Mr. Perfect Terry Taylor? | WrestleZone Forums

Posted by Reinaldo Massengill on Friday, May 3, 2024
1. to my knowledge, this rumor is true. the Mr Perfect gimmick was originally offered to Terry Taylor and then later to Curt Hennig. of all the gimmicks that were around in the WWF then and now, why anyone would ever choose the Red Rooster over the perfect athlete, i'll never know, but i guess we all make mistakes. i've also read that one of the original ideas for Austin was a cold gimmick; not like a stone cold personality, which he took up later on, but a cold temperature gimmick with possible names of Ace Dagger, Chilly McFreeze and Baron Von Ruthless. all that said, there have been some pretty terrible gimmicks and ideas in the WWF in the past and present with more sure to come, but why when one has the choice they make this kind of mistake is just odd to me.

2. Curt Hennig was destined for greatness. his dad was a wrestler and now his son is. he would have made an impact no matter what his gimmick, assuming it wasn't the Red Rooster. but this guy had incredible mic skills, great technician in the ring and just awesome crowd reaction. plus he had a pretty good look to him also. i loved his theme music and the spitting out and swatting the gum, the towel he'd carry out with him, everything was just perfect, no pun intended. his "rap is crap" stuff in WCW was hilarious, though i never knew about all the minnesota cowboys prior to this run, lol. he would've been great regardless. no matter his gimmick, he was a heck of an athlete and would have done great things. and likewise, no offense to Terry Taylor or any of his fans and family, but he may not have been destined for the same greatness no matter what his gimmick was. some guys just don't reach the same heights as others.

3. this is a tough question to answer. in a semi-related subject, i've read that the role of Forrest Gump was originally written for John Travolta instead of Tom Hanks. now it's impossible for me to see that especially since Tom Hanks is so known for it. he won the oscar for that role. but could Travolta have pulled it off? it's so hard to think about because in my mind now, all i see is Hanks in that role. same thing goes with Perfect. all i see for that role now is Curt Hennig and it's hard to imagine anything different because of the memories i have with what actually happened, no matter the talent that could have stepped up. Terry Taylor was a very talented hand, but i just can't imagine him in the Perfect gimmick because all i see is Hennig and he was absolutely perfect. pun intended.

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