Graeme Souness has an aura surrounding him. Even whilst working as a pundit for various television channels, the Scot comes across as rugged and pretty frightening. There's a madness lurking behind a smooth exterior, one that is undeniably macho. Throughout his career, Souness was the kind of player his own fans adored, and his rivals hated beyond belief. Most of the reasoning for that dislike comes from the fact that the player-come-manager was prone to a dirty tackle. A lot of fans disliked this, because Souness was a terrifically talented footballer, he didn't need to be violent. Instead, he was doing it on purpose, stamping his mark on the game and controlling proceedings from midfield with an almost scary level of swagger. Looking back on his career, Souness himself has stated that he was hard to deal with. That was part of what made him so successful, people respected him, either through admiring his talent or being fearful of his temper. It cannot be denied that the man's arrogance was vital to his cause of re-establishing Rangers as a force in the mid-1980's. His time as a player was hindered by injury, but he had a resilient anger to him that translated well to the Scottish game.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
