In WWE, one of the top heels is easily Baron Corbin, or as he’s currently known: King Corbin. Fans hate the guy, and that simply means he’s doing his job right. But he’s also a student of the game, and we don’t mean Triple H. While he comes from a football background, he has done his homework on some of the great heels in WWE history, and he has now revealed some of his big influences.
King Corbin Was Influenced By JBL Among Others
During an interview on SiriusXMs ‘Busted Open Radio with Mark Henry and David LeGreca, Corbin would talk about who influenced him the most as a heel in professional wrestling.
“Arn Anderson…I’ve had just countless conversations with him, and the wisdom he possesses for just being evil is amazing. We got along instantly just because, he’s like ‘You don’t just act like this, this is who you are. Eddie Guerrero was awesome at, just the way he carried himself, and you hated him the second he walked out, when his music hit, because he’d walk out with confidence. Even JBL to me, JBL is just incredible in how he could just stand there and smile, and a whole arena wanted to just kill him.”
JBL is one of the easiest comparrions to Corbin, mainly because he fills a similar role to that of JBL, a bruiser heel in the upper-midcard, who will easily fit in a main event role. If confidence is what he pulled from Guerrero it makes sense, because he has that in spades, but no one can match the sheer confidence of Latino Heat. That was truly one of a kind.
He Emulated Bam Bam Bigelow On The Football Field
As previously mentioned, Corbin comes to wrestling from the world of football, like many others. When he would be playing the sport as a kid, he’d pretend to be Bam Bam Bigelow or Big Boss Man.
“I watched guys like Bam Bam Bigelow…I’d be going to football practice and my dads like ‘You know how Bam Bam ran over this dude, that’s what you gotta do at football today, just think like him and be a big dude,’ it’s funny because you’re a little kid playing football, but I’m out there acting like I’m Bam Bam Bigelow or Big Boss Man…that’s kind of where I drew all my stuff from.”
All these influences boiled down to one of the best heels in the business today not named MJF. Some love to hate him, others want to change the channel when he grabs a microphone, but at the end of the day, if he’s making people make noise? He’s doing his job right.
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