>>16311307The obvious answer is the Rock, who was and is a big star. But aside from him:
>Junkyard Dogbut that was back when he was in Mid-South in the early 80s. JYD is inarguably the most popular black wrestler ever aside from the Rock. Maybe even counting the Rock if you only look at the New Orleans area. But when he went to WWF, Hogan was in his prime and no one could compete with that. JYD went hard on the coke and whores and destroyed his body. By the time he went to WCW, it was long since over for him.
>Booker TVery talented both in the ring and on the mic, and he oozed charisma. It was too early in WCW with all the established talent there, and by the time he got a main event push WCW was already in laughing stock mode. Over in WWF, Booker established himself early on and had a lot of momentum. But he got buried by Triple H in their feud and that was that. The King Booker run, while a lot of fun, was basically one big rib and he was a heel anyway. Booker was never taken seriously after that.
But that's the entire list. Ron Simmons was over but never enough to be the face of a company. His WCW world title run was a flop. For today, Oba Femi is the best shot at a dominant black champion, when he moves up. Guys like Kofi, Big E, even R-Truth are comedy guys and can't be taken seriously. Kofi's WWE title run was abysmal and ruined its prestige for some time. Montez, Carmelo, and Trick are all working variations on the same gimmick, and while they are athletic, they don't stand out at all. They're all mid.
