Jim Powers

"When I was growing up, Jim Powers was my favorite WWF job guy. I don't know what it was about him but I liked watching any match that he was in and kept hoping he might get a push."

[5.0] "Too bad an an era with guys that didn't look like they frequented the gym much like Adrian Adonis, Honkey Tonk Man and Ted Dibiase all getting big pushes, someone with a body like Powers couldn't make more of a mark. Unfortunately, he never really developed any signature moves, and just used a generic set of 80's moves (kicks, arm wringers, with a powerlam probably his most used finisher). That said, I was at live events he performed at and he was definitely over with the young ladies in the audience. He had a great look, and give him credit for being a team player and putting over so many guys on their way up the card. His run as part of the Young Stallions was exciting. It was nice to see a couple of guys that you saw losing every week start to "get better" and get some surprise wins. Too bad they couldn't stand each other."

[4.0] "Great body and just barely passable in the ring. Never had much to say and would always make rookie mistakes even in year 10 for the loss. Best run was probably with Teddy Long in WCW and even then, lost 70% of his matches. Young Stallions were mediocre and only wins against named tag teams were head scratching referee decisions or teams ready to break up. Their matches versus the Shadows and Conquistadors were painstaking to watch."

[3.0] "Just an average worker with good physique but kinda insipid. He never stood out in the Golden/Gimmick era of WWE, because he lacked charisma and star quality,"

[5.0] "Jim Powers was a good worker who never stood out from the crowd despite looking built everywhere he went. Would have loved to see him win some tag belts in WWF."

[5.0] "Powers was a good tag team specialist. He worked well with Roma in the Young Stallions. He never impressed me as a singles wrestler. He was alright in the ring but Roma was the better worker. Not really familiar with him on the mic."

[4.0] "Always thought he was lesser than Roma. Not that great in the ring, he lacked size, but he had a tremendous body for his era. Better body than Hulk Hogan in my book. Otherwise, he wasn't anything great. Just not for me."

[4.0] "Another guy with the look but unlike Paul Roma, his in ring skills weren't as good and he lacked charisma. Also, when he was put in a match with Lex Luger in WCW and you saw the height difference, it's pretty obvious why the guy didn't go farther."

[5.0] "Poor Jim, he barely improved over all of the years. His skill set was rudimentary and his mic skills are all but a few sentences (maybe 6) over his entire career. Looked like a million dollars; big bright smile, tremendous physique but was noticeably short. Permanently cast as enhancement talent - he just didn't have it in him to go further. He should thank Paul Roma for elevating and carrying him in The Young Stallions, that was his best stuff."

[5.0] "Good look, extremely basic wrestler. Very limited arsenal of moves, clothesline, 9 turnbuckle head smashes (+10th one opposite corner), sometimes 10 corner punches, kick to the gut, run to the ropes - a knee lift, then a babyface celebratory pose and a powerslam - if he was going over, or no powerslam, when he was getting beat. Every single match. I gave him a 5, but only because he was really built, unlike most jobbers. While he was obviously dedicated in the gym, he seemed very lazy as a wrestler. I thought he could have developed his skills over the years, but did not seem to care enough to really try to improve. Maybe he thought why bother, this is his spot - and fact is, he wouldn t suddenly become a superstar in 1997 no matter what he did, which is true, but not doing everything exactly the same all the time and adding a few spots could have made him more interesting."

[4.0] "Adequate as a jobber, someone that wrestlers on their way up could relatively easily power through. Not a lot of in-ring ability but got the kind of physique that had people get over when they beat him."

[4.0] "Was mostly a jobber. Could do a good job filling in as a last minute replacement on the road. Skillset was not remarkable."

[2.0] "Good look, but his move set often seemed to be kick to the stomach, kick to the stomach, kick to the stomach. Never had a meaningful feud with anyone."

[8.0] "A great wrestler, with great abilities! It's a shame that Powers used to lose matches against other opponents, specially, in the WWF. Just look at the 2010 matches, 0 loses!"