Totorob101
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Post by Totorob101 on Aug 25, 2013 12:23:03 GMT -5
Influenced a little by the match types you dont care about thread, but what are your thoughts on Cage matches now? For me, they seem to be a thing of the past, and have been overused for years. Rememeber when a cage match was supposed to be a feud ender? A match of sheer brutality? Now we have throw away cage matches between guys who dont even have to much of a grudge against each other (like barett bryan) and modern cage matches lack any kind of violence, or originality with spots inside the cage. Would you say they are a thing of the past? How could the cage match be improved? or do you still enjoy the match type?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 12:25:54 GMT -5
Barely. The lack of brutality and the door being in play really ruined them. It was so much better when the only way to win was pinfall or submission or climbing 10 feet over the cage but with the risk of being dropped from 10 feet showed how brutal they were.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 12:28:13 GMT -5
The psychology of the cage match has been lost for the most part as it is supposed to keep guys from interfering but now even when that part of the story is in play guys interfere anyways. So what's the point?
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Post by Manute Bol on Aug 25, 2013 12:30:59 GMT -5
There are very, very few WWE steel cage matches that I would consider "must watch". I'd say after you've seen Hogan/Orndorff (Saturday Night Main Event), Bret/Owen (SummerSlam), and I suppose Snuka/Muraco just for that one legendary spot, you're pretty much good on cage matches.
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Post by JTH on Aug 25, 2013 12:37:09 GMT -5
Leading up to WrestleMania 23, the WWE had 4 cages matches in 4 months (1 on PPV, 1 on RAW, 1 on Smackdown, & 1 on ECW)
That was the beginning of the end for the cage match being relevant.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 12:39:45 GMT -5
The cage match has lost it's value over the years thanks to matches like the Chamber and the Cell. I do believe that it has some value for live events since people will pay for a cage match at a house show.
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Post by bigalbass86 AKA Smokin Vokoun on Aug 26, 2013 0:10:30 GMT -5
I think even the Cell match has lost some value thanks to the non brutal violence that a match like the Hell in a Cell requires. It's still very possible to have great matches in them. Same with a regular cage. But a cage match, I feel at least, does need at least a little blood, to put over the violence. There are exceptions, like Bret vs Owen, which I love. But generally it really needs to be a violent match.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Aug 26, 2013 0:22:23 GMT -5
The fact that wrestlers can leave through the door killed the cage match. Ridiculous decision which surely defeats the entire purpose of the match?
Plus, I fail to suspend my disbelief when the door opens and a wrestler takes the same amount of time it takes to boil a cup of tea to get there giving his opponent just enough time to grab the leg and stop him. When 20 seconds later he will be running around at top speed again.
Likewise, when a wrestler hits a big move and decides to spend an eternity climbing the cage rather than just merrily strolling to the door and walking out.
I hate the door.
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