Godfather

[7.0] "Godfather was essential in keeping the wheels turning on not just the Ho train but the Attitude Era as a whole. As Papa Shango he shook us with fear but The Godfather was all about that fun-loving, good-time, party atmosphere. A feeling we always enjoyed whenever he was on-screen with those lovely ladies. And so I roll a fatty in honor of this pimp daddy. Gonna light that blunt up & say PIMPIN AINT EASY"

[5.0] "Papa Shango, Kama and Godfather is a wild old ride of gimmicks and shows just how willing/desperate WWF were at the time in terms of throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks. It feels incredibly passe now but teenage me did quite enjoy the Godfather stuff. In an alternative universe, he never got the Godfather gimmick and does occasional one shots in GCW as Papa Shango. If WWE had a sense of humour he would enter the rumble in that gimmick."

"I love wrestlers with creepy gimmicks, and his is a ten for me! Very original, very engaging. I wish I could see more wrestlers today with his style and energy."

[6.0] "Solid in ring worker. He played a ton of gimmicks most notably the bad Papa Shango gimmick and the perfect Attitude Era gimmick in the Godfather. He was solid in the ring with good brawling. He played characters very well. Did have a peak in the midcard but was still a very enjoyable presence with a long tenure."

[8.0] "Despie I born in 21 century. For me and my friends Papa Shango forever will be childhood memory. He's even more funny than his alterego Godfather and I think that's the point"

[7.0] "From Papa Shango to Kama, Godfather to Goodfather, Wright could certainly work a gimmick. Huge man and perfectly passable in the ring, if not exceptional, he more than compensated by being highly charismatic and loads of fun as The Godfather. At least one bonus point for being in the Nation of Domination and a legit Voodoo curse upon anyone who still insists that Papa Shango was shit."

[8.0] "Average-to-good wrestler with amazing charisma and versatility when it comes to gimmicks: he was a voodoo priest, an MMA fighter, a pimp and a censorship suit... all in the same promotion and all rolls played to a T. I'm one of the few oddballs who liked Papa Shango more than the Godfather. Shame that the character wasn't well received and better developed."

[8.0] "One the most awesome finishers as Papa Shango. That inverted shouldebreaker should be brought back today. Besides that not a bad wrestler. Moved well and did some great moves. The voodoo gimmick was perfect for the time. The rest of his career has been good but not as great as Papa Shango."

[4.0] "The wrestling equivalent of a character actor and the success of those characters is all over the place. He certainly looked the part. In the ring, though, he was unspectacular. Not downright awful, but was never doing anything more than the bare minimum."

[6.0] "Hard to rate, so I will choose the math route. The Soultaker was perfect for The Global Wrestling Federation (7.75). Papa Shango was the logical continuation of the look and is criminally underrated; that's some of my favorite wrestlecrap! LOVED the entrance music and that was my go to character in the Sega Genesis version of Royal Rumble. Killer looking shoulder breaker... (8). Kama was silly, with all of those tats - he's either Soultaker or Papa Shango, none of us bought he was some MMA guy. It was a good gimmick *IN THEORY* but, cmon. That's Papa Shango! (4). His stint in The Nation of Domination worked (6). The Godfather did almost NOTHING in the ring but who doesn't love that gimmick? Its beyond ridiculous. When I rewatched the rise of The Godfather a few years ago I would take a hit every time he started his pre match promo and laughed with it all, BUT his ring work was ULTRA DULL and he ALWAYS LOST (6). His time in Right to Censor wasn't very good and that was definitely the Stevie Richards n Ivory show (4). The average is 5.95 rounded up. I feel like I'm being extremely generous..."

[7.0] "What always stood out to me about Charles Wright was his ability to be overly believable in any character he was given due to his commitment to making them work. Papa Shango scared me to death as a kid, KAMA I believed to be a real tough guy who could beat anyone up, same when he moved to the kama mustafa character (he was the LEGIT toughest guy in the whole nation outside of Ron Simmons), then the godfather was one of the most over acts of its time. He was entertaining, he was charismatic, he had the look, he had the size, he could get whatever reaction he was looking to get out of the crowd based on whatever character he was at the time, and he could cut one heck of a promo. Yeah, he was not very memorable in the ring as far as in ring work, but when you're that over as a personality I don't think it matters. He had a lot of memorable segments as well across all 4 characters."

[4.0] "Charles Wright went through a lot of gimmicks and as kids, we thought Papa Shango was pretty cool but nothing really became of that gimmick. Then he got repackaged into Kama the Supreme Fighting Machine which was meh, then he joined the Nation Of Domination as Kama Mustafa, meh again. Charles didn't hit it big until he became the Godfather. For about a year he was pretty over because the wrestling pimp fit right into that trashy Attitude Era. His ring work wasn't impressive."

[6.0] "Sure he wasn't the greatest in-ring worker in the world, but man was he charismatic. He gave it socks for any role he was given and as the Godfather, had an infectious energy that made his matches worth watching."

[4.0] "Massively basic. He doesn't have the in-ring ability and failed as Kama Mustafa when they tried to give him a more in-ring character. As Papa Shango he was...normal. Godfather was bad but a great character and Goodfather was forgettable."

[4.0] "I'm not going to lie; even tho his pimp character wasn't my favorite, at least he played it well and looked like he was actually enjoying it while doing so. However as far as his in ring abilities he was below avarage so i wouldn't rank him anywhere above 4."

[7.0] "Ahh the good old days when watching Monday night raw was like a live look in on the worlds craziest bachelor party. Remember that time godfathers ho won the hardcore championship for like 10 seconds lol I? ll never forget it. The only way to really appreciate the godfather and some of the other filler characters from that time period is to go back and watch the attitude era, episode by episode. He had some decent matches and was by no means bad in the ring but his best stuff was the promos and backstage comedy segments."

[9.0] "I don't understand why he is so low ranked because he had the best gimmick of his time. He had some of the best promos because he brought fear to the audience. Does anyone remember the legendary segment when he made Ultimate Warrior throw up that gross stuff?"

[5.0] "Charles Wright started wrestling late and his in-ring skills were pretty subpar but he filled the 90's midcard position just fine, albeit he was given some pretty awful gimmicks. The Godfather would be impossible to pull off nowadays but back in the days he was amazingly over, possibly the most over WWE midcarder at a time, and Charles Wright played the part really well. It was a classic case of a wrestler playing a character to perfection."

[4.0] "They gave him a lot of characters, but he didn't really do too well with them, and his ring skills were below average"

[4.0] "Pretty good mic guy and could move well for his size and age, otherwise he wasn't a great worker. The Godfather gimmick certainly doesn't hold up today but was super over back then."

[4.0] "The pimp character never worked for me. I know the Attitude Era loved it, but I always found it like a long walk for a short glass of water. All fluff & little substance. And the substance we got didn't work for me. News flash... a pimp is a despicable person. Why do I want to cheer a dude who treats women like objects? As for the other characters: I actually thought that both Papa Shango & Kama had potential. I actually liked the "supreme fighting machine" concept a lot. But the execution fell short. In ring work was never really there & it seemed that Wright could only handle the basics."

[5.0] "Godfather was probably a 6 maybe even a 7, but we can't forget Papa Shango or Kama, both of which lower how I remember Charles Wright."

[7.0] "He wasn't a bad wrestler at all. Great physique, very tall at 6"6 and his tattoos are awesome. I am very surprised that he is in the Hall of Fame. The issues that I did not like about him were the gimmicks he had. Papa Shango was an overrated heel as a mock of the Undertaker. When he was Kama "the Supreme Fighting Machine" it was terrible. Kama Mustafa when he was with Nation of Domination was alright. The Godfahter was his greatest but the gimmick was a little too cheesy. The Ho Train was always very interesting. When he transformed to the Goodfather of Right To Censor it was horrible."

[5.0] "King Sir Pimp Papa Mustafa (or whatever you wanna call him) wasn't anything special in the ring but he had a good look and knew how to work his many gimmicks."