Remembering the Jobbers

[D-Man]

I completely understand that 90%-95% of the posters on this site were probably born later than 1990. If my calculations are correct, that means that even if you started watching wrestling when you were 5 years old, you didn't catch the product until it went through a drastic overhaul. I think it's safe to assume that none of you were fans prior to the era when top stars faced off against other top stars on a weekly basis. If that is the case, you'd better touch up on your pro-wrestling history. You think Chavo Guerrero is bad? You have no idea...

Do any of you know the Brooklyn Brawler? If so, do you REALLY know his history? Do you REALLY know how he's become an infamous and intricate part of the WWE's history? Do any of you recognize him as more than just a behind-the-scenes road agent or sporadic on-screen character? Allow me to school you...

Before the days when every televised match consisted of a promotion's most well-known stars squaring off against each other in every match, things were a bit different. In an hour long program such as All-American Wrestling on USA Network (Saturdays & Sundays at 12pm EST), instead of seeing popular superstar vs popular superstar, for the first 45 minutes of programming, you'd see Koko B. Ware squaring off against Tim Horner. The match would last about 4 minutes with the popular superstar showcasing their in-ring talents, signature and finishing maneuvers, and gaining victories without breaking a sweat.

Personally, I had two favorite jobbers. And no... neither one of them is named "The Brooklyn Brawler." However, these names might ring a bell to you:

Barry Horowitz

Ah, yes... famous for his pre-match, self-given pat on the back. Shit, he even had a jacket made with a handprint on the back to show where he pats himself... LOL. This guy sucked out loud in every way and took an ass-kicking like no other. I can't remember him ever winning a match. But you've got to respect the time and effort he put into himself.

He was an employee of the WWWF under Vince Sr. and was mortified when Vince Jr. bought out his own father, so Barry quit the company. He returned years later, only to get his ass whipped from pillar to post on a nightly basis. Besides the Brooklyn Brawler, he might be one of the most used and familiar jobbers in history.

But this guy doesn't hold a candle to...

"Iron" Mike Sharpe

In the immortal words of assistant coach Pepper Deane from the movie Major League, "Look at this fuckin' guy."

Mostly well known for his extremely loud, grunting and rumbling voice in the ring, his signature black forearm protector and his never-ending chest hair, this guy was featured weekly on WWE programming. He was a big, mean looking mother fucker but couldn't beat Hornswoggle on his best day. I'm sure that IrishCanadian25 would love him, considering that he was self-proclaimed as "Canada's Greatest Athlete." But besides that, he was really a waste of space... and I loved him for it.

He was originally managed by the late "Captain" Lou Albano and took down a few jobbers but wound up as one, himself. His greatest claim to fame was tag teaming with Hulk Hogan in Japan in 1984 and even had a world title match against Bob Backlund in 1983. But after that, he became a used carpet for the pro-wrestling stars to walk all over.

Interesting fact about Sharpe is that he actually trained Charley Haas. How about that shit?!?

So, does anyone else have a favorite jobber or any memories about any of them that stick out in your mind? If so, please list them and give us a little bit of insight about them in order to teach the youngsters that pro-wrestling wasn't always about glitz and glamor.

(Please note that without giving any explanation or reasoning behind the wrestlers that you list, you'll be given a warning/infractions for spamming.)

Enjoy!!

 

[Disturbed]

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AKA Gilberg has always been my favorite jobber. Duane Gill was trained by the veteran, Larry Sharpe. He debuted in 92 as part of a tag team, the executioners. However the Executioners did not make it very long. They were in WWE a year or two later before returning to the indy scene. At Survivor Series 98, he re-debuted as part of the J.O.B squad as Mankind's mystery opponet. Gill also retired Marc Mero. Marc said if he didn't beat Gill that he would retire. He lost to Gill and retired. Gill, then one his first and only championship in the WWF, when he won the light heavyweight title from Christian. Duane Gill, got a name and gimmick change as he was turned to, "Gilberg" to parody Goldberg. This is when and why he became my favorite jobber. He had entrance just like Goldber and it was hilarious. He returned in 07 at the 15th anniversary of Raw and I actually marked out. I have never marked out to a jobber before and I more than likely, never will again.

 

[Evolution10]

In relation to the OP thread, I think it says something for the state of disarray the WWF was in in 1995. Horriblewitz, (Hopefully some of you know where that reference came from) was on two PPV that year. Yes, PPV. From Superstars Jobber to Summerslam and Survivor Series participant. Not to mention, he ACTUALLY won a match on one of the two PPV. I dont know if it was the WWFs way of trying to show that even the longest of jobbers (enhancement talent) can actually get lucky once in a while, or if they actually wanted to push him, but it was really unfortunate to watch.

As for my favorite jobber, its gotta be, Tony Montana.

Yes, im not even kidding there is a jobber named Tony Montana. Hes a scrawny little white guy, 70s porn star mustache, and sure looked good taking a beating. I can remember on specific Superstars of Wrestling from 1990, where he lost to the Big Bossman, and at the end of the match Bossman chained his leg to his Ball and Chain, while beating him with the nightstick.

 

[BigSexy The IndyKiller]

I have a tie for my favorite....

The Mulkeys got their ass kicked in the Jim Crockett NWA on a REGULAR basis but always kept coming back...

and then we have....

Rocky King. Couldn't find an earlier image when he wore the Jheri Curl, but he took a beating in the old NWA as well. He was actually the first African American wrestler I can remember. Didn't give me much hope at being one myself if all he was gonna do was get his ass kicked all the time lol...
I miss those days though when the would come back from a break and the jobber would be in the ring in some random tights and Members Only jacket ready to go to war before the star would come to the ring with their music blasting in the ultimate squash match... Maybe a clothesline or back body drop from the jobber, especially the face, and that was it. I miss those days.

 

[triple_b2k]

Norman Smiley!!!
That guy was awesome. His hardcore matches were hilarious, right up there with Crash Holly. He eventually started to win a bit in his matches. He would scream like a little girl and get his butt kicked. Most of the time though, he lost his matches. Funny guy and great to watch.
Search Youtube - Norman Smiley vs Meng

 

[Klown_Karnage]

First off, good post. I personally have incredible respect for the jobbers in the business. It takes two to make a good match and sometimes a person is just better at losing than winning. It's a thankless task up front, but I appreciate 'em for what they do.

On to the question at hand, I actually have two.

The first one is obvious and his name has become synonymous with the modern jobber: Santino Marella. The man is a genius when it comes to comedic jobbing, hailed even by Randy Orton in a candid interview as "the funniest man I know." His true genius comes in his selling pain. Nobody does a better pain-ridden squeak than Santino. Not even Hornswoggle. His overacting to the punishment he's dealt combined with his overconfidence is a winner every time. Secondly, there's his ability to do something brilliant "by accident" every now and again which balances out his constant losing and continues to make him interesting enough to actually hold a few championships. Like it or not, the guy has the full package and is a champion jobber.

The second was Jamie Noble. Now, perhaps he wasn't a jobber from the beginning. After all, he did hold the cruserweight championship a few times and managed to take that title and make interesting the story line revolving around it when he had it. He was a great performer and a reliable jobber. His exaggerated swagger made one not too unhappy to see him suffer and he could milk the suffering like nobody's business. When it came to jobbing, Noble could do it all. And yet, there was an almost endearing quality to his dogged determination that made one almost want to see him win once in a while, which was important.

That's all from me, folks.

 

[cainkinison]

There was a guy back in the old nwa and wcw, he was this skinny white guy, weighed barely 160 pds, and every week he would job to someone. He was the most regular guy on saturday night. I remember him because he actually had some pretty good matches against ric flair, arn anderson, and lex luger, where he got a mini push and would come close but never win. For the life of me i cant remember his name though. He had one match against flair where one of the horsemen actually intefered in the match to get flair the win. If anyone else can remember what his name was id appreciate it. I think his first or last name was lee. I remember in the 5 years or so i watched wcw on a regular basis he only won one match.

 

[Flint]

The 80's Jobbers were the best.

Iron Mike Sharpe was great, actually trained some of my friends in wrestling out of New Jersey.

But my faves will always be
Johnny K-9
Barry O (who is related to the Ortons)
Reno Riggins
Dusty/Dale Wolfe
Rip Rogers

It was funny because you always knew they were going to loose, but you also got to know them as well. They were some great cannon fodder

 

[The Brain]

I don’t think guys like Santino Marella, Jamie Noble, and Norman Smiley are the guys D Man had in mid when creating this thread. For the first ten years I was a fan I saw countless jobbers who never made any impact whatsoever in the WWF. I’m talking about guys like Tom Stone, Terry Gibbs, Reno Riggins, Tony Devito, Jim Evans, Mike Bell, and countless others that I’ll never remember the names of.

I can’t say I had a favorite jobber back then. Barry Horowitz and Steve Lombardi are the ones that stand out the most. Once in a while a jobber did something that stood out a little. I remember Ted Dibiase flaunting his money in the face of Mario Mancini. Mancini grabbed the money and ran. Virgil quickly caught him and Dibiase proceeded to punish him in a quick match, but something as little as that stood out a bit because normally a jobber did absolutely nothing. Another jobber moment involving Dibiase and Virgil took place right before WrestleMania VII. Dibiase was wrestling a guy named Kevin Greeno when Virgil (who was now against Dibiase) came out to distract Dibiase. Dibiase left the ring to face Virgil and got counted out. It was just a count out to advance the story but it was pretty shocking to hear Kevin Greeno announced as the winner.

I miss the days of jobber squash matches. They were a nice way to allow the stars to show off their skills and let the fans become familiarized with them. Guys like Tyson Kidd and Zack Ryder would greatly benefit from those kinds of matches now.

 

[jbwphoto1]

iwcsmarksdontknowshit took my first answer - The Mulkeys. Everyone remembers Mulkeymania running wild in Atlanta. They even made it to the Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tournament. There's a guy on the boards who even uses Mulkeymania as his tag.

I remember being a very small child and seeing the jobbers, or as we called them prelim bums, standing in the ring when you came back from commercial. You would think out loud, "He's a big guy. He may be able to wrestle," but then the music would hit and you would know the guy was in for trouble. NWA Mid-Atlantic would normally let the jobbers get in one or two good shots before the star would pummel them into a three count or submission. My husband remembers back when Jake "The Snake" Roberts was actually a jobber in Georgia Championship Wrestling. Jake has said over the years that he wanted to get by on his own merits.

Playboy Buddy Rose was a champion in other territories, but that changed once he got to WWF/WWE. He was one of the guys that people are convinced was making more $ than some of the mid-carders even though you'd be hardpressed to find a lot of wins for him with his final run.

Something I don't remember though was seeing very many female jobbers. I remember a lot of ladies wrestling back in the AWA, but those always seemed to be very competitive. Can anyone think of any?

 

[byrnside]

I'm going with the one, the only: Therman "Sparky" Plugg!!

Of course, this was well before the days of Hardcore Holly, when the WWF was making that overhaul that D-Man was talking about. Before Bob Holly went on to become a prominent member of the J.O.B Squad which all but ended his jobbing career. Before Bob Holly became a trainer on Tough Enough.

Bob Holly made his WWF debut on Wrestling Challenge in 1994 against none other than Barry Horrowitz. His first big break in the WWF came at the Royal Rumble in 1994, where, I believe, he was a replacement for the 1-2-3 Kid? With a few exceptions, this guy spent years in the jobber circuit. He won the tag titles with the 1-2-3 Kid in '95, only to lose them to the Smoking Gunns shortly after. It wasn't until Al Snow came along with the reincarnation of the ECW's J.O.B Squad that Bob really began to shine. Of course most of us know from there he went on to win numerous hardcore titles, a few tag titles and had a couple of world title shots. But the years before were spent in Jobber "purgatory"

 

[Andy 2 Randy]

Now...I honestly can say that i have no idea who these legendary jobbers are (i know...do the appropriate thing), but since i started watching it in the late 2001's...one mysterious man stuck out in my mind...a man who hasnt been seen or heard of since...This man is 'The Carolina panther'..and i know what you are all thinking...Who?
This man (i think) wore wrestling tights and the approprite Carolina NFL jersey (Dont know the name, not a big NFL Fan)...he was in a match against the Great Khali, and lasted about 30 seconds, not before he issued a some what of a Sack attempt...He failed, lost and hasnt been seen since...But is the one jobber who i wouldnt mind laughing at again..I'm Just Sayin...

 

[D-Man]

First off, good post. I personally have incredible respect for the jobbers in the business. It takes two to make a good match and sometimes a person is just better at losing than winning. It's a thankless task up front, but I appreciate 'em for what they do.

Thanks for the added insight. This is all true.

The first one is obvious and his name has become synonymous with the modern jobber: Santino Marella.

The second was Jamie Noble.

I really wish that when I take the time to write up a thread like this, posters would actually READ it. I mean, seriously... did you guys miss my entire first paragraph? None of the individuals I'm referring to came after the year 1995. So how the hell does Santino Marella and Jamie Noble come into the picture?

I'm going with the one, the only: Therman "Sparky" Plugg!!

He was NEVER a jobber. From the day Plugg came into the WWE, he was featured on the infant Monday Night Raw program defeating other jobbers. If he was WINNING matches, how the hell could he be a jobber? Come on, guys... READ!

Now...I honestly can say that i have no idea who these legendary jobbers are (i know...do the appropriate thing), but since i started watching it in the late 2001's...one mysterious man stuck out in my mind...a man who hasnt been seen or heard of since...This man is 'The Carolina panther'..and i know what you are all thinking...Who?

This cracked me up the most. I'm talking about jobbers of the 80's and early 90's and this guy comes in mentioning someone from 2001?!?!? Not only did you fail to mention their name but you failed to grasp the entire concept of this thread. If you have nothing on-topic to contribute, please don't post. Posts like this can derail the thread.


For the love of all that is holy, PLEASE READ MY ORIGINAL POST BEFORE POSTING IN HERE!!!

 

[byrnside]

OK, so I'll admit it, I did miss the bottom of your original post. But, If you can name me any other significant matches Bob won prior to him joining the "New Midnight Express," with the exception of the tag title runs with the 1-2-3 Kid, I'm all ears. I don't think they threw him in one of the top spots as a memeber of the J.O.B squad because they were lacking choices.

As for reasons, the most memorable moment I have of Bob, is winning the tag titles at the Royal Rumble in 1995 against the Million Dollar Man's team of Tatanka and Bam Bam Bigelow. This was the conclusion of a tournament that was laid out to crown new tag team champions after the titles were vacatated, after Diesel and HBK broke up and dropped the titles so Diesel could go on to win the WWF title. If I'm not mistaken the Kid and Holly were thrown together to replace the injured Smoking Gunns. No body saw these two guys winning the titles as they were huge underdogs.. Mainly because the Kid was, well, the Kid and Bob Holly wasn't known for his outstanding accomplishments. But none the less they made it to the finals at the Rumble against Bam Bam and Tatanka and they shocked the world when Bam Bam was knocked off the top rope and onto his head accidentally by his partner while attempting his infamous moonsault and the Kid scored the win.

 

[Raven]

As The Brain said orginally most people don't remeber the old days of wrestling,myself included.Recently when WWE had ECW this little kid debuted on RAW getting destroyed by JBL,moved to ECw joined tommy dremer then turned on him for no reason and joined marky henry who then turned on him and thus ending his short stint in ECW. who am i talking about? none other than Colin Delany! I liked this guy he was the jobeerist among jobbers. The one thing I didn't like about him was that outside the ring he was cocky, whe he went back to chikara after wwe his style of wrestling was listed as "ECW Style" and his nick name was "THe Big Time superstar" I just thought that was stupid

 

[Jackal960]

One of my favorite, other than Sharpe, was S.D. (Special Delivery) Jones. I still remember his hand gesture when his name was announced; he was not a bad wrestler, but when you put him against the top heels you always knew he never had a chance. I think he holds a record of the shortest match of some sort. It was against Bundy if i'm not wrong.

And i remember lots of skinny, white guys who crowd cheered when name announced just because they were against a heel. If they do any wrestling moves, even an irish whip, it was cheered as if he was going to win the match. Those guys were the reason i got scared of Bundy's weight and Terry Funk's iron stick. They made everyone credible.

 

[D-Man]

OK, so I'll admit it, I did miss the bottom of your original post. But, If you can name me any other significant matches Bob won prior to him joining the "New Midnight Express," with the exception of the tag title runs with the 1-2-3 Kid, I'm all ears. I don't think they threw him in one of the top spots as a memeber of the J.O.B squad because they were lacking choices.

As for reasons, the most memorable moment I have of Bob, is winning the tag titles at the Royal Rumble in 1995 against the Million Dollar Man's team of Tatanka and Bam Bam Bigelow. This was the conclusion of a tournament that was laid out to crown new tag team champions after the titles were vacatated, after Diesel and HBK broke up and dropped the titles so Diesel could go on to win the WWF title. If I'm not mistaken the Kid and Holly were thrown together to replace the injured Smoking Gunns. No body saw these two guys winning the titles as they were huge underdogs.. Mainly because the Kid was, well, the Kid and Bob Holly wasn't known for his outstanding accomplishments. But none the less they made it to the finals at the Rumble against Bam Bam and Tatanka and they shocked the world when Bam Bam was knocked off the top rope and onto his head accidentally by his partner while attempting his infamous moonsault and the Kid scored the win.

The problem I have with this is how would any of this constitute Bob Holly being a "jobber"? There is no need to justify a post that completely misses the mark here. Bob Holly, regardless of his previous personas in the WWF(E), won matches and became a success. The men I'm referring to were lifetime jobbers to the stars and never tasted a hint of success. They were featured weekly on television but instead of winning matches, they got their asses handed to them by everyone on the roster.

If you don't know who I'm referring to, this might not be the thread for you to post in.

As The Brain said orginally most people don't remeber the old days of wrestling,myself included.

This is exactly what I mean. If you don't remember then don't post. This thread is NOT for the Colin Delaneys, the Santino Marellas, and other notable personas that had some success post-2000. This thread is for the jobbers of the GOLDEN AGE of wrestling.

 

[oogieboogie]

I got into wrestling around 1991 when the jobbers took up a lot of camera time. Ah the memories. lol

I would have to say Brooklyn Brawler. Anytime i watched him i would just laugh. Cos he would kinda act all tough and then he would have the living daylights beaten out of him. One of the funniest moments for me was on a WWF Fan Favourites video where a fan requested to see BB v Koko B Ware. I coulddn't believe that a fan would request this of all matches. LOL!

I did like Gilberg, just cos he was funny! Especially in the Rumble where he took his time coming down (i think) and was acting like he was gonna do all sorts of damage but just got beaten and thrown out.

There was another jobber, cannot remember the name. This guy got injured and won like $25m in damages from the WWF. Anyone know the name of the guy and what he is upto now?

 

[Somewhat Large Gonzalez]

Does anyone remember The Black Phantom? It was David Heath (a.k.a. Gangrel) under a mask. He let out a ridiculous bellow everytime he executed an offensive maneuver (which was usually a DDT). A few of his matches are on YouTube. If I had to pick a favorite, I'd go with the Brawler, despite his mini-push against the Red Rooster. I laughed my ass off when he appeared on the Old School Raw with Harvey Wippleman by his side.

 

[Food Library]

What about Jumping Jim brunzill. I remember him losing a ton as a kid but liked him a lot. I'm not sure why, maybe it was because of his Jumpin moniker. I don't know his history beyond that though.

Barry Horiblewitz actually had a slightly entertaining fued with Chris Candido when he was a Body Donna. Beat him a bunch of times if I remember correctly but not too many others.

This is a great thread. The WWF was built on the backs of guys like these. You had to make the stars look good and when they were good at it they would be around for a long time. It also made PPV matches more of a must buy because other than SNME you couldn't see the biggest stars face each other on TV.

There was another jobber, cannot remember the name. This guy got injured and won like $25m in damages from the WWF. Anyone know the name of the guy and what he is upto now?

If it's the guy HHH injured his name is Marty Garner. He still wrestles and is friends with the Hardy's.

 

[THTRobtaylor]

I remember when Charles Austin got his neck broke by Marty Jannetty's Rocker Dropper. He is the guy you are thinking of with the big pay out.

WWF changed how they did things around 1990 by having wrestlers announce "open contracts" in the WWF magazine. Basically an article that said they would "take on all comers" or in our times become jobbers. A lot of people went through this process who were once featured stars including El Matador, Virgil, The Barbarian, Bob Backlund, Nikolai Volkoff and even The Bushwhackers so from that time you could call any opener jobbers.

A few guys made the change from jobber to featured but even guys like Iron Mike Sharpe were once bigger level who then became jobbers. Dan Spivey was another good example.

Quick Draw McGraw is perhaps the most famous example of one who started off featured and quickly descended... he then died... In WCW I remember guys like George South being used a lot. And Sal Bellomo in the WWF (a former ECW champion lol)

 

[VencomHardcore]

I LOVE THIS THREAD !

Finally someone that can remember when a Jobber was probably the MOST important person a talent could count on. Here are my picks

SD JONES - He was the first African American in Georgia Championship Wrestling along with Dusty Rhodes, Flair, Anderson [ Ole] and the crew. He was a face but a great jobber that was there to get the crowd excited before he took the fall. He did find success in the territories but never was able to break free as a main eventer. He opened the door for many African American wrestlers in the south. Tony Atlas was the prime beneficiary.

Iron Mike - God . This man looked scary. I would cringe every time he came to the ring but I knew he didn't have a chance in hell against my favorite stars. Iron Mike is a true legend.

Sweet Brown Sugar - An African American pioneer but was a face jobber. He was on NWA after SD Jones left and went to texas to WCCW for a short stint. The crowd would pop for him but he never really won that many matches on TV although he did find some gold in the territories and tag team circuit.

That is something that I did notice. Some jobbers did win belts in the territories and then jobbed to bigger stars on television programs. So in a sense the jobbers were really great at selling because being able to win was training for being able to loose.


GREAT THREAD !

 

[The Brain]

Let's keep in mind the definition of a true jobber. Sparky Plugg wasn't a jobber. He lost often to guys higher on the card but that doesn't make him a jobber. A jobber would be the guys that lost to Sparky Plugg. For example:

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Sparky Plugg has music and gets an introduction as he comes down the aisle. The jobber is already in the ring and has his name announced while Plugg's music plays. When you are so unimportant that your introduction is drowned out by your opponent's music you are a true jobber.

Another jobber that came to mind for me was The Intruder. He stood out because he actually had a wrestling name instead of a generic name that no one would remember. He was bigger than most jobbers and wore a mask. Despite all that he was jobber like everyone else I've mentioned and was just another victim of squash matches.

 

[Craig-O-Mac]

I dont think the jobber oogie is referring to was Marty Garner. I think perhaps thats Chad Austin who was folded up by the Rockers, specifically Marty Janetty after he delivered the Rocker Dropper AKA The Fame-Asser. Austin lay on the mat saying he was hurt but had to endure more punishment as he lay prone on the ground- good god almighty He was broken in half..

Back to the topic at hand, my dad always liked Brawler but i was a Horowitz fan in that lame summer of 1995. I think i recall some sort of 3-way feud with Skip and maybe even Hakushi!!

I was watching a few Battle Royals after reading a thread about that topic. This specific one i watched was from 1991 and had 40 guys in it, including a handful of jobbers, i found that crazy! It was won by the Berserker. I've a question for some more experienced fans, There was a specific jobber in that battle royal called the Dublin Destroyer. Does anyone remember him? Was he Irish? I ask this because I'm from Dublin and find this semi-fascinating...

 

[Macho_King]

Heres my all time WWF jobbers or ham-N-eggers list. Some have been mentioned already but see if some that haven't ring a bell with any of you.

Barry Horowitz (1987-1996)
Steve Lombardi (AKA Brooklyn Brawler)
Leaping Lanny Poffo
Brady Boone AKA Black Kat (1986-1990)
Damien Demento (1992-1993) Had a Gimmick
Reno Riggins (1988-1992)
Duane Gill (1992-1994) (1998-2000)
Barry Hardy (1987-1989)
Jack Foley (1980s circa 83-87?) Yes its Mick Foley/Mankind
Scott Casey (1987-1990)
Los Conquistadores (1988-1989)
Bobby Who (early 90)
Iron Mike Sharpe (80s and early 90's)
Von Krus (2005-2007)
S.D. Jones (1980's)
George South
Dusty Wolfe
Bryan Costello
Johnny Rodz

Some of these guys went on to have gimmicks like Steve Lombardi the Brooklyn Brwaler managed by Bobby Heenan. Lanny Poffo had his trademark frisbee throw before matches and read poems. He also went on to become the Genuis and managed a Young Mr. Perfect.

Jobbers are technically considered enhancement talent which built up and made superstar wrestlers on TV look good and unbeatable. Which led to the payoff with there feuds with other superstars at the pay per views.

There were fan favorite jobbers as well technically George Steele was not a jobber but never won many matches. Also many wrestlers "paying there dues" were beat on early on like Mick foley in the 80's. And Matt and Jeff hardy were pretty much Jobbers in 1993/1994 time period losing match after match quickly on WWF Superstars and Raw and Wrestling Challenge in that time period. Also if the company did like the way you worked or if they didnt have anything for you. They could bury you and then you could become a semi-jobber like Chavo and some today.

So Jobbers dont really exist in this day and age of must see Tv and Storylines and ratings. Also you dont have time to simply not have all your top stars on tv every show anymore with PPVs every 3 weeks or so. You have to sell your product. Jobbers though were very important and there were some very good ones like Johnny Rodz who is in the WWE HOF and he was a Jobber. He worked for Vince's dad in the WWWF going back all the way to 1965-1980's. Thats service and dedication.


Do some of these guys names ring a bell?