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Post by KobashiChop on Sept 24, 2018 12:24:02 GMT -5
I love the way he cuts promos. He's just a miserable bastard. It fits him perfectly.
And yeah Pete Dunne is awesome.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Sept 24, 2018 12:29:50 GMT -5
He looks worse than he did in the first UK Tournament. Something to do with the beard and the longer hair. He's also playing a face when he clearly looks like a douche. Just be glad he doesn't have a top knot anymore
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2018 17:02:08 GMT -5
This thread reminded me that the UK title looks cools and shit and every other belt sucks.
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on Sept 25, 2018 2:02:41 GMT -5
The thing is I can differentiate between all of them ZSJ I enjoy a lot in NJPW and he makes shit look like it hurt so the joint manipulation fits in his character thanks to his association with Minoru and the fact Zack can break out any submission and make you tap The Scurll stuff i'm not a big fan of but it's entertainment and it gets the crowd involved
Dunne does it in the same vein as ZSJ but more so as a alternative to a typical rest spot in WWE. Doesn't directly effect the match too much but it's just there
Dunne gives his opponents more of an 'out' to keep things going than the others. Scurll has to get his stupid "snap" spot in, so it looks bad if his opponent can keep using that hand. And with ZSJ, it usually looks (to me anyway) like he's getting no resistance at all. Those two make it look like the opponent shouldn't be able to continue. Dunne gives his opponents something to work from. I think Dunne has a similar problem to ZSJ in terms of they're both technically very good but have poor presentation of their shtick, but with Dunne it's his entrance that's the biggest problem while with ZSJ his entrance is probably the best thing about how he presents himself. In-ring Dunne's routine works better than ZSJ just blankly moving between holds like a robot.I think both need to work on their look though, Dunne looks way more like a wannabe-tough middleclass TOWIE douche than an actual bruising badass and ZSJ looks like a strong wind would snap him in half. What doesn't help is Dunne being a Brummie and toning that down. If he's this tough nut from the mean streets of Coventry why does he look like he just got back from the Oxford-Cambridge boat race? And why is he now growing a shitty beard and trying to look like he got trapped at Glastonbury for several years? That said, Dunne is so so young he's got plenty of time to become amazing, and for his age he is very good. ZSJ...he's slowly tightening up at last but I feel like if he hasn't learned by now (he's been going for 14 years) he might never. Scurll I love, but the finger break should be a rare spot and should be an instant match winning move. It should be his Orton Punt. He tries a bit too hard for a cheap pop in general really, much as I like him.
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