What I could never understand about limited wrestlers like UW is why didn't they learn wrestling on the job? He was a bodybuilder that was chosen with Sting on a bet to become wrestlers so I can understand not immediately having any ability in the ring but why would he not have someone in wrestling work with him? My friends and I knew more wrestling moves at 8 years old than he did 10 years into his career.
I know exactly what you mean.
Before you can learn, you must be open to the idea, and a common belief is that UW felt he was "too good" to need any kind of change/improvement. That is likely why we never saw any evolution from him in terms of character, ring mechanics or psychology. About the only thing he did change was his ring gear and face paint.
It's a shame because the gimmick and character were SUPER OVER. There just wasn't enough substance to sustain. If there had been, then the old man probably would have been more accommodating in the salary demands during contract negotiations.
Here's a comparison:
By WM9, Hogan's act had run its course to where it became a tired, unwelcome paradigm with fans. He continued that struggle into his early WCW days. Then, he turned heel, headed up a street gang, and got many more unexpectedly successful years in the business.
UW had burned out his act much faster, did NOTHING to evolve the character, had about three matches in WCW
(the same force behind Hogan), and was done in mainstream wrestling after that.
They couldn't have pushed him anymore than they did.
He went as far as he could.
