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Post by "American Cream" Dusty Loads on Jun 9, 2013 15:15:15 GMT -5
The thing is, when he rolls it up, it looks even more padded.
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Post by mysterydriver on Jun 9, 2013 15:29:42 GMT -5
I understand the point (a color visual going from black to red to signify...danger, I suppose) but yeah, It'd be better if he just pulled it past his elbow and announcers sold it as dangerous.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jun 9, 2013 16:54:01 GMT -5
Because it's not a very interesting finisher.
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Post by Chip on Jun 9, 2013 20:03:28 GMT -5
Wouldn't that just increase the chance of injuring his elbow?
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Post by Nic Nemeth on Jun 9, 2013 21:41:22 GMT -5
It be funny if he had someone like Ryback or Sheamus as his opponent and before the match even began, he pulled it up cause he's too scared to wrestle them and would rather aim for a quick victory.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2013 21:45:20 GMT -5
He doesn't take off the elbow pad for the same reason a boxer wears gloves. So he can throw it full blast without screwing up his arm.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2013 5:48:41 GMT -5
Because he likes being generic and anything different would be against his FCW knowledge.
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Post by nisidhe on Jun 10, 2013 8:07:40 GMT -5
The announce team is the most oblivious ever. It's clear that the elbow is played up as though it is loaded, but nobody (but the fans and Barrett himself) is aware of it. It's really a sad state of affairs because Barrett could/should be in the main-event mix and the elbow question would be a valuable part of getting/keeping him there.
As it's played now, it's approaching Bob Orton or, dare I say, Iron Mike Sharpe levels of relevance to the outcome; the only difference is that it's instrumental to Barrett's wins. However, the image of the tree falling in the forest with nobody hearing (or, in this case, caring) seems apt here.
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Post by WBL a.k.a. Mountie II on Jun 10, 2013 8:14:16 GMT -5
Does NOBODY notice that when he pulls up the elbow pad, that there's red underneath it?
Get it?
Seeing red?
Charging bull?
'Bull'Hammer Elbow?
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