Quite some time ago, I posted the question: who’s the better worker between Hogan & HBK.
About 7 or 8 smarks immediately jumped in and attacked my understanding of “the biz.”
Unfortunately, the only thing they were capable of doing was incontrovertibly defending their boy-toy and instead asking how I could be so ignorant to ask such a question.
I was trying to convey the point that THERE ARE DIFFERENT STYLES AND COMBINATIONS OF WORKING that constitute a good worker - a point that flew completely over their heads.
There are good mic workers, aerial workers, ground workers…lots of different categories.
Overall, the money a guy draws is usually a good indication of the quality of worker he is.
The Malenko’s were very good technical workers, but how many asses did they put in the seats?
Rock did three moves and drew HUGE MONEY!
Shawn was great, but his total value never came close to Hogan.
He smoked Hogan in the technical department, but Hogan destroyed him on most everything else.
Hopefully, that explains where I’m coming from.
Unless discussing a specific aspect of performing, you have to look at the entire picture when grading a worker.
Ultimate Warrior excelled in areas like “ring entrance” and “looks,” which accounts for the pops & t-shirt sales.
Unfortunately, his weaknesses overshadowed his good attributes.
The value of the sum of his qualities never equaled Hogan’s, and that’s what kept him from Hogan’s level.
His ego and shitty attitude likely started when he felt he deserved the Hogan treatment because he was as good.
The fact is he was never as good as Hogan.
Hogan never did the “Triple Lindy” bullshit off the top rope, and neither did UW.
The difference is Hogan never had to do that stuff, while UW didn’t have enough to substitute his shortcomings.
