Miz-Wannabe
Don Corleone
Vicariously Living through The Miz
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Post by Miz-Wannabe on Aug 3, 2008 16:41:46 GMT -5
Which wrestler past or present can make technical wrestling very entertaining in the WWE?
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Post by "Sweet & Sour" ImSoFudginGreat on Aug 3, 2008 16:43:53 GMT -5
Colt Cabana
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on Aug 3, 2008 16:54:45 GMT -5
Claudio, Hero and Quack.
Seriously, they are the Holy Trinity of independent wrestling. Whatever they do is superb, and when combined, they're unequalled. Lucha, big-man/little-man, technical, brawling, strong style, storytelling, they can make any style immensely entertaining. They could make getting shot in the face with a cannon fun.
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Aug 3, 2008 16:58:15 GMT -5
Claudio, Hero and Quack. Seriously, they are the Holy Trinity of independent wrestling. Whatever they do is superb, and when combined, they're unequalled. Lucha, big-man/little-man, technical, brawling, strong style, storytelling, they can make any style immensely entertaining. They could make getting shot in the face with a cannon fun. Not to mention the K.O.W being the IWC's latest wetdream when they teamed together... |
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Post by MGH on Aug 3, 2008 16:59:16 GMT -5
Mike Quackenbush, Colt Cabana, Kurt Angle, Jericho (when he would get to have matches like that), Chris Hero to name a few.
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Aug 3, 2008 16:59:27 GMT -5
CM Punk. He can work a headlock better than anyone else in the business.
I'd like to note that Regal would get the nod, but I think he has a tendency to make his matches a little too one-sided. Sure, it's awesome to see him utterly destroy a guy with hold, but for as cool as his offense is he simply goes on too long sometimes.
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DJ Peapod
Samurai Cop
RKO...Romantically Evil
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Post by DJ Peapod on Aug 3, 2008 17:01:34 GMT -5
In WWE: MVP maybe, Colt Cabana when called up
In TNA: um...Samoa Joe?
In the Indies: Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Mike Quackenbush
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Aug 3, 2008 17:12:05 GMT -5
Kurt, Samoa and Taz. Why? They are all booked as bad-asses and work a stiffer technical style that makes them look like they inflict a lot of pain.
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Post by Big fat failure turtle on Aug 3, 2008 18:21:08 GMT -5
All of the above, and Milano Collection AT
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Fundertaker
El Dandy
Hideo Kojima should direct every ending ever!
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Post by Fundertaker on Aug 3, 2008 18:29:30 GMT -5
All I would add is Osamu Nishimura, and we're all set.
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FHgrad99
Vegeta
Never mind that s***, here comes Mongo!
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Post by FHgrad99 on Aug 3, 2008 18:39:11 GMT -5
I would add American Dragon to the list. He utilizes some unique holds and has a rare viciousness while applying some of them.
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NOwave
Don Corleone
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Post by NOwave on Aug 3, 2008 18:41:25 GMT -5
if you include past wrestlers, I think there are 2 all-time that are head and shoulders above the rest: Ric Flair and Bret Hart.
In their prime, either one could put on a fascinating match with just about any other wrestler. They were not limited in the people they could work with. I saw Flair one time on TBS in the mid-80's in a match with perennial jobber George South. (Flair mentions this in his book-Steamboat was scheduled to be his opponent that day but something happened) Flair set George up in most of the spots he used with Steamboat. You would have thought George South was the no.1 contender for the NWA world title, he looked so good.
Bret had similar ability to make others look better than they actually were. One of the best examples was SummerSlam 92(I thnk) in Britain. He was facing a heavily drugged and sluggish Davey Boy Smith and made it a 5-star match.
Ric and Bret's styles were quite different however. Ric played off the crowd, going into the match with only the barest minimum of planning. Bret was a great storyteller-he scripted the match in his mind before it started and carried out a pre-arranged set of moves. Both styles worked well, but ironically, they did not work well with each other. Most of the handful of matches between them were somewhat disappointing.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Aug 3, 2008 18:42:53 GMT -5
I'm forlorn that Eddie Guerrero has yet to make this list....
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Post by hutter on Aug 3, 2008 19:05:06 GMT -5
Curt Hennig and (give the devil his due) Benoit.
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The F'N Captain
King Koopa
I was captain **** till Captain America Beat the crap out of me and left me in a dumpster
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Post by The F'N Captain on Aug 3, 2008 19:09:37 GMT -5
Dean Malenko was always able to rope me into his matches with Jericho, Guerrero, and Benoit.
Of Active wrestlers, I agree with Punk, Jericho, and when he's a heel, Finley.
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Post by Red 'n' Black Reggie on Aug 4, 2008 7:21:11 GMT -5
does alex shelley count, his "human pretzel" type moves always look fun.
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Post by BRAINFADE on Aug 4, 2008 7:24:58 GMT -5
Colt Cabana wins.
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Post by The Peoples Elbow on Aug 4, 2008 7:45:56 GMT -5
CM Punk Randy Orton can work a headlock better than anyone else in the business. Fixed to reflect accuracy!  |
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The Ichi
Patti Mayonnaise
AGGRESSIVE Executive Janitor of the Third Floor Manager's Bathroom
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Post by The Ichi on Aug 4, 2008 7:48:14 GMT -5
Eddie was the master of this.
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Krimzon
Crow T. Robot
This guy is the man!
R.I.P. Deadpool
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Post by Krimzon on Aug 4, 2008 8:48:45 GMT -5
Mr. Perfect, Eddie Guerrero, Jericho, AJ Styles, and Ric Flair would be the guys on my list. All of them were/are amazing
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