Who would you put in the Performance Centre to train newbies

[mrbananagrabber]

Damn, just got that whole sentence in the top there.

I see there’s a thread about getting Lawler to teach guys how to throw punches, and it got me thinking. If you could hire anyone (alive, obviously) who could teach newbies, who would you pick?

I’d definitely get Lawler in there. Not just for punches, if you watch old WWF and especially old USWA promos, that guy is one of the all time best. His USWA super face stuff is great and he was one evil bastard when he wanted to be. Just little things, that wearied look to the audience when some heel is talking smack, that “ah, whatever” hand gesture to the fans when he’s a heel..you don’t really GET that now. It’s little things that don’t require a “you people” promo to get boos.


Who would you bring in?

[Sephiroth]

In all honesty-Jarrett. Whatever else can be said, JJ was always a typically solid hand in the ring and could scrape a halfway decent match out of most partners he was put with. He also worked in most of the major promotions of his day and with some of the biggest names of all time, so if anyone would have a treasure trove of knowledge it would be him.

Same goes for Rhyno. He’s worked for virtually every promotion on the planet at one time or another, so if there is anyone who could advise the rookies about working with various styles of performing it would be him.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Feb 1, 2019 5:17:12 GMT -5 Sephiroth said:

In all honesty-Jarrett. Whatever else can be said, JJ was always a typically solid hand in the ring and could scrape a halfway decent match out of most partners he was put with. He also worked in most of the major promotions of his day and with some of the biggest names of all time, so if anyone would have a treasure trove of knowledge it would be him.

Same goes for Rhyno. He’s worked for virtually every promotion on the planet at one time or another, so if there is anyone who could advise the rookies about working with various styles of performing it would be him.

Jarrett was the first one I thought of. People of his generation and experience are few and far between now. He has a lot to teach.

[Ryushinku]

Lance Storm, for one, though he's still running his own wrestling school so I doubt he'd want to give that up. Maybe on a freelance (aha!) basis.

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Sean Waltman

Dude could work as face or heel, could work against any type of wrestler, and he did teach Jericho the WWE style.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

As I saw mentioned in another thread, once his in-ring career is over, make Samoa Joe a promo teacher. Someone with such a recently poor strike rate of success shouldn’t be that good at convincing people that he’s still a credible threat, but he is, and that could be something real handy for the trainees to learn.

[The Dark Order Inferno]

Another vote for Jarrett, he's worked across the world and had good matches with people working a whole range of styles, he's a lot better on the mic than people give him credit for, too... Just don't give him any sort of management position.

[Joe Neglia]

The thing is: Can they teach what they know?

Lawler can't. He's tried before, he sucks at coaching/training.

[MrElijah]

-Bret Hart
-Terry Funk
-Arn Anderson
-Dean Malenko
-Lance Storm
-X-Pac

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Feb 1, 2019 7:41:48 GMT -5 Joe Neglia said:

The thing is: Can they teach what they know?

Lawler can't. He's tried before, he sucks at coaching/training.

That's a big reason I said Waltman, he's already taught Jericho.

[Prince Petty]

Christian, who has spent some time at the PC already. He always had a really great fundamental grasp of the professional wrestling business - crisp in the ring, good character work, good mic work, able to tell a great story, and able to adapt his style and character to a changing business.

Bret Hart would be excellent from a ringwork and psychology point of view, but even he would admit that people shouldn't put him first on their list when looking for promo advice.

[IgnahtaSempria]

If they could bury the hatchet, Raven would be an amazing asset. Based on a couple videos I've seen online, he is definitely able to pass on his knowledge, and he's one of those guys who just "gets" wrestling.

[realist]

- Jerry Lawler.  Not just for the punches, but also in good ring psychology.  

- Ricky Morton.  He can teach them the art of selling.  There is a reason that "selling like Ricky Morton" has found its way into the wrestling lexicon.

- Bobby Eaton.  Because I've always been a big fan of the guy and Steve Austin always falls all over himself to put over how he was probably the best worker that he ever worked with.  That is a strong endorsement.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Nia Jax

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Feb 1, 2019 9:21:44 GMT -5 realist said:

- Bobby Eaton.  Because I've always been a big fan of the guy and Steve Austin always falls all over himself to put over how he was probably the best worker that he ever worked with.  That is a strong endorsement.

Absolutely incredible guy but Cornette's mentioned that he's someone you could learn from working with but he's not necessarily a teacher. Eaton couldn't really articulate why he does things (not that that's a slight on him or anything).

[carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army)]

Another vote for Waltman, especially as someone who had a high-flying style that he then transitioned away from. Lots of guys are gonna have to do that at some point in their career.

For the same reason, Kendrick, Jerry Lynn, or TAKA.

[Deleted]

Jarrett and Waltman are both great choices and very underrated workers.

[lionheart21]

To work on ring psychology and promos, I'd go with Jake Roberts

[Ludwig Kaiser’s Walk]

Curtis Hughes

[sportatorium]

I know he’s still wrestling, but Heath Slater is one of the best workers on the roster. Curtis Axel would be another good one if they aren’t using him on TV. In the Memphis theme, get Austin Idol in there for promo class. Ted Dibiase is another one on how to work heel/slower paced while keeping the crowd involved.