RIPPA Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 15 hours ago, Casey said: Yeah, the story I read said that the GoFundMe was $5k short of its goal, and Moxley donated what they needed to complete it. The message he left with the donation was just a smiley face. Apparently whoever trained Mox was close to Wright or something? Folks noticed that Tony Khan matched Moxley's donation also 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 6 hours ago, The Natural said: My favourite from the same press conference: The best part of that quote is that Eno still gets really defensive about working with Coldplay to this day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert S Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: and his overhead belly to belly throw, because it sure as fuck wasn't a suplex I hated the Rock's matches. His execution was just so goddamn ugly; it completely took me out of the matches. Did he ever properly hit that floatover DDT he tried to do in his first two WWF years? It's a wonder that he never killed anyone with that move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Robert s said: Did he ever properly hit that floatover DDT he tried to do in his first two WWF years? It's a wonder that he never killed anyone with that move. Doubtful Edited July 8, 2019 by Nice Guy Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Wait, are we actually going into calling Rock a shitty wrestler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I honestly never cared for The Rock's in ring work. To me, his style has set the tone for every WWF/E made act over the last 20 years in how they need to over exaggerate every single move and forget the psychology of the match when it comes to the finish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Raziel said: Wait, are we actually going into calling Rock a shitty wrestler? I'm saying his execution sucked and ruined matches for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Townsend Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, Raziel said: Wait, are we actually going into calling Rock a shitty wrestler? Well, he’s no (DVDVR favorite) Chris Masters. That’s for sure. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I like the accusation that forgetting the psychology of a match for the finish is a WWE trope, and not a wrestling in general trope. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, Dewar said: I like the accusation that forgetting the psychology of a match for the finish is a WWE trope, and not a wrestling in general trope. Sshhhhh. don't ruin the narrative! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Dewar said: I like the accusation that forgetting the psychology of a match for the finish is a WWE trope, and not a wrestling in general trope. The Rock was no Bret, Perfect, HBK, or Austin. He was an over the top personality that you really didn't care much for when it came to actually working. We loved The Rock because of his promos and his ability to captivate the crowd and entertain. But I would say that Hogan in his prime was a better worker. Especially when you put in Gaijin Hogan. Hell... The Rock was Boogie Woogie 1998 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I can't speak badly on the Rock because he's the only guy who ever ripped off Scott Hall's punches and didn't make them look like butt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 The Rock in ring was the Fast Five of workers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Rocky Sucks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Rock was more than fine in the ring. Unfortunately, the fact that he so obviously got by on charisma and presence made some people think that was all he was. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRR Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Wyld Samurai said: The Rock was no Bret, Perfect, HBK, or Austin. He was an over the top personality that you really didn't care much for when it came to actually working. We loved The Rock because of his promos and his ability to captivate the crowd and entertain. But I would say that Hogan in his prime was a better worker. Especially when you put in Gaijin Hogan. Hell... The Rock was Boogie Woogie 1998 He should have worked a little in Japan to win over the hearts of the dvdr faithful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 He definitely had sloppy execution. But he still had truly excellent matches with Triple H, Austin, Jericho, HWSNBN, and others. He was a fantastic athlete, had a really good timing, and had that otherworldly presence. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, Zartan said: He should have worked a little in Japan to win over the hearts of the dvdr faithful. Current hivemind trends toward needing to work in the PWG area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I like The Rock's work. He has G.O.A.T. tier facial and bodily expressions and the over-exaggerated selling works for him. I also thought that his Sharpshooter was perfectly okay and that it was a weird obsession that some people had with his application of that move. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 14 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: He definitely had sloppy execution. But he still had truly excellent matches with Triple H, Austin, Jericho, HWSNBN, and others. He was a fantastic athlete, had a really good timing, and had that otherworldly presence. When we will be able to talk about Billy Gunn again here? It's been long enough. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Okay, no, defending his sharpshooter is going too far. Way too far. Although I do think the main problem was that he was just too tall to do it right. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 30 minutes ago, Zartan said: He should have worked a little in Japan to win over the hearts of the dvdr faithful. He leaves that for Roman Reigns and Baron Corbin to do now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 35 minutes ago, Zartan said: He should have worked a little in Japan to win over the hearts of the dvdr faithful. or ya know...worked on making his execution look a little more crisp and tighten up on those submissions Same with Cena. If you were willing to suspend disbelief long enough and accept the Rock's sharpshooter and Cena's loosey goosey STF, that's your choice. That still doesn't make them not look like shit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Raziel said: Current hivemind trends toward needing to work in the PWG area. Who said the Rock needed to work PWG? The criticism isn't because he wasn't an indy darling, it's because of his ugly execution. There's no hivemind that says he needed to work elsewhere to be appreciated by the IWC. My criticism of him has nothing to do with where he worked. Edited July 8, 2019 by Nice Guy Eddie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I can't keep up with who I'm supposed to love/grudgingly respect/hate/want to set DVDs of their matches on fire anymore. Who has the master list. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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