TSC Evaluation #117: Ahmed Johnson

[Tommy Fits]

Thought he had next but the injuries killed his career. I don't even know how to rate him because he had such a good year or two in 95-96. Then in 97 he was out most of it but the stuff with the NOD was entertaining but her pretty much lost all his momentum. But 98 onward his career was an embarrassment

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Dude was insanely over with the crowd. Over the years of watching random matches of his, you can tell how much Vince loved him by how much he'd gush over him on commentary. Getting injured is one thing, but being reckless with other people is something else.Vince would have been all in on him had he not done that.

 

[mrken12]

I vividly remember -ing out at the Pearl River Plunge. I knew what that was before Misawa's Tiger Driver.


That, his penchant for trying shyt he had no business attempting and clearly off-kilter promos/vibe, is about it. I'm surprised he doesn't have a higher score given that by virtue of being the first black man to win a WWF singles title of any kind, he is an epitome of #BlackExcellence.

Vince's man crush on Ahmed was why he got such a major push. Guys like Junkyard Dog and Bad News Brown were more deserving of being the first black singles title holder. What's even more ridiculous was that the first black singles title holder got the title in 1996 By that time WCW already had a black World Champion.

 

[puppetmaster]

Survivor Series 95 and international incident 96 put Ahmed at 7 to me. I had fun watching him. Reckless and injury prone at times yes. Injuring people from being green yes he did. .. but


Fun matters. And I had fun cheering him on in that 1995-1997 window

 

[El Guapo]

8. By 1995 I wasn’t checking for wrestling at all. It was just too silly. Around early ‘96, I scrolled past some WWF show and saw Ahmed kicking ass. Had me like “Who’s this guy? ” and I got back into wrestling. Ahmed was Goldberg (before Golberg) status to me at that point. Of course I didn’t know he was actually hurting people and he would eventually get injured and fat, but that 1996 run mattered to me

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Vince's man crush on Ahmed was why he got such a major push. Guys like Junkyard Dog and Bad News Brown were more deserving of being the first black singles title holder. What's even more ridiculous was that the first black singles title holder got the title in 1996 By that time WCW already had a black World Champion.

So many people don't know Bad News Brown was the original Stone Cold and clear influence, but I'm not sure if Austin has ever mentioned that.

 

[_genocidecutter_]

5. Injury prone and reckless

 

[TheWhackMamba]

I gave him a 2 he was terrible

 

[staticshock]

This is what I remember most about him

 

[mrken12]

That time when Ahmed dissed Sunny:

 

[GodinDaFlesh]

Should have been WWF Champ. I mean put him next to 1996 HBK, who looks like more of a physical threat? This is why wrestling can't get taken seriously.

 

[patscorpio]

when he was in shape..ahmed was dope to watch...he is agile as fukk too...nikka used to destroy them jobbers...pearl river plunge was ..but them injuries in a span of 2 years finished him..looking like abdullah the butcher now..shame

 

[patscorpio]

At the 66:10 mark he mentions how Stone Cold beat up Debra for watching BET.

 

[patscorpio]

Yokozuna, who never drew a dime, and doesn't have a single match or promo anyone goes back to, got a higher score than Big Show and HHH.

big show isnt anything special

 

[Yayo Toure]

In retrospect, he wasnt shyt.

But back when I was watching him as a kid, me and my friends were hyped for dude. We didn't care we didn't understand his promos, he had a good look and a dope finisher. His career really only had a 1 year peak, then he fell off something serious, but you have to give him credit for how over he was for that short period of time. I give him a 7.