Faces Of Fear

[5.0] "Not my favorite style of wrestlers, but they sure could throw it down in the ring. I wasn't a huge fan of the gimmimck, but it was pretty par for the course in the WCW in that period. And of course, no room for a real tag team division due to the whole Outsiders/nWo angle dominating the entire show."

[6.0] "Horribly underrated and wasted in WCW. Meng and Barbarian were just hard hitting bruisers who did not care! Unfortunately they were stuck in limbo because the Outsiders were hogging the belts and refused to job to just about everybody."

[7.0] "I am frequently surprised at how much I enjoy going back and looking at their work. It's no secret that Haku/Meng is the more engaging of the two, but as a unit they really both got a second wind in their careers and, honestly, were able to do some unexpected stuff for what should've just been a monster-jobber team. Returning to their WCW matches and seeing how much of their work stands the test of time has probably been the biggest surprise of revisiting the era. They apparently had a year-long run in 21-22 with an indie promotions tag belts. I have not seen those matches but I have to say I'm curious to know what their work could've possibly looked like then for them to keep the belts for that long, even in a small promotion."

[4.0] "Throwing these two together as the Faces of Fear massively prolonged their careers in WCW, the problem being is that at some point the bell rings and they are both bloody crap. Thanks to his reputation outside of the ring, Meng in particular is looked back upon more fondly than his work actually deserves."

[8.0] "A team of two underrated big men who could have good matches. Shame they never really got their due as a team."

[9.0] "This team was so much fun, top tier "Monster heel" team (second only to Demolition? ). It was the best thing for The Barbarian since his pairing with The Warlord and was Meng/Haku's best material since King Haku. Dusty Rhodes loved to announce THE CLUBBERIN! which will always have a reserved spot in my heart. I thought they had some of the coolest music in WCW. Sometimes WCW could be downright dreadful, but The Faces of Fear did a rather good job at NOT making you roll your eyes. Super cool ring gear, I even dug the dark blue and maroon looks! Flaws? I wish their WWF run together was more of a something 8.75 rounded up."

[8.0] "Two of the most brutal wrestlers put together in a tag team. Meng and The Barbarian were the perfect monster heels paired with a manager who would talk for them, because if they talk that would ruin the badges monster aura they had together."

[10.0] "One of my favorite tag teams in the history of WCW. Meng and The Barbarian have a chemistry through beating the living hell out of their opponents. And they always leave an impression after their matches and that impression is Fear."

[7.0] "Good monster tag team; two big scary dudes that seemed like they could legitimately beat the crap out of anybody. Worked really well as a gatekeeper team; while being kept strong themselves, they could be used to put over other upcoming teams, who would look all the stronger for beating them. I do wish WCW would've given the Faces of Fear a bit of a better push though, and maybe at least one token title reign."