Iron Moose Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, RolandTHTG said: I hope Angle taps Corbin in thirty seconds, and Cena answers the open challenge. But what's the finish? Cena shouldn't tap. Doesn't necessarily need the win either. Not crazy about top rope finish dumbfuckery either A double chicken wing into a float-over. https://youtu.be/10ivQ3ogO1M?t=741 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Man, the Deep Six is fucking great, though. He should always finish with that. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 4 hours ago, MORELOCK said: This is baseless speculation but I feel like it's likely that Corbin was told to stop talking shit in the ring - similar to how Harper isn't allowed to do "Yeah yeah yeah." SMH. Stop talking shit in the ring. Only in WWE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 I wouldn’t get too outraged over baseless speculation. This company seems to love whatever Drew McIntyre is doing, and it includes a lot of talking shit in the ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I don't think they want everyone doing it. I mean, the reason Roman was getting over during the Shield's first run is he would talk mad shit and it made him look like more of a badass. And then, for whatever reason, he stopped doing it. Punk is the only other guy around that time that I can recall who would talk shit. Maybe the agents don't want that happening in case it causes confusion when they're calling spots because cameras or mics may pick up the wrong stuff. Then again, that's nearly EVERY John Cena match where the mics pick up him calling spots. I personally really like it if wrestlers banter in the ring and talk shit, but ONLY if they're good at it. Corbin is really good at it. So is Roman. So is Joe. Just let them all do their thing. And yeah, Corbin's Deep Six and End of Days are awesome looking. However, what isn't awesome looking are his punches. Someone send him to the Goldust and Lawler School of Worked Punches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil4126 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 8 hours ago, MORELOCK said: This is baseless speculation but I feel like it's likely that Corbin was told to stop talking shit in the ring - similar to how Harper isn't allowed to do "Yeah yeah yeah." WHO THE HELL TOLD HARPER TO STOP DOING THAT AND WHY HAVE WE NOT FORMED A MOB TO HUNT THEM DOWN????? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 It’s weird that Corbin has bad punches, when they use the fact he’s a former boxer to put his punches over. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 WWE's updated their cover photo: The photo is missing the WWE Champion, the Planet's Champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I don't think they want everyone doing it. I mean, the reason Roman was getting over during the Shield's first run is he would talk mad shit and it made him look like more of a badass. And then, for whatever reason, he stopped doing it. Punk is the only other guy around that time that I can recall who would talk shit. Maybe the agents don't want that happening in case it causes confusion when they're calling spots because cameras or mics may pick up the wrong stuff. Then again, that's nearly EVERY John Cena match where the mics pick up him calling spots. I personally really like it if wrestlers banter in the ring and talk shit, but ONLY if they're good at it. Corbin is really good at it. So is Roman. So is Joe. Just let them all do their thing. And yeah, Corbin's Deep Six and End of Days are awesome looking. However, what isn't awesome looking are his punches. Someone send him to the Goldust and Lawler School of Worked Punches. FWIW, Steve Austin was one of the biggest if not THE biggest star in the company, and his punches were potatoes that honestly looked like shit. But yeah, do this or bring Bobby Eaton in as a guest coach for punching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I know they weren't great, but I don't mind Austin's or Rock's punches. They both basically have a signature wind up to their punches, but the Rock would end his in a slap. Hell, I don't even mind if you have more wrestlers doing slaps instead of punches. Goldust or Lawler are still the best. If we all know the story about Lawler punching a string until the string didn't move to perfect his punches then why don't all wrestlers know this and do it and practice it? Or there's Terry Funk where he's just actually punching you in the forehead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Bret Hart threw great punches. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) There's a lot of moves I'd say nobody did better than Bret Hart: the Sharpshooter especially, the Hart Attack clothesline, the Russian Legsweep as three examples. I also liked how Bret let out a grunt of effort when he suplexed people. Bret's European uppercuts also need mentioning. Edited March 20, 2019 by The Natural 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) There's a lot of moves I'd say nobody did better than Bret Hart: the Sharpshooter especially, the Hart Attack clothesline, the Russian Legsweep as three examples. I also liked how Bret let out a grunt of effort when he suplexed people. Bret's European uppercuts also need mentioning. Bret's snap legdrop was awesome, too. I also loved his elbow drop with the point of the elbow. "Execellence of Execution" was the perfect tagline for him. Gorilla Monsoon was a genius for coming up with that. Edited March 20, 2019 by Nice Guy Eddie 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Bret's snap legdrop was awesome, too. I also loved his elbow drop with the point of the elbow. "Execellence of Execution" was the perfect tagline for him. Gorilla Monsoon was a genius for coming up with that. Agree with all you say, friend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 So who takes it between Nese and Murphy? I know Nese has had some quality matches lately, especially the match against Dar. But unless Murphy is headed to Raw or SmackDown, I don't think this is the place to switch the belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Really, what's so bad about Baron Corbin? Fucking stud athlete, great heel. Not bad in the ring, good on the mic. Big fucking dude who can move. His look sucks right now, but they can improve that. Guy is going to be one of their lead heels for a while. He's a good athlete, but he's not a great athlete like the incomparable Ricochet. He's a big dude, but he's not a massive giant strong dude, like the Monster Braun Strowman. He's not bad in the ring, but he's not great in the ring like the outstanding Tomasso Ciampa. He's got some charisma, but he's not dripping in star power like Shinsuke Nakamura. You know what that makes him? It doesn't make him a star. It makes him the new Terry Taylor. Simple as. Furthermore, his one unique selling point, the one thing he has that nobody else has, is a move he does where he slides out of the ring, and then slides back in again. It's like the Ambrose rebound lariat only you're even more likely to see it coming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) He's a good athlete, but he's not a great athlete like the incomparable Ricochet. He's a big dude, but he's not a massive giant strong dude, like the Monster Braun Strowman. He's not bad in the ring, but he's not great in the ring like the outstanding Tomasso Ciampa. He's got some charisma, but he's not dripping in star power like Shinsuke Nakamura. You know what that makes him? It doesn't make him a star. It makes him the new Terry Taylor. Simple as. Furthermore, his one unique selling point, the one thing he has that nobody else has, is a move he does where he slides out of the ring, and then slides back in again. It's like the Ambrose rebound lariat only you're even more likely to see it coming. I think Terry Taylor is above what Corbin is, but Taylor was also a completely different kind of wrestler. The best comparison I could think of is Brian Adams during his Demolition Crush run. Corbin probably should have been in NXT about a year longer than he was. He can be salvaged, but he's been badly overexposed. Edited March 21, 2019 by Nice Guy Eddie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I was referencing the Heenan/ Taylor promo from the Mediocre Wrestlers thread a few months ago. Which I'm not reposting because it was only posted a few months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I was referencing the Heenan/ Taylor promo from the Mediocre Wrestlers thread a few months ago. Which I'm not reposting because it was only posted a few months ago. I know the promo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Matt Hardy is another guy that throws great looking punches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Beautiful Bobby was another. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIShane Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 While I hope its a pleasant surprise like Elimination Chamber was, I have to say that Sasha & Bayley/IIconics match on SDL didn't leave me feeling optimistic about the rumoured 4-way women's tag (with Nattie/Beth and Nia/Tamina) at Mania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 While I hope its a pleasant surprise like Elimination Chamber was, I have to say that Sasha & Bayley/IIconics match on SDL didn't leave me feeling optimistic about the rumoured 4-way women's tag (with Nattie/Beth and Nia/Tamina) at Mania. A full half of those 8 women aren’t particularly good and Beth hasn’t wrestled in 7 years so it could be a rough one. Hoping for the best though cause you’re right, that Chamber match was rad. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 There's a lot of moves I'd say nobody did better than Bret Hart: the Sharpshooter especially, the Hart Attack clothesline, the Russian Legsweep as three examples. I also liked how Bret let out a grunt of effort when he suplexed people. Bret's European uppercuts also need mentioning. The Russian Legsweep I would give to Brad Armstrong because I'm a mark for floatovers. In replacement, let's look at his piledriver. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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