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Post by Todd Pettengill on Jan 22, 2013 20:57:44 GMT -5
They are. MMA's popularity made them drop it, similar to how tap outs in pro wrestling started because of UFC. Could have sworn they started doing tap out's right after a little match that happened in Montreal. Besides, no one cared about UFC back then. Vince was even plugging UFC PPV's on Raw. Guys have tapped out since at least the 80s. It wasn't every guy, but some did it.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jan 22, 2013 21:25:12 GMT -5
I just can't believe how lazy it is. Show already had a classic, great finisher with his Chokeslam. no idea why they decided "yeah lets change his finisher to a punch to the noggin". it's like when Sgt. Slaughter ditched the Cobra Clutch for the Noogie of Doom. Show did some boxing training, so it became his finisher. Plus it's a 7 foot over 400 pound guy throwing all his weight and momentum behind a punch, that's going to knock your ass out. So it's worlds better than the Noogie.
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Post by nate5054 on Jan 22, 2013 21:51:36 GMT -5
I believe the knockout punch should be an automatic disqualification. It is clearly stated in wrestling rule books(there has to be one somewhere) that punching with a closed fist is an illegal move. Due to the amount of damage Show puts out they should disqualify him. I actually remember sometime in the 80s where they seemed to care about "rules" no like no closed fists. I have no idea when that all went out the window, though even then it wasn't all that consistent.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jan 23, 2013 4:53:01 GMT -5
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