Larger than Life Stars

[littleguns]

Was listening to an MLW podcast and Konan pointed out there are no more "larger than life" wrestlers.....Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Ultimate Warror types......will we ever see this again?

IMO Rock is he closest but with his less than PT schedule.....

[Montague]

I think a big part of it is that it's easier to be a spectacle when you're the first. Erego, having already had a Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Asshole, etc., it's harder for the next guy with a similar act to garner the same excitement; even if he's a degree better.

[cheftim]

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For Timmy Hulkamania is the strongest force in the universe and will always live forever. Especially on arm day when I'm hangin and bangin. But anyone that doesn't think Cenation is not a Larger then Life Superstar hasn't been watching the show for the past ten years.

[littleguns]

I think a big part of it is that it's easier to be a spectacle when you're the first. Erego, having already had a Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Asshole, etc., it's harder for the next guy with a similar act to garner the same excitement; even if he's a degree better.

I tend to disagree, look at Stone Cold, 8-10 yrs after HH and UW, Rock same time frame. I just can't tell if there is anone that truly wants to be the next big thing, Vince McMahon keeping down the man or the combo of both.

Look at wrestlers of Old, many have respect for Cena but he will never go down in History as a HH or Ric Flair...

[Montague]

I tend to disagree, look at Stone Cold, 8-10 yrs after HH and UW, Rock same time frame. I just can't tell if there is anone that truly wants to be the next big thing, Vince McMahon keeping down the man or the combo of both.

Look at wrestlers of Old, many have respect for Cena but he will never go down in History as a HH or Ric Flair...

That's why I specified someone coming along with a similar act. Austin was a different breed that fans hadn't seen before. If Steve had presented another Hulkamania-type package, the fans would have farted on it; just like they did when Hogan himself took the act to WCW in '94.

Similarly, if someone else tried to follow Steve's Stone Cold with a similar gimmick, it wouldn't have been as special, having already been done. The impact would have paled in comparison.

[cheftim]

Was listening to an MLW podcast and Konan pointed out there are no more "larger than life" wrestlers.....Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Ultimate Warror types......will we ever see this again?

IMO Rock is he closest but with his less than PT schedule.....

Timmy is a fan of the Federation for life. I respect and appreciate all of the Federation superstars for all of their efforts to entertain us. Timmy is not part of the Cenation. The reality is, Cena would give Andre the attitude adjustment. He'd slam that over grown Frenchman. To look at the big picture from the first day I watched the show until now. There's VKM number one, Hulkamania number two, and Bret, Cena, Rock, Flair, Undertaker, and 3:16 in a very far second whichever way you wanna place them. HBK, Andre, Warrior, and HHH are not in the same league. Ask my nephews and every other kid that has grown up watching the Cenation and see the look on their face when Cena's music comes on. Cena is larger then life whether we like it or not. He's been on top for ten years and is not loosing that spot anytime soon. Congradulatons with all of his success.
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