Man if you have Tazz as a 3/10, what are Stevie Richards, Rodney Mack, Rico, and Curtis Axel
Basically all 1/10, Stevie might get a 2
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TSC Evaluation #5: Tazz
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Basically all 1/10, Stevie might get a 2
Man if you have Tazz as a 3/10, what are Stevie Richards, Rodney Mack, Rico, and Curtis Axel
AKM-95
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I started watching ECW right before the TNN/ main stream push so my view may be skewed a bit.
But, he had the believability factor, he was pretty good talker and he had a dope catchphrase.
But he let Vince and Co ruin his character, and at times he was corny as a commentator. Nevertheless, i got Tazz at 6.5.
But, he had the believability factor, he was pretty good talker and he had a dope catchphrase.
But he let Vince and Co ruin his character, and at times he was corny as a commentator. Nevertheless, i got Tazz at 6.5.
Playaz Eyez
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Yep. For people unfamiliar with Taz in his prime this promo can give folks a good sense on how influential and innovative his character was. Tough guy wrestlers before Taz were generally goofy, cartoonish, and over the top. Taz helped usher in that credible, street smart, sophisticated, dangerous lone wolf personae that guys like Austin borrowed heavily from and became all the rage during the attitude era.
I'd rank him really high. His wrestling is a bit harder to grade because he was so character driven. It was critical that his matches appear as realistic as possible, and for him to maintain the image that he was an impenetrable buzzsaw. Having standard back-and-forth matches wouldnt really fit what the character was trying to project. That said, his matches were generally unique and entertaining, and he was very skilled in the ring before injuries and laziness caught up with him.
Ideally I'd give him a 7.5. His WWF run was a disaster, and that does knock him down a notch. If I have to give him a hard number, I'd round up to 8. Its overrating him a bit, but his character from 95-97 was that good. On a good day, Taz was about 5'6, and yet he made you believe he could rip Mike Tyson's head off with ease. Heel ECW taz in 96-97 is one of the my favorite characters ever.
Man if you have Tazz as a 3/10, what are Stevie Richards, Rodney Mack, Rico, and Curtis Axel
Stevie's a legendLastManStanding
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Mic work - 4
Ring work - 6
Gimmick - 5
Overall - 5
Ring work - 6
Gimmick - 5
Overall - 5
Him challenging shane douglas for the title on some straight up "hey shane, you are a BYTCH, i'll stretch you RIGHT NOW" was so great. He had the "tough guy badass" aura that a lot of guys are still trying to get down pat. Even his music was some kill you shyt.
I just cant get over how good his catchphrase was
BEAT ME IF YOU CAN, SURVIVE IF I LET YOU goes beyond wrestling, it strikes fear even if you win, youre gonna DIE.
One of my favorite personas ever. When people would mention stonecold or rock in 97 id say "theyre not fukkin with taz" and I was a fan of BOTH of them.
Great wrestler, but horrible in terms of speaking. But the wrestling wins out, I would say 7.5, but 7.
Here Comes the Pain
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He was the man in ecw.
He was castrated in the wwf.
Imma give him a 7 tho. Good in ring wrestler in his heyday and solid on the mic. Ecw`s answer to Goldberg and Austin.
He was castrated in the wwf.
Imma give him a 7 tho. Good in ring wrestler in his heyday and solid on the mic. Ecw`s answer to Goldberg and Austin.
TheWhackMamba
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James Dean
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-Mic work/promos 7.
-Personality/gimmicks 8.
-Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds) 7.
Sabu Feud was good but not big on the actual matches. His match with Bam Bam might be his beast bout imo.
-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores) 7.
-Personality/gimmicks 8.
-Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds) 7.
Sabu Feud was good but not big on the actual matches. His match with Bam Bam might be his beast bout imo.
-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores) 7.
blues_funk_reggae
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As a kid who lived the ECW run from 96' - 01', Tazz was on some next level shyt.
Promos
The Human Suplex Machine
The feuds with Bam Bam, Sabu, and Shane Douglas
Dude had some wild matches with Bam Bam ... the quality is
but this bump at 10:30 is straight
Don't know what happened in WWF. I even thought his debut vs Angle was
ECW 9/10, WWF 2/10....5.5/10 overall.
Promos
The Human Suplex Machine
The feuds with Bam Bam, Sabu, and Shane Douglas
Dude had some wild matches with Bam Bam ... the quality is
but this bump at 10:30 is straight Don't know what happened in WWF. I even thought his debut vs Angle was
ECW 9/10, WWF 2/10....5.5/10 overall.