Sam Punk
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Post by Sam Punk on Dec 29, 2012 21:20:01 GMT -5
In fact, I can't think of any wrestler BEFORE Bret Hart to have a "moves of doom set" used in this way. Hey, maybe this is his lasting contribution to the evolution of professional wrestling, and something to be proud of. I see the fact that Cena has his moves of doom as an argument that he can't wrestle (or isn't a good wrestler), and on this thread some seem to think it's part of what made Hart great. Interesting to say the least. When people say it about Cena, they're saying that he has only five moves in his repertoire. With Bret they're talking about the five moves he uses to finish off an opponent.
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nisidhe
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Post by nisidhe on Dec 29, 2012 21:54:53 GMT -5
If memory serves me, there was a radio interview in which Al Snow discussed the move towards a formula in match booking that more or less called for _every_ wrestler to develop their own FMOD; and that this came about sometime during the 1990s. It just seems to me that, since WWE and other promotions have started training to that formula, we're seeing botches all over the place.
I also recall, back in my RSP-W days, reading someone's analysis of in-ring styles and that there were three categories into which a wrestler could be sorted, based on their match style. Type As were considered almost the ideal from an entertainment perspective: they could put on a solid to incredible match totally on the fly and could communicate so discreetly in the ring as to make it seem like telepathy I remember the example given as a Malenko-Muta match (possibly) that was put together on 5 minutes notice and got a 4 1/2 out 5. Type Bs are the verbal (and sometimes quite vocal) in-ring spot callers; type Cs were those who need the match mapped out in advance and cannot deviate from it.
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Post by ritt works hard fo da chickens on Dec 29, 2012 22:51:18 GMT -5
In fact, I can't think of any wrestler BEFORE Bret Hart to have a "moves of doom set" used in this way. Hey, maybe this is his lasting contribution to the evolution of professional wrestling, and something to be proud of. I see the fact that Cena has his moves of doom as an argument that he can't wrestle (or isn't a good wrestler), and on this thread some seem to think it's part of what made Hart great. Interesting to say the least. When people say it about Cena, they're saying that he has only five moves in his repertoire. With Bret they're talking about the five moves he uses to finish off an opponent. It began way before the 90s even. I'd say the 80s are where it became standard operating procedure. In fact Bret's five moves were just an expanded version of Hogan's three moves. Nobody ever says why did every Hogan match have to have a Hulk up counter attack, big boot and leg drop. It was what got Hogan crowds to pop.
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