Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2011 9:21:15 GMT -5
Crippling moves should have stayed as such. Remember when Jake the Snake first used the DDT? It put your lights out. Now, it's just a "hope-spot" counter to buy time.
Ric Flair/Greg Valentine and the Figure-Four? The referee had to step in and untangle the guys. (Never followed how Tito Santana could do the same move and not have a problem breaking the hold. Maybe it's just a heel thing for a few extra seconds of pain on his opponent.)
Too many chokeholds, which is against all wrestling logic. I know, they want it to be "more legit" like UFC, but we were taught as kids in the '70s and '80s "if the forearm goes under the chin, that's a choke and it's illegal". The ref would constantly be checking the sleeper or the headlock to make sure the heel wasn't turning the move into a choke. Then the heel's manager would ask the ref a question to get him distracted, the heel would take his thumb and stick it in the babyface's throat for a couple seconds. (If I was a wrestler nowadays, I'd just kick a guy in the abdomen and slap on a choke. Where's the build and interest in that?)
The wrestlers have gotten lazy match-wise, where they're taking each others' moves. I see quite a few different versions of a "Brogue Kick". That's disrespectful to the guy who does it as a featured move. Guys taking each others' match spots. Some of these guys need to watch some older footage and get some recycled ideas.
Throw in a 10-minute time-limit draw every so often. It makes both guys look good; nobody has to cry about "doing the J.O.B. on the PPV/TV". Also gives an excuse to have a rematch.
Announcers should point out what each wrestler has to gain/lose in these matches. Why have a match if there's nothing to battle over? Even something simple like "So-and-so wants to climb the ladder and just can't because he can't beat this guy." or "Whatchamacallit tapped out after the bell rung to end the match and wants vindication."
Ric Flair/Greg Valentine and the Figure-Four? The referee had to step in and untangle the guys. (Never followed how Tito Santana could do the same move and not have a problem breaking the hold. Maybe it's just a heel thing for a few extra seconds of pain on his opponent.)
Too many chokeholds, which is against all wrestling logic. I know, they want it to be "more legit" like UFC, but we were taught as kids in the '70s and '80s "if the forearm goes under the chin, that's a choke and it's illegal". The ref would constantly be checking the sleeper or the headlock to make sure the heel wasn't turning the move into a choke. Then the heel's manager would ask the ref a question to get him distracted, the heel would take his thumb and stick it in the babyface's throat for a couple seconds. (If I was a wrestler nowadays, I'd just kick a guy in the abdomen and slap on a choke. Where's the build and interest in that?)
The wrestlers have gotten lazy match-wise, where they're taking each others' moves. I see quite a few different versions of a "Brogue Kick". That's disrespectful to the guy who does it as a featured move. Guys taking each others' match spots. Some of these guys need to watch some older footage and get some recycled ideas.
Throw in a 10-minute time-limit draw every so often. It makes both guys look good; nobody has to cry about "doing the J.O.B. on the PPV/TV". Also gives an excuse to have a rematch.
Announcers should point out what each wrestler has to gain/lose in these matches. Why have a match if there's nothing to battle over? Even something simple like "So-and-so wants to climb the ladder and just can't because he can't beat this guy." or "Whatchamacallit tapped out after the bell rung to end the match and wants vindication."
