The days of jobbers like “Jumpin” Joey Maggs, Reno Riggins, and Randy Hogan will never be seen again. Today’s wrestling fan would not be willing to watch an entire show devoted to one sided squash matches. He had wild, unkempt hair, spoke in grunts, and had almost 200 losses. By the time the UWF folded, he looked more like the missing link than The Missing Link.
As the losses mounted, Boyette’s physical appearance deteriorated. Soon, the announcers would make sure to remind everyone of the losing streak and instead of listing Boyette’s weight and hometown, the graphic showed his winless record. Boyette would appear on UWF television week in and week out, and he would be soundly beat every time. Still, the promotion had some great storylines, and one of the most fondly remembered is the saga of Mike Boyette. Bill Watts’s UWF was primarily known for its no nonsense attitude. It wasn’t just the big promotions that had memorable jobbers. Get cleanly beat? Well, there’s a reason no one remembers Outback Jack. Have a competitive match on PTW and you were probably a jobber to the stars. Squash him on Challenge and you were an upper mid carder. Lombardi also gave fans a clue where on the totem pole others stood. Superstars, All American, and Prime Time Wrestling all featured matches with him. Lombardi stood out by simply always being there. Whether as Lombardi, the Brooklyn Brawler or Abe “Knuckleball” Schwartz, the New York native left an impression with fans in his over three decades in WWE. Their big victory over the Gladiators is one of the best slow burn angles ever. They were clumsy and were constantly in danger of hurting themselves, but anyone who saw them will never forget them. Even before they became cult favorites, they had developed quite a fanbase.
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With a last name that screams “JOBBER,” skin so pale a vampire would tell them they need a tan, and bodies straight out of a Charles Atlas ad, the two were an NWA staple. The MulkeysĪt the other end of the spectrum were the Mulkey brothers. He easily could have made it big on the territories. For whatever reason, he stuck around in the NWA. You knew he would never win, but something about him made it seem like he could have been something more. Even more impressive was how he was able to make fans think he actually had a chance to win. In a time when even top stars were covered in layers of flab, King stood out. Unlike most jobbers, the diminutive King had an impressive physique. It was not necessary to have all of them as long as you had an abundance of some of them. There were many great qualities to being a great jobber. Here are some of the most beloved jobbers of all time. The days of jobbers and squash matches are long gone, but the memories will last forever. No one truly gets over - but at least the fans get to chant “You deserve it!” six to nine times a year. The main event quality matches rarely lived up to the billing, while rosters became a homogeneous blend of geeks trading wins and losses. It was a great idea in theory that never quite worked out in practice.
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