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Post by The Creepo Man on Nov 13, 2021 20:48:50 GMT -5
I have an appreciation for the guys who risk of doing combat without boots. Most of them tend to be Pacific Islanders but they are certainly aware of the inherent extra disadvantage they face. Granted, a kick to the face probably hurts more barefoot so there’s advantages too. I’m just the type who finds it astonishing that Jimmy Snuka could climb up a mesh wire steel cage without foot protection.
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Post by thegame415 on Nov 13, 2021 21:01:37 GMT -5
Is this for a school project?
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Post by The Creepo Man on Nov 14, 2021 1:28:34 GMT -5
Close, Gene Snitsky and I are teaming up to write a bestseller to appeal to the foot-fetish fanbase. Gene is going to write his chapter on his fantasies of Alexa Bliss and how he would have loved to punt Lily into the crowd.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 14, 2021 3:21:39 GMT -5
Miro/Rusev also wrestled barefoot for a time, so maybe Rikishi, when training him with Gangrel, trained him to be barefoot.  (Jokes aside, Miro's training makes sense considering he wrestles like the most Samoan guy ever who isn't Samoan. ) Kevin Von Erich wrestled barefoot. Apparently, someone had hidden his boots as a joke, so he wrestled without them and it got over. Generally, I think a big reason it's avoided it injuries. It's really hard on peoples' feet and ankles, since ring shoes or boots provide at least some shock absorption. Naturally, toe injuries probably happen, too, but I've never seen that cited, whereas feet wear and tear in general is why I think Miro and the Usos stopped doing it. |
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Post by noobeast on Nov 14, 2021 8:23:37 GMT -5
I absolutely hate it. I have never, ever been able to take a wrestler seriously if he isn't wearing shoes.
I especially hate it on "savage" characters, which I am not huge on anyway. But I'm supposed to believe that they'll learn the rules of wrestling and follow them at least well enough not to get disqualified, wear colorful custom outfits, put on intricate facepaint and hairstyles, not randomly attack bystanders or refs, but shoes is where they draw the f***ing line of savagery? Get the f*** out of here.
Everyone else not wearing shoes is just an asshole without even attempting to justify it.
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Post by cosmo on Nov 14, 2021 11:09:14 GMT -5
I get Matt Riddle wrestling barefoot as a throwback to his time in UFC, but outside of that, I don't see the benefits of wrestling without some kind of footwear.
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Post by fw91 on Nov 14, 2021 12:52:57 GMT -5
It’s not like I find it gross or anything, but it’s like your just asking or an ankle injury.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Nov 14, 2021 14:09:15 GMT -5
How many wrestlers can you think of that wrestled barefoot?
Jimmy Snuka
Kevin Von Erich
Kamala
Yokozuna
Riddle
Rikishi
Fuji
Toru Tanaka
Tor Kamata
Pat Tanaka (for a while)
Tax when he was the Tazmaniac
Umaga
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Nov 14, 2021 14:13:32 GMT -5
How many wrestlers can you think of that wrestled barefoot? Jimmy Snuka Kevin Von Erich Kamala Yokozuna Riddle Rikishi Fuji Toru Tanaka Tor Kamata Pat Tanaka (for a while) Tax when he was the Tazmaniac Umaga Velvet McIntyre Kana(Asuka) Konami |
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Nov 14, 2021 15:25:15 GMT -5
Haven’t some of the vets who wrestled barefoot really messed up their mobility by doing so?
Seems like a big sacrifice for…. Something…
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2021 15:38:16 GMT -5
NECRO BUTCHER~!
' used to love him, no idea if he's been able to beat cancer...
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on Nov 14, 2021 16:36:43 GMT -5
If Tony Atlas is a fan then so am I
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on Nov 14, 2021 17:01:17 GMT -5
NECRO BUTCHER~! ' used to love him, no idea if he's been able to beat cancer... i preferred shoeless Necro to Necro w/boots. barefoot completed the look as he came across as a crazy homeless guy, whereas with shoes he just looked like a generic deathmatch wrestler |
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Post by 06vwgti on Nov 14, 2021 17:18:01 GMT -5
It’s not like I find it gross or anything, but it’s like your just asking or an ankle injury. Miro says hi |
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Post by thegatewaydrug on Nov 14, 2021 17:36:13 GMT -5
I don't wanna step on any toes, but only Joe Jackson was able to pull off such a feat. To boot, he should be a shoo-in for the hall of fame.
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Post by BatPunk on Nov 14, 2021 17:45:32 GMT -5
Anyone who I see wrestle without shoes I immediately think is a badass, until proven wrong.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 14, 2021 17:48:37 GMT -5
I get Matt Riddle wrestling barefoot as a throwback to his time in UFC, but outside of that, I don't see the benefits of wrestling without some kind of footwear. Added mobility, plus boots are fairly heavy. Still, ring shoes are a better compromise. I think Lance Storm got into it in one of his Q&As, but he liked shoes rather than boots because it didn't encumber his vertical leap as much, and I'd imagine it's way easier to do stuff like bridge on a suplex without boots on. Still, it's usually not worth it, probably. |
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Post by Hypnosis on Nov 14, 2021 17:54:04 GMT -5
How many wrestlers can you think of that wrestled barefoot? Jimmy Snuka Kevin Von Erich Kamala Yokozuna Riddle Rikishi Fuji Toru Tanaka Tor Kamata Pat Tanaka (for a while) Tax when he was the Tazmaniac Umaga  |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on Nov 14, 2021 17:55:11 GMT -5
I don't wanna step on any toes, but only Joe Jackson was able to pull off such a feat. To boot, he should be a shoo-in for the hall of fame.  |
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Nov 14, 2021 17:56:19 GMT -5
Anyone who I see wrestle without shoes I immediately think is a badass, until proven wrong. Nah. Haku wrestled barefoot and I heard he was a pussy! |
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