Wrestlers/wrestling personalities you cannot stand

[Jaysin]

I figured this might spark some nice conversation.

I'll start off:
Larry Zbyszko- I have hated him since I started watching wrestling. Whether he was commentating or wrestling. His voice, his mannerisms, his everything just made me hate him. He annoyed me to no end.

Mark Madden- Possibly the only announcer that can give Mike Adamle a run for the title of worst announcer. He wasn't creative in anything he said, he came across as an *******, and to make things worse, he still hasn't gone away. He is part of a wrestling dirt sheet and does nothing but complain about the state of the wrestling world. If it's so bad Mark, why not just leave?

[BHK1978]

Well my HHH hatred knows no bounds. He is the modern day Larry Zbyszko, he gets a monster push because he is married to the daughter of the boss. And I know people say that he is over with the fans, well of course he is because he has been crammed down our throats for years on end.

Shawn Michaels is another one that I do not like going back to his days as a Rocker.

So I pretty much hate DX all together.:D

[BurningHamster]

I guess my theme is overpushed guys who can't talk/work/or can do one but not the other.

Goldberg - Even in my markiest days I was so bored by Goldberg. He had pretty much the same squash match almost every damn night, he looked like an uglier Steve Austin but never said anything cool, he had a lame name that reminded me of Whoopi Goldberg or just some old Jewish person and he was really the low point of every show he was on.

Ultimate Warrior - I used to hate him as a kid and I still have trouble watching his matches but I can at least enjoy his promos on a comedic level now.

Tyler Black - I just have no interest in seeing him do anything.

Michael Cole - He's Michael Cole

There are loads of other people who are just so boring they don't even really pop up on my radar, or guys who at times I find really annoying (Kenny Omega) but who have some redeeming qualities or people I used to like but think have lost it in their old age (Mick Foley, Jim Cornette) but none of them could I ever really say I couldn't stand.

[MasterJ]

The Miz-Cant stand him at all

Drew McIntrye- a much blander Triple H

Triple H- Just dont like him

Zach Rydar- Cant stand the way he looks and he gets on my nerves.

[moon_lit_tears]

Shawn Michaels is another one that I do not like going back to his days as a Rocker.


Wow....

The Miz-Cant stand him at all


^5.

The Miz is at the top of my list of those I can't stand.
I was never a fan of Ric Fair either.
DX pretty much sucked back in the day and still do.

[Jaysin]

Michelle McCool- Horrible in the ring, not much to look at, horrible on the mic, and no charisma. Why is she such a huge focus?

Alicia Fox- Another one that's just awful in the ring. Plus, two people in the same promotion using the same finisher? Leave the axe kicks to Ron Killings Miss Fox.

Jerry Lawler- My only exposure to him is his color commentating and his sporadic matches here and there. I absolutely cannot stand him. Definitely not my cup of tea.

[Teh_Showtime]

Cole hate?

I blame it on King. Cole was great on SD with Taz and JBL

I can't stand Batista even while he's retired

hated him like no other. The guy had no in ring talent, he botched promos too much, and he just plan sucks

[Linsolv]

Dave Prazak. I don't get his character. It's not subtle, it's contradictory. That confuses me, and I don't like him.

[The Final Countdown]

Michelle McCool- Horrible in the ring, not much to look at, horrible on the mic, and no charisma. Why is she such a huge focus?
I think it's pretty self explanatory.

*GONG*

[Huntman]

Dave Prazak. I don't get his character. It's not subtle, it's contradictory. That confuses me, and I don't like him.

I on the other hand love Dave. His commentary with Mike on RoH is great. He is easily one of my favorite heel commentator.

Anyways,

Tim Donst - He has talent, but I just think he should stay away from the microphone. I don't like hearing him cut a promo. His voice and just how...weird they are. And I'm saying that about a wrestler from a promotion that is filled with weird.

[Remianen]

Michael Cole - He's Michael Cole

Yes! I concur!

The Miz-Cant stand him at all

Yup!

Michelle McCool- Horrible in the ring, not much to look at, horrible on the mic, and no charisma. Why is she such a huge focus?

Err, her name is Michelle McCool-Callaway, does that not explain it? But I totally agree!

Alicia Fox- Another one that's just awful in the ring. Plus, two people in the same promotion using the same finisher? Leave the axe kicks to Ron Killings Miss Fox.

Yeah, what's odd is, I liked her work in OVW but now? It's almost like she's not even the same worker!

Eric Gargiulo - for being indy_announcer_003. I mean damn, every time I cop an indy DVD, he's doing the freakin' announcing!

[shawn michaels 82]

Well my HHH hatred knows no bounds. He is the modern day Larry Zbyszko, he gets a monster push because he is married to the daughter of the boss. And I know people say that he is over with the fans, well of course he is because he has been crammed down our throats for years on end.

Shawn Michaels is another one that I do not like going back to his days as a Rocker.

So I pretty much hate DX all together.:D

I see...no christmas present to you this year. :D

John Cena. I'm sorry,but if you guys think that Hunter was shoved down our throats (and he was), this guys was even more. And to make things worst, he isn't married to the boss' daughter. He just got his undeserving push because vince likes big and strong and stupid men. I wonder why? :rolleyes:

Big show, Mark Henry and Viscera: I don't really think i need to explain these.

Dixie Carter-Salinas: Let's leave the promos to the pros, okay Dix?

Vince McMahon: You can''t really hate this man without loving him, because he's capable of doing some revolutionary things (or was) and then he ends up following that up with historic crap. He will always be linked to the history of the business but i hate people like him. Period! (By that i mean people that constantly need to be ass kissed)

[ChrisKid]

John Cena: It is hard to cheer for him as he does all these heroic actions and doing superhuman things like taking out Edge and Big Show and soon all the Nexus will be on his back.

Dixie Carter: Need i say more

Trent Barreta: Caylen Croft = Cool, Trent Barreta just don't look that interesting.

Michael Cole: And I Quote "If your not down with i got two words for ya"

[Self]

John Cena: It is hard to cheer for him as he does all these heroic actions and doing superhuman things like taking out Edge and Big Show and soon all the Nexus will be on his back.

I'm not a big Cena fan but I'd totally mark out if he FU'd all of Nexus at the same time... Hell, just 3 of them will do. I like his feats of strength.

I honestly can't think of anyone who annoys... wait... Abyss. I can't stand Abyss. I never really paid attention to him until he started hanging out with Hogan and became a blubbering sychophant. Even now he a 'monster' again, I can't stand the sight of him. I can't wait until Hogan leg-drops him to death.

[shawn michaels 82]

I'm not a big Cena fan but I'd totally mark out if he FU'd all of Nexus at the same time... Hell, just 3 of them will do. I like his feats of strength.

I honestly can't think of anyone who annoys... wait... Abyss. I can't stand Abyss. I never really paid attention to him until he started hanging out with Hogan and became a blubbering sychophant. Even now he a 'monster' again, I can't stand the sight of him. I can't wait until Hogan leg-drops him to death.

Oh yeah...i forgot about Hogan! The least talented worker of all time and the one who always wants more money. Pittyful! Dude, i can see you dislike Abyss...but do you dislike him that much to the point where you accept watching Hogan legdroping someone? I mean...Hogan legdroping is....horrible! :D

[MasterJ]

Oh yeah...i forgot about Hogan! The least talented worker of all time and the one who always wants more money. Pittyful! Dude, i can see you dislike Abyss...but do you dislike him that much to the point where you accept watching Hogan legdroping someone? I mean...Hogan legdroping is....horrible! :D

show some respect damn it he's a legend:)

[Self]

Oh yeah...i forgot about Hogan! The least talented worker of all time and the one who always wants more money. Pittyful! Dude, i can see you dislike Abyss...but do you dislike him that much to the point where you accept watching Hogan legdroping someone? I mean...Hogan legdroping is....horrible! :D

I don't want to see Hogan beating anyone in TNA, except for Abyss. I would pay cash money to see that happen. One of the most irritating characters of all time, he deserves to be legdropped.

Not that I'm anti-Hogan. He's similar to Cena to me, not quite my cup of tea, but I appreciate what he brings to the table and I can get some pleasure from it. Or at least I used to. I loved Hogan's WWE run around 2002. It was pure nostalgic fun.

[Comradebot]

Well my HHH hatred knows no bounds. He is the modern day Larry Zbyszko, he gets a monster push because he is married to the daughter of the boss. And I know people say that he is over with the fans, well of course he is because he has been crammed down our throats for years on end.

Shawn Michaels is another one that I do not like going back to his days as a Rocker.

So I pretty much hate DX all together.:D

In all fairness, he was in the main event scene BEFORE he tied the knot with Stephanie. It might keep him at the top, but so might the fact that he's one of the last of the top guys from the Attitude Era, argueably the WWF/E's peak, still around and active. Kane is an almost totally different persona, and The Undertaker is slowly winding things down.

In his heyday, HHH was one of my all time favorites. He's just SUCH a great Heel... and maybe that's the problem. He's spent the better part of the last five or so years as a face, and it's just not what he's best at.

[|Anderz|]

Tim Donst - He has talent, but I just think he should stay away from the microphone. I don't like hearing him cut a promo. His voice and just how...weird they are. And I'm saying that about a wrestler from a promotion that is filled with weird.


BOOO!

Tim Donst is fantastic.. the guy is such an abnoxious ******* - I reckon he'll be big in a few years.. hes like a mini-Jack Swagger.. I really hope he gets picked up by WWE or TNA in a few years.. I think he'll really benefit from being in the BDK and being around Claudio..

[D-Lyrium]

Yeah, Donst rules. I'm not a massive fan of many of his promos (though he has the occasional gem), but I can never hate Donst. Kingston made sure of that.

Workers I can't stand... Kurt Angle. I was never really an angle fan. He always looked a bit retarded, if I'm honest, and now he seems to have gone completely mental outside the ring too. And he talks like he has a permanently-blocked nose. Sure, he was talented, but so were loads of other guys who were much less annoying. Just about the only thing I can be truly thankful to Kurt Angle for doing was helping to make Edge a succesful solo star.

#2 on the list would be Necro Butcher. RoH on HDNet only has time for three matches most of the time, but one of them is always wasted on Necro Butcher. And Grizzly Redwood, too, although he's pretty awesome in CHIKARA so I can't hate him.

D-Lo Brown. Never, not one time, in his whole career has he ever entertained me. He used to look like a fat cruiserweight, now he just looks fat. Sure, the same could be said for Steen and Kingston, but at least they have redeeming qualities (being awesome in the ring in the case of the former, and tremendous on the mic in the case of the latter). When I was little I got him confused with Savio Vega. Elated that he's retired.

[BurningHamster]

Yeah, Donst rules. I'm not a massive fan of many of his promos (though he has the occasional gem), but I can never hate Donst. Kingston made sure of that.

Workers I can't stand... Kurt Angle. I was never really an angle fan. He always looked a bit retarded, if I'm honest, and now he seems to have gone completely mental outside the ring too. And he talks like he has a permanently-blocked nose. Sure, he was talented, but so were loads of other guys who were much less annoying. Just about the only thing I can be truly thankful to Kurt Angle for doing was helping to make Edge a succesful solo star.

#2 on the list would be Necro Butcher. RoH on HDNet only has time for three matches most of the time, but one of them is always wasted on Necro Butcher. And Grizzly Redwood, too, although he's pretty awesome in CHIKARA so I can't hate him.

D-Lo Brown. Never, not one time, in his whole career has he ever entertained me. He used to look like a fat cruiserweight, now he just looks fat. Sure, the same could be said for Steen and Kingston, but at least they have redeeming qualities (being awesome in the ring in the case of the former, and tremendous on the mic in the case of the latter). When I was little I got him confused with Savio Vega. Elated that he's retired.

Bah you have horrible taste :p

D'Lo was the difference between WWF in the 90s and the 2000s. Midcarders who could talk, work and had a gimmick as opposed to guys who could do nothing but look good.

Necro is the world's last living brawler in a land filled with 5'7" japanese junior style influenced technical grappler clones. That alone puts him ahead of every Davey Richards and Roderick Strong type around.

I wasn't the biggest Angle fan, and went through a period where I really disliked him, but I'll be damned if he wasn't a decent wrestler and a decent talker.

[Tha Black Phenom]

The Miz - All the ways I wanna imagine him being off my TV but unfortunately I'm drawn back to reality. Keep your Narm acting mannerisms at your bathroom mirror, please.

Jack Swagger - Not even his lisp, he just.. sucks. No proper build-up, comes from jobbing to Santino to winning the MITB and subsequently snatching the belt.

Michael Cole - For obvious reasons.


Big show, Mark Henry and Viscera: I don't really think i need to explain these.


You kinda do... what, you don't think big men have a place in wrestling? Or something with these guys specifically?

[Linsolv]

I on the other hand love Dave. His commentary with Mike on RoH is great. He is easily one of my favorite heel commentator.

Well. Hate's a strong word. I like his voice, and his energy, and when he's being JUST a heel I get him. But when he starts talking face-y or contradicting himself I get confused and that happens often enough that I don't like him. I like Mike a lot more because he's more direct.

[BHK1978]

In all fairness, he was in the main event scene BEFORE he tied the knot with Stephanie. It might keep him at the top, but so might the fact that he's one of the last of the top guys from the Attitude Era, argueably the WWF/E's peak, still around and active. Kane is an almost totally different persona, and The Undertaker is slowly winding things down.

In his heyday, HHH was one of my all time favorites. He's just SUCH a great Heel... and maybe that's the problem. He's spent the better part of the last five or so years as a face, and it's just not what he's best at.

My whole thing with HHH is well I have always hated him. I remember seeing him wrestle Perry Saturn up in New Hampshire back in the early 1990's at a PLA Hall (When they were both just starting out). And even then there was something about him I just did not like. Then he showed up in WCW and I still did not like him.:D

Then he showed up in the WWF, and well you get were I am going with this. And yes I know he was being pushed well before he had anything to do with Stephanie. However, do you think he would be getting such a huge push if he were married to say Chyna now instead?

[Jaysin]

I might catch a lot of slack for this one, but The Undertaker. It's not that I hate him by any stretch. It's just, I don't see what the big deal is. He hasn't done anything new in years(except that stupid MMA choke, but that's besides the point), and his entrance takes five minutes. The entrance is pretty cool live, but it should really be edited off of TV. I find myself fast forwarding through it every time.

Plus, the combination of deadman and biker gimmick thing he's done the last few years has been weak.

I dunno, maybe it's the hype that goes with him, or how much the WWE wets themselves over every single thing he does. I hated when he started doing that MMA choke and suddenly he's a "submission specialist". I've only ever seen him do one other submission move and that was the dragon sleeper.

I like a bunch of his matches he's had, but I don't go out of my way for him at all.

[shawn michaels 82]

The Miz - All the ways I wanna imagine him being off my TV but unfortunately I'm drawn back to reality. Keep your Narm acting mannerisms at your bathroom mirror, please.

Jack Swagger - Not even his lisp, he just.. sucks. No proper build-up, comes from jobbing to Santino to winning the MITB and subsequently snatching the belt.

Michael Cole - For obvious reasons.



You kinda do... what, you don't think big men have a place in wrestling? Or something with these guys specifically?

Do i? Okay, here it goes. The last two have never entertained me. Never...ever! Not even once. I lost all the respect i had for viscera (i actually never had any) when The E decided to do the Lilian Garcia thing. And Paul...well, i don't dislike him, but he's been boring for a few years...so... I have nothing against big men, what i don't like is the way that certain promotions deal with them. And in Viscera and Henry's case...let's face it, they should just get a new day job.

[cappyboy]

Big show, Mark Henry and Viscera: I don't really think i need to explain these.




You kinda do... what, you don't think big men have a place in wrestling? Or something with these guys specifically?

I'd agree with the sentiment that you needed to. Personally, I've found that all three of these guys have had there moments. Big Show admittedly having had the most. But I've found both Viscera and Henry tolerable at times.


Do i? Okay, here it goes. The last two have never entertained me. Never...ever! Not even once. I lost all the respect i had for viscera (i actually never had any) when The E decided to do the Lilian Garcia thing. And Paul...well, i don't dislike him, but he's been boring for a few years...so... I have nothing against big men, what i don't like is the way that certain promotions deal with them. And in Viscera and Henry's case...let's face it, they should just get a new day job.

And I definitely agree with the spirit of your explanation. I'm not a big fan of the limited way big guys get booked as monsters either. I always enjoyed Andre more in the early part of his career where he played the gentle giant and the heels would try to take advantage of him over the angry immobile lump that got famously slammed by Hulk Hogan.

Big Show's been at his most entertaining when his size has been de-emphasized in his gimmick. When he was joking around doing impressions or tussling with Big Boss Man over his parentage. Storylines that traditionally went to average size men. He's been almost too charismatic over the years to be a proper monster.

Viscera I liked best early on in Men On A Mission when they were calling him Mabel. Even then he was one-dimensional but man oh man that rolling heel kick he did back then was always a site to see. But really the match I enjoyed most of his was the one against Big Show where they were trading the headlocks and other such basic holds. Not so much because it was particularly exciting on anything. So much as how rare it was to see either guy be in such holds and it not make the opponent look completely out of proportion. Granted though, Viscera's best moments have always been when he was a novelty act.

And Mark Henry's entertained me at times too. I especially liked his Silverback gimmick while he had it. A prime example of a big guy playing the monster and actually being able to add some texture to it. I also liked the mentor/protege relationship he had with Tony Atlas on ECW. There seemed to be a real chemistry between the two.

Certainly can't blame you for dumping on either Viscera or Mark Henry though. A lot more energy has been expended on them than either one really deserved. Big Show, we'll have to agree to disagree about. He's probably my favorite big man of all time.

[Melanieshaman]

John Cena, Shawn Michaels, The Miz, and I am sure there are more, but that's off the top of my head (on the way out the door)... I just turn the channel anytime those guys are on (if i am even watching-as i don't very often anymore).

[Derek B]

My whole thing with HHH is well I have always hated him. I remember seeing him wrestle Perry Saturn up in New Hampshire back in the early 1990's at a PLA Hall (When they were both just starting out). And even then there was something about him I just did not like. Then he showed up in WCW and I still did not like him.:D

Then he showed up in the WWF, and well you get were I am going with this. And yes I know he was being pushed well before he had anything to do with Stephanie. However, do you think he would be getting such a huge push if he were married to say Chyna now instead?

Totally off topic since I'm not gonna be mean to anyone... but do you remember if John Rodeo was managing either of them at the time? John Rodeo is one of the coolest guys I've had the pleasure of chatting with on the net and as one of Kowalski's graduates (manager, not wrestler) he managed many of the guys who went on to big things later in their career. Would be awesome if you'd seen him. :)

[BHK1978]

Totally off topic since I'm not gonna be mean to anyone... but do you remember if John Rodeo was managing either of them at the time? John Rodeo is one of the coolest guys I've had the pleasure of chatting with on the net and as one of Kowalski's graduates (manager, not wrestler) he managed many of the guys who went on to big things later in their career. Would be awesome if you'd seen him. :)

I don't recall, all I remember about that show was the fact that they were both on there (And I remember them because they became Nationally known like a year after the show took place) and that the cops shut down the show due to noise complaints from a house next door. So we were all kicked out of the PLA Hall, it was quite a site.

[Wrestling Century]

I don't like John Cena, because IMO his gimmick is just a poor man's Hulk Hogan gimmick.

[borman_48]

But really the match I enjoyed most of his was the one against Big Show where they were trading the headlocks and other such basic holds. Not so much because it was particularly exciting on anything. So much as how rare it was to see either guy be in such holds and it not make the opponent look completely out of proportion.

haha, thank you for that one. I youtubed a little bit and found that match. Its short, as you'd expect, but there's some really impressive moves getting thrown around. Not saying that it wasn't sloppy, because it was, but considering how often Viscera has used the bulldog headlock in his career, its a bit understandable.

[Huntman]

Michelle McCool- Horrible in the ring, not much to look at, horrible on the mic, and no charisma. Why is she such a huge focus?

Undertaker has some class

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[Jaysin]

Undertaker has some class

http://i46.tinypic.com/30u900p.jpg

I get that they're together and everything, but it's like she's the HHH of the women's division. Even when she's not the women's champion, she is...

[Teh_Showtime]

Except HHH actually has/had talent

[The Final Countdown]

Michael "Oh my! What a maneuver!" Cole
Percy Watson
Sean Waltman
Michelle McTaker
Jerry Lawler, from about 1998 on
Jeff Jarrett, whenever he's involved in the main event picture in TNA
John Cena and his annoying cutesy promos

I would've included Sheamus a few months ago, but he's slowly starting to grow on me.

[BHK1978]

Michael "Oh my! What a maneuver!" Cole
Percy Watson
Sean Waltman
Michelle McTaker
Jerry Lawler, from about 1998 on
Jeff Jarrett, whenever he's involved in the main event picture in TNA
John Cena and his annoying cutesy promos

I would've included Sheamus a few months ago, but he's slowly starting to grow on me.

How did I forget Sean Waltman? I hate him just as much as anybody I have ever watched wrestle! I guess I must have blocked him from my memory.:D

Thanks alot Final Countdown from making him remember him...:mad::D

Also, and this one goes without saying M.A. Bagwell! See I just remembered two people that I dislike more than HHH.

[Huntman]

Except HHH actually has/had talent

And a huge nose...

[Mr_Tricky]

The Miz - Not convincing as an athlete or a tough guy and makes the roster look weak.

John Cena - Boring, predictable Super Cena.

Delirious - I find him trashy and I don't like his gimmick.

[Remianen]

Big Show, we'll have to agree to disagree about. He's probably my favorite big man of all time.

I take it you've never seen Mike Awesome or Vader?

[mystic]

I've always hated the Miz because he got to do two things I never can/will.

1. Be a pro wrestler

2. Be on "The Real World."

[masterded]

I've always hated the Miz because he got to do two things I never can/will.

1. Be a pro wrestler

2. Be on "The Real World."

You forgot number 3.

3. Be Awesome.

:D

[cappyboy]

I take it you've never seen Mike Awesome or Vader?

No. I've seen both. And I've enjoyed both guys. They'd both be really high on my list of big men as well. But Awesome was a flash in the pan in my world. He may have done a lot in Japan and ECW. But the only time he was anywhere I was likely to see him was in WCW. So much as I enjoyed him, I'd have to put Show above him.

And Vader while an awesome power guy and a solid monster type just didn't have the versatility that Show does. In ring, it's almost impossible to argue with Vader as top big man. But I couldn't envision him doing half the character work Show has in his career.