sheep
Man at war with himself
Kane out here moving like a cruiserweight
That could have ended horribly for Spike's right leg
TSC Evaluation #104: Albert/A-Train
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That could have ended horribly for Spike's right leg
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
Kane out here moving like a cruiserweight
That could have ended horribly for Spike's right leg
Him and Albert had two pretty good matches together
all action no rest. 2000/01 was probably Kane's peak athletic ability. Hell, probably Albert's too lol 
Devilinurear
Veteran
That man is a 6
OmegaK2099
Gettin' It In
6, i liked him
Dreamzeedream
Banned
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?), 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
The Test & Albert tag team is probably more successful than the Good Brothers today
the Albert and Scotty 2 Hotty tag team would be one of the most over teams today
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.
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
Jack Swagger, Sheamus, Jinder Mahal, Great Khali (who could barely walk) and Alberto Del Rio were champs
