| 1 | 26.04.2025 | MrRaider959 | | |
| 2 | 25.04.2025 | Wrestling Forever | | |
| 3 | 05.03.2025 | blonded | 2.0 | |
| 4 | 05.03.2025 | AnB | 2.0 | How the hell this guy stuck around for as long as he did in the WCW beats me. Couldn't wrestle, couldn't talk, and didn't even look like a wrestler. Guess that's what being a big name in football gets you. |
| 5 | 24.12.2024 | thedman0310 | 6.0 | I love Mongo, but I'll be the first to admit that he wasn't a great worker. He was always trying hard, but the poor guy always seemed lost between the ropes. However, his enthusiasm for the business was infectious, and I almost always enjoyed his matches. The only 80's Bear I don't hate as a Packers fan. |
| 6 | 17.10.2024 | Olympus19 | 3.0 | |
| 7 | 12.08.2024 | eetasa2 | 2.0 | |
| 8 | 12.08.2024 | BrettThousand | 6.0 | Steve "Mongo" McMichael is a textbook example of me being too purely invested in childhood to understand what I was seeing was bad. I will always have fond memories of him regardless of the facts, especially coming from a Chicago Bears-fan household. |
| 9 | 04.05.2024 | akithq | 6.0 | Crossover athlete who wasn't great in the ring or on the mic, but was solid as a wrestling character. Had a good look and decent physical charisma. I thought he was a good fit for the late 90s era babyface Four Horseman faction as an enforcer. His ringwork was passable because of his look/charisma. Mongo clearly tried his best and respected the business. |
| 10 | 06.03.2024 | Burning V Sternness | 4.0 | Mongo wasn't a great in-ring wrestler, but he had a real charisma and he could have an entertaining match in the right setting (mainly when you put him in there with another big slugger so he could have a real life Kaiju Battle). It's horrible that he's suffered such health issues in later life. All the best to him and his family, and thank you for providing me with such entertaining over the years |
| 11 | 22.02.2024 | vinnyv91 | 2.0 | |
| 12 | 21.02.2024 | cpatchj | 4.0 | |
| 13 | 16.02.2024 | mizzysha | 4.0 | At the start of his wrestling bout, Mongo was the single worst in-ring performer I can think of aside from Khali. Seriously, wrestling did not get more atrocious than what Mongo was doing around his debut. Watch his tag matches from when he first joined the Horsemen and the skill gap between him and literally anyone else was night and day. Thankfully he started to clean up his ring work around summer of 97 and somehow got over during his feud with Jarret which put both of them in a much more interesting position than they were in previously. From that point, my primary issue with Mongo is the generic tough guy persona that he never really shakes off. I actually enjoyed his goofier side a lot during his small stint as a commentator, he and Bobby were pretty funny together. If he had leaned on his more comedic skills during his Horsemen run I think I would have been a lot more fond of him overall. |
| 14 | 09.12.2023 | humanserpent | 3.0 | |
| 15 | 23.10.2023 | AidanArcher | 4.0 | |
| 16 | 31.08.2023 | tmxicon | 2.0 | |
| 17 | 21.05.2023 | StuBram2 | | Mongo had undeniable charisma and, while he wasn't technically gifted, he used the Tombstone as his finish with no formal training and he never hurt anyone. Mongo may not have been "good" but he was always entertaining |
| 18 | 20.05.2023 | Giantfan1980 | 2.0 | Waddle down to the ring, hold up the fingers, point at his SB ring, chew up words in an interview, and blow some spots in matches. How were Paul Roma and Jeff Jarrett the worst Horsemen ever? |
| 19 | 18.05.2023 | Mister Cute Face | 3.0 | |
| 20 | 15.04.2023 | benny5bellys | 6.0 | You can't trust people who don't like Mongo. That man had a crack at everything he was asked to do. Man wrestled like a horny dog with a cone on his head. |
| 21 | 05.04.2023 | kmccoy83 | 2.0 | |
| 22 | 06.02.2023 | Red Mage Riot | 5.0 | This rating is honestly more for him as a commentator than as a wrestler. He was a goof, but he was a fun, enthusiastic goof, and I can't lie and say I wasn't entertained by him more often than not. |
| 23 | 06.12.2022 | texasyosh | 2.0 | |
| 24 | 22.11.2022 | XXDoubleHHXX | 2.0 | Can do a few good power moves and cut a semi confident promo but he was too green. Clearly got far in WCW because of his friendship with Flair, which I don't blame him because with the NWO going on it was hard to get anything if you didn't have a main eventer friend. |
| 25 | 26.10.2022 | Mudshow Idol | 1.0 | |
| 26 | 16.10.2022 | AM | 3.0 | |
| 27 | 05.10.2022 | RavenCrow75 | 5.0 | For the most part I will be basing my Wrestler ratings on five criteria four of which are based on in-ring ability and the last on charisma. I believe these five criteria are pro wrestling's version of Tommy Lasorda's criteria of "five points" in baseball. For pro wrestling those five criteria are power, speed, technical ability, hardcore & charisma. Steve McMichael scores are as follows: Power: 6 Speed: 4 Technical: 3 Hardcore: 7 Charisma: 5 for a total of 25 and an average of 5 |
| 28 | 26.09.2022 | Uweuwesen | 3.0 | Mongo hat als Heel und in den Horsemen einigermaßen funktioniert. Seine Offensivaktionen waren absolut grauenhaft. Das selling war ganz okay, weil übertrieben. Die Face-Ansätze waren echt unbrauchbar |
| 29 | 30.08.2022 | Conquistador37 | 5.0 | My most sincere of apologies for quoting another inmate but it all hits too close to home: "Mongo as a worker was the absolute shits and I mean that in the best way possible hahaha. That being said, the guy was absolutely hilarious to watch, had a good amount of charisma and maybe its just me but honestly I feel like you can't help but like the guy. His inability to do, well, anything in the ring well keeps his rating on the low end however." All of this is applicable. He is one of the crowned kings of "guilty pleasure". Keep in mind he had NO FORMAL TRAINING. everything you saw, was him learning on the spot. Of course the term "learning" is used to absurdly liberal levels. But i love him. Another inmate called him a "lovable oaf" and I feel that is spot on. You do you Mongo, it's a nice break away and keeps things from getting monotonous in retrospect: Watching a Mongo match is like slipping in and out of an alternate universe where all of the work is BAD instead of "whoa! awesome! "; before him could be Ultimo Dragon vs Dean Malenko and after could be Psychosis vs Chavo Guerrero ~ but in between? MONGO! Unfortunately the man is down to his final years and it will not be an easy ride into the sunset. 5 solid guilty pleasure points. |
| 30 | 29.08.2022 | sbg2022 | 2.0 | A man who couldn't bump or do the basics for shit. He was terrible in the ring. I'm not even sure how he somehow made it into the Four Horsemen stable. How he even somehow won the U.S. Championship in WCW is beyond me. He's probably a very nice guy in real life. He was just terrible in the ring. |
| 31 | 09.08.2022 | nothingleftinside | 4.0 | Like a lot of people from 30 years ago, he wasn't as bad as you remember. Definitely a clumsy worker. but he was in some fun matches. Not great on commentary but compared to these days I'd take three Mongos over fucken sock face and JR/Tony who stopped giving a fuck in 2008. His angles were often stupid, too. However, there is something lovable about this big oaf. Watching back is kinda like comfort food. You know it's bad but it's an unmistakable reminder you of when things were good. It's Monday night, your homework's done, and Mongo's on TNT. Things are right. He also raised the profile of Nitro more than most wrestling fans care to admit. Back in the good old days, when wrestling shows were trying to appeal to a boarder audience and not 800, 000 neckbeard virgins. |
| 32 | 07.07.2022 | CLUCK | 2.0 | |
| 33 | 30.06.2022 | Den003 | 2.0 | |
| 34 | 13.06.2022 | TheCoolGuy | 1.0 | |
| 35 | 06.05.2022 | EG96 | 2.0 | |
| 36 | 15.04.2022 | mjp28 | 1.0 | |
| 37 | 09.04.2022 | MorbidAxis | 1.0 | |
| 38 | 01.02.2022 | OnlyHalfTheEffinShow | 5.0 | Mongo as a worker was the absolute shits and I mean that in the best way possible hahaha. That being said, the guy was absolutely hilarious to watch, had a good amount of charisma and maybe its just me but honestly I feel like you can't help but like the guy. His inability to do, well, anything in the ring well keeps his rating on the low end however. |
| 39 | 12.01.2022 | 5nicoShuffle | 4.0 | I think Mongo was alright. Had plenty of power & fire and was quite charismatic, and could hang pretty well in the ring. However, I think he should have stuck to wrestling other NFL guys. Shouldn't have been in such a high profile group as The Four Horsemen either in my opinion. |
| 40 | 27.12.2021 | dwight | 1.0 | |
| 41 | 05.12.2021 | Kankuro | 4.0 | |
| 42 | 31.08.2021 | Firebird22 | 3.0 | |
| 43 | 21.06.2021 | Daigotsu | 1.0 | Mongo wasn't very good, that much is for sure. I will say that he looked like he was having a lot of fun out there, so good for him as far as that goes. |
| 44 | 17.05.2021 | Mizzle Assault Ant | 8.0 | I think it's absurd to see Mongo rated so lowly. Could he look awkward at times? Sure could. Was he a poor commentator? Yeah, I'll give you that. But honestly for the most part I enjoy his matches just fine, he's ridiculously strong and even if he looks awkward at times, he also looks damn effective more often than not, and he always gave 110% unlike some other wrestlers in WCW at the same time. |
| 45 | 28.02.2021 | becky2belts | 0.0 | |
| 46 | 06.02.2021 | DanTalksRasslin | 2.0 | Mongo didn't have a whole lot going for him in the ring or on the mic, but at least had a large stature and some explosive power to his credit. His offensive work was often very rough, though, and sometimes looked lost when on the defensive. To be fair, WCW threw him into the deep end well before he was ready with little training. He was pushed farther than he ever should have been presumably due only to his football name recognition - I can't think of any other reason he would have been made a Horseman or put in the US Title scene - but would have been generally OK as a lower-card attraction wrestler. |
| 47 | 26.12.2020 | Strong Zero Machine | 1.0 | |
| 48 | 14.10.2020 | hassan01 | 0.0 | The botch machine . He could not wrestle neither could he cut a good promo. His character was stale and he was a mess in the ring. Garbage , pure garbage and it is a miracle how he was employed in WCW for that long. The fact that he made it in the four horsemen is abysmal . He could not do the basics such as running the ropes or putting a person in a headlock. How in the hell did he not figure out that he was a terrible wrestler and should have just retired. He should have gone back to NFL, was doing great there. |
| 49 | 14.07.2020 | Resident | 1.0 | One of the wost ever. He only wrestled for a couple years, yet every day more than 20 years after he's been done wrestling, I see more botches of his. Never seen a wrestling have more botches in matches in such a short career than him. He was a horrible commentator and even more horrible in the ring. Clumsy, slow, and looked very awkward in the ring. Even as a child, I thought Mongo was terrible on commentary and in the ring. |
| 50 | 06.05.2020 | Neil Zest | 7.0 | Weiß nicht wo das Problem ist. Fand ihn bei den Horsemen okay als guter Mann am Mikro und für die Midcard Matches. Hat das Wrestling außerdem schnell erlernt und war im Ring auch absolut solide. Mit einem Augenzwinkern muss hier natürlich auch nochmal sein legendärer Special Referee Auftritt bei TNA hervorgehoben werden^^. |
| 51 | 03.05.2020 | AJ Seven | 1.0 | |
| 52 | 26.02.2020 | mrwwe | 2.0 | |
| 53 | 19.01.2020 | Shadow Explosion | 1.0 | |
| 54 | 07.09.2019 | stc13 | 3.0 | |
| 55 | 20.06.2019 | ElPolloLoco | 3.0 | By all accounts Mongo was a great person backstage, he knew he owed his place to his NFL career and didn't let that go to his head but that's about the only positives I can think about it. That and providing fuel for some obscure jokes CM Punk made on commentary which made me feel older and a bigger nerd than I already am. For the rest his promos were complete nonsense, his commentary somehow made even less sense and how he landed a place in the Four Horsemen will forever remain a mystery given in the ring he was just as bad as you'd expect a 39-year old guy with a body worn by years and years of top level football and minimal pro-wrestling training to be. All in all I cannot blame him for landing an easy paycheck and having some fun. The people at WCW who pushed him on the other side... |
| 56 | 13.03.2019 | Sebastian V | 2.0 | Als Kommentator war er absolut nichts sagend und irrelevant. Nicht super nervig aber einfach völlig unnötig und deswegen nur ein Punkt dafür. Als Wrestler im Ring sehr limitiert aber durchaus mit Grundlagenkenntnissen, sodass er in Tag Matches manchmal brauchbar sein konnte aber alles in allem langweilig und daher nur 2 Punkte. Charisma hatte er kaum und zog auch kaum Reaktionen. Auch da wieder nur in Verbindung mit anderen und daher 2 Punkte. Das Micwork war noch das Beste bei ihm. Das war auch nicht überragend innovativ und recht repetitiv aber zumindest flüssig mit ganz guter Delivery. Daher hier 5 Punkte. Alles in Allem 3 Punkte für den Wrestler und somit alles in Allem 2 Punkte. Als Wrestler sicher besser als als Kommentator aber in beidem nicht gut. |
| 57 | 23.09.2018 | RatingsMachine | 0.0 | Steve McMichael was one of the worst commentators of all time, and he was no better when it came to wrestling. |
| 58 | 07.07.2018 | DaWizWithAD | 1.0 | Given the amount of experience he had he really wasn't too awful in the ring, but he was far from good. He was a truly god awful commentator however and that really shows why he could never make it very far in the business. He lacked the charisma and didn't have the ability to make up for it. Honestly, I feel he's the worst Horseman and not Paul Roma but I get why some feel different. |
| 59 | 03.04.2018 | Xavier | 1.0 | |
| 60 | 15.02.2018 | jajt1989 | 2.0 | |
| 61 | 31.10.2017 | DerHitman | 2.0 | |
| 62 | 24.06.2017 | jcb9 | 5.0 | I always thought Mongo got a little too much crap from the smark crowd. He wasn't a great wrestler or anything (and he was a genuinely BAD announcer, yes), but as a wrestler he wasn't THAT bad. He was adequate in the ring as a powerhouse. His mic skills were limited, but he could talk smack and draw heat. And you know what? He was over with the crowd. He shouldn't have been a Horseman, but Paul Roma was worse, and Mongo, while certainly not GOOD, was never actually as bad as everyone made him out to be. |
| 63 | 17.04.2017 | Devitciiu | 3.0 | |
| 64 | 16.10.2016 | Snedge | 1.0 | 1 Punkt bekommt er von mir, weil ich seine Kommentatorenskills nicht beurteilen kann (Wie auch? Damals gab's nur WCW auf DSF). Aber ansonsten war der Typ langweilig, langhaarig und konnte nichts. Traurig, dass er US-Champ sein durfte. Er war es mir nichtmal wert, ihn zu hassen, da er nichtmal Heat als Heel ziehen konnte. Mir war es einfach egal, ob er gewinnt oder verliert, ich wollte ihn einfach nicht sehen. Naja, seine Auftritte konnte man wenigstens immer gut für Puller-Pause nutzen, weil die Werbung dafür zu schade war (da kamen ja immer die sexy 0190-Hotlines; in Zeiten ohne Internet die einzigen nackten Brüste, die man als Kind zu sehen bekam :-) ). |
| 65 | 10.09.2016 | thebigmontbowski | 4.0 | Mongo was a pretty smart guy to capitalize on what little he actually had in the time frame that he did. There are more talented pro wrestlers that never reached the spot that he did using his name, and basically promo work (which was lousy at best) to be relevant. So much of the rating is subjective in that it depends on what it is you think makes a great pro wrestler. Is working for basically 2 years, and just about being in Main Events with the Four Horseman not a degree of accomplishment? Mongo got a push for being basically, Mongo, and did what he could with it. |
| 66 | 04.09.2016 | Vacant 21 | 1.0 | |
| 67 | 14.08.2016 | Sonny Black | 3.0 | |
| 68 | 13.04.2016 | Mean Smark Callous | 1.0 | terrible mic skills, ring presence, and look. as one reviewer pointed out, he looks like he sure loves pizza. and meat. just flat out boring, still not sure why he was pushed as long as he was. |
| 69 | 11.04.2016 | HudE | 2.0 | |
| 70 | 17.01.2016 | Zed | 5.0 | So schlecht war Mongo nun auch wieder nicht. Ihm haftet der Ruf doch nur an weil er als Nicht-Wrestler in der WCW auftrat, jedoch war er von den Leuten die aus anderen Sportarten in die WCW kamen noch nicht mal der schlechteste. Am Kommenatorenpult neben Bischoff und Heenan eine akzeptable Leisung gezeigt, sogar hin und wieder mal Bobby Heenan gekontert. Nur sein Hund war immer peinlich. Und seine Ringleistung passte doch zur WCW, er war im Ring jedenfalls nicht schlechter als Hogan oder Goldberg. Dennoch zu unrecht als Horsemen betitelt. |
| 71 | 19.11.2015 | Crippler Crossface | 1.0 | |
| 72 | 11.11.2015 | WrestleArts | 5.0 | Unterhaltsam am Mic, ok'er Color-Kommentator, charismatisch, passte als NFL Super Bowl Champion und Shoot-Multi-Millionär perfekt in die Four Horsemen, es gab nur ein klitzekleines Problem: Der Mann konnte (vom schönen Tombstone Piledriver mal abgesehen) leider einfach nicht wrestlen, trotzem ein cooler Typ. |
| 73 | 23.05.2015 | Mantafahrer | 0.0 | Nach mehrminütiger Evaluierung bin ich zum Ergebnis gekommen, dass es absolut gar nichts gibt, was man an Steve McMichael als Wrestler oder Kommentator positiv bewerten kann. |
| 74 | 01.02.2015 | TRowan | 1.0 | |
| 75 | 28.11.2014 | Y2J316 | 0.0 | Schlecht einfach nur schlecht, oder schlimm ganz ganz schlimm. Im ernst solche typen werden Wrestler nur weil sie eine einigermaßen gute figur haben, aber skill gleich null. |
| 76 | 14.04.2014 | IsThisWrestling | 6.0 | Mongo was noooooooooooooooooowhere near as bad as he's being portrayed. He wasn't necessarily good, but he served his purpose well enough. His placement in the Four Horsemen made sense, considering his football background and established name. |
| 77 | 19.10.2013 | Nazirul Takashi | 1.0 | Never Mind That Shit.... Here Comes Mongo! I'm giving him a point for inspiring a Botchamania Segment. The rest? Bleh... |
| 78 | 06.08.2013 | Cactus Foley 88 | 1.0 | Seine Fähigkeiten als Wrestler waren mehr als dürftig, wäre er nicht bei den Horsemen gewesen hätte ich ihn wohl nie richtig wahrgenommen. Als Kommentator war er auch nervig. |
| 79 | 22.07.2013 | Boris The Menace | 2.0 | |
| 80 | 18.08.2012 | Exist 2 Inspire | 2.0 | Was für eine Nevensäge. Bischoff und Heenan höre ich ja wirklich gerne zu, aber der Kerl macht noch jeden Kommentar zur Katastrophe! |
| 81 | 09.11.2011 | Marcy | 2.0 | |
| 82 | 08.10.2011 | Cool Papa Bell | 3.0 | Wrestlerisch komplett talentfrei, kein Timing, keine Ringintelligenz, kein selling, kein Plan vom Ablauf eines kampfes, nicht mal die Besten konnten ihn durch einen Kampf ziehen, ich glaube, ich habe nie einen schlechteren In-Ring-Performer gesehen. Auch als Kommentator war er mies, wie kam man überhaupt darauf, ihn als solchen einzusetzen? In der Rolle ausserhalb des Geviertes aber anständig, zog heat und hatte eine gute Grundarroganz. Kein würdiger Horsemen, aber ein netter Entertainer in seiner Rolle. |
| 83 | 07.09.2011 | Rey2004 | 3.0 | |
| 84 | 23.03.2011 | cradlerocker | 5.0 | Großartig unterhalten konnte er mich nie, dennoch bin ich der Meinung, dass er besser war als sein Ruf. Er passte in der Tat recht gut in die Horsemen, zwar nicht unbedingt von einem wrestlerischen Standpunkt, doch als Heel mit seinem Gimmick konnte er die Rolle eines Horsemen trotzdem ausfüllen. Man muss sich nur mal Nitroshows aus den Jahren 1996 und 1997 anschauen - die Zuschauerreaktionen auf ihn waren teilweise gigantisch. An einigen Nächten war er sogar in der Lage die lauteste Reaktion trotz nWo oder anderer Hochkaräter zu ziehen, insbesondere wenn Debra anwesen war. So gesehen hat er genau das erreicht, was erreicht werden sollte ohne viel Aufwand zu betreiben. |
| 85 | 14.02.2011 | downtown2 | 2.0 | Ok, wenn selbst Ric Flair sagt, Steve wäre ein guter Horseman gewesen, dann kann ich mir auch zwei Punkte abringen. Über die ringerischen Qualitäten braucht man ja ansonsten nicht viel zu sagen. |
| 86 | 10.02.2011 | NaGoyah | 1.0 | |
| 87 | 28.12.2010 | Iksuepsilon83m | 8.0 | Also bitte, irgendwie werd ich den Eindruck nicht los, dass so ziemlich JEDER, der hier seine Wertung abgegeben hat, von früheren Horsemen-Konstellationen verwöhnt ist. Okay, als Kommentator war er schlecht(aber Adamle ist schlechter). Als Special-Referee zum vergessen(aber Vickie ist schlechter). Aber als Wrestler um Klassen besser als Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Viscera, Giant Gonzales, Great Khali oder Kamala. Also so ziemlich JEDER, der hier weniger als 5 Punkte gegeben hat, sollte mal überlegen, WARUM EIGENTLICH! Ich geb ihm 8, denn bei den Horsemen passte er PERFEKT rein. |
| 88 | 06.12.2010 | Necron | 1.0 | Einen Gnadenpunkt gibts für die wirklich gute Storyline, in der Mongo zu den Horsemen turnte. Ansonsten aber eine absolute Zumutung! |
| 89 | 26.11.2010 | TeeHaa | 0.0 | Liebe Leute... Wer auf die Idee kommt, Wrestling Mitte der 90ger Jahre (noch) einmal anzusehen, sollte alle Matches an denen dieser Worker beteiligt war weiträumig umgehen. Taucht irgendwo in den Credits Steve "Mongo" McMichael auf sei es als Wrestler, als Kommentator oder als Special Referee dann lasst die Finger davon! 0... Der Mann konnte schlicht nichts. Ein Grosses Schwarzes Loch in das jegliche Matchqualität unweigerlich verschwindet. Grosses Abraten bei diesem Worker von mir! |
| 90 | 09.11.2010 | The Woerp | 1.0 | |
| 91 | 24.08.2010 | Sasch | 2.0 | |
| 92 | 27.07.2010 | Manu Adams | 2.0 | Schlecht, extrem schlecht. War satte zwei bis drei Jahre in der WCW und konnte sich den US Title umschnallen obwohl er wohl der schlechteste Wrestler im gesamten WCW Roster waren. 2 Punkte gibt es für das wie er sein Gimmick rübergebracht hatte. |
| 93 | 19.07.2010 | nwo | 1.0 | kann garnichts. Warum mehr als 0 Punkte geben? Und sowas war bei den Horsemen. Edit: Er bekommt einen "Rob Terry ist noch schlechter" Bonuspunkt. |
| 94 | 28.03.2010 | Eddie | 1.0 | Die Schande der Four Horsemen und eine Schande für das Wrestling insgesamt betrachtet. Er konnte im Endeffekt nichts im Ring, nur dass er seinen nervigen Charakter so überzeugend gespielt hat gibts noch einen Gnadenpunkt. |
| 95 | 27.11.2009 | brianpillman | 3.0 | Als Kommentator mochte ich ihn teilweise, als Wrestler hatte er Matches, die nicht sooo schlimm waren. Dann allerdings der unsägliche TNA-Auftritt... |
| 96 | 13.09.2009 | jolliet | 5.0 | Bei den Horseman machte man aus dem begrenzten Talent noch das Beste. |
| 97 | 17.08.2009 | DrToulouse | 0.0 | |
| 98 | 19.05.2009 | The-Game91 | 1.0 | Er ist so eine Flasche das ich ihm schon fast einen Gnadenpunkt geben muss. |
| 99 | 01.02.2009 | Father Nelson | 0.0 | |
| 100 | 26.12.2008 | PrideFC | 3.0 | |
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