911

[5.0] "Very much a product of ECW's presentation style; a towering presence whose claim to fame was almost entirely his chokeslam. Within that environment, it worked brilliantly: the spots were built up perfectly, the crowd reacted explosively, and his size and aura made the move feel monumental. Outside of ECW, however, that single-spot reliance exposed his limitations; without the same context or build-up, he struggled to connect or impress. While not a technically gifted performer, he carried a natural aura and presence that made him stand out when used correctly."

[4.0] "A one trick pony who benefited and got over massively due to the ECW philosophy of the way guys were featured. I say that because his claim to fame was his chokeslam. That was the one thing that for his size and height he could do well, so that's what they showcased, and it always got a big reaction regardless of who he done it to because of the way they set his spots up on the show. And unfortunately, all due respect to ECW, that hurt him everywhere else he went because they didn't get the performer that they thought they were getting."

[6.0] "Hes definitely got some good shit in him due to the fact that his son is an awesome wrestler. It would be cool to see him return to manage him or something of that caliber, his in-ring work was mediocre however he definitely redeemed himself with the impressive shit hes done with his son."

[2.0] "A one move guy and was used in a limited roll in ECW, but then he went to WCW and was quickly squashed by the Giant and Lex Luger in a few matches. Had a cool look, but severely limited."

[3.0] "911 was primarily known for doing one thing - the chokeslam - but he did that one thing extremely well, and ECW was able to utilize that to great effect as his delivery of the chokeslam was a guaranteed pop from the crowd. His work in actual matches wasn't as good (by the numbers, he didn't have all that many actual matches in ECW), and he didn't fare as well once he got to WCW, but he fit the role of an independent attraction/bodyguard-type wrestler to a T, and his popularity in ECW is another great example of how that company could book to a person's strengths."

[4.0] "A terrific example of how to book to a competitor's limitations. Match not working? Promo falling on deaf ears? Chant for 911. This allowed the writers of ECW an out of anything they put out live that wasn't connecting. This also protected 911 from actual matches where his mystique could be damaged, and from having to carry on a competitive contest. Enter, chokeslam the world, exit the way you came. This was the 911 way. A brilliant character that I am surprised hasn't quite been recreated. The role was played adequately by a man with great size and a great look in Big Al."

[2.0] "Sure he was an absolute trash fire in the ring but as a security/enforcer character outside of it he was effective. 911 stands as a reminder that, at one point, Paul E. could get the crowd to cheer for just about anything. The problem is that that's his entire legacy."

[1.0] "All I can say is that he was just a bodyguard for Sabu and later Paul Heyman in ECW. He was big but could only chokeslam. He went to WCW and was bad there. Returned to ECW and was not the same. Tried the indies but no luck."

[1.0] "As a previous commenter wrote, 911/Big Al was a one hit wonder. He had about a dozen matches in ECW, which were enough for WCW to bring him in only to immediately realize Big Al had literally nothing outside his size. The greatest trick the Devil (aka Paul Heyman) ever pulled was to make ECW fans cheer for complete non-entities such as 911."

[2.0] "He did get over in ecw as a monster who could deal out punishment via the chokeslam but that's about it. He had little to no move set and lacked any charisma/ mic skills. 2 stars, I think, is actually generous. However, I'll give him that because the ecw crowd did always pop good for him."

[4.0] "American professional wrestler from New York City best known for his work for ECW from 1994-1996 as 911. The one real move he had was the Chokeslam, so his matches were usually just him Chokeslamming his opponent and pinning him. He was a very popular character in ECW. Often, if the fans were trashing something or something just wasn't working, 911 would come out and Chokeslam whoever was there to pop the crowd."

[1.0] "911 is wrestling's equivalent of the one-hit wonder. As long as all he had to do was wait for his music to hit, go to the ring, and chokeslam somebody, he was golden. But ask 911 to do anything else, like wrestle, and it was a disaster."