Matt Bloom

[7.0] "Albert reminds me a little of Lance Archer. Against the right opponent, he was a very solid hoss and I think that shined at times during his career. The Tensai run was horrible though. He also had some pretty good stuff in Japan, imo."

[8.0] "I was pretty sad at the time when he retired from in ring action. Albert / A-Train / Lord Tensai was in the tv programming for so long. It kind of brought me level of comfort on watching his matches on tv. On the other hand. He never was my favorite. I've heard that he is a really good trainer at the performance center. Maybe he'll be back for one more match?"

[3.0] "His run in Japan as a tag team champion was decent but outside of that he's rally a jack of no trades. Can't cut a promo, can't really have a good match, that's the opposite of dependable. He's a guy you were put into a feud with in between better feuds. He simply wasn't very good. Not the worst I've ever seen, but nowhere near even this rating here. I really have to to get to 500 characters to explain why AlbertTrainBernardTensai only took up space on a roster that could've been used for better athletes."

[6.0] "The definition of dependable and consistent. As a brawler and power-guy, Albert was pretty steady-hand, they had tried at several points to try to push him into something more but he never became much more than a steady-hand you can use."

[6.0] "Looking like a big wet hamster A-Train had the charisma of a withered sunflower but despite his visual shortcomings he wasn't a terrible wrestler and was surprisingly agile for his size. Being that he was a jobber who was quite good at putting babyfaces over I think he played the crucial role of an enhancement talent quite well on Smackdown. However his complete lack of charisma is what makes his rating low. A 10/10 is a star, a jobber is not. Also the Lord Tensai gimmick was ridiculous and one of the worst gimmicks ever, and everyone knew it was A-Train the second he removed his mask."

[5.0] "One of the better "Big Man" characters in the WWFE. Thought he got pushed a little too far as IC champ, and after that peak, he just became another body in the mid card. Went to Japan and reinvented himself and was getting praise, came back to the WWE with the gimmick and got buried by the audience."

[4.0] "I never saw much to like about Albert, Price, Tensai, or otherwise. Zero personality and a highly limited arsenal of moves."

[7.0] "Over the last few years, I've been reliving his early material and am currently witnessing his Smackdown! tenure post WrestleMania 2003. This review will be updated later but at this point I'm kinda clear on how I feel about him overall: Regardless of the opportunity/push, I seem to always get behind him ~ even when things don't work out so well. So far, my fav stuff is T & A - but it's all "good enough". He seems to have a passion for wrestling and has a knack for making sure every match "works" in some way. Fantastic bicycle kick. chart me up as a fan."

[6.0] "His initial run within WWE was incredibly average, and to be honest, quite boring. His return in 2012 had a lot of promise, however the fact he was basically ridiculed with "ALBERT" chants on his debut pretty much killed his momentum going forward. His work in Japan however, was on an entirely different level and really gave him some star power. Whilst his in-ring ability wasn't anything to be amazed at, he really reinvented himself whilst over there and the strong style of professional wrestling in Japan really benefited him."

[7.0] "In his first WWE run, Albert had a lot of cool power moves, but couldn't use them in a way that made for a good match. After a long period in Japan, he returned to WWE, and his match quality was noticeably better, despite his bad gimmick overshadowing it. Similar to Umaga, but Umaga had some MOTY candidates that Albert never had."

[7.0] "Has shown a lot of promise as a trainer and his work in NJPW was top tier. Never seemed to be able to gain any momentum in the United States. Decent at promos and character work and was a good big man in the ring."

[4.0] "Seems like a nice guy from everything I've heard about the guy but in the ring and as an entertainer, he was pretty average at best."

[7.0] "Albert/A-Train era, he was a good hand in tag teams and was a okish performer: I wouldn't say he was particularly good or anything, but he looked like a legit monster, even making guys like prime Lesnar look kinda small by comparison, and he had some cool moves that looked great in ring. Unlike a lot of WWE's bigger performers, he actually went off to Japan and got significantly better, as his hoss powerhouse style and mid 2000 NJPW's focus on stiff work over more high flying fit him quite well. Again, he was really successful in the tag division there, winning the IWGP and GHC Tag Championships (with Karl Anderson and Tomko respectively, I actually think him and Anderson in ring work better than him with Gallows) and even gaining some success as a singles star as someone who could work well with main eventers and could realistically pose a challenge to them: in a way, he was a far superior version of the role Bad Luck Fale plays today. He definitely improved, and though I didn't ever think he'd actually get into the main event scene (due to, well, having next to zero charisma) he was still a fairly impressive worker for a guy of his size. His later WWE work was pretty unremarkable apart from their laughable "Tensai" gimmick that got buried on day one by a unforgiving crowd. His work as a trainer seems to be positive and he enjoys it, so good for him."

[8.0] "I never had much affection for A-Train when I was a kid, to me he was a scary bald dude with piercings in his chin. Now looking back on him, he's one of my favorite hosses to watch. He was so innovative in the ring, you wouldn't really see the moves he did unless it was outside of the WWE like the; Torture Rack Neckbreaker, The Baldo Bomb, The Gorilla Press Michinoku Driver, The Sitout Gorilla Press, There's this weird Double Underhook Single Leg Gutbuster he did to Benoit. It's surprising but I think he's genuinely underrated in the workrate department, not very charismatic though if I were to give him a negative."

[4.0] "I think people tend to look at Albert with rose tinted glasses now because of his work as head coach of the performance center. But as a wrestler, Albert was bad in pretty much every incarnation. I know he got some love in Japan as Giant Bernard, but Prince Albert... A-Train... Tensai... Hip Hop Hippo.... things just kept going from bad to worse."

[7.0] "Albert, A-Train, Giant Bernard or Tensai whatever you knew him as he always lacked that charisma for the main event but he was always decent in the ring and he proved to be useful behind the scenes as a head of NXT. Does anyone else remember T & A fondly?"

[5.0] "Good in the ring and a safe worker. Got over huge in Japan and was always a solid character in WWE. Really good role for him at the preference center now."

[3.0] "A 300 pound lotus that couldn't really do anything in his 15+ year run in the WWE. He was overlooked by Trish in his T&A days back in 2000. Became a back-up dancer for Scotty 2 Hotty in 2002 that is barely worth noting, getting another run as "Tensai" in 2012 before falling off in the mat to now sitting at the commentary table in 2015. Only worth noting for being one of the few "big men" WWE had that Vince never felt like pushing."

[7.0] "How many different careers can one man have? From his pro football days to his days as a teacher for the hearing impaired to his long, illustrious career as a pro wrestler, this man has had quite a life! Let's talk about his wrestling: he was very agile and athletic for a man of his size. You wouldn't expect him to have long, satisfying matches against Japanese legends and legends-to-be, but he did. It's just unfortunate that, as great as he was in Japan, he never seemed to achieve the same respect and recognition in the WWE. Everybody's completely forgotten his 2 week Intercontinental title reign. He was largely used as comic relief after that. He was reborn as A-Train thanks to Paul Heyman and tried to work his way back up the card, to no success. Then after an incredible run in Japan, he returns to the WWE as one of the most ill-conceived, embarrassing, almost offensive characters of the past 10 years. Tensai was pushed to the main event with a lower-to-mid-carder's gimmick, before suffering a dramatic fall to comic relief character once again. With his wrestling career essentially over (couldn't go back to Japan after offending their people with his heel remarks), Tensai began yet another new phase in his career: that of Jason Albert, commentator and trainer for NXT. I'm a bit sad that he's retired-despite Tensai, I still felt like he had more to offer in the ring-but I look forward to seeing what he accomplishes in his new career(s)."

[6.0] "A definite better fit on the commentary booth. Could probably develop faster in that category, interested in seeing his future improvement."