If you were to tell somebody in 1978, 1988, or 1994 that Vinnie would one day be considered the greatest on screen non-wrestler character in history, they would have laughed.
Only 24 when this time period started (11 years younger then Flair), it turned out his best years were already behind him due to personal problems. He was known for being one of the nicest guys around, and for frequently bringing his daughter (Lacey’s older sister) into the locker room, an unusual place for a small female child. The X rated discussions and nudity did not cease just because she was around, and Kerry and his daughter didn’t seem to mind.
“Kerry lived on another planet, a planet that NASA had not yet discovered” Gary Michael Capetta
Two of his best friends, Road Warrior Hawk and the Ultimate Warrior, however, claimed his space case persona was an act that he put on for strangers so they wouldn‘t see the real him.
With only 22 months to accumulate value due to a career ending injury, Magnum made the most of it with 3 separate feuds that were contenders for feud of the year while consistently receiving the kind of crowd reactions Kevin Nash daydreams about.
Recommended feuds:
Vs. Ric Flair
Vs. Tully Blanchard
Vs. Nikita Koloff
Vs. Wahoo Mcdaniel
Regal paid his dues wrestling carnivals and in Africa (of all places); his rugged start in stark contrast to the regal persona he frequently portrayed.
To the best of my knowledge, Sgt. Slaughter has the best selling GI Joe action figure of all time, and left the WWF in the mid 80s over some kind of dispute over this action figure.
Orndorff was a very good in ring worker who had a memorable feud with Hulk Hogan , including using his Hogan’s music to tease the fans, who frequently expected the most popular wrestler in history to that point to arrive when it came on. On the other hand, Orndorff had muscle atrophy that caused his skills to erode much more rapidly then usual, probably costing him several spots in this list.
A nice in ring performer, the current announcer’s mic skills were discovered by accident due to his comments during a real life quarrel with Paul Heyman.
Known for his promos, charisma, personas, and mannerisms, Dusty Rhodes easily makes the cut despite wearing polka dots during his WWF run and his lack of technical ability. Rhodes turned a positive into a negative by portraying himself as a ’common man’, fitting with his otherwise preposterous physique.
