We’re doing another “3-Up Spotlight” and this time it’s another WCW alum in “The Prince of Punk” Shannon Moore. Has long has it been that he was “The Prince of Punk” and “The Reject”?
Shannon Moore Could Handle Himself on the Mic
This is something that we didn’t see much of in Moore’s career on TV. The man could deliver a punchy, brief face promo.
Hell, he could’ve probably done longer promos if given time earlier in his career. The thing is that he was never really positioned to where he would need to regularly do promos.
While wrestlers are expected to be competent around a mic, it’s also up to producers to present talent in a way that plays to their strengths and covers weaknesses.
From what I’ve seen of Moore’s work on the mic, he did well when given just enough time to speak. At the upper levels of the card, he would need to speak for longer and be able to bounce off of another wrestler but I wouldn’t say he would totally struggle.
Consistency Is Key
Like most OMEGA alumni that found themselves in large promotions towards the end of the 1990s, Shannon Moore was extremely consistent regardless of the opponents.
Now, consistency doesn’t always equal a solid or better match. It just means that Moore wasn’t going to have severe off days or stink up the joint on his end.
To a degree, saying that a wrestler is consistent is similar to saying that a major selling point of your significant other is that they’re steady. It’s expected but it’s a strength for Moore.
Major Strength: In-Ring Ability
Moore could do some of everything in the ring when paired against his 90s contemporaries. We even saw his brawling ability when he headed to TNA.
That said, he didn’t excel in any area. Pairing this with his consistency, he wasn’t going to detail a match or injure opponents because he’s attempting something out there as a move or spot.
The stuff he and other American junior heavyweights did during his peak was influential to the flashier high-flyer style of the 2000s but would’ve been basic at that time.
Even so, he wouldn’t be out of place or a guest with that wave of talents.
Does any of this make for a wrestler who should be at the top of the card in a major company? Not at all. It does make for a wrestler who should’ve been positioned better in the tag team, divisional, and tertiary title pictures.
In WCW, he didn’t need nor qualified for the World or U.S championships. Could he have delivered an exciting bout against those champions? No doubt.
However, in WCW he should’ve seen a reign with the Cruiserweight championship and possibly the TV and Tag Team titles.
The WWE Cruiserweight title was a title he could’ve held given that the division was always oddly booked and could’ve done with some consistency.
A time machine would be required to swap second act Shannon Moore—The Prince of Punk—with WCW and first WWE run Moore.
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