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Post by héad.casé on Dec 23, 2022 2:35:17 GMT -5
"The idea came from Hunter. I think it was Paul Heyman's idea, too, so Hunter wanted to run it by me. He goes, 'I know your uncle was a big part of your guys' family. I know what he meant to you guys. I wanted to ask you if you would be OK using the spike?'" Sikoa initially expressed some apprehension, stating that he wanted to "stay away from it because that's his thing." Eventually, Levesque convinced Sikoa to execute the idea. "He said, 'I know he passed away and yesterday was his anniversary,' which was a Sunday and the next day was Raw. He goes, 'I think it will be cool if you pay a tribute to him on TV by using the spike.' I was like, 'You know what man? Yeah, let's do it.' For those who don't remember who Umaga was, now I'm about to refresh their memory. It was a pretty cool moment for me to pay tribute to him." Read More: www.wrestlinginc.com/1147305/solo-sikoa-reveals-who-pitched-recent-tribute-to-former-wwe-star/
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Dec 23, 2022 8:20:08 GMT -5
I love that he brought it back in tribute, but I never liked it as a finishing move. I can't put my finger on why, but something about it always felt off.
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Post by Main Eventer on Dec 23, 2022 9:05:16 GMT -5
I love that he brought it back in tribute, but I never liked it as a finishing move. I can't put my finger on why, but something about it always felt off. Maybe it's because he uses his thumb, not his finger.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Dec 23, 2022 9:06:20 GMT -5
I love that he brought it back in tribute, but I never liked it as a finishing move. I can't put my finger on why, but something about it always felt off. Maybe it's because he uses his thumb, not his finger. *ba-dum-tss*
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Post by tirtefaa on Dec 23, 2022 9:36:30 GMT -5
Everything about Umaga when he first debuted, I thought was incredibly silly, especially the spike.
However, the more he did it and committed to the gimmick, the more I enjoyed it. It's super theatrical, easy to do without fear of injury, and I think a taped up thumb to the throat would hurt like heck!
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Post by Fade on Dec 23, 2022 11:14:01 GMT -5
Solo can do no wrong
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Post by XIII on Dec 23, 2022 12:08:45 GMT -5
I liked when Regal would call him “Umanga” lol
Solo isn’t near as imposing in ring as Umaga but he’s the best option for the Spike for sure.
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Post by Hypnosis on Dec 23, 2022 12:09:39 GMT -5
Everything about Umaga when he first debuted, I thought was incredibly silly, especially the spike. However, the more he did it and committed to the gimmick, the more I enjoyed it. It's super theatrical, easy to do without fear of injury, and I think a taped up thumb to the throat would hurt like heck! I liked his first theme. It sounded like an ominous voodoo ritual.
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Post by Gremlin on Dec 23, 2022 12:19:47 GMT -5
I love him using the spike and he's going to get it over massively.
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Post by joeiscool on Dec 23, 2022 14:31:22 GMT -5
Everything about Umaga when he first debuted, I thought was incredibly silly, especially the spike. However, the more he did it and committed to the gimmick, the more I enjoyed it. It's super theatrical, easy to do without fear of injury, and I think a taped up thumb to the throat would hurt like heck! It's also supposed to be a thumb to the same place that you target doing a sleeper. It's in theory an instant sleeper
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Post by CMWaters on Dec 23, 2022 14:48:11 GMT -5
Question I have is if he should make the spike the default finisher or have it as a set up for the Spinning Solo like he has done recently.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2022 15:37:18 GMT -5
I always loved the Samoan spike.
Hell, if someone taped their thumb to where it wouldn't bend and jammed it in my throat, I'd be f***ing down for the count too lol
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Post by Dub H on Dec 23, 2022 17:18:12 GMT -5
I feel likeany sort of strike to the throat should be ilegal
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Post by Rudy Gobert Weather Machine on Dec 23, 2022 17:29:31 GMT -5
THROAT SPIKE UMANGA ALISSA TOPANGA
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 23, 2022 17:44:18 GMT -5
I feel likeany sort of strike to the throat should be ilegal It IS a closed fist, but not punching with the fist made by closing it? You can see how referees get confused.
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Post by fg on Dec 23, 2022 22:53:32 GMT -5
I love that he brought it back in tribute, but I never liked it as a finishing move. I can't put my finger on why, but something about it always felt off. You can’t put your FINGER on a finishing move that uses a THUMB to a persons throat?
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Post by sdoyle7798 on Dec 24, 2022 3:15:25 GMT -5
I always could buy the spike as a finish with a guy that powerful driving a thumb into the throat being at least enough to stun you.
But I will say I prefer the way Gordy used to do it - push and hold it into the neck as a submission.
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 24, 2022 4:54:18 GMT -5
I always could buy the spike as a finish with a guy that powerful driving a thumb into the throat being at least enough to stun you. But I will say I prefer the way Gordy used to do it - push and hold it into the neck as a submission. I feel like Umaga did that at least occasionally, though not as a finish.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 24, 2022 5:15:06 GMT -5
I always could buy the spike as a finish with a guy that powerful driving a thumb into the throat being at least enough to stun you. But I will say I prefer the way Gordy used to do it - push and hold it into the neck as a submission. I feel like Umaga did that at least occasionally, though not as a finish. It was the finisher in his first couple of squash matches in the gimmick, but by the time he was fighting roster talent it was the strike version.
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Post by xander on Dec 24, 2022 13:03:21 GMT -5
Just while we're appreciating Umaga - what speed and athleticism that man had! And he always managed to make everything look absolutely deadly. As silly as a grille-sporting-savage was, the man made it work!
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