Overrated Wrestler of the week

 

Bubba

 

 

 

 

I didn't know whether to refer to him as Bubba Ray Dudley, Bully Ray or by his real name, Mark LaMonaco, so I just went with Bubba. You know who I mean. Why is he here, in the overrated wrestlers section? That's an easy one. TNA. Yes TNA is the reason he is here. Countless times in the past, WWE has taken a wrestler who felt unappreciated in WCW, and turned them in to 'stars'. The WWE showed that WCW missed a beat with many guys. WWE showed WCW that they had a star and let them slip away. Guys like Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit were not happy with their roles in WCW [Benoit was eventually given the World title in WCW but by then it was too late, he left right after]. In the WWE they felt like they meant something [both going on to win World titles]. Stone Cold Steve Austin is probably the best example of somebody who the WCW had no ideas for and eventually released. He went on to be a headliner in WWE and one of the most known recognizable wrestlers in the world.

 

So what does this have to do with Bubba in TNA? Well, it seems that TNA have wanted to get their own back [since a lot of the guys in TNA were former WCW employees]. They want to show that WWE had a 'main eventer' in Bubba Ray Dudley, who they let slip through their fingers. Unfortunately they are only fooling themselves [and perhaps some of their fans]. Bubba was not, is not, and will most probably never be, main event material. I've said it before, but I'll say it again, there are 3 important factors to being a champion. Wrestling ability, mic work and superstar look. If you have all 3, you are perfect championship material. If you have 2 out of 3, there is a good chance you will be given the World title eventually. 1 out of 3 is hit and miss, you might be given the belt one day, if the company thinks you can draw and make them money, but the chances are, you won't. Unfortunately Bubba, has none of the 3. His in ring ability is, well, average at best. His mic work is, once again, average. Superstar look. Are you kidding me? At least we know he doesn't do steroids [and if he does, they aint working]. So why he was recently made the TNA World Champion is beyond me. They got it in to their heads at TNA that this man has been overlooked and it was time to give him the belt, but any logical explanation as to why he is the right man to lead the company is hard to find. Bubba would never have made it to the overrated wrestlers section, if TNA had not overrated him and given him the World Heavyweight title belt.