Santino should be challenged to a Submission Match

[rnrk supports BLM]

Probably by Jack Swagger, since he's the main midcard heel who uses a submission finisher, but anyone on that level who's presented as a technically-oriented wrestler will do.

Build it up for weeks as an upcoming PPV match for the US title. Every week, Santino will come out for his matches and keep trying to win with submission holds, cycling through crap like the nerve pinch or the abdominal stretch, but he'll always end up getting countered or otherwise failing to get a submission win. He'll start Cobra-ing his opponents and then slapping them around and trying to revive them while asking them to say they give up.

Of course, there'll be at least one backstage segment where Santino is talking to his cobra sock about how they can win, and contemplates shoving it into his opponent's mouth, then decides "Nah, that'll never work. What was I thinking?" and walks past a disappointed-looking Mick Foley.

Finally, at the PPV, Santino will win by using Sgt. Slaughter's COBRA CLUTCH.

[Kevin Hamilton]

Haven't we made Swagger look pathetic enough?

[Krimzon]

May 18, 2012 16:59:16 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

Haven't we made Swagger look pathetic enough?

He can still fall a few rungs. I'm all for it. At least they'll be using him in an actual angle.

[Bo Rida]

I really like that idea, shame that it's unlikely to happen as they rarely book stories like that these days.

[The Ichi]

Reminds me of Cenas brief feud with Chris Masters where he had to beat him by submission and then suddenly became master of the STF.

[häšhtå.gdālėÿ]

If this story happened, it would end with Santino Cobra-ing the other guy, then slapping on a side headlock. The ref then deems the other unable to continue, and calls for the bell.

Santino by Technical Submission.

[Bone Daddy]

That would be awesome

[sdoyle7798]

May 18, 2012 16:56:18 GMT -5 rnrk supports BLM said:

Probably by Jack Swagger, since he's the main midcard heel who uses a submission finisher, but anyone on that level who's presented as a technically-oriented wrestler will do.

Build it up for weeks as an upcoming PPV match for the US title. Every week, Santino will come out for his matches and keep trying to win with submission holds, cycling through crap like the nerve pinch or the abdominal stretch, but he'll always end up getting countered or otherwise failing to get a submission win. He'll start Cobra-ing his opponents and then slapping them around and trying to revive them while asking them to say they give up.

Of course, there'll be at least one backstage segment where Santino is talking to his cobra sock about how they can win, and contemplates shoving it into his opponent's mouth, then decides "Nah, that'll never work. What was I thinking?" and walks past a disappointed-looking Mick Foley.

Finally, at the PPV, Santino will win by using Sgt. Slaughter's COBRA CLUTCH.

This would be AWESOME. Doesn't have to be Swagger. Could be Ziggler (he has the sleeper).

Probably someone else I am not thinking of.

[Cela]

Would prefer if Swagger thought he was so smart to come up with this idea, but then he unleashed Santino's endless supply of Boris Alexiev submission holds.

[Deleted]

I'd love it, if only because I'd love to see the Cobra Clutch come back.

Plus it would, you know, actually give the undercard a real angle. Do I have a reason to hate Jack Swagger, beyond the fact that the commentators don't? Hell, if anything I feel SORRY for him, which is the polar opposite of what you want in a heel.

[Some Guy]

Midcard storyline? What are you talking about?

[Sumbody Gon' Get Dey Kneelift]

I'd mark.

[The Shareholder is nude]

This is relevant to my interests

[cool guy]

I like this. This should be done.