jaedmc Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 ELGIN vs. SHANE MERCER REGAL vs. WADE BARRETT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AND THE BEAT GOES ON! Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Elgin is my favourite roh guy, to damn with faint praise. Regal is fucking regal, the cesaro and particularly the hero match were magnificent I think it'd be interesting if he got lesnar in a later round with their comparable volume of work. And I'd vote regal, as much as I love brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorceressKnight Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 With how big a blowout this is, I have to defend why I voted Elgin: As said in it, quantity was why I said it. William Regal's matches were all great- but for most of the year he was a color commentator. Elgin was lower, but his body of work as a whole made up for it. Regal's matches were great- but I just can't justify someone who is basically a color commentator, no matter how good in the role they are, advancing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I'm not sure if that's more or less convincing than your argument that Ryback had "higher highs" than Harry Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Michael Elgin might be my least favorite Indy name right now. Every match that he ends up getting pimped in I find boring and contrived. I think he is just as guilty of being a "get all my spots in" worker as Davey and some of the others, but Elgin gets away with it a little more because his spots are strength spots and not flips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I actually like Elgin quite a bit. I remember watching the Davey/Elgin match after all the praise it received and I came away impressed with Elgin... Since then I've watched quite a few more matches of his and he always does some cool spots.. he has potential. However, this is Regal. He got a shit draw. There are many wrestlers in this that I probably would have voted Elgin over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenalysis Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I can't vote for someone who has 2-3 matches a year, no matter how good he is. Would you vote for Larry Z because of his excellent matches with Regal when that was all he wrestled? (admittedly I'm higher on Larry Z than much of the board) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I voted for Regal because he's Regal. Also, his hair isn't as stupid as Elgin's. Plus there isn't like a zillion massive power moves that are kicked out of in his matches. I mean, if you're Michael Elgin and you're doing all these power moves and guys are still kicking out, maybe you should switch it up and become a high-flyer or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Voted Elgin. He's had plenty of matches I have enjoyed this year, Regal had two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanWaco Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Elgin has been awful and getting worse for 3 years. Regal had 2 of my top 3 matches of last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I've always felt that Regal was a tad overrated around these parts, but I have to give him credit. The Hero and Cesaro matches show that he's become a much smarter worker as he's gotten older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.Rex-n-effeckx Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 What is he doing in 2014 that strikes you as smarter than what he did in 94? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraylo187 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 What is he doing in 2014 that strikes you as smarter than what he did in 94? He stopped doing all of those dangerous moonsaults into tables? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 REGAL 74-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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