Larry Sweeney

[9.0] "One of the big what ifs of professional wrestling. We got the tip of the iceberg for his career, before depression took his life. What could have been for Sweeney with how the industry would go in the 2010's? Who knows, but all signs point to him becoming huge."

[9.0] "A good wrestler, but an all-time promo master. When Sweeney was on his game, he could talk anybody into a show to watch him wrestle."

[10.0] "Larry Sweeney is a classic example of a guy born in the wrong decade. If he had been around 20 years earlier, he would've been the perfect wrestling persona, rivaling guys like Bobby Heenan and Jim Cornette as an all-time best manager and commentator. Admittedly he was nothing spectacular when it came to in-ring work, but he always put on at least watchable matches. His mic skills, charm, and charisma are what put him over the top for me and why I give him the perfect 10. It's a damn shame we lost him so soon."

[8.0] "Though solid enough in the ring, "Sweet 'n' Sour" Larry Sweeney's greatest attribute by far was his overwhelming charisma and personality, and he was able to successfully translate the concept of the old-school manager into the modern wrestling world. Unfortunately before truly reaching his prime as a performer or the heights he could potentially rise to, he would lose his battle with mental health; a tragedy of course for the obvious reasons, but also because the wrestling world lost a performer who might have gone down as one of the all-time great managers."

[9.0] "Sadly a lot of people don't know this guy! I was first saw him in the Wrestler with Mickey Rouke as a cameo appearance. I did not know about him until after he died. He made independent wrestling look better than ever. He was popular in the indies. Great at promos and his moves were excellent. Reminds me a bit of Ric Flair and Macho Man! Very sad he died so young."

[10.0] "I miss him a lot. He was not a great in ring worker, but his personality and charisma was tremendous. He should've been around in the 1980s, he would've been a national star. I had the pleasure of knowing him briefly when he wrestled here in Western Pennsylvania, and he was an all around good guy outside of the business as well."

[10.0] "One of the best ever on the mic or as a manager, and a pretty good wrestler at that. He is greatly missed, one of the unsung greats of his generation."

[8.0] "Larry Sweeney wasn't exactly the best wrestler in the world, however, what he lacked in technical wizardry, he made up for in mic skill, and being one of the greatest heels on the indie circuit. Larry Sweeney was the epitome of charisma, and his death has left a huge hole in the wrestling world which has yet to be filled in this very day."