Tatanka

[7.0] "He was very over in the 90's until his ill advised heel turn. It was pulled off very well to be fair but his career was never the same after that. I also really enjoyed his run in 2006."

[9.0] "One of the goats in terms of legacy, remember watching bits and pieces of his mid 00s run in world wrestling entertainment with fond memories - hearing his entrance at the 2006 royal rumble is oddly a core memory for me. Other than that he was fairly decent"

[8.0] "Still shocked that the ship was left to sail on him. He had all of the assets of a great worker that you would want, especially as a babyface, as he was on fire for close to 3 years. He had the speed, the agility, the tenacity, the fire, and the charisma. He was a former body builder, so he had the real stout build and size going for him. He was a true to life native American, so you could buy in to, and get behind him easily. I also felt that, especially in the character basd era he was around for, that persona as allowed him a lot of flexibility, and the ability to feud with so many different guys -- repo man, Rick Martel, Shawn Michaels, skinner, and bam bam are 5 that come to mind off the top of my head that he gelled with. The only thing he really lacked was promo ability, which is why I think they thought turning him heel, and giving him a manager would be a good idea, and mask it but for me that killed his run more than it helped it. Still though extremely memorable performer and a big part of my childhood watching."

[6.0] "An exciting powerhouse babyface that never got his due. Tatanka was secretly my favorite wrestler as a child. I think there's an alternate reality where his undefeated streak isn't ended unceremoniously by Ludvig Borga (who is both bad in and out of the ring and would eventually leave WWF no long after) and he gets a real run with a title, but since we're living in this world, I can only acknowledge him as just a fine 90s what-if that never lived up to what he could've been. It's really tough to underline how over he was at one point in time."

[6.0] "Tatanka was red hot back in 1992-1994 and was a solid IC title challenger. Horrible booking killed his WWF career when he turned heel and he just became another body in the Million $ Corporation. Shame they never pulled the trigger on him getting the IC title. Also, they squandered his undefeated streak by jobbing him out to Ludvig Borga who was an incorrigible human being that everybody hated in the locker room and would leave a few weeks later which did nothing but kill Tatanka's mystique."

[5.0] "Tatanka was almost satisfactory. I feel like a lot of his matches were kind of samey. He did have quite the push during his debut being undefeated on tv for 2 years but then they wasted his push by having him lose to garbage human and wrestler Ludvig Borga and that completely derailed his baby face push. I know he eventually turned heel, I'll have to watch more of that and perhaps that'll change my rating of him but as is Tatanka just feels average."

[3.0] "This guy was always underwhelming. I remember seeing tapes of him pre-WWF (his feud with Manny Fernandez in particular) and felt he was about to have one heck of a career once they brought him in. I was wrong. I wanted to like him, but he just wasn't that exciting or captivating. Not even in a feud against Rick Martel. As years went on he only became exponentially less enticing. 2.5 rounded up."

[5.0] "Tatanka's heel work was subjectively much better than his face work. Having Ted Dibiase as manager during the Money Inc. run helped to hide his terrible promo ability. And his team with Bam Bam Bigelow was enjoyable. His matches with Lex Luger, and most of his work through the Independents, as well as his last run in the WWE, only showed just how average he really was unless he had the right people in the ring with him."

[7.0] "Tatanka was someone who caught my eye when I was young & first getting into wrestling. Very much one of the "characters" who were center stage during the early to mid 90s. Even though he is a legitimate Native American, I can see how many would consider the Indian gimmick to be something very cartoonish. I will always have a little bit of a soft spot in my heart for Tatanka."

[6.0] "To be honest he had an excellent start in his career. He had an undefeated streak that lasted nearly two years in the WWF. When he first broke out he was very popular and had feuds with Shawn Michaels and Rick Martel. Had some decent moves like powerslams. Not that exciting. After losing to Ludvig Borga he descended slowly. What made him go down hill was when he turned on Lex Luger in 1994 and became a heel. He got some main event matches during that year feuding with Luger. Million Dollar Corporation he was okay. In 1996 he went down hill and left the WWF. Spent some time in the indies and internationally. In 2005 he returned to the WWF but was no good."

[4.0] "Tatanka was just barely alright. Good enough to keep around, not good enough to ever accomplish anything."

[4.0] "Tatanka didn't mess anything up, but that doesn't mean he was any good. He was pretty mechanical in he ring, had average charisma, and was pretty poor when it came to talking."

[7.0] "Tatanka was an over babyface who had an undefeated streak that led to nothing, was over and could have a good-great match, he just was never given the right storyline."

[8.0] "I've always felt Tatanka was an underrated talent. A good power wrestler also known for hard-hitting strikes (namely chops), his Native American persona (can't call it a gimmick) made him an easy-to-cheer-for babyface. Not known as a mic worker, he nevertheless knew how to connect with the crowd through his in-ring work and personality. Though a great babyface, he was never as successful as a heel - both his initial WWF run and his mid-2000s comeback run were largely derailed by unsuccessful heel turns. Has continued to work regularly on the indy scene, including a couple of guest appearances in Chikara, and still puts on good performances in the ring."

[8.0] "Tatanka is a real star of the ring. His fights in WWE remained in the books of the federation. Her weight gain will surely handicap a bit but there is still a high-flying wrestler and now he is fighting for the AWR with other major WWE. I appreciate Tatanka and long life to him."