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Why wasn’t the immensely talented Bam Bam Bigelow one of the top villains of the ’90s?
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Few Superstars were as highly respected by their peers as the great Brad Armstrong.- w2 G' G9 N* R; r1 N z
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; Q( h, R! S K& @+ o- F4 KChris Candido was highly talented, but never made it as a main event star.
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Shawn Michaels touted Hakushi as the “greatest Japanese wrestler," so why didn’t he ever live up to the hype?7 r: I D0 U2 K) K7 J
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2 c+ P% D7 m, |* E2 {! t; V" yWith the coveted NWA World Championship in his sights, Magnum TA suffered a career-ending injury in 1986.8 G" h# e( X4 t$ o' A. O
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Debuting in September 2000, Mark Jindrak & Sean O’Haire seemed poised to become the future of sports-entertainment.
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Instead of dominating WCW, gifted heavyweight Mike Awesome was billed as "That '70s Guy"7 B7 Y+ y4 l( H3 [- ]
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% l- X) O' m% z6 OInstead of wielding CM Punk–like influence, Raven was often seen pushing a shopping cart in WWE’s Hardcore division.
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9 a2 X; \6 y/ f6 _7 o5 O5 X( pPerry Saturn had all the tools to be a major player, but he never quite connected on a national scale.) F' ?- f6 @$ p/ H% t B
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; l2 W% I. W. P! ?4 C$ J3 vThe Sinister Minister is the greatest manager to never hit it big.
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Terry Taylor was far more talented than his Red Rooster persona let on.' \( Y) Q: R2 T$ Z& `
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