Grimmas Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Discuss here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisZ Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 One of the greatest tag workers of all-time whether it was with Arn Anderson, Stan Lane, Dennis Condrey, or teaming with the guy I thought was his best partner in Sweet Brown Sugar (Koko Ware.) Eaton was also a solid singles worker as well in Memphis working against guys like Dundee, Keirn, & Dutch then had some good matches in WCW in 1991 against Arn, Zenk, Terry Taylor in the TV Title mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shining Wiz Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 A top 10 contender for me. Did almost everything excellently, as long as a mic never went near him. I'd be curious if anyone can make a compelling case against him being at least top 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childs Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Sure, there are at least 50 other really great wrestlers. There's your argument. And I love Eaton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shining Wiz Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Sure, there are at least 50 other really great wrestlers. There's your argument. And I love Eaton. Har har. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Top flight tag worker, good singles worker. Work-first guy. He'll be on my cutline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 He'll be right below Morton wherever they end up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 I'll have him above Morton because he has much cooler offense, worked great as both the junior and senior member of the team, and was surprisingly effective as a face. And arguably had a better singles run. He also had better runs with OTHER teams: Dangerous Alliance, Blue Bloods, etc. I think Eaton has more to him than Morton all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Eaton may be the best wrestler I know with the lowest amount of personal charisma. I don't know what becomes of him if he doesn't link up with Cornette and other managers to provide a way of building a career. I can't imagine a guy with Bobby's deficits coming up today and getting major play in a larger company. From a character perspective, he comes off as an instrument of Cornette's will rather than an independent actor. That being said, what a physical talent who could do so much, so well and with impeccable timing. A really good flyer in terms of landing with impact and force, he also had an underrated ground game with one of the most beautiful swinging neckbreakers you will ever see. The Lane version of the Midnight Express was especially ahead of its time in terms of double teams, several of which could be used as finishes today with no alteration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shining Wiz Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Check out his tv title run to see how he does on his own. By no means a dynamic personality, but the crowd really gets behind him for a while. He and Arn were some of the best stuff going in WCW at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I would suggest that he was such a fixture in WCW at the time that it allowed the crowd to get behind him based on tenure. I don't think he could have just been introduced to the company and get the same results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shining Wiz Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 We'll never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I always had the sense that the crowd really felt like he was kindred to them in 91, one of their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 I still can't work out if the eerie "Bobbbbbyyy Boobbbbbbby" chant in 91 was his entrance theme or the actual crowd. Either way, it's weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 I think Bobby Eaton's charisma is underrated. The guy was a great in-ring heel and is one of the best at doing flashy stuff without babyfacing himself. Charisma is important, but I really look at it as an issue of being able to get fans into your matches more than anything. He's more charismatic than someone like Finlay (outside of Europe), for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stomperspc Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Eaton's in-ring timing was so good and usually so spot-on that he was able to get great reactions regardless of whether or not he had charisma in the more "traditional" sense. The way he'd take a perfectly timed, right-sized bump off of Lane for a mis-communication spot or the way he'd hit a cutoff move at the precise right time to get a big reaction were almost unparalleled, particularly by tag workers. Charisma in wrestling is more than just facial expressions, big movements, and emotion. Strong timing and smoothness, for example, are two qualities that can help a wrestler connect with a crowd and Eaton had those in spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 One of the best right hands ever, the best swinging neckbreaker ever, a fantastic bumper, and as said above, great timing. Watched the WrestleWar '90 tag between the Midnights and RnR and even after all those years, they figure out ways to make things work, with my favorite being Eaton coming in on a blind tag as Morton rolls up Lane to deliver the neckbreaker. Stuff like that made him stand out during that time, way more than Lane's crappy karate stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposer Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Arguably the greatest tag wrestler in US history. Awesome at every facet of the game. Absolutely will make my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheapshot Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 A lock for my list. Great for so many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shining Wiz Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Watching 1982 Memphis TVs. The biggest revelation is Eaton being a charismatic tough guy. Like.....an actual personality. The ring work is really solid already, whether tag or singles. Hands down the best guy on the show. Ironically, second best guy around is Stan Lane who's working opening matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 I'll have him above Morton because he has much cooler offense, worked great as both the junior and senior member of the team, and was surprisingly effective as a face. And arguably had a better singles run. He also had better runs with OTHER teams: Dangerous Alliance, Blue Bloods, etc. I think Eaton has more to him than Morton all around. Not to give away too much of our upcoming WTBBP review, but Halloween Havoc 91 is a pretty good demonstration of why Eaton > Morton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR Ackermann Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 It would be really interesting to see how people compare Eaton and Bret Hart. Eaton looks good even in throwaway 5 minute matches in the 90s whereas Bret looks average in 10 minute throwaway matches. Bret Hart is someone you will hear being hyped as high as a top 10 guy for some people, when I don't think he comes close to Eaton and you don't see him being touted as a top 10 guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJH Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Eh, I don't have Bret as a Top 10 guy, but he's got a greater selection of high-end (for the WWE) singles matches than Bobby does. Bobby destroys him in tags, of course, but I'd say Bret's matches with Owen and Austin, to pick two of the most obvious, are more disparate than any of Eaton's best tag matches. And then you have Bret being a bigger star, and singles matches often count better with people than tags do (rightly or wrongly). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 What are the showcase Eaton singles matches? Just watched him for the first time in forever in a random Midsouth 6-man and forgot how great he was. Just wondering where to go next beyond the top flight MX tags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTLL Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 The two Flair matches from 12/89 and 1/90, the TV title win over Arn at SuperBrawl I, and vs. Terry (Terrence) Taylor at Havoc 91 are good starts. I don't know his pre MX days very well. Or SMW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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