RIPPA Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 RUSEV vs. Jack Swagger - Submission Match vs. Big Show TOMOAKI HONMA http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2idgvf_2015-02-28-tanahashi-makabe-honma-vs-nakamura-ishii-yano_sport http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2c1n5u_njpw-ryusuke-taguchi-tomoaki-honma-tetsuya-naito-vs-bullet-club-aj-styles-bad-luck-fale-yujiro-takah_sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I would very much like to see this match, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 HOOOOOONNNNMAAAAA TOOOMOOOAAAAKKIIIIIIII~!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanWaco Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I think I have made really strong arguments for both of these guys in previous match ups. I have no clue how close this vote will be, but this is one where I want to be swayed by the best arguments of others. Rusev is my favorite overall act in wrestler barring maybe The Briscoes. But Honma is not far off, and he might be my favorite in ring performer. I'll post more on this later i'm sure, but I want to hear what other people have got on these two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Last round for Honma was a spite vote, this round is a sympathy vote, and who better to garner sympathy than Honma? That said Rusev had a really amazing year that they will probably fuck up after Mania so this is your best chance to give him a nod as one of the hottest and most solid in- and out-of-ring acts in the world. I'm too conflicted to vote so do what thou wilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I have no clue how close this vote will be RUSEV CRUSH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Rusev is pretty good at the small stuff. My favorite example being when the Russian flag failed to drop, so he went and grabbed the ringside flag and waved that fucker like his life depended on it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I voted Honma due to fucking up in his match against Lesnar. That, and it'd be swell if he beat Lesnar AND Rusev in this. It's the Cinderella story that dreams of made of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Rusev is pretty good at the small stuff. My favorite example being when the Russian flag failed to drop, so he went and grabbed the ringside flag and waved that fucker like his life depended on it. Yeah I will give him that. Rusev is slowly figuring out that you are on camera all of the time so little things matter a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I'm beginning to think Rusev might win this whole thing, which honestly, I would be really happy with. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I'm liking the possibility of Rusev vs. Zayn ... which needs to happen. Like, in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I'm liking the possibility of Rusev vs. Zayn ... which needs to happen. Like, in real life. Give em an hour on NXT. Zayn has to go through Rusev if he wants to get to Owens. Simple and booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Honma is a far better worker than Rusev and I don't see what Rusev brings to compensate that. His act is fine. It's a rare ocassion of WWE actually being in touch with current affairs. He was booked well. But so what? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspring515 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Honma is a far better worker than Rusev and I don't see what Rusev brings to compensate that. His act is fine. It's a rare ocassion of WWE actually being in touch with current affairs. He was booked well. But so what? Yeah but did he ever save the day when a flag won't unfurl by grabbing another nearby flag and waving it hard? If not I don't see what more there is to talk about. Rusev in a walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 It's going to be interesting to see who stops the runaway freight train that is Rusev and Lana in this tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Honma! He beat Lesnar, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 No, Lesnar beat Lesnar when he beat Bryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Honma is a far better worker than Rusev and I don't see what Rusev brings to compensate that. His act is fine. It's a rare ocassion of WWE actually being in touch with current affairs. He was booked well. But so what? Yeah but did he ever save the day when a flag won't unfurl by grabbing another nearby flag and waving it hard? Because waving a flag really hard is an unprecedented accomplishment that will permanently change the landscape of professional wrestling. It was a logical improvisation in a throwaway segment. Honma is still better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Yeah but did he ever save the day when a flag won't unfurl by grabbing another nearby flag and waving it hard? Because waving a flag really hard is an unprecedented accomplishment that will permanently change the landscape of professional wrestling. It was a logical improvisation in a throwaway segment. Honma is still better. I think the failure of GOTNW to recognize this as a joke more than justifies a vote against Honma. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 How is that fair to Honma, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspring515 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Honma is a far better worker than Rusev and I don't see what Rusev brings to compensate that. His act is fine. It's a rare ocassion of WWE actually being in touch with current affairs. He was booked well. But so what? Yeah but did he ever save the day when a flag won't unfurl by grabbing another nearby flag and waving it hard? Because waving a flag really hard is an unprecedented accomplishment that will permanently change the landscape of professional wrestling. It was a logical improvisation in a throwaway segment. Honma is still better. This is crazy. He was waving that flag for a long time and he didn't blow up. That's called workrate brother. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Yeah but did he ever save the day when a flag won't unfurl by grabbing another nearby flag and waving it hard?Because waving a flag really hard is an unprecedented accomplishment that will permanently change the landscape of professional wrestling. It was a logical improvisation in a throwaway segment. Honma is still better. I think the failure of GOTNW to recognize this as a joke more than justifies a vote against Honma. His response was amusing, the OP was not. It's telling that the only argument for Rusev is "a joke" and no one has bothered to explain why he is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 As I said during the first round, the general "People that worked Japan are better because they worked Japan" attitude of puro fans is going to work against their favorites. Nobody likes a snob. (BUT THAT'S NOT FAIRRRRRR YOU OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T EVEN WATCH THE MATCHES) That said, I intend to use that flag-waving argument against Rusev once we get to the Rollins matchup, because Rusev did not have a better year than Rollins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 But even as a "japan mark" I can understand why so many vote for Rusev. His limb and bodywork is outstanding. Just watch the series against Swagger or Big E. Nobody sells like that any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 How many people are actually voting via "japan=better" logic? Honma has enough great performances in tags with Nagata/Shibata/whomever that I'd vote him over Rusev even if he didn't have a plethora of great singles matches that he does. Insert Rusev into any other promotion and he'd be getting substantially less support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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