Kevin Sullivan

[Grimmas]

Discuss here.

[Grimmas]

I have seen most of his WCW work and some of his Memphis stuff. Is there anything from Florida and SMW that would get him into the top 100, because I don't see him close at this point.

 

I do enjoy his brawls, but I could name a 100 brawlers I like better.

[JerryvonKramer]

I don't really like him as a worker, but I love listening to him talk. Have been working through Helluvadeal. Guy has a great mind for the business, and an accent I dig.

 

There's a Sullivan "The Devil in Florida" comp that has been around for years that I've never watched, but I suspect any case to be made for him is going to come from that. Seems more of a out-of-ring character guy than a worker though.

[Danish Dynamite]

Think you're right. Been trying to catch up on Kevin's stuff, and I'm surprised how much I actually like the guy. But it's not the in-ring stuff. Maybe top 100 characters/gimmicks though...

[Parties]

Would need to see more of his prime in Florida to fairly judge. If he's not a top 100 worker, he may be a top 100 gimmick. I think the Dungeon of Doom makes him seem small-time in some people's eyes, but he got that gig by being a fantastic heel who worked really hard to get a terrible feud over. Plus even after that he's got the stuff with Arn/Benoit. The Varsity Club was a very cool gimmick (just watched Steiners-Sullivan/Rotundo from GAB '89: short but very entertaining), and the Army of Darkness was tremendous. They would rank high among top 100 group photos of factions taken on the beach. On his brawling alone, he doesn't make my list, but he is a beloved figure for sure.

[Danish Dynamite]

Totally agree! Imagine how shit some of the stuff he was involded in would have been, if he hadn't worked his ass off and at least made them fun.

[El-P]

Funny how in the last few years, I became appreciative of the work of the Devil.

[Ship Canal]

I'm currently working my way through the Memphis set having seen pretty much all of his WCW run. I'm only at the end of disc1 but Sully has been solidly entertaining as a surprisingly stacked meat and potatoes kind of guy against the likes of Dutch etc. Nothing top outstanding really, other than the fact that in Memphis he seems to be sporting some unintentionally revealing trunks which display little slivers of arsecheek on either side which is something of a distraction.

 

I believe the Devil in Florida comp is on youtube now, so Ill add that to the cramming list before Mania. I have about 11 places left fo fill but at this rate I doubt he'll make the cut. If I was doing a personal favourite gimmicks list though, he'd be a dead cert.

 

Parv: Out of interest have you seen any of the Kayfabe Commentaries Sullivan DVDs? If not you'll probably enjoy them.

[Ricky Jackson]

Gonna start bumping threads for wrestlers I love who haven't been discussed during this cycle

Here's a chronological playlist I put together that may help sway voters 

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV6RCTo_Cd0BEElI_Qe-NCcjevfORw9Ns&si=0gTnXPxX6Ch7x55T

 

[ElHijodeGorgeousGeorge]

On 12/8/2025 at 2:10 PM, Ricky Jackson said:

Gonna start bumping threads for wrestlers I love who haven't been discussed during this cycle

Here's a chronological playlist I put together that may help sway voters 

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV6RCTo_Cd0BEElI_Qe-NCcjevfORw9Ns&si=0gTnXPxX6Ch7x55T

 

Sullivan was a consistently great pro wrestler for many years and sadly, much of his best moments were either in Florida and much of that is hard to find or in awful quality or during drought times such as his really unsung shit with One Man Gang in 91 having to make El Gigante any kind of palletable. I loved him with Cactus as WCW Tag Team champions in 94 just having street fights monthly.