Creating bereavement
By Scott Keith on 16 May 2022
When Barry Windham came back to the WWF as The Widowmaker in 1989, announcers talked him up big-time during his squash matches. That, along with his insert promos calling out Hogan, suggested he was in line for a push before he left abruptly. What was the
plan for him? Did they intend for him to be a upper-tier heel? Was he just going to be a Hogan Challenger of the Month and then get moved down the card?
Incidentally, with my e-mail about jobber offense in mind, I have to say having watched a few of them that Windham in that Widowmaker persona showed a pretty nice aptitude for killing jobbers.
plan for him? Did they intend for him to be a upper-tier heel? Was he just going to be a Hogan Challenger of the Month and then get moved down the card?
Incidentally, with my e-mail about jobber offense in mind, I have to say having watched a few of them that Windham in that Widowmaker persona showed a pretty nice aptitude for killing jobbers.
It was a pretty big get to pry Windham away from the NWA at the time, so you’d have to think they made him big promises. I could certainly see him as the Bad News Brown type of midlevel Hogan challenger. Honestly had he stuck around he probably could have gotten a run with Warrior and been a good challenger there as well.