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Post by angryfan on Nov 19, 2013 15:18:21 GMT -5
I remember seeing a man do things in a wrestling ring that I'd never seen. That was 1994. I remember loving the Mexican Deathmatch with Psycosis. I remember the classic matches of the Cruiserweight division. I even liked weird horns, unmasked Rey and his work with Eddie or Malenko, or hell any one of 20 other guys.
Add in the fact that the man was an absolute class act the one time I met him, and I can't hate the guy.
However, realizing that his "devastating finish" (or one of them, or the setup, or whatever the hell the 619 is) was a fake-out suicide dive that was just a little bit of flash and nothing more back when Rey's knees weren't made of construction paper, I can't really stand his matches anymore.
I know his knees won't let him use the 500 variants of the rana he used to, and I get that the kiddies just love the 619, but damn, when it WASN'T his signature offense and just something cool, it fit in far more easily.
Heel takes a powder on the outside, Rey tosses the move in, the heel dives for cover while Rey stands in the ring and laughs at him. Heel looks like a tool, the fans pop, mission accomplished.
No one has to be velcroed to the middle rope anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2013 15:18:24 GMT -5
I really have no interest in a Sin Cara vs. Rey Mysterio WM match. Yes the match will be great, but I don't see it as this big "torch passing" that everyone else seems to think it should be. ANYONE can put over Sin Cara, it doesn't HAVE to be another masked luchador. ANYONE can give Rey his last match, but it doesn't HAVE to be another masked luchador. Rey is good, but I don't think he's good enough to warrant a "passing of the torch". Not to mention that Sin Cara has not done anything to warrant have any torch passed to him. Plus, Sin Cara with a torch? Automatic fire hazard.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Nov 19, 2013 15:39:06 GMT -5
Who's that jumping out the sky? It's not R-E-Y Mysterio, oh no. Oh, he's dropped down, his knee's popped out, better stop now.
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Post by rnrk supports BLM on Nov 19, 2013 22:12:04 GMT -5
I really have no interest in a Sin Cara vs. Rey Mysterio WM match. Yes the match will be great, but I don't see it as this big "torch passing" that everyone else seems to think it should be. ANYONE can put over Sin Cara, it doesn't HAVE to be another masked luchador. ANYONE can give Rey his last match, but it doesn't HAVE to be another masked luchador. Rey is good, but I don't think he's good enough to warrant a "passing of the torch". The sad thing is, if they'd done Sin Cara vs. Rey Mysterio a month or two after SC's debut in WWE, it would've felt like this huge dream match between the past and future of lucha libre. Now it'd just feel baffling that they'd be wasting a PPV singles match on an inept dork whose greatest talent is unintentional comedy.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Nov 19, 2013 22:13:34 GMT -5
Still love me some Rey-Rey so I'm cool with this.
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Post by Evil Homer on Nov 20, 2013 7:22:12 GMT -5
Didnt he return at the last ppv as a part of the spanish announce team ? Maybe thats better suited for him , or gm role on Smack Down , he should really retire from active competition
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Nov 20, 2013 7:54:18 GMT -5
I disliked the part where he made a half dozen heels look completely inept singlehandidly
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Post by Sephiroth on Nov 20, 2013 8:04:02 GMT -5
I agree with the general opinion that Rey is in the twilight of his in-ring career. If he is to have a last match it should be a big deal and should be at a major PPV, Wrestlemania, Summerslam, or the Rumble. It should also be accompanied by his HOF induction and compilation DVD set. And while this probably has no chance of happening I would want Rey's last match to end with Psicosis, Juventud Guerrera, Chavo Guerrero, and possibly Konnan and Billy Kidman all climbing into the ring to raise his hand and maybe hoist him onto their shoulders.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2013 8:32:49 GMT -5
I still like Rey but I wish he'd retire. I don't want him to be a cripple when he's older, he's in bad enough shape as it is. Let him have one more good match and let that be it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2013 8:51:08 GMT -5
He's fat.
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Post by The Beast Disincarnate on Nov 20, 2013 10:02:16 GMT -5
roidz do that to people...
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Post by BigWill on Nov 20, 2013 11:24:47 GMT -5
roidz do that to people... No, not really...
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Nov 20, 2013 11:32:10 GMT -5
Just swap his moveset with Brock Lesnar like in a video game
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Post by lionheart21 on Nov 20, 2013 11:42:08 GMT -5
roidz do that to people... No, not really... Steroid use causes excessive water retention, which gives the impression that he's fat.
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Post by BigWill on Nov 20, 2013 12:23:48 GMT -5
Steroid use causes excessive water retention, which gives the impression that he's fat. Yeah, but that's not the same as actually being fat.
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Post by Essential1 on Nov 20, 2013 22:40:32 GMT -5
He gets boring real quick.
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