TSC Evaluation #34: X-Pac

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hazardous

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7 is about right.

X-Pac was a "good hand". He could have good matches when paired up with a competent to great worker (HBK, Owen, Bret, Jarrett etc.) but he would never blow you away with a classic.
 

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Mic work/promos: 3

Most of the time I thought he was awful. He had moments when he could hype up the crowd with DX but he was unconvincing in a lot of his promos.
One example being his shoot promo when he came back to WWE. Even for a shoot it was kind of flat.

Starts at about 4:55




Personality/gimmicks: 5
Nothing really special. I think the whole concept of "X-Pac Heat" has been exaggerated throughout history but for a large part of his career he was just "there". :yeshrug: He never really had a true identity or gimmick after his 1-2-3 Kid days but he still managed to stay relevant.

Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds): 8
Neck injuries early in his career took away from his skills but despite that he was still a very good worker. My only complaint is that the Bronco Buster is one of the worst moves ever. :scusthov:

Matches/Feuds: vs Bret Hart, vs D'Lo Brown, vs Shane McMahon, vs AJ Styles, vs Eddie Guerrero

Bret Hart vs 123 Kid [7/11/1994, Monday Night Raw]



Shane McMahon vs X-Pac [Wrestlemania 15, European Championship]


Syxx vs Eddie Guerrero [Souled Out 1997,WCW United States Heavyweight Championship,Ladder Match]




Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores): 6

I was torn between a 6 and 7 but I went with 6 because he never really had a standout gimmick and had mediocre to bad mic skills. Wrestling wise, I think he was underrated and if he didn't have injury problems and drug problems he could have accomplished more in his career. Maybe not a World Title but a strong upper midcard position.
 
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6.

1-2-3 Kid was a good gimmick for him and could've been really benefited from the cruiserweight division that started a bit later. His trajectory could've been closer to Eddie/Jericho with that type of experience and exposure. But ultimately, he had a good career as a big-time lackey and dope stables.
 

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Very underrated. Sure he sucked at promos, but he was a consistently great worker even up to a few years ago. The whole idea of X-Pac heat is the dumbest shyt. X-Pac got more heat than the actual main event heels. If fans didn't want to see him at all they would have ignored him like they did with Jeff Jarrett.

A tremendous bumper who could make anyone look great, genuinely likeable face, genuinely hateable heel, a top 10 worker in any company he's ever been in. He was legit the second most over face at times in 1998 and 1999. A completely selfless dude who would bump like death to make anyone look good. The X-Pac vs D'Lo series is the best workrate shyt in all of 1998 WWF by a lot.

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I'd give him a 7.5, which is all on his ring work.
 

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7...he was charismatic but never good I the Mic. though his shoot on raw is of the most memorable moments on a show that is arguably one of most important raws ever. was great in the ring though injuries took a toll and he eventually started to mail it in. Does have legit classic matches though. His upset of razor on the first raw is one of my personal best wrestling memories ever. was a key component of two ofthe most popular factions of all time. He's a 7.5 but I'm rounding down to a 7 because x-factor sucked and the theme sucked even more
 
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