He was a very good to great worker during the early 90s before getting injured. He could talk on the microphone as well as anyone the WWF had at the time, he had the look, etc.
If Brian Pillman comes to the WWF in 1991 does he become a Main Eventer Eventually?
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I meant eventually become a main eventer, new generation era
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If he had loose cannon mic skills yup but nah. He's like Steiner if his promos and in ring ever matched up they'd run shyt
No...as a huge pillman fan, absolutely not...hogan, slaughter, warrior, and undertaker were main eventers in 1991. He would've been on or below Mr. Perfect, bulldogs, and bret's tier. And he would've been passed over by hbk and the kliq when they rose....
That said, the only time he couldve and wouldve been a main eventer was 1996-on and he DEFINITELY was gonna be barring injury and eventual death.
you don't think he could have nudged his way in during the New Generation?
Over hbk bret sid diesel bam bam syxx taker and razor? Without kliq protection? I dont see it. He would be below razor likely and would rise to the main event at the same time that scott hall did in late 96you don't think he could have nudged his way in during the New Generation?
No, but those IC title matches with HBK, Bret, Owen, Bulldog and Perfect would've been incredible. 
Great question.
I was a big Pillman fan but it's really hard to say if he ever would have been allowed to develop that "Loose Cannon" persona under Vince's watch. I'm guessing he wouldn't have, at least not to the extent that he did.
Bischoff actually deserves a lot of credit for giving Pillman creative licence to go off the deep end as a character. It backfired on him when Pillman got out of his contract and eventually got to the WWF, but that character change couldn't have happened the way it did without Bischoff's co-operation.
Would Vince have co-signed the development of the Loose Cannon persona if he'd been Pillman's boss since 1991? I tend to doubt it. But that's ironic because I don't think Vince had much interest in Pillman until he realized how well Pillman could play an over-the-top character.
No question that Pillman was headed toward main events before he died, though.
I was a big Pillman fan but it's really hard to say if he ever would have been allowed to develop that "Loose Cannon" persona under Vince's watch. I'm guessing he wouldn't have, at least not to the extent that he did.
Bischoff actually deserves a lot of credit for giving Pillman creative licence to go off the deep end as a character. It backfired on him when Pillman got out of his contract and eventually got to the WWF, but that character change couldn't have happened the way it did without Bischoff's co-operation.
Would Vince have co-signed the development of the Loose Cannon persona if he'd been Pillman's boss since 1991? I tend to doubt it. But that's ironic because I don't think Vince had much interest in Pillman until he realized how well Pillman could play an over-the-top character.
No question that Pillman was headed toward main events before he died, though.
Flying bryan and the rocket owen hart...yeah i see it.
Pillman was about as "right place / right time" as austin in terms of showing up in wwf...I definitely could see them main eventing early 1998 PPVs.
hell, even the austin thing almost didnt happen in the wwf.
ecw gave him his wave, but vince still brought him in as the ringmaster.
