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Why is X-Pac Still Around? |
That is a question millions of
wrestling fans ask themselves when they see him walking down to the ring. Fans
love to chant “X-Pac sucks” at the 6”ft, 212lb, Minnesota native when he
is in the house. Why do fans love to chant this at the former “1-2-3 Kid”?
Could it be because he appears on television week after week and never seems to
contribute much to the program? Maybe it’s because he looks like an arrogant
punk when he struts down to the ring? Better yet, maybe it is because he truly
does “suck”? Whatever the reason may be, you will not find too many
wrestling fans that will admit to being a fan of X-Pac.
Wrestling fans often scratch their heads in disbelief as to why he is still
around. Does X-Pac have something on Vince McMahon that would force him to keep
him around? X-Pac is good for swift Karate kicks, a few spin kicks, his
finishing move, and that’s about it; nothing fancy and nothing very
entertaining. He has held the European title and Cruiserweight title on more
than one occasion. He has also held the tag team titles more than once. He is
not Intercontinental material and no one cares to see him hold the titles he has
already held, so why should he stick around?
He clearly does not entertain the crowd when he comes through the curtains.
People are more annoyed than entertained when they see him walk down the ramp
with his hands above his head and that ridiculous looking cut-off shirt.
X-Pac has had a long career in the wrestling business. He started when he was a
teenager and made his big debut in the WWF as the 1-2-3 Kid back in the early
90’s. He then left the WWF to join his friends, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, in
WCW as the nWo began its assault on the wrestling world. He returned to the WWF
in 1998 and joined another popular group, D-X. Since the D-X split, he has
floated around on his own and annoyed fans with his repetitious wrestling
styles.
What is next for X-Pac? Some scream out that he should quit the business and
never come back. Other fans may like his wrestling style and wish to see him
stay around for years to come. The number of people wishing he would stay around
is probably far less than the number wishing he would strut out of the wrestling
world forever.
Nevertheless, something needs to happen with X-Pac. He is boring and irritating.
Maybe if he changed his name to X-Punk, he would at least recognize that he
comes across as a punk and people would appreciate his honesty.
Instead, he comes to the ring with the mentality that he is one of the best in
the business and that makes fans loath him even more. One good thing can be said
for X-Pac and that is he knows how to draw heat from the fans. He knows the fans
loath his presence and he plays his character to it nicely. He continues to come
out every week and express his arrogant and cocky attitude. His attitude is the
only thing going for him right now.
Sean Waltman will soon see that his time in wrestling is up. When he does leave
the business, he will leave behind a successful cruiserweight career and
millions of happy fans that have been waiting for a very long time to see him
off the TV screen and out of the squared circle. “X-Pac sucks” will forever
hang over Mr. Waltman and it is two easy words that sum up his entire wrestling
career.