Vladimir Kozlov had potential to become monster heel World Champ . Hope same case will never happen with Gunther

@kingarthur83rd

Жыл бұрын

agreed. post WWE he has a fucking monster physique. right place, wrong time maybe?

@kingwokester7324

Жыл бұрын

Gunther is light years ahead of Kozlov. But you know it’s kind of up to Vince to whether he’s going to get buried or not.

@ShiningJudgment666

Жыл бұрын

@@kingarthur83rd His physique doesn't matter if he can't cut it in the ring. Regarding Gunther, he could get moved to the main event and it would be perfectly fine. He has the in-ring skills and the believable look.

@RojoCube

Жыл бұрын

Walter is great. And would be a great choice as the inaugural world champion.

@ayushkkharwar3213

Жыл бұрын

Gunther and kozlov may have the similar presentation but Gunther in his character work, his in ring style all r better than kozlov

Jack swagger and Jinder mahal are best example of pushing someone way before they're ready

@TheMaskedheel

Жыл бұрын

Kofi Kingston and Big E are examples of people who were and never would be ready. They got “you deserve it” chants and are doomed to comedy mediocrity.

@anonluxor470

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMaskedheel that's more about bad booking

@TheMaskedheel

Жыл бұрын

@@anonluxor470 It's always bad booking to give a title to someone because they deserved it but never made a connection.

@Kuribohchaos8

Жыл бұрын

Jinder Mahal was a partnership with india, that is why

@meangravy9286

Жыл бұрын

Roman reigns

The thing with Khali is that he suffered a major knee issue when he was signed into the wwe. If you see his videos from the Japanese wrestling circuit , he was agile af for his build.

@TheTrixster690

Жыл бұрын

Do you have a video ?

@itsmeeeee4609

Жыл бұрын

You got the link?

@Silenthitman44

Жыл бұрын

m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/lXylxMZscZW7cdY.html m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmxlt8OLoL2Ynrg.html m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/p6p6rNqPlduWYrw.html m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/o2yA0K-DfJOYnqw.html Kinda strange to see him moving like this and jumping into the ring from the apron with the ropes makes me wonder what might have been

@raghuram8663

Жыл бұрын

​@@TheTrixster690 kzread.info/dash/bejne/pYlqzc-sgrLffqg.html there brother

@RonanTheAccuser92

Жыл бұрын

I saw those same videos. He was amazingly agile. I saw him jump over the rope like Big Show.

Gunther is who WWE wanted Kozlov to be

@matveyn8243

Жыл бұрын

And Wade Barret I think

@brolysupersaiyan1634

Жыл бұрын

I would say Rusev was a successful Kozlov even tho at the end Rusev got the short stick.

@arbaazsaqlain1712

5 ай бұрын

@@matveyn8243Barrett was good

I definitely thought Mabel was a poor choice to win the King Of The Ring. May he rest in peace though.

@akgstone

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@afrodesiac8064

Жыл бұрын

Big Vis with his attire that looked like garbage bags.

@collectingonthecheap56353

Жыл бұрын

Should have been the year of Savio Vega!

@theslickrips5904

Жыл бұрын

Such a misstep

@avalond1193

Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing him crying as fans threw trash at him during the coronation

Although he can be stubborn at times, Vince McMahon should learn that just because someone is muscular, a giant, has name value, or related to you in the case of Shane, doesn't mean that they're automatically ready to be pushed to the top.

@tamzidmohsinkhan3333

Жыл бұрын

Straight Facts 100%

@Algoth_Igneous

Жыл бұрын

the only time "Vince McMahon" and "learn" go togother in a sentence is when that sentence is "Vince McMahon wants to learn the name of the young intern young enough to be his granddaughter, and how much money he can pay her not to tell people about the sex they have"

@Emper0rH0rde

Жыл бұрын

Vince McMahon? Learn things? What is this, the twilight zone?

@jeremywilliams5141

Жыл бұрын

@@Emper0rH0rde Yeah, it would be an alternative universe then.

@dominiquejones3805

Жыл бұрын

​@@Algoth_Igneous u cold 4 that😂

I hate to think the legacy of Ryback will be lost to being viewed out of context and out of time to clips. Ryback was over. Kids loved him. He was on Doritos bags. He was simply de-pushed and jobbed out in a seldom seen unceremonious manner.

@dominiquejones3805

Жыл бұрын

Yea Ryback was over. Being unsafe n the ring. Reminds me of Ahmed Johnson

@TheMaskedheel

Жыл бұрын

@Dominique Jones The thing is, he was the only new WWE wrestler I really liked. He reminded me of an 80s wrestler. Him speaking didn't really help him either.

@rcdune7132

3 ай бұрын

Ryback got totally screwed... He was over like CRAZY and they completely botched it when they had him lose to Punk... He shoulda went on to Mania 29 and won the World Title instead of Del Rio and Swagger 💯

Mabel almost paralysed Nash in that sit down spot. Vince was going to fire him until Nash convinced him not to.

Kevin Nash told Vince to not fire Mabel for that hard slam on his back.

@dominiquejones3805

Жыл бұрын

Thought it was when he sat on his back

I remember when they overpushed ryback from 2012-2013 and put him in the world title picture which was not bad but not expected from fans because he just got repackaged .

@thecrazycouple4275

Жыл бұрын

Ryback was dangerous in the ring from what i remember. He didn't need to be in a ring let alone pushed.

@Mega_Collosas

Жыл бұрын

Ryback was over with live crowds ,IWC hates him..but live audience is more important

@johnkoho1245

Жыл бұрын

WWE should of put the belt on him when he had that Hell in a Cell match or whatever. Huge missed opportunity in making a star. He lost all momentum after that.

@Kainteeka

Жыл бұрын

Another time that stuck out to me of using him poorly was when he was the final member to join team cena and the first eliminated.

@Insane234

Жыл бұрын

​@@thecrazycouple4275 I think we found CM Punks alt account

Until the day I die I will contend that Jinder did better than he had any right to given his experience. Towards the end he was turning into a pretty solid heel champion, but they didn't give him anymore time when they realized he wasn't drawing in the demographic they wanted.

Apollo Crews How many people can say they've been on the main rosters twice & still ended up back on NXT?

@pastoryoda2789

Жыл бұрын

WWE just doesn’t know what to do with him

3:57 How'd I know Ryback was gonna be featured here, haha.

Poor Undertaker having to work with Giant Gonzolas

I'll say this about Vladimir Kozlov. He wasn't that impressive but for some reason I liked him, and I'm not usually a fan of wrestlers who are only there because of their size and not because they can actually wrestle. However, his match with Festus was really cool to me, because Festus was also one of those types of guys I actually liked. I thought they put on a decent match or two. But yeah, he definitely belongs on this list.

IDK what happened to Khali. But there are matches of him in other promotions where he was doing moves off the top rope and everything. He was GOOD. He might have suffered either a bad injury. Or his bones did what Andre the Giant's did. As for Mabel. He was a joy to watch in his final run as Big Daddy V. I used to love to see his spinning heel kick. He had great matches on Smackdown and ECW.

@kingarthur83rd

Жыл бұрын

i saw some pre-WWE matches from Dalip Singh (AKA The Great Khali) completely different athlete. hes doing well now though from that he is posting on social media with his training. Id have to guess he picked up an injury (knee? ankle?) hence, why he didnt move as well.

@andu1854

Жыл бұрын

His knees got destroyed

Jack Swagger was pretty good but he should have started in mid card instead of jumping right to the world title. He could have done so much more.

@brolysupersaiyan1634

Жыл бұрын

Tbh, Kurt Angle who is basically who Swagger wanted to be was main eventing ever since his debut and he immediately became a major star. So it's definitely possible to start at the big league but not everyone can do it

I think that Gunther is basically Kozlov if he was successful.

@gamesps9562

Жыл бұрын

You scared me for a moment.

unfortunately for Great Khali prior to signing for WWE suffered terrible injuries limiting his move set before then he could do high flying stuff which was rare back then

@TheTrixster690

Жыл бұрын

Do you have a video ?

Ezekiel Jackson had a great theme song

@kazallroberts

11 ай бұрын

Facts

Luther Reigns is underrated monster

@claymathewselevator8121

Жыл бұрын

He’s had peas before

@kingwokester7324

Жыл бұрын

Reigns older illegitimate cousin had a killer entrance theme.

If there is a second part, it is worth mentioning Tyson Tomko

@alfmtz1080

Жыл бұрын

And Lars Sullivan

@holdip23

Жыл бұрын

I think Roman Reigns should have bin on that list but that's Vince McMahons big fish. He couldn't wrestle for crap Vince only sees dollar sings with wrestlers. He shouldn't have even beaten the Undertaker if you ask me but again dollar sings say everything

@theonlygoodonehere2259

Жыл бұрын

@@holdip23 that kind of tells you everything you need to know, a guy like roman whose so bad, draws more than the entire roster, hmmmm

@kazallroberts

11 ай бұрын

@@theonlygoodonehere2259I think he's referring to his initial push in the mid-late 2010s.

@theonlygoodonehere2259

11 ай бұрын

@@kazallroberts oh

Omos is over 7ft, that's all Vince needed to see. It's the only thing Omos has, being that he is without a doubt, the most untalented giant in all of wrestling. He can't wrestle or sell worth a damn. Yet he still is featured on the show every week when we have an infinite number of better performers that could use that spotlight.

@pastoryoda2789

Жыл бұрын

Size matters

Ezekiel Jackson was the original Ezekiel in WWE

The Ruthless Aggression Era had *Luther Reigns* The Modern Era has *Roman Reigns*

Watching Shane McMahon do his thing in WWE is always entertaining. Its like hes been winding up for years and he lets all that energy out in two matches. His match with Kurt Angle was epic in my opinion. I thought they both were gonna die at that match. That was the only match i ever seen where every move was terrifying and real. How they walked out of that building I have not a clue.

Ahmed Johnson vs Ezekiel Jackson would've been a great dream match

@Off_Brand_Mex

Жыл бұрын

Bro that sounds terrible

Vladmir Kozlov should've had a manager to do his talking for him and represent him.

For Big Show, I like to think of his WCW run as The Giant. He could definitely go then, and was surprisingly agile for such a big guy that could do moves off the top rope no less. Of course even then his booking spun him around the heel/face revolving door even then which didn't change when he landed in WWE... I didn't hate Jinder Mahal as WWE champion as much as most, but I agree that they pushed him too far too soon. Maybe if they spent awhile building him up as a credible threat...

@jaynguin

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I think he said he had to stop doing those moves due to them having long term effects that he was starting to notice.

That power slam reversal of Old School by Kozlov is one of the best I’ve seen

Diesel vs Mabel is one of the Worst main events ever and should have never happen if Kevin Nash is the agile one in the match that's a huge problem he definitely wasn't the guy to carry him and him almost breaking Nash's back was proof his push was a bad idea to begin with

Vladimir Kozlov was always one of my favorites back in the day in WWE you always have potential to this day WWE just didn’t use him the way they should have. It was also interesting seeing Ronda Rousey in this lineup as well because no one including myself liked her in the main event picture.

ryback was so over with the fans it made sense for him to get a push

The Miz was definitely not ready when he won the WWE championship for the first time in 2010-2011

@DoctorProfessorPablo

Жыл бұрын

They said so but Miz held his own on the mic with all the stars in 2010-2012, he had heat with the causal in every town they went to. To me he's stayed ready every since he switched to trunks.

@nightwingjonah

Жыл бұрын

He became a star tho

@nightwingjonah

Жыл бұрын

I disagree. He had all the skills needed. It was the audience that wasn’t ready kinda like Roman reigns

@theonlygoodonehere2259

Жыл бұрын

when i was a cena fan back then, and I saw miz feuding with him, I always thought he looked like a legitimate star guy

Ok but Khali was actually pretty decent before he got to WWE. There were, however, a few problems when he was in development. If I recall he did have some injuries before his call up, plus there was the incident where someone was killed. It's almost sad because he could have been so much more than he was. And Jinder Mahal is actually really good, but not TOP STAR good. He's always been mid card, or at least IC title good. He would also need a mouthpiece of sorts if they ever pushed him hard again.

Shane Mcmahon always lived with his father's name lol

@markovalntobresci5714

Жыл бұрын

Dont disrespect Shane dude. That push was just idiotic but at times he has done incredible things in the ring.

Steiner 03, swagger 10, Khali 06-08,

WWE doesn't learn. You think after Khali they would learn "big giant dudes make for boring matches." Instead they are doing it all over again with Omos.

Rondas second run should have been helping Shayna Shayna should have became the smackdown women champion and Ronda and Shayna could’ve become the tag champs

@rko32491

Жыл бұрын

Right when Ronda came Shayna was already ready. Its ashame she plays second fiddle because Shayna is a top contender in the division

I thought 2014-2018 Roman would be on here

@theonlygoodonehere2259

Жыл бұрын

lol, facts

Ah, the days of The Omni-Shane and the mid card of evil😂.

I always found it wild how some of these guys got pushes but not John Morrison or Shelton Benjamin. Jinder Mahal really?

No disrespect to Jack Swagger but there was absolutely no reason for him to win MITB whatsoever especially when Drew McIntyre (even then in 2010) was ALREADY far more over with the fans in just a few months of his debut than Swagger was in his first year in. I was even shocked Randy Orton of all people put Swagger over at the next ppv.

RIP former wwe wrestler

Another one was Mordecai. He was supposed to go up against Taker and ended up being a flop

I will never understand why WWE gave Ezekiel Jackson the ECW champion when it was the last episode like what was the point of that?

@anonluxor470

Жыл бұрын

I know right

@DoctorProfessorPablo

Жыл бұрын

They were investing in a star they saw potential in. That's all, it's just a shame it didn't work out.

No point justifying , but a look into Khali's work in NJPW would prove how agile he once was. But by the time he was signed to the WWE, he lost his power in the knees due to gigantism and has never recovered since.

I'm glad Big Show has a happy conclusion lol I can understand why they put the title on him, the first 'big' defector from WCW who was amazingly agile for a giant, it was a major signing they needed to exploit. But Big Show seemed to switch from heel to face and back again whenever he started to build momentum. He was getting good pops as a face in mid-99, they could have kept him as a kind of hero putting bad guys in their place, or turn him into a true monster heel. Instead we ended up with a tweener champion and his match at the PPV was clearly treated as not that important. Vince was probably a bigger face than Big Show right then. lol

No Giant Gonzalez? He's easily top 3 on this list. He was cool to watch, but very Khali-esque as far as ability. Great video, as usual 👍

Keep these top 10's circulating mah boiii

Fair play to the big show for been one of the few people to develop and become a great in thw wrestling world.

I liked kozlov, and felt he could have been a good heel, and an imposing figure, but just never clicked, sad 😢

I don’t understand how Luther Reigns can make the list over Jack Swagger. And Ronda is too big of a name not to push so that one makes no sense. I would add Kevin Owens and Nakamura. Both have horrible physiques and Nakamura failed to deliver in every feud they put him in.

Hard to believe Mabel, as Big Daddy V, was feuding with The Undertaker on WWE TV *13 years* after injuring him in their 1995 feud...

I think most of these guys could have had monster runs if booked right and WWE brass would actually listen to the fans.

I never liked Jack Swagger back then. He was a dork. Looking back now, The Great Khali could've been booked better. I'm surprised they never had him win the WWE Championship, he could've been the 1st Indian WWE Champion instead of Jinder, The Intercontinental Championship, ECW World Heavyweight Championship, & the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal match. They could've had him in more Pinjabi Prison Matches against guys like Kane, Umaga, Bobby Lashley, Mark Henry, & Big Show. It's too bad he didn't get to wrestle The Undertaker inside it. I'd have love to have seen Taker beat him at his own match For Mabel, in my mind, King Mabel, King Kong Bundy, & Ted Dibiase facing The Undertaker at Wrestlemania, & Taker Burying them, & Taker getting payback for Mabel injuring him. For Vladimir, They could've had him start off by winning the Intercontinental championship 1st. I was glad that Taker got revenge on Smackdown. For Ronda Rousey, maybe she could form a faction with Shayna Baszler & Sonia Deville & have someone manage & speak on their behalf for them. I was hoping that Drew McIntyre would've faced Jinder in a Punjabi Prison match at summerslam 2021 with Drew winning.

I like Ezekiel Jackson.

Disagree about Big Show, maybe too early for the first push but not beyond his merit. Everyone else on this list is spot on.

I’ve always been a fan of Swagger, not sure why, but he definitely was pushed before he was ready. He had pretty good technical wrestling abilities, he just needed to make it exciting. I thought pairing him with Colter was a really good idea though. He had potential, just didn’t work out.

Hard to believe they left Nash's reaction to nearly having his back crushed on the audio of every version of SummerSlam '95, from VHS to WWE Network...

I actually liked Mabel's push. I was 10 at that time and as a child watching I leaned towards more to the character work than the in ring action.

Here's my list 10. Heidenreich 9. "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey 8. Brodus Clay (2012) 7. Solo Sikoa 6. Eva Marie 5. Michael Cole 4. John Cena (Early 2010s) 3. Shane McMahon (2019) 2. Mabel 1. Roman Reigns (2015-2018) Dishonorable Mentions 1. Big Show (2014-2015) 2. Bastion Booger 3. Brock Lesnar (Late 2010s) 4. The Great Khali 5. Charlotte Flair

@melisaprietoaboitiz7184

Жыл бұрын

And who's the current longest Champ Roman Reigns, haters be everywhere

@kazallroberts

Жыл бұрын

@@melisaprietoaboitiz7184 Reign of terror made have been fine at one time but it started run it course when he became Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.

I had the 1995 King of the Ring on VHS as a kid so I saw it well over 100 times and loved it. It made me like Mabel being on top lml 🤦🏾‍♂️

Vinces failure to stay away has pushed everyone to Insanity 😂

Remember, Dr Death would've been on this list had he won the Brawl for all in '98. RIP Dr Death.

To WWE's credit though, Jinder Mahal winning the title was something I never would have expected

Loved the Swagger swerve…well done 😂

Mabel's costume looks like some cheap Halloween store knock off stuff.

Jinder Mahal being WWE Champion is what happens when you skip a year in Universe mode

@adityamaharaj3262

Жыл бұрын

Lmao true

@rko32491

Жыл бұрын

That is oddly true, like wtf just happened lmao

@kazallroberts

11 ай бұрын

I like his reign

4:45 It sucks cuz I really think Ryback had a ton of potential. The problem was he was booked too similarly to Goldberg. Hell you could argue Brock Lesnar was booked the same way...but Brock would toy with his opponent like John Cena at Summerslam - just throw him around and prolong the inevitable. Granted, Lesnar also has the UFC background to his character as well.

@rolandobaluja7504

Жыл бұрын

I was not a fan of ryback. I will admit that from an in bringing work standpoint right back is better than Goldberg. From a standpoint of being a team player and letting the opponent when right back is better than Goldberg because Goldberg refuse to lose. But from in ring standpoint they are both over rated

@visualizeme-tz3ng

Жыл бұрын

Worthless comment

That’s actually crazy

Roman Reigns and Charlotte Flair too

9 out 10 were big and/or big or muscle bound talent that Vince loved that pushed such great talent down the ladder

Excellent video bring back ryback . And R.V.D

Whose going to be here in 2025. Omos

Jason Jordan...they pushed him to the moon & he fell like a Lead Balloon.

@lastone032085

Жыл бұрын

No. He was on his way to big things before his injury.

Unpopular opinion, I loved early Khali.

Jinder Mahal looked good with the gold around his waist, and he certainly had presence. An awesome heel IMO

@kazallroberts

11 ай бұрын

Facts

Another i also say that Charlotte flair was Push to much as well

@gamesps9562

Жыл бұрын

Charlotte is the queen of overpush.

Some others not on the list include…Snitsky, Mike Knox, Heidenrich, The Basham Brothers, Duce and Domino, Curtis Axel, Rikishi(heel).

Where is the background song from?

If Mahal dropped the title to Nakamura at HIAC then it would've been the perfect ending for his reign, instead they had him lose it on a random episode of Smackdown.

@kazallroberts

11 ай бұрын

Shinsuke was supposed to win the title at that year's Hell In A Cell PPV but they had other ideas.

Ronda rousey second run in WWE is just sad to see

@Smith89123

Жыл бұрын

It’s great, because she’s fucking awful. Not one redeeming likeable factor about her.

@rko32491

Жыл бұрын

Her run in WWE is sad

Ryback ruined himself by being too unsafe worker

@rko32491

Жыл бұрын

And being a cry baby

@soumibhattacharya4951

Жыл бұрын

He's truly like Goldberg..an unsafe worker in the ring

It be like that sometimes

Ripley is seemingly what Rousey was intended to be.

@RojoCube

Жыл бұрын

Rousey wishes she was 1/16 of what Ripley is. Can't imagine how fans would've treated her in the attitude and ruthless aggression eras. She's by far the worst women wrestler in the company. She definitely wasn't pushed for her talent. Vince love to push medicore talent. She managed to get worse in the 3 years after she quit. She immediately quit after wm35. Hard to blame her. She ruined what could've been a great main event at WM. Even though it should've been Asuka vs Becky vs. Ronda. The finish was changed too. She was originally supposed to tap out. But she said it would make her look weak. Hard to make someone weaker than they already are.

@joeboggio4002

Жыл бұрын

​@@RojoCube you love hyperbole I see. Charlotte is definitely not the worst, but she is pushed beyond what she should have been numerous times. Having a famous dad who kisses up to Vince helps a lot though.

@RojoCube

Жыл бұрын

@@joeboggio4002 that's the main reason she's a 16x champion because of her last name. As of right now. She's not even in the top 10 in wwe.

Kofi was by far the worst choice for "champion" ever.

Showing Jack Swagger in the whole intro and not even mentioning him in the the rest of the video is just hilarious to me🤣🤣

Jinder wasn't THAT bad.... he's actually improved 1000% and is pretty good now

Big E 2022

No joke after they stopped pushing Kali as a top guy comedy Kali was gold

RIP Mabel

Jake Hager still isn't ready because he's just a comedy act in AEW.

@anonluxor470

Жыл бұрын

There nothing much for him to do at this point honestly

The Fungal Chief😂 Roman Reigns should be at the top of this list 🙏

6:50 Man, that tooth

You could have done this entire video on Shane. Like 2003, when they jobbed out RVD to build up the psychotic unmasked monster Kane for a four month feud with Shane...🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

And that was some great..... WRESTLING CONTENT 🙂

Vince still thinks it's the 80s. And thinks oily, muscle men are the only types of guys who are capable of being stars.

Jack Swagger.. The Great Khali, Lex Luger, Big Show , Jinder

No joke, I literally forgot Ezekiel Jackson was Intercontinental champion. I remember him being the last ever ECW champion (which I still think is a horrible decision, Christian deserved that) but not the IC belt