It’s 1999, who would you have the hardest time believing would ever be WWE champ one day?

[puppetmaster]

Bradshaw


He had a ceiling as a mid card “beat me to get to the title” coming up at him.



Rey was a once in a lifetime talent, anyone with a brain knows you gotta at least TRY with him

 

[Womb Raider]

Rey Mysterio, you never think a cruiserweight (however talented) is going to be world champion

 

[staticshock]

Eddie

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Bradshaw without a doubt. All the others on the list had already shown signs of star power whether it was charisma, ringwork or both. Bradshaw hadn’t shined at all.

Did Bradshaw even have the APA gimmick in 1999? That’s when he started showing a lot of charisma. Otherwise, Acolyte Bradshaw was just a mercenary and nothing more

 

[ECA]

A lot of these guys were at one point in time the most over or damn near close to it. Bradshaw was never on that level

 

[R=G]

Bradshaw of course

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Bradshaw, EASILY

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Breh watch some old 99 shows....Edge was getting crazy pops for someone in the tag division/midcards. He was getting them screaming female pops. shyt is kinda crazy.

This board irrationally hates Edge, no logic will work.

 

[thaKEAF]

Did Bradshaw even have the APA gimmick in 1999? That’s when he started showing a lot of charisma. Otherwise, Acolyte Bradshaw was just a mercenary and nothing more

I don’t think they were full on APA until 2000

 

[Jim Cornette]

All of them bytch ass nikkas lmaoo...

Especially edge and christian.

Edit:
Actually nah, Bradshaw was believable as a big nasty heel. Don't really get all the hate for him being champ.

Jericho... fukk no, he's honestly one of the worst people on the mic for me. How could he get promo time every show for his lame 10yo level jokes?! How'd that lame shyt get over. Pure lame cac shyt.

Eddie, yes cos he was epic in ring and could talk

Benoit.. nah cos he couldn't talk

 

[FunkDoc1112]

I don’t think they were full on APA until 2000

It started late '99. After Russo left WWF reset a lot of people's gimmicks and the Acolytes were the first ones to change. The beer drinking stuff happened around October.

 

[BrehWyatt]

Mysterio, Hardy or Christian.

 

[Hey_zeus]

Miz easily(he should be listed). He was still feuding with Coral on RR. When they're powers combined on the Challenge

 

[supertrekker]

A duck face looking reality television cast member. A garden gnome looking midget who chants YES all the time.

 

[TheBigBopper]

Rey should have never been WWE Champion, I’m sorry

I agree with this. Could never watch his matches against main event level talent because asking me to suspend disbelief over the size differential is an insult to my intelligence.