Burst
El Dandy
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Post by Burst on May 2, 2011 22:44:12 GMT -5
If this belongs in (w)rest feel free to move.
For whatever reason, every wrestling move attempted by anybody in a shoot scenario, as seen most recently in the video of Casey destroying his bully, EVERY WRESTLING MOVE is either a piledriver or a body slam. Usually just a body slam.
I know you can't expect people to know the difference between a brainbuster and a backdrop, but seriously, a piledriver's pretty damn distinct. There's no reason at all a dominator-like move should've been confused with one.
What else've you seen that's gotten on your nerves?
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Post by Michael Coello on May 2, 2011 22:52:57 GMT -5
Worst is when any kind of media or whatever world news story comments on wrestling, there's always some cheesy line about body slam, pile drivers, or smack down in the title. Something like:
"Ventura Body Slams Government Taxes"
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miffy
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Post by miffy on May 3, 2011 3:44:07 GMT -5
Anyone who knows technical terms for moves and holds beyond the basics is a nerd, Michael Cole told me.
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thirteen3
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Post by thirteen3 on May 3, 2011 3:49:05 GMT -5
In George of the Jungle, Brendan Frasers character elbow drops a lion and calls it a "flying piledriver"
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Post by strykerdarksilence on May 3, 2011 6:22:00 GMT -5
Nacho Libre has loads wrong, AND THEY HAD WRESTLERS' INPUT!
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on May 3, 2011 6:39:22 GMT -5
People who don't know the difference between bumping (taking the move) and selling (making it look like it hurt), or think that bumping is selling.
A great example is to YouTube the infamous head-bump RKO that Rob Van Dam took a few years ago, and look how everyone talks about how RVD "sold" the move by doing a headbump.
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Post by SCCB Was Told To Do Steroids on May 3, 2011 6:44:02 GMT -5
I think I misuse "kayfabe" a bit in general conversation. People don't know what I'm talking about. I've heard "getting jobbed" often, but most people use that correctly.
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Nikki Heyman
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Post by Nikki Heyman on May 3, 2011 10:15:49 GMT -5
Abuse of the word "Smackdown" and people still using the term "WWF"
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2011 10:27:51 GMT -5
The most common one I've seen by non-fans is that a "body slam" is when you jump and slam your body on someone, i.e. a splash. People who don't know the difference between bumping (taking the move) and selling (making it look like it hurt), or think that bumping is selling. A great example is to YouTube the infamous head-bump RKO that Rob Van Dam took a few years ago, and look how everyone talks about how RVD "sold" the move by doing a headbump. I'm of the impression that "selling" a move isn't acting like it hurt, but conveying to the audience that what they're seeing is devastating. If you use that definition, taking a bump that makes it look more powerful is part of that performance. |
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Post by turkeysandwich on May 3, 2011 10:58:54 GMT -5
I remember being annoyed when Edge first won the WWE title and Cena kept saying that Edge would be a "transitional champion" as though it meant someone that holds the belt for a short time, since Cena was going to win it back, but it doesn't mean that. "Transitional champions" usually only hold the belt for a short time, but the idea is that they "transition" from one babyface champion to another like Iron Sheik winning from Backlund but losing to Hogan.
Also, I've watched a lot of AWA Classics on ESPN lately and anytime Verne on commentary sees a move like a DDT or a brainbuster he calls it a "front piledriver."
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