Small things in wrestling that really bother you?.

[Mitch 4:20]

tyler632 said:

I hate when none of the faces will even try to make the save in some situations, but other times its the same thing going on and they have to stop it this time.
I hate when sometimes the referee reverses his decision after seeing a replay of the cheating on the titan tron but other times they don't look.
I hate how after a diva match where the loser has to take off their clothes, the winner always takes theirs off too.
I hate how when Chris Masters puts the masterlock on someone like Val Venis during a match the ref raises his arm once and then rings the bell but other bigger stars get the three raises of the arm.
I hate the extremely slow climbing of the ladders and cages even though its only a couple minutes into the match.
I hate how no one ever checked for HHH's sledgehammer before the match.
This one is kinda old school, but the need of a managers license in some cases and not in others.
When wrestlers can go from being world title contenders to pretty much nobody's in short periods of time: Kane, Orton, Rey, Big Show, etc.
I hate when in Royal Rumbles moves that normally knock people down suddenly launch them over the top rope: Stunner, Sweet Chin music
When guys can attempt to kill people(Kane) or rape them (Kane/Lita) and the police dont care, but then when Vince McMahon wants someone arrested they come right in and do it without any real reason.
I hate how Batista constantly cheats and does cheap shots in the corner and chokes people even though he is supposed to be a super babyface
I hate WWE pulling Bait and switches on PPV: Punjabi Prison, pulling Sabu from elimination chamber
I hate when guys DONT sell their top rope moves as hurting themselves or when they are hurting the entire match but after the match they are completely fine.
OH there is so much more that I can't remeber right now but once I watch Smackdown or Raw I'm sure I'll see so many more.

ok, now tell us how you REALLY feel.....

[Mitch 4:20]

p93 said:

When the crowd are dead for matches or wrestlers that i really like, i hate how every cruiser match completely kills the crowd.

And people that are completely anal about continuity, things like forgetting or changing things during the same storyline is annoying i agree. But things like the Kane post earlier is pretty silly, i mean it was 10 years ago. Imagine the IWC around Stone Colds debut, "omg, he was stunning steve austin, he was just a ringmaster and now we're suppose to believe his a redneck beer drinking bad ass rebel?? Great job WWF/Vince "

I just read that as, "The internet ruins wrestling".

[Cranjis McBasketball]

How "the rules" are more like guidelines. For instace, during a No Way out PPV, forget what year, I think 1999. During the NOA/Holly's match, the Holly's slide a steel chair into the ring. Mr. Ass does a Fame-Asser on it, the NOA get DQ'd, because they used the chair. Later on, during the Mankind vs. Venis match, Val hits a DDT on the steel chair and the match continues. It was pretty much the exact same spot, but with two different results.

[Thynny Fat Ass]

Two things.

Throwing up a fake "X" to sell a bogus injury.
And Simon Dean.. Why would the "fitness nut" ride a Segway to the ring?
And it wasn't even a REAL Segway. It was the Pep Boys $200 knock-off.
And why won't Triple H just admit he's still married to Steph.. It's not like we don't know..
And who installs cameras in bathrooms? Last I checked, that's illiegal.
And where is this "bottomless pit" Boogeyman is from?
And why does Michael Cole have to bastardize the "he's broken in half" line?
And what was the point of bringing Tatanka back?
And the Alpha Male, Mario Van Peebles or whatever.. Why?


..okay, it was more than two things.

[Ijob2HHH]

The constant inflation of the divas chests. I'm a boob man, but seriously, making them bigger every couple of months is rediculous.
ANY skit that the WWE does in an attempt to seem topical and worldly.
This one always used to bother me about WCW but the huge multi-wrestler beatdowns that they used to end the show with, that you never see who wins and it's never brought up again at the next show.
The short fueds suck, TNA is great because of their long fueds.
Making someone wrestle the guy they're going to wrestle at the next PPV. WITH the exception of established reasons, like that best 3 out of 5 series. I enjoy those.

[mrbenjamingrimm]

Writers forgetting match stipulations; I remember back in '01 or so, Big Show did a run-in during a Hardcore Title match, only to immediately get sent to the back by the ref. How many people DIDN'T win the Hardcore title by running in during a match?

[Andrew is Good]

I'm not a big fan of the rules not being followed. TNA is the worst culprit of this, and ROH is bad at times. I think the rules add to the realism of the match I feel.

[Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby]

I HATE when wrestlers turn heel and suddenly can't win clean. He could always win perfectly fine on his own before, why not now? At least sometimes this gets explained by a losing streak, but come on...he can be a jerk and still wrestle the same way.

And of course all the formula tag team format quibbles. Seriously, I think the main reason tag team wrestling has been so thoroughly devalued is because of the monotonous and predictable nature of the matches. Almost anyone I talk to about wrestling (not many these days, yeah) seems utterly bored with tag team wrestling because EVERY SINGLE FREAKING TAG MATCH IN WWE FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS THAT I HAVE WATCHED HAS LOOKED EXACTLY THE SAME!!! Please excuse the capitals, this really irritates me. At least do matches where the control shifts from team to team.

[Sumbody Gon' Get Dey Kneelift]

hardcorehick said:

I HATE when wrestlers turn heel and suddenly can't win clean.

QFT.