Brad Armstrong, of the famous Armstrong wrestling family, was one of the those wrestlers that everyone loved to work with, because he was so good in the ring. So good, in fact, that he was mainly used to make others look better by guiding them to a good match. He was what's known as a 'hell of a hand' - someone you can put in the ring with just about anyone and know that he's going to be OK. Between the mid-late 80s and early 80s, Armstrong could be found wrestling in the WCW midcard, competing for the WCW Cruiserweight or Tag Team Championship but never having any real storyline involvement. WCW tried to repackage him in 1991 as Arachnaman, who bore such a blatant resemblance to Spider Man that WCW were almost instantly threatened with a lawsuit by Marvel Comics. Armstrong dropped the gimmick and returned to wrestling under his real name. He continued his dependable ways until he left the company in 1995, only to return a year later. After touring Japan for a while and wrestling on the house shows, Armstrong was given some direction when he was turned heel. A couple of unsuccessful gimmicks followed (remember Buzzkill?) and it was obvious that it was just not going to work out for Armstrong. He was an accomplished technical wrestler and a 'hell of a hand' but he wasn't really the guy to take a character and run with it. Still, for his in-ring efforts and his high level of effort, he must be considered one of WCW's unsung heroes.
