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Post by Sephiroth on Feb 7, 2019 20:01:19 GMT -5
Best elbow since Savage. But I do worry about her future-that can’t be easy on the neck and shoulders.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 7, 2019 20:29:43 GMT -5
It's too cartoony looking to me. I hate the goofy ragdoll-like flailing involved. Just another reason I’m so annoyed by her.
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Post by cabbageboy on Feb 7, 2019 23:21:50 GMT -5
Her elbow is okay I guess, but no one is touching Macho. He perfectly tucked the elbow in and hit it precisely. I'm stunned as to how many top workers have a crap top rope elbow. CM Punk's was always lousy (albeit a tribute), Okada's is likewise crap (underarm hits too much).
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Feb 7, 2019 23:59:39 GMT -5
I think it was mentioned earlier in the thread, but for being the utterly mediocre worker that he was, Test had an astonishing elbow drop.
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 8, 2019 0:05:02 GMT -5
I think it was mentioned earlier in the thread, but for being the utterly mediocre worker that he was, Test had an astonishing elbow drop. I remember digging it. Obviously, and rightly so, his Big Boot is probably his best loved finisher, but the elbow drop would be in the top 3. Given the dude had like, 40 finishers it feels like, that's saying something. He was also one of the only people who ever made the Pumphandle Slam not look completely stupid.
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Feb 8, 2019 0:33:25 GMT -5
Four pages and no mention of Bobby Eaton.
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Feb 8, 2019 0:34:27 GMT -5
Four pages and no mention of Bobby Eaton. To be fair, I associate Eaton WAY more with the diving legdrop than the elbow drop.
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 8, 2019 0:54:41 GMT -5
Four pages and no mention of Bobby Eaton. I'm sure I've seen him drop elbows, but given he's more known for the Alabama Jam, Rocket Launcher, and Top Rope Knee, it doesn't stick out in my mind. Pretty much everything Bobby did looks great, though, so I am sure it was solid.
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Post by Gremlin on Feb 8, 2019 0:58:36 GMT -5
No one compares to Macho.
Eric Young also has a nice diving elbow. He really launches himself and comes down at a sharp angle.
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Feb 8, 2019 1:56:01 GMT -5
Four pages and no mention of Bobby Eaton. To be fair, I associate Eaton WAY more with the diving legdrop than the elbow drop. It’s criminally underrated. I suggest seeking it out. He’s up there with Savage with how great his looks. I’m kind of surprised no one mentioned it when so many fans like to put Eaton over.
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Feb 8, 2019 1:57:16 GMT -5
To be fair, I associate Eaton WAY more with the diving legdrop than the elbow drop. It’s criminally underrated. I suggest seeking it out. He’s up there with Savage with how great his looks. I’m kind of surprised no one mentioned it when so many fans like to put Eaton over. That's not surprising, Eaton and Savage came up together, and pretty much made their "pre-big leagues" names wrestling each other, so the idea that his elbow drop is aces too isn't a shock.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Feb 8, 2019 2:50:50 GMT -5
I don’t count the Warrior match at Wrestlemania because it was Macho’s own hubris that defeated him in that match more than the move’s lack of effectiveness. I could get that with 1, maybe 2, but 5 in a row? That's not hubris that's "I will kill you and grind you into dust" levels. Especially when it's not like there was a hug pause after the move, he went straight in for the cover and it was nothing. That made sense in the whole storyline of that match, and angle. Macho King had to be reduced to nothing, so that the Macho Man could be reborn. They showed that as the Macho King, when it counted at that point, he couldn't put away Warrior. As good as he was, his kingdom was crumbling, and he wasn't as powerful as before. Zod, I love that match. I think it was mentioned earlier in the thread, but for being the utterly mediocre worker that he was, Test had an astonishing elbow drop. I remember digging it. Obviously, and rightly so, his Big Boot is probably his best loved finisher, but the elbow drop would be in the top 3. Given the dude had like, 40 finishers it feels like, that's saying something. He was also one of the only people who ever made the Pumphandle Slam not look completely stupid. Test is one of those guys that you forget just how good he was, before he went overboard with steroids. Dude was a solid worker, and could work with anybody. He did have some bad matches, as has everybody, but you knew you could count on him to have a solid match.
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Post by Cieto on Feb 8, 2019 18:22:52 GMT -5
Eric Young for me.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 8, 2019 18:44:22 GMT -5
A lot of people said CM Punks' Elbow Drop was the worst but I gotta say... Bayley's is also absolutely awful looking to me.
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Post by chronocross on Feb 8, 2019 18:48:05 GMT -5
I still have genuinely no idea how he managed that When Brock first goes for the move, it looks like there's no way he's landing on the guy as he is across the ring but he hits it, crazy.
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Post by MrElijah on Feb 8, 2019 19:39:57 GMT -5
Four pages and no mention of Bobby Eaton. To be fair, I associate Eaton WAY more with the diving legdrop than the elbow drop. Eaton, ring wise, maybe one of the smoothest wrestlers in the 80s and considering the talent out there, that's a testament to his talent.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2019 3:47:54 GMT -5
It’s criminally underrated. I suggest seeking it out. He’s up there with Savage with how great his looks. I’m kind of surprised no one mentioned it when so many fans like to put Eaton over. That's not surprising, Eaton and Savage came up together, and pretty much made their "pre-big leagues" names wrestling each other, so the idea that his elbow drop is aces too isn't a shock. youtu.be/0Dff_LpFkDgI like it, a lot. It looks like Eaton murdered the dude with it. Probably not the best example of it.
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 9, 2019 3:55:46 GMT -5
That's not surprising, Eaton and Savage came up together, and pretty much made their "pre-big leagues" names wrestling each other, so the idea that his elbow drop is aces too isn't a shock. youtu.be/0Dff_LpFkDgI like it, a lot. It looks like Eaton murdered the dude with it. Probably not the best example of it. Not a great angle for it to look its best, but he definitely had great form. It's Bobby Eaton, so no shock there. It's almost a shame just how much of a natural he was, since I feel it hurt his chances to be a great trainer or agent. A lot of what he did was instinct, and that's very difficult, next to impossible, to teach. It'd be like trying to tell someone how to breathe.
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Post by SparkyPlugg on Feb 9, 2019 3:58:57 GMT -5
Eric Young has a stunning top rope elbow.
I’ll always go with Macho though. It was a beautiful routine that started right after the set up slam.
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Post by trollrogue on Feb 9, 2019 15:47:45 GMT -5
I like the fact that Velveteen Dream uses an elbow as his finisher (Purple Rainmaker) but honestly he needs lessons from Kairi on how to set it up better. I will give him props for being able to walk the ropes Old School style to hit it sometimes if someone is outta position.
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