“The Taskmaster” Kevin Sullivan has a protracted monitor report in skilled wrestling, and he has one easy piece of recommendation for younger wrestlers. 

On the newest “Busted Open Radio,” he was requested how present stars may replicate his longevity, and he urged them to construct a plausible character. “Develop your character,” Sullivan mentioned bluntly, stating that Bully Ray carried the identical character for over 25 years as a result of it was plausible. “You did not have to do all these flips and flops and stuff. They thought you had been the hardest human being strolling the planet.” 

Sullivan believes that the WWE/UFC merger is a chance for WWE to make their product look extra official, as they’ve an precise fight sports activities league as a enterprise companion. However he sees the enterprise heading in a troubling path as too many wrestlers are attempting to wrestle for Dave Meltzer and his coveted 5-star score, which has led to a homogenization of the enterprise.

“I do not know if Dusty [Rhodes] ever obtained a 5-star score, however he positive put a whole lot of asses in seats,” Sullivan defined. He argued that the Corridor of Famer was a grasp at getting contained in the viewers’s head, and thinks there are particular stars which are really creating the proper of aura.

“I feel Brock [Lesnar] did it the precise approach,” Sullivan mentioned. “There is a particular buzz when he is available in via the viewers. Roman Reigns … he adopted The Rock’s collection, when he first obtained there they pushed him and pushed him and pushed him they usually’re yelling at him ‘Rocky’s horrible,’ then the entire sudden, we’re previous 1,000 days [as champion] now.” 

He identified that Reigns is ready to make his babyface opponents plausible threats, pointing to the recognition of Sami Zayn earlier this 12 months, who misplaced to Reigns at Elimination Chamber however nonetheless had the group singing his music for a very long time.