Depending on the time and territory, Kevin Sullivan's character regularly bordered on the satanic, the occult or the masochistic. For pretty obvious reasons, it is no surprise he never had a sustained run in WWE. There are some who dislike his ring work, others who never really invested in his unique brand of villainy. Others loved the darker, almost supernatural edge he brought to his act. He was one of the first to really introduce that element to the sport, a predecessor of The Undertaker. Unfortunately, there was never a time at the height of Sullivan's in-ring career where Vince McMahon understood the value of that crazed, deranged character. It would not be until The Phenom made his debut at the 1990 Survivor Series that he would get the importance of a character that stretched the realm of possibility and believability. Sullivan's strange and unconventional method of storytelling, and his dark and disturbing persona, proved far too crazy for WWE. His higher ranking position in WCW throughout the 1990s did not help matters.
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