I don't know if this has been posted or not, but let's remember one of the best stunner sells ever:
And still holding the mic the entire time. What a professional.
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And still holding the mic the entire time. What a professional.
Santino was great. Think he decided to retire a while back and WWE just left his contract running.
As good as his comedy character was, it's a shame that's all he got to do. Dude could work. Had some great matches in OVW while playing a Russian Wrestling Machine.
https://youtu.be/wZMrOV22rRc
Those judo throws and suplexes.
As good as his comedy character was, it's a shame that's all he got to do. Dude could work. Had some great matches in OVW while playing a Russian Wrestling Machine.
https://youtu.be/wZMrOV22rRc
Those judo throws and suplexes.
I don't know if this has been posted or not, but let's remember one of the best stunner sells ever:
Sure, if you ignore physics or logic.
You realize you're in a wrestling thread, right?
I thought the whole idea of selling is to make something look realistic.
indeed, I don't like the OTT style of bouncing backwards, the more simple, on your knees and falling forward were my preferred.
This has always been one of my favourites
Vince getting stunned was always enjoyable
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She's had like five years and was never even serviceable in the ring and now with the influx of more women who are athletic and want to first and foremost be wrestlers the talent bar is raising to where she is made even more irrelevant than she already was. Besides, they have a much, much, much, much better woman who happens to be black finally debuting on NXT next week.
Athena? Yes!!!
DeadlyVirus
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indeed, I don't like the OTT style of bouncing backwards, the more simple, on your knees and falling forward were my preferred.
This has always been one of my favourites
Vince getting stunned was always enjoyable
Ahhh come on, overselling stunners is part of wrestling:
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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How does Jack Swagger still have a job?
I looked at the roster and everyone's fine on some level except this guy. He's gotten noticeably fatter and doesn't ever look like he's working to get better.
I looked at the roster and everyone's fine on some level except this guy. He's gotten noticeably fatter and doesn't ever look like he's working to get better.
I keep forgetting Swagger's on the roster until either someone mentions him online or he appears randomly to either fill in a gap in a battle royale/Royal Rumble or if he gets a short feud (usually for the US title).
Black Republican
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guys like him make me wonder if they got really bad dirt on some of the HR reps lol
She already wrestled Asuka? How did that match go?
Some guys are really good hands. Decent wrestling ability, can make others look like a million bucks, can coach the younger guys, and is ready to fill a spot and can put on good house show matches.
Jack Swagger is one of those guys I suspect.
plagiarize
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One of those guys that tends to injure other wrestlers. Sure.
I suspect that if it wasn't for Swagger, Barrett would still be with the WWE pretty happy with his position.
Christ Umanga was terrible
I've heard he's still really popular on house shows since he's the patriotic guy and people still love the WE THE PEOPLE chant. I guess that's enough to keep him around for now
That is one of the most restrained Stunner sells I've seen. Looks great.
Santino was a legit talent. His tea party with Sheamus is a particularly fond memory.
With the recent NXT signings and call-ups (AJ has become an instant main eventer) I don't mind seeing WWE get rid of a bit of dead wood. We've also got Cena, Rollins and Orton set to return within the next few months. Even the space on the midcard is packed at the moment with 3 great wrestlers in Zayn, Cesaro and Owens vying for the IC title. Cuts and further cuts were and are inevitable, in my opinion.
Bad News Barrett dared to offend Vince by getting over without permission and was branded with the terrible King of the Ring gimmick. A man who could have been a solid main eventer for years to come were it not for a few unfortunately timed injuries and was even a candidate to break Taker's streak. However, it seems like he made the decision to have a break from wrestling a last year.
Really sad to see Sandow go. WWE have less entertaining, less talented 'comedy' jobbers on it's roster than Damien Sandow so it's sad to see him go. The Mizdow gimmick really made that really dark period in the tag team division in 2014 bearable. I actually checked out on wrestling for about 6 months after he failed on his Money in the Bank cash-in on an injured John Cena.
Bad News Barrett dared to offend Vince by getting over without permission and was branded with the terrible King of the Ring gimmick. A man who could have been a solid main eventer for years to come were it not for a few unfortunately timed injuries and was even a candidate to break Taker's streak. However, it seems like he made the decision to have a break from wrestling a last year.
Really sad to see Sandow go. WWE have less entertaining, less talented 'comedy' jobbers on it's roster than Damien Sandow so it's sad to see him go. The Mizdow gimmick really made that really dark period in the tag team division in 2014 bearable. I actually checked out on wrestling for about 6 months after he failed on his Money in the Bank cash-in on an injured John Cena.
AJ isn't NXT though
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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What is it about the Internet that has people thinking they understand Vince?
Barrage
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He'll be an agent after he hangs 'em up. Swagger's a lifer.
I fucking LOVE Barrett, and am sad to see him go, but these alternate realities where he wouldve been a main eventer are also realities where his body wasnt made of glass.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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Can they rehire Cornette now that Santino is gone?
Or in this specific case, attributing the wrong pattern of behavior.
They/Vince don't like pushing people who are intermittent due to ongoing injury/illness. That isn't new.
My sentence wasn't formatted right. Should have been 'Signings and NXT call-ups'. Also, the eventual call-ups of Balor, Joe, Naka, etc.
People understand patterns. Barrett isn't the first person to not get deserved attention on him after getting over on their own efforts.
The Bad News gimmick with the hilarious rising podium was gold. I was/am comedy baffled as to why they completely killed the gimmick.
Dude should I'll have been a star. He absolutely oozed charisma. Instead,, he was just buried by Cena, terrible booking decisions and general managerial interference.
A crime.
Dude should I'll have been a star. He absolutely oozed charisma. Instead,, he was just buried by Cena, terrible booking decisions and general managerial interference.
A crime.
Pretty much the story of the WWE midcard for the last decade.
... Speaking of people who should be stars, Cody Rhodes. (And no, not a star as in Stardust)
PHOENIXZERO
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LOL. Yeah, that's never gonna happen.
Because of the injuries. It was completely stupid, when they could have converted him into a manager.
Spirit of Jazz
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Maybe the same thing that has you think you should still talk down to people here despite being wrong in everything about wrestling?
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Roman Reigns has everyone so heated.
Is it good heat or bad heat?
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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We care about who wins because he's The Guy.
jordan0386
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I think he lost the rising podium due to budget cuts.
Saved with the edit. Sometimes the all needs help from the one, Uce.
UberTag
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The WWE doesn't believe in managers any more.
Unless it's an old fart they stick with a guy for 6 weeks before pulling the plug without it ever getting off the ground.
(The exception, as always, being Heyman with Brock. But even he's not "technically" a manager. He's Lesnar's "advocate".)
FallingEdge
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haven't you seen him post outside of wrestling threads? it is just who he is
Cena is injured a lot and so is Orton and both of them have been pushed to the moon. Injury has nothing to do with it.
If Vince likes you he will push you. If he doesn't he books you poorly and/or makes you the little buddy of the guy he does like (ex Cena and Ryder, Cena and Bryan, Reigns and Ambrose).
Professor Beef
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hahahahahaha
In his 10+ years in the WWE, he's been actually sidelined by injuries 3...maybe 4 times? That's hardly a lot.
The Silver
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wtf Cena has not been injured a lot and the few times he has hes healed like wolverine, his current injury is an anomaly for him. For the amount of time he's been on top and the amount of work he puts in he's one of the least injury prone.
This gif is amazing, glad he left on good terms.
He's been getting hurt like every other year since 2010
Professor Beef
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Once every 2 years is still relatively rare, especially considering his schedule.
On the back end of his career, not the front.
Neither guy was constantly getting injured early in their career.
Orton is consistently injured. Dude got injured in his debut I think.
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