Vladimir Kozlov

[2.0] "He was very bland, had a super limited moveset, and most of his matches were boring to sit through. The dominant monster push never really connected because he lacked charisma and personality. The whole stoic foreign powerhouse act felt generic and outdated. Even his look, especially the plain white trunks, did nothing to make him stand out. Overall, he just never felt interesting or main event level."

[1.0] "He was slow. No moveset. No promo ability. No charisma. No character work. Just the common Vince McMahon trope of big scary mean heel who inevitably ends up becoming some sort of comedy act. Brodus Clay, One Man Gang, Great Khali. This is his archetype."

[5.0] "Could have been an incredible heel, great look but his repertoire in the ring was limited, fire theme song tho"

[3.0] "An immobile big man who couldn't cut a promo. He never had a good match and is most known for his infamous Survivor Series 2008 match with Triple H that was bailed out by Edge. He was the second coming of Ludvig Borga. Being foreign and big past 1995 isn't going to cut it."

[5.0] "Hated that he got big airtime on ECW. At the same time, he is good in the ring and the monster heel schtick had potential with Regal as his manager"

[4.0] "A very underwhelming member of the upper-to-mid card of the WWE during his time, he was presented as a monster but didn't have the charisma or in-ring work to justify it. They really tried getting him over but it never worked, the crowd didn't buy into him the same way they bought into Rusev, (for example) and Kozlov was also quite one-dimensional."

[7.0] "This guy was a very solid wrestler. He had more of that old school style, in which he metodically destroyed his opponents, incorporating some nice strikes from his MMA background too, the potential was clearly THERE, only issue was the dumb WWE crowds shouting USA."

[4.0] "Mediocre at best, I recall him having a win over the Undertaker, which looking back seems so wrong. This guy could have been something, but his in ring work wasn't standout and he didn't have it on the mic either. The moment he was paired with Marella, it was the beginning of the end for his WWE career. I know he was a commentator post WWE, but I couldn't tell you anything more about this guy."

[8.0] "Oleg then Vladimir Kozlov was a great attraction. No entrance music. Gtreat mvoeset and a intensity rarely seen. I was totally into him when he debuted on Smackdown. Correct me if i'm wrong but how many heels beat The Undertaker clean? This guy was destined for big things and then he seemed to get cancelled (not getting over, which was fair) but he was great to watch int he ring and he also had quite a good comedy duo with Santino but I always think back to what could have been."

[4.0] "I think he was a talented wrestler and had the potential in him, but unfortunately couldn't find his way in this business. I remember back in 2009, he was such a monster, and was taking out everyone on the weekly shows. after a while, he has became more and more invisible year after year."

[5.0] "He had a lot of hype when he was brought in but was very average. He was big but not to the size that he was a monster. He could wrestle but did not excel. Same on the mic. He could be funny with Santino Marella as a comedy tag wrestler."

[4.0] "He was the usual "next big monster" project that failed like a dozen other guys before him. He was better than half of them so that's a thing."

[3.0] "Vladimir Kozlov was really bad on the mic and in the ring and was never over, yet got a huge push in 2008 which resulted in wins over Jeff Hardy, HHH, and Undertaker that I still don't understand to this day."

[2.0] "he had more talent than Jinder Mahal. But I never liked his ring work. He is also bad in promo. He had stupid stereotype? russian gimmick."

[4.0] "Definition of mediocrity. He had a decent gimmick and was a capable wrestler. He is not my favourite evil Russian character the WWE has done, but he was not terrible."

[1.0] "The Moscow Mauler (because everyone from Eastern Europe is from Russia) did look intimidating at first, but boooy was he bad in the ring. Like, genuinely awful. And to think he could have fought the Undertaker at WrestleMania. At least his team with Santino was fine"

[2.0] "Looked like a killer, but a goof in the ring. Extremely bland. I was at the 2008 Survivor Series when Kozlov faced Triple H (with it turning into a triple threat with Edge at the end) & I can't begin to tell you haw awful that match was. Only think I liked less than his serious run was his goofball comedy run."

[7.0] "I liked Kozlov, for me there was something about him I enjoyed. Yes he was a more generic type big guy but he also carried with him some sambo and mma skills which is less common with big guys in WWE especially pre-2010's. His second showing in WWE as a tag partner of Santino brought out more charisma. But for those saying he had no talent, I disagree, he had a unique approach to the usual foreign heel powerhouse with a sambo-based technicality. However being a big guy his technical abilities got overlooked. Also growing up when Kozlov was active he looked like a realistic badass monster that could inflict pain onto others, almost a modern martial arts approach to a classic wrestling monster heel gimmick"

[2.0] "Another generic big guy that can't do anything, no charisma either, no talent in anyway, he didn't do much either"

[3.0] "He was pure 'meh'. He wasnt good in ring, wasn't charasmatic. He was big; but if that deserves getting pushed as a potential Undertaker WrestleMania opponent, then Taker wouldnt have a good Mania match yo his name. He was however white funny in his partnership with Santino"

[2.0] "Kozlov had a great look, but he had virtually no talent, little charisma, and barely acceptable coordination."

[2.0] "Good look and scary presence but completely and utterly terrible at wrestling. If they had kept this guy in developmental for a few more years he could have been a big deal."

[5.0] "I liked Vladimir Kozlov in the time when he was a believable WWE champion which was back in 2009 where he actually competed for the title and was in the elimination chamber that year. He was pretty entertaining then. They then made him look like a fool with Santino Marella and that basically ruined his carrier. But he was an okay wrestler so I will give him 5/10."

[6.0] "He should have been a lot bigger and achieved a lot more in the WWE. He had all of the ingredients for success, but for some reason he never got to where he should have been."

[9.0] "Kozlov is now wrestling for IGF, and he has been absolutely impressive. He is finally in a company in which technical wrestling, and shoot style matches are in face popular. His style fits so well there. His technical ability which was rarely shown in the WWE is strongly shown, as well as his surprisingly good ground game."