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Jerry Lynn's biggest support is that he wrestled overrated matches against Rob Van Dam.
LOL, and just how did he do that?Lynn was the man who made RVD who he was in the WWE,.
Not even close to being true. AJ made AJ what he was.He made AJ Styles what he was in TNA.
And yet, NONE of that compares to what Rick Steiner did in his career, from arguably the greatest tag team ever, to 5 star matches, to being a successful singles wrestler.He pulled solid matches out of Justin Credible, and had some great matches against Lance Storm and Juventud Guerrera. He also had some under-rated matches against Rey Mysterio in WCW as Mr. J.L.
LOL, and just how did he do that?
Not even close to being true. AJ made AJ what he was.
And yet, NONE of that compares to what Rick Steiner did in his career, from arguably the greatest tag team ever, to 5 star matches, to being a successful singles wrestler.
Even if what you said is true (and it's not), it still doesn't change the fact that Steiner should go over.
Which were in ECW, not WWE.Until his matches with Lynn, RVD was best known for his matches with Sabu. And, those hardly ended up as "matches". He was known before his feud with Lynn, but Lynn got him to work.
Bullcrap. The majority of TNA fans now didn't even watch TNA back when Styles was working with Lynn, myself included.Same as RVD. AJ Styles was a so-called "spot monkey" in TNA before his matches with Lynn. He learned how to work, and by going over Lynn, earned a lot of respect from indy fans.
To which Steiner still has the more impressive resume.Lynn was never a part of a tag team, and this is singles competition anyway.
Exactly. Lynn has won titles of companies that don't even have a national TV deal, and a title that was so awful it doesn't exist anymore.Lynn won the ECW Title, the TNA X Division Title, and a 2-time WWE Light Heavyweight Champ. Steiner was a 3 time US Champ, and one time TV champ.
False. Rick was working and being successful before Scott ever debuted. Do your research.They held the same number of singles titles. Without Scott though, Rick wouldn't be known.
I'm saying it shouldn't be competitive, and Steiner wins.I'm not saying it shouldn't be competitive, but Lynn wins.
Which were in ECW, not WWE.
So, I ask again, how did Lynn make RVD what he was in the WWE?
Bullcrap. The majority of TNA fans now didn't even watch TNA back when Styles was working with Lynn, myself included.
Styles won people over because he's athletic as hell, and has turned into a heck of a worker. Lynn had nothing to do with it.
To which Steiner still has the more impressive resume.
Exactly. Lynn has won titles of companies that don't even have a national TV deal, and a title that was so awful it doesn't exist anymore.
False. Rick was working and being successful before Scott ever debuted. Do your research.
I'm saying it shouldn't be competitive, and Steiner wins.
Which were in ECW, not WWE.
So, I ask again, how did Lynn make RVD what he was in the WWE?
Bullcrap. The majority of TNA fans now didn't even watch TNA back when Styles was working with Lynn, myself included.
Styles won people over because he's athletic as hell, and has turned into a heck of a worker. Lynn had nothing to do with it.
To which Steiner still has the more impressive resume.
Exactly. Lynn has won titles of companies that don't even have a national TV deal, and a title that was so awful it doesn't exist anymore.
False. Rick was working and being successful before Scott ever debuted.
Do your research.
I'm saying it shouldn't be competitive, and Steiner wins.
RVD STILL didn't know how to work when he retired from the WWE. Piss bucket point.If RVD didn't know how to work in ECW, he never would've made it in WWE. He would've fallen to the wayside, much like Rhyno, Justin Credible, Tazz, and Spike Dudley.
But, Lynn had ZERO to do with the way Styles wrestled. Styles wrestled the same way before Lynn as he did after.Same as I said for RVD. If Styles was still wrestling today, how he was before they got the TV deal, he'd still be a mid-carder in the X-Division. Now, he's the face of the company, and is one of the most well known wrestlers in any company.
What the fuck does Corino have to do with this. But yeah, I think I did actually.I suppose you're holding that against Corino too?
Well, then I should be in this tournament because I was a Three Time MCTWC World Champion when I was in 7th grade. That's the "Matt and Chris Thumb Wrestling Championship", in case you weren't aware.They're still titles.
I wasn't aware that Lynn was a hardcore wrestler, I was always of the opinion that he was more ring based. Perhaps you can enlighten on his favorite weapons. Was he a fan of the fork? The branding iron?This match is also taking place in ECW, where Lynn was the Champion. What success did Steiner ever have in a hardcore environment?
How far would Lynn's career had gone if he never got into wrestling school?I stand corrected, but my argument doesn't change. How far would his career have gone, if he wasn't a member of that tag team?
No, it's because Rick is a much better worker.I don't see how it wouldn't be competitive. Is it because you despise all things ECW?
I don't get it. Are you making a point here? It seems like you're trying to, but then basically agree with me that Lynn isn't owed credit for RVD.Well WWE signed one of ECW's most valuble talents. They did not sign Sabu, the man he was on the same level as before his feud with Lynn, so while RVD may not owe his success in WWE to Lynn, he desrves to be there.
Says who? I'd take the second highest title of a national promotion over the devalued title of a regional promotion.Arguable. The ECW title is definitely on a higher plane to the US title
The X-Division title is taken more seriously than the the United States title? Are you kidding me?the X division title is also taken more seriously than it
and the TV title was as much of a joke as the Light Heavyweight title, so Lynn's resume is quite a lot better, actually.
LOLFirstly, Lynn won the ECW title on October 1, 2000. The last episode of ECW on TNN was 5 days later, so he was champion of a company with a national TV deal, albeit briefly.
The same guy who holds the ECW World Title?At least the Light Heavyweight title had actual closure, when it was merged with the WCW Cruiserweight one. Remind me, who holds the WCW TV Title now?
But the fact he won the title disproves NSL's insinuation that he would have been nothing without Scott.Rick did have a year in the sun without Scott, winning the TV title, but a large portion of the time was spent in the Varsity Club, so he wasn't exalty going it alone for a long period.
Failing to spot? No. Chose not to address as it was beneficial to my stance? Yes.1. Failing to spot that Steiner only won the US title once and won the TV title thrice.
He wasn't. ECW couldn't support a national broadcast. Like you said, they closed up shop as soon as he was champion.2. Saying that Lynn wasn't the champion of a nationally broadcasted promotion.
Wait...choosing to ignore something that helped me, and being proven right makes me wrong?Those are two points that you made that were incorrect factually, so you might want to do your own research before having a go at someone else.
I guess it would be asking too much for you to read all my posts...Asides from the fact that he was the second best Steiner brother, what are your reasons for thinking he'd win this?
Me said:This should be a no contest. Steiner should win this in a walk. Steiner had a great career, was a very solid wrestler, was part of arguably the greatest tag team ever, and had good success as a singles wrestler.
Jerry Lynn's biggest support is that he wrestled overrated matches against Rob Van Dam.
Steiner wins this, and should win easily.
No, he wouldn't. And he shouldn't. Just because some smarks ejaculate over spotfest matches that he had with RVD, doesn't mean that he deserves anything.Jerry Lynn would have won this match, and it would be close. In a similar fashion to the way he beat Steve Corino.
I don't get it. Are you making a point here? It seems like you're trying to, but then basically agree with me that Lynn isn't owed credit for RVD.
Says who? I'd take the second highest title of a national promotion over the devalued title of a regional promotion.
The X-Division title is taken more seriously than the the United States title? Are you kidding me?
Not to mention, when Lynn won the X-Division titles (for a period of a month and a half, and a month), TNA was NOTHING. They were a complete fledgling promotion who was about to go under. There's no prestige in the wins Lynn had.
No it wasn't. The Television title was around for nearly 3 decades, and had been held by guys like Ivan Koloff, Ric Flair, Greg Valentine, Rick Steamboat, Baron Von Raschke, Roddy Piper, Mike Rotundo, Dick Slater, Tully Blanchard, Dusty Rhodes, Arn Anderson, Sting, etc.
Trying to say that the WWE Light Heavyweight title even comes CLOSE to comparing is beyond ridiculousness. I mean, don't get me wrong, Scott 2 Hotty and Gillberg are quite extraordinary, but I'm not certain they compare to Ric Flair and Roddy Piper.
LOL
ECW couldn't even support a national show, and so it got closed down. Like I said, "Lynn has won titles of companies that don't even have a national TV deal"
The same guy who holds the ECW World Title?
But the fact he won the title disproves NSL's insinuation that he would have been nothing without Scott.
Failing to spot? No. Chose not to address as it was beneficial to my stance? Yes.
He wasn't. ECW couldn't support a national broadcast. Like you said, they closed up shop as soon as he was champion.
Wait...choosing to ignore something that helped me, and being proven right makes me wrong?
How does that make sense?
Lynn has won titles of companies that don't even have a national TV deal, and a title that was so awful it doesn't exist anymore.
I guess it would be asking too much for you to read all my posts...
No, he wouldn't. And he shouldn't. Just because some smarks ejaculate over spotfest matches that he had with RVD, doesn't mean that he deserves anything.
Because ECW itself was basically dead, it had little prestige behind it to begin with, and only a few months earlier was arguably the second most important title, behind RVD and the television title.How was the ECW title devalued exactly?
No, it wasn't. The X-Division in 2002, had zero credibility. From a promotion that couldn't keep its head above water without financial interference, to a title that was passed around every month or two to guys with ZERO worth to their name (14 in 2 years, I believe), in a promotion that didn't have a TV deal.I'm saying that the X-Division title, which is treated as a big draw on TNA was taken more seriously than a title that had changed hands 20 times in 2 years, and in the year before Steiner won had been won by a 56 year old Terry Funk and General Hugh G. Rection. No, I'm not kidding you.
You and I both know that Jack Swagger is not the champion of the same promotion Lynn was, and trying to argue as such shows how weak you know your argument is. If we're going to use that argument, then the United States title that Steiner won still traces its lineage to today's workers. Would you care to put the United States title champions since the brand split against the ECW champions?Jack Swagger? I don't think so. The lineage from Lynn eventually goes to Rhyno. Billed as the last ECW champion in WWE. Then the title was relaunched with the same history and Swagger now has it.
He could have won 19 Light Heavyweight titles. It wouldn't change the fact the title was worthless. I don't care how many Light Heavyweight titles he won, because it's as relevant as the number of Hardcore titles that Raven won...which is zero relevance. I have NO idea how many titles NSL said he won, and I have no idea how many Light Heavyweight titles he actually...and I don't care, because I put ZERO value in the Light Heavyweight title. If we're going to count Light Heavyweight title reigns, then we need to start counting Tag Title reigns, because winning a tag title means as much in singles wrestling as a Light Heavyweight title does.I knew you'd say that, which is why I didn't point out that Jerry Lynn has won fewer titles than NSL said. Only one Light Heavyweight crown.
I suppose not mentioning that was beneficial to your stance too.
There WERE no big players in ECW. That's the part you seem to be struggling with. At least Sting, Ric Flair, Booker, etc. were still on WCW.Except they kept putting on shows for months after his reign ended. WCW had five days after Steiner's most significant reign ended. At best, ECW and WCW were in equally dire straights, but the big players in ECW were still there when Lynn won the top title. People had started to jump ship when Steiner was US Champion.
Chose to not care.Choosing to ignore, alright. Chose to ignore the fact that he got Lynn's reigns wrong too, I bet.
No it wasn't. It was the fact that ECW couldn't control 1/10th of the available wrestling audiences. When WCW and WWF were averaging nearly 10.0 ratings on the same night, ECW could barely pull 1.0 ratings on its own night.You haven't been proved right at all. WWF falling out with the USA network is what caused ECW to lose its TV syndication
No, he wouldn't, and he has no business doing so. Rick Flair was an influential worker, with a solid singles career, and a guy that was relevant for over a decade. Lynn was some guy who worked in the bingo hall. Lynn has NEVER found success on any level other than the indy level, where as Steiner has been a success in just about every place he's been.Jerry Lynn would win this match up.
Because ECW itself was basically dead, it had little prestige behind it to begin with, and only a few months earlier was arguably the second most important title, behind RVD and the television title.
Because ECW itself was basically dead, it had little prestige behind it to begin with, and only a few months earlier was arguably the second most important title, behind RVD and the television title.
No, it wasn't. The X-Division in 2002, had zero credibility. From a promotion that couldn't keep its head above water without financial interference, to a title that was passed around every month or two to guys with ZERO worth to their name (14 in 2 years, I believe), in a promotion that didn't have a TV deal.
At least the United States title had a history behind it, was contested on national TV in a national promotion with name recognition.
You and I both know that Jack Swagger is not the champion of the same promotion Lynn was, and trying to argue as such shows how weak you know your argument is.
If we're going to use that argument, then the United States title that Steiner won still traces its lineage to today's workers. Would you care to put the United States title champions since the brand split against the ECW champions?
He could have won 19 Light Heavyweight titles. It wouldn't change the fact the title was worthless. I don't care how many Light Heavyweight titles he won, because it's as relevant as the number of Hardcore titles that Raven won...which is zero relevance.
I have NO idea how many titles NSL said he won, and I have no idea how many Light Heavyweight titles he actually...and I don't care, because I put ZERO value in the Light Heavyweight title.
If we're going to count Light Heavyweight title reigns, then we need to start counting Tag Title reigns, because winning a tag title means as much in singles wrestling as a Light Heavyweight title does.
There WERE no big players in ECW. That's the part you seem to be struggling with. At least Sting, Ric Flair, Booker, etc. were still on WCW.
Chose to not care.
No it wasn't. It was the fact that ECW couldn't control 1/10th of the available wrestling audiences. When WCW and WWF were averaging nearly 10.0 ratings on the same night, ECW could barely pull 1.0 ratings on its own night.
No, he wouldn't, and he has no business doing so.
Rick Flair was an influential worker, with a solid singles career, and a guy that was relevant for over a decade.
Lynn was some guy who worked in the bingo hall. Lynn has NEVER found success on any level other than the indy level, where as Steiner has been a success in just about every place he's been.
Steiner wins this, and it's not even close. At least, he SHOULD win this.