If Jake Roberts was self-reflective and self-loathing, Buff Bagwell was the complete opposite. An over-confident, arrogant buffoon during his incredibly brief stint with WWF/WWE, Bagwell seemed to think the industry owed him a living, rather than recognising that he had to work harder than ever before to remove the stigma that came from being viewed as a WCW guy in WWF territory. Following a match perceived as a disaster by Vince McMahon against Booker T on Monday Night Raw, Bagwell should have knuckled down - just as Booker did - and tried his best to fit into the WWF system. Instead, Buff continued to act the same way he had done during the latter years of WCW, only he couldn't get away with it in his new work place. Unbelievably, Bagwell had his mother call into WWF offices to tell them that he wouldn't be able to make bookings, and started to become little more than a running joke for many in the company, who likely couldn't believe what they were witnessing. Bagwell had a great look, and wasn't as bad inside the ring as his first WWF match suggested, but he definitely ruined things for himself.
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.
