Thread 18615659

was ricky steamboat the original workrate manlet? at least of the modern era. i can't think of a better example.

>>18615659 (OP)
Ricky was charismatic, a good promo, super over and had been a bodybuilder prior to becoming a wrestler. He played his every man/family man role very well.
Vanilla midgets are guys like Benoit, Malenko and Danielson for most of his career. They're just good at the rasslin' and that's all they have to offer.

>>18615659 (OP)
So what was this guys gimmick even? Was he a steam boat? Did he go choo choo when he did his finisher

>>18615726
I think in the NWA he was supposed to be the good family man to fued with hedonistic Flair. In the WWF is was a karate guy.

>>18615659 (OP)
>Vanilla
He yellow tho

>>18615753
Vanilla be yellow tho

>>18615659 (OP)
If he is a "vanilla midget" it shows how far the standards for vanilla midgets have dropped lol.

>>18615761
Vanilla is brown.

>>18615746
That doesn’t make any fucking sense then why would they call him Ricky the Steam Boat then

>>18615659 (OP)
t. Stevie Richards

>>18615777
Steamboat was his last name. Ricky 'the Dragon' Steamboat.

>>18615777
>well I asked Eddie why it was better to give me a ring name like Steamboat rather than to use my real name Blood
>and he told me to shut-shut-shut the fuck up
>so that was the end of that talk

>>18616037
>>18616082
That’s even worse so he’s a fucking dragon? And a family man? Stupid ass Vince I swear.

>>18615777
There was a popular wrestler in the territory with the last name Steamboat and they brought Ricky in as his nephew. He was an imposter steam boat.

>>18616082
The problem with Ricky Steamboat is that he was a chink but also looks like Superman. He couldn't play foreign heel but he has a ceiling for being a chink. He was screwed

Ricky is the hottest Asian man to ever live

>>18616583
I thought he was Hawaiian and they just said he was some kind of gook.

>>18615659 (OP)
It always starts high, then descends on a gradient.
Ricky and Macho
>kinda short, jacked, 7/10 promo, workrate
Bret
>shorter, ok build, 6/10 promo, workrate
Danielson
>even shorter, bare minimum build, 5/10 promo, workrate
Current guys:
>full manlets, don't lift, 3/10 promo, workrate

>>18615659 (OP)
>Steamboat 2025

>>18616696
Macho was better than 7/10 as a promo. Not to mention he has mad flow, should've been bigger than Eminem and ICP.

>>18616696
Missing
Midgets
>midgets, based as fuck, 10/10 charisma, workrate

>>18615659 (OP)
>Dick Blood
Why didn’t he stick with his shoot name bros?

>>18617556
Promoter said it was a heel name

>>18616374
Because he's a Karate master, you ignoramous.

>>18618173
Grand master Ricky is a lot better than “the dragon”, he’s not a fuckin lord of the rings character

>>18617556
A female wrestler should use that name

>>18615659 (OP)
I wouldn't say that. Steamboat was actually an impressive athlete to compensate.

>>18615722
>Ricky was charismatic
he was the essential white meat babyface with no other qualities besides being a good guy karate man with values. ricky will kick your ass if youre some disrespectful punk.

>>18618374
>Grandmaster Ricky

>>18616652
Still not white. Also they arr rook arike

So when wrestling was good, you could have a personality other than loud and annoying. Ricky was considered a heart throb and had an exocticness about him.

Ricky is a vanilla babyface but he is not a MIDGET.

>>18615659 (OP)
70s bob backlund

>>18615659 (OP)
isn't he like a half chinaman though? wouldn't he be like a vanilla and lemon swirl midget?
I still think it's funny that Raped Retard Nash called Eddie Guerrero a vanilla midget

>>18618374
https://youtu.be/B0-HYFUaQ2s

it was some lame connection to bruce lee. bruce lee was the dragon, ultimo dragon did the same thing, fake bruce lee student

>>18615726
his shoot name was Dick Blood and some retard made him change it

>>18615659 (OP)
>Original vanilla midget

Why didn't you just say it's a stone cold threat anon?

>>18616704
don't insult Rickey like that

>>18620160
Of what?

Reality?

probably not considering wrestling existed 100 years before him.