Paul Roma

[6.0] "Paul always seemed like the next big thing, and yet we never really got him it feels like. Beyond being a jackass (and it was obvious before the internet told us so), what an athlete. I can only imagine the heights he could have climbed if he was more of a team player."

[2.0] "Bit of a clown really. Destroyed his career because his ego got in the way of losing a fake match. Roma was semi decent in-ring, nothing to write home about and isn't really memorable unless people bring up the infamous match against Alex Wright. Total dud."

[7.0] "Look, I must confess, I hate this guy. Not only he is a total d**khead on interviews, believing people at the level of Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson and so on are all jealous of and below him, and also, he tried to tarnish a match with Alex Wright by hitting his Elbow Drop finisher (which actually looked smooth as hell) and taunt the crowd afterwards. But I also must confess I can't take away what he did inside he ring, even if he wasn't passionate. He had a cool move set, a personality in ring that even as a babyface, you would hate him. Pretty Wonderful was a dope team and I'm glad they were once champions together, and I must say, what kept Roma relevant was his brash and cocky swagger wearing that cool jacket and dancing along with Orndorff and that weird Elbow of his."

[5.0] "Roma did well as a tag specialist with whoever he tagged with. He didn't fit with the Horsemen but that is more bad decision by WCW then anything he did. In the ring he was a good athlete and had pretty good in ring abilities for the time. His selling left a lot to be desired. He didn't have much charisma as a babyface but was better as a heel but still not great."

[8.0] "EDIT: I should preface this whole review with; I think if I had to name my #1 favorite dropkick, with no one allowed for a tie or an honorable mention - it's Paul Roma's. Did you lose your GI Joe in a tree branch about 18 feet high? Paul Roma could dropkick it down for you. Ok here was the review I wrote over a year ago, nothing else is changed: As a young lad I adored Paul Roma, as an adult I understand he was always his own worst enemy. While I rank people on "watchability", even a Paul Roma mark like me admits his personality outside of the ring DID negatively impact his career. If he was in a "mood", his matches could be lousy or awkward (see: The Alex Wright fiasco); but if things were "clicking", he was/is still one of my favorite watches! Roma started his career unlike most; he started in the WWF right smack dab in the middle of the national expansion, this forced him to learn quickly on an absurdly high level. He is notable for being one of the quickest learners I've ever witnessed, he's also notable for having my favorite dropkick. I enjoyed the Young Stallions and their position on the card; however as a singles babyface post 'Stallions, he left much to be desired. Power & Glory are a true gem for any tag team aficionado and this is where Roma proved to be a natural heel. The Horsemen thing didn't work mainly because they were being pushed/booked as babyfaces and Paul Roma was at times, a particularly bad babyface (as mentioned). Had he returned as a Horsemen with them being a full on heel team, I truly feel his time with them would be looked at positively. The team with Paul Orndorff as Pretty Wonderful is *chef's kiss*, good gawd do I ever love that team! Fantastic chemistry with Mr. #1derful. Shoot interviews and the ilk reveal him as an egomaniac, often a fabricator and possibly worse. A joy to watch at times, not a gem of a person. 8.25 rounded down."

[8.0] "One of the better enhancement talents the WWF had in the 80s. Was much better than his tag team partner Jimmy Powers, and had some amazing dropkicks. Although The Young Stallions was probably his worst team and Power & Glory was awesome. So was Pretty-Wonderful."

[5.0] "Had the look, decent enough in the ring but worked better in tag teams and with a mouth piece speaking for him. Had a terrible personality backstage apparently and there was a story that they put him in a tag team with Jim Powers because nobody backstage liked either of them and Roma and Powers didn't care much for each other either. Got himself blackballed out of WCW for not putting over the new guy Alex Wright and just in general, getting above himself."

[8.0] "Very athletic, skilled. Moved like a cat, amazing dropkick, elbow drop, impressive physique. Do not know about his promo skills. People who call him a jobber are clueless, almost all wrestlers started as jobbers (and I guess most people call him that, because Triple H called him that in that horsemen dvd). Power & Glory should have went much further. I hated him as a kid in Pretty Wonderful, so I guess he did his job well."

[5.0] "A perfectly fine midcarder with decent in-ring skills and a great look who at one time joined the Four Horsemen for reasons unknown."

[7.0] "Great worker. Unfortunately he did not get a big push in his career. In WWF he did not go far. In WCW he got better teaming with Paul Orndorff . Also he was a member of the Four Horseman."

[3.0] "Paul Roma had a good physique and was adequate in the ring, but he had a terrible attitude and was quite delusional."

[2.0] "Mongo is usually mentioned as the worst member of the Four Horsemen ever, but for my money it's Paul Roma. The guy was a jobber who managed to have a career only because he looked like a wrestler, not because he had any of the talent to actually BE a good wrestler. To top it off, he's delusional enough to think that legends of the business like Ric Flair and Arn Anderson are somehow jealous of him. The definition of a jabroni."

[9.0] "Roma's career is worthy of a book, titled "A Wrestler's Story" or "A Career Done Right". He started out as an entry level jobber. Top heels would allow him to hit a move and pose his impressive physique and then later even "out strength them in a particular situation. He them moved up to decent level enhancement talent, even teaming with Jobber Extraodinaire, SD Jones. He never got a push to skip a step and continued to pay his dues. He next gained mid card status with the Young Stallions. Two athletic enhancement talent wrestlers that combined to be more than the sum of their parts. Finally, Roma was on a PPV. Unthought of when he broke into the business. The Young Stallions defeated ehancement heels in both tag and single matches. When it became clear that they were not main event material, in either match Roma turned heel and the team was over. Still onlly a mid carder in his singles career, he joined Hercules in Power and Glory or Herk and Jerk as Gorilla Monsoon called them. They had a big run at the tag team belts an a few occaisions, but never grabbed the gold. During the WWF's golden age of tag team wrestling, they fought them all, losing more than they won, but a very, very solid team. However, when they ran their course and Roma returned to mid card enhancement status, he made the jump to WCW. Almost immediately he got the push he needed by grabbing gold with main stay Arn Anderson, even gaining Horseman status. Next up was a very successful run with another aging star Paul Orndorff as Pretty Wonderful. Once again Roma tasted gold. No team was set up for a Road Warrior or Steiner signature run and the team ran it's course. Roma once again returned to mid card enhancement talent status and called it a career. Based on accomplishments, he's an 8, but for his longevity, staying the course and climbing the ladder as high as it would go, one rung at a time, I give him an extra point."

[7.0] "Granted, I may not have seen all of Paul Roma's wrestling career, I've only watched him in his WWF days, but from what I've seen of him, when he was a part of the Young Stallions with Jim Powers, I didn't think he was too interesting to be honest even though I did notice that he had great athleticism. But then when he was with Hercules and they were known as Power And Glory, that's when I really took notice of Paul Roma. I noticed that he had a great look, and with him being a heel along with Hercules and what not, that's when we saw an aggressive mean streak in him and that's when we saw more technical and ground and pound skills in the ring from him than we ever saw when he was with Jim Powers as a part of the Young Stallions. I think being a heel made Paul Roma a better performer in the ring and that's why I think his Power And Glory days with Hercules were the best days of his WWF career by far."