Giant Haystacks

[7.0] "For Giant Haystacks, in-ring ability was always secondary to aura and charisma, both of which he possessed in spades. However, much like André the Giant, while never a ring general the younger and more svelte Haystacks was remarkably nimble for a man of his considerable size, although he slowed significantly with age and increased weight. Very good psychology and character work compensated for his physical shortcomings and made him wholly convincing as a monster heel. Unfortunately much of the footage available today is of the older and more broken down Haystacks which does not show him in his best light, particularly his brief but disastrous run in WCW. A far better worker than many today give him credit for being."

[6.0] "A truly iconic heel of the British scene in the 70s and 80s, like the British answer to Andre the Giant. While not the greatest in ring and hardly mobile but was undoubtedly a big draw alongside Big Daddy. His WCW run definitely ruined any American perception of him as a monster and instead as some immobile fat giant who couldn't cut a promo"

[0.0] "I've only seen this man in the WCW, which was the last stop in his career. I wouldn't classify him as pro wrestler during that run, as he mainly stood and took shots - he couldn't catch Scotty Riggs and also struggled with the basic elbow drop... It was not safe and he should have never been there. You could find any random big man on the street and he'd do better. By the looks of other ratings he had a better showing earlier on in his career."

[7.0] "One of the British super heavyweights that was in reality just a fat man. His in ring work isn't very good. His promo skills aren't outstanding. Had a terrible run in WCW late in his career. But despite all this is one of the big 3 in icons of British wrestling golden days for me. 3.5 stars."

[7.0] "Giant Haystacks was not a particularly outstanding performer, especially in the twilight of his career, when he had a number of really bad matches, but he was an outstanding representative of his time, who played a significant role in the development of British wrestling, making a really serious contribution to the history of sport, so I don't think his current rating is close to correct, given his status as an icon in United Kingdom."

[2.0] "Very popular in the UK back in the day, but by the time WCW brought him over to face Hogan, he was already too sick to go through with it and after some horrendous matches against jobbers and almost killing poor Scotty Riggs in the ring on a botch, they quickly jobbed him out to the Giant and he went home and unfortunately died from cancer 2 years later. The little bit I have seen of him, he wasn't very good at all. But his size made him popular across the pond."

[6.0] "Famous for his size and his matches against another British icon Big Daddy. His bulk limited his in-ring ability, but personally I felt that he was a better wrestler than Big Daddy - although admittedly that does not say much."

[8.0] "Actually pretty good attraction and kinda like the British Andre. He wasn't the smoothest in the ring but had a better understanding of the fundamentals than his contemporaries like Big Daddy. His WCW run wasn't bad for a final swansong."

[5.0] "We all know he wasn't much in the ring but his feud with Big Daddy defined and era of British wrestling."

[5.0] "Horrific wrestler but I'll be damned if he couldn't sell tickets like few others. I think only Big Daddy and maybe, just maybe, Kendo Nagasaki were bigger draws than Giant Haystacks on the British circuit. I often find myself wondering how the British scene could produce incredible talents like Adrian Street, Dynamite Kid and Steven Regal when guys like Giant Haystacks were those selling out venues. That amounts to more than something."

[7.0] "Not a great wrestler but a HUGE icon in British wrestling. Ask any member of public to name a wrestler and he may be one that crops up from his time in British wrestling in the 1980s."

[7.0] "I dont think he was as bad as this rating suggests. He was pretty passable for his size and he could get some major heat from the crowd."

[3.0] "He was only great with his size . Other than that not that entertaining. He is remember in England, Stampede and WCW. His career I notice did not last long consecutively. It was like he wrestle every few years."