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Topic	Scarlet Ranks 150 User-Nominated Wrestlers
scarletspeed7 03/19/18 1:10:37 PM #99:	#139 - Heidenreich Nominated by: Gravy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEK80zqUXWQ" data-time=" Other than the ability to make a kid cry at a show while playing a heel, and despite having the great Paul Heyman as his manager and legendary tag team wrestler Road Warrior Animal by his side in one title run, Heidenreich seemed to be a wasted push. Heidenreich was poor in the ring, and that all too often is a death knell for me. I have to clarify that I don't need a worker to be a cruiserweight workhorse to be enjoyable. As we climb this list, you'll see that it is ultimately believability that matters to me more than anything else. When a worker can do all sorts of little things, providing details that enhance the character beyond the cartoon, THAT'S when I get excited as a fan. But Heidenreich lacked the fundamentals to suck me in. And in an era where there is no kayfabe, I think there is a huge premium on making a fan suspend disbelief. Aside from his poor in-ring performance, Heidenreich's character was one dimensional. He reminded me of a bad version of Sid. And if you know anything about Sid, that is quite an indictment. Sid is not exactly the most talented on the mic. Heidenreich lacked even the car crash-style of awful that made Sid kind of enjoyable. He felt written, and badly written at that. Whereas Sid was organically ridiculous, Heidenreich was the product of a room of writers thinking THIS was the best way to write a big man. Compare him to even an average big man like Lars Sullivan and he comes up wanting. Considering he was in WWE during a time when numerous other tall generic powerhouses were in the company, he didn't stand out on his own. Not even the Undertaker could carry him into a memorable match, and he only really got noticed when he stood beside Road Warrior Animal and said "I'm the other guy". Aside from one infamous backstage segment, Heidenreich is ultimately a footnote in wrestling history. At least he's better than Nathan Jones. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer <cite>scarletspeed7 posted [p:898088991] in Scarlet Ra... [t:76407656]...</cite> <quote>#139 - Heidenreich Nominated by: Gravy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEK80zqUXWQ" data-time=" Other than the ability to make a kid cry at a show while playing a heel, and despite having the great Paul Heyman as his manager and legendary tag team wrestler Road Warrior Animal by his side in one title run, Heidenreich seemed to be a wasted push. Heidenreich was poor in the ring, and that all too often is a death knell for me. I have to clarify that I don't need a worker to be a cruiserweight workhorse to be enjoyable. As we climb this list, you'll see that it is ultimately believability that matters to me more than anything else. When a worker can do all sorts of little things, providing details that enhance the character beyond the cartoon, THAT'S when I get excited as a fan. But Heidenreich lacked the fundamentals to suck me in. And in an era where there is no kayfabe, I think there is a huge premium on making a fan suspend disbelief. Aside from his poor in-ring performance, Heidenreich's character was one dimensional. He reminded me of a bad version of Sid. And if you know anything about Sid, that is quite an indictment. Sid is not exactly the most talented on the mic. Heidenreich lacked even the car crash-style of awful that made Sid kind of enjoyable. He felt written, and badly written at that. Whereas Sid was organically ridiculous, Heidenreich was the product of a room of writers thinking THIS was the best way to write a big man. Compare him to even an average big man like Lars Sullivan and he comes up wanting. Considering he was in WWE during a time when numerous other tall generic powerhouses were in the company, he didn't stand out on his own. Not even the Undertaker could carry him into a memorable match, and he only really got noticed when he stood beside Road Warrior Animal and said "I'm the other guy". Aside from one infamous backstage segment, Heidenreich is ultimately a footnote in wrestling history. At least he's better than Nathan Jones. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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