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Post by msc on Jan 23, 2019 14:18:19 GMT -5
Ever seen a match coming where you think "yeah, that'll be good" sarcastically, only to be surprised by how good it actually is? Like Abyss/Tomko, or Headbangers/Los Boricuas for example.
Inspired by watching a bunch of old Velocity episodes on YouTube. A-Train and Funaki clearly really enjoyed wrestling each other and have a number of fun big man v cruiserweight matches. 28th Dec 2002 and 21st September 2002 episodes for example.
What are other examples of this odd couple trope?
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Chuck Conry
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Post by Chuck Conry on Jan 23, 2019 14:21:52 GMT -5
Sheamus and Big Show
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Post by blissified on Jan 23, 2019 14:22:30 GMT -5
Show/Sheamus comes to mind.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2019 14:24:33 GMT -5
Ronda and Nia Jax
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 23, 2019 14:25:52 GMT -5
Cena and Khali actually had a pretty good match.
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I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jan 23, 2019 14:31:44 GMT -5
'Taker/Batista. Their Wrestlemania one in particular was far better than it had any right to be
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2019 14:34:36 GMT -5
I think Reigns / Braun counts. I'd consider them both limited at best in the ring but most of their matches were a lot of fun, though I've not seen the Hell in a Cell.
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Push R Truth
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Post by Push R Truth on Jan 23, 2019 14:35:35 GMT -5
Lesnar vs anybody less then 220lbs seems lame yet those are all his best matches. They sound like squashes on paper but end up being fun to watch.
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Post by realist on Jan 23, 2019 14:36:22 GMT -5
1.) Sheamus and Tensai.
2.) Undertaker and Festus
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Post by mcstoklasa on Jan 23, 2019 15:19:07 GMT -5
Lesnar vs anybody less then 220lbs seems lame yet those are all his best matches. They sound like squashes on paper but end up being fun to watch. Apart from Dean |
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Post by Ryushinku on Jan 23, 2019 15:22:48 GMT -5
Kane-Albert.
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 23, 2019 15:25:49 GMT -5
Ronnie Garvin vs Greg Valentine
It's a very underrated feud, but it had nuclear heat.
They were able to get massive crowd reactions just from two leg braces.
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Post by Push R Truth on Jan 23, 2019 15:26:35 GMT -5
Lesnar vs anybody less then 220lbs seems lame yet those are all his best matches. They sound like squashes on paper but end up being fun to watch. Apart from Dean Dean's listed at 225!  |
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Post by mcstoklasa on Jan 23, 2019 15:50:40 GMT -5
Dean's listed at 225! Ha true. But he was a skinny weed when he faced Brock. For sure under 200 In my opinion (then). Wish he would have been more like his current shape then |
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Post by feartear on Jan 23, 2019 16:01:33 GMT -5
Roman Reigns and AJ Styles
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Post by chronocross on Jan 23, 2019 16:02:56 GMT -5
John Cena and Umaga-I remember not looking forward to this match at all and it ended up being way better than I thought it would be.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 23, 2019 16:08:12 GMT -5
Show/Sheamus is def the first name I thought of in regards to this
Randy Orton vs Big Guys - He's had a few good matches against guys much bigger than him. His selling usually helps in this regard but obviously early in his career he had the Taker match and a few years ago he had good matches against Khali and Mark Henry
Reigns/Braun - They always beat the shit out each other and generally have entertaining matches sans that last Hell in A Cell
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Jan 23, 2019 16:18:39 GMT -5
'Taker/Batista. Their Wrestlemania one in particular was far better than it had any right to be That match turned me around on Batista entirely. |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 23, 2019 16:59:19 GMT -5
Sasha Banks and Alexa Bliss have good chemistry in the ring and considering their has been beef between them I assume this is one of those things where the added animosity adds to the match unlike CM Punk/Elijah Burke who didn't like each other and both basically tried to one up each other being an ass in the ring
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Post by chronocross on Jan 23, 2019 17:00:10 GMT -5
'Taker/Batista. Their Wrestlemania one in particular was far better than it had any right to be Going into the show, I had no problems with Cena/HBK as the main event but this should have closed the show for sure. |
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