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I was a huge wrestling fan through the 90's and really was engulfed with the Monday Night Wars. When the WWF won the war I was excited for some of the WCW talent that would finally get over to give fans like me the dream matches we all wanted. One guy that.i thought would have been awesome in the WWF and was in his prime was Alex Wright.
He came in at 18 years of age and had the best drop kick for a period of time. He was booked like shit IMO and I had heard some shoot interviews regarding his rebrand as Berlyn where it was stated the character died out due to the Columbine school shooter's similar attire.
He had a great look as Alex Wright but I feel his look and gimmick of Berlyn was awesome.
He had the size, wrestling pedegre (his dad was a legit shooter and wrestler) and look to be a World Champion. I always saw him as the type of guy if booked correctly could have went up against Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. WCW instead booked him as a German disco dancer and teamed him with Disco Inferno haha. They were fun to watch but you knew they wouldn't be the top guys.
I'm shocked he didn't get a shot in WWF and think if he had made light of his shitty gimmick he could have been a German version of Steve Austin. Way different style but I could imagine him cutting a promo saying how much he hated his WCW characters and then developing into a great heel.
What say you boys? Do you have any other wrestlers that fit this category?
Wright was 18 in this match...think about that for a second.
21 years of age...
Berlyn doing a little feature...
He came in at 18 years of age and had the best drop kick for a period of time. He was booked like shit IMO and I had heard some shoot interviews regarding his rebrand as Berlyn where it was stated the character died out due to the Columbine school shooter's similar attire.
He had a great look as Alex Wright but I feel his look and gimmick of Berlyn was awesome.
He had the size, wrestling pedegre (his dad was a legit shooter and wrestler) and look to be a World Champion. I always saw him as the type of guy if booked correctly could have went up against Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. WCW instead booked him as a German disco dancer and teamed him with Disco Inferno haha. They were fun to watch but you knew they wouldn't be the top guys.
I'm shocked he didn't get a shot in WWF and think if he had made light of his shitty gimmick he could have been a German version of Steve Austin. Way different style but I could imagine him cutting a promo saying how much he hated his WCW characters and then developing into a great heel.
What say you boys? Do you have any other wrestlers that fit this category?
Wright was 18 in this match...think about that for a second.
21 years of age...
Berlyn doing a little feature...
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