MORELOCK Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 That's the main reason I'm not as high on those Christian-Orton matches as some. I'm pretty sure that's not even the only one that ended that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 5 hours ago, LP Steve said: What offensive move is Sheldon Benjamin supposed to be attempting in that gif? The only purpose seems to be to eat a superkick. It's just Flair's eternally dopey top rope move updated a bit. Hate it. I can't remember what it was exactly , but Shelton did a have a springboard move as a part of his arsenal at the time if I'm remembering right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Eivion said: I can't remember what it was exactly , but Shelton did a have a springboard move as a part of his arsenal at the time if I'm remembering right. Think it was a springboard clothesline Shelton Benjamin used. Edited August 30, 2019 by The Natural 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, MORELOCK said: Yeah, I always hate that. A similar spot is the "Sure, I'll jump into an RKO." Bugs me when it's out of character to set up the finisher: Vengeance 2005. Same year as Michaels/Benjamin. Edited August 30, 2019 by The Natural 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John from Cincinnati Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Re: The Christian-Orton matches, those counters are based off a middle rope sunset flip Christian was doing at the time. For the SummerSlam match, we're meant to assume he'd clear the steps and get the sunset flip but Orton cut him off. He of course wouldn't get that far, but it was part of his moveset at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MORELOCK Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 3 hours ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said: Re: The Christian-Orton matches, those counters are based off a middle rope sunset flip Christian was doing at the time. For the SummerSlam match, we're meant to assume he'd clear the steps and get the sunset flip but Orton cut him off. He of course wouldn't get that far, but it was part of his moveset at the time. I get the set-up, he was just never close to being in position for a sunset flip. That and he lost to Orton with the exact same spot at least three times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mLgjoAFJxs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuNbqNVdgdY I like Christian most of the time, but that made him look really stupid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, MORELOCK said: That and he lost to Orton with the exact same spot at least three times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mLgjoAFJxs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuNbqNVdgdY I like Christian most of the time, but that made him look really stupid. The second example being from 2014 isn't something I'll hold against the 2011 stuff. It'd been a few years as that point. Might as well recycle a spot that went over at the time. Of course the sequence peaked in their first PPV match when Christian faked the sunset flip to get Orton to go for the RKO, and then Christian follow-up up with an actual sunset flip. That was good stuff. I can see how your mileage varies on the rest though. Clearly it's a spot both guys fell in love with, which has its limits when you're doing the match x-number of times on TV for six months or stretching for variants on something that worked well the first couple times. Edited August 30, 2019 by West Newbury Bad Boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nice Guy Eddie Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 41 minutes ago, D.Z said: Poor Matt Sydal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BrianS81177 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 22 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: Stan deserves more than getting punched in the sack for his birthday Indeed he does: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) Seeing the above, I have to post this video: LARIATO with Sunrise! Edited August 31, 2019 by The Natural 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LoneWolf&Subs Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 hour ago, AxB said: Should’ve bopped him with a hammer to get extra points. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 3 hours ago, cwoy2j said: Minus points for having the wrong hand on the jacket. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maciej Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 I absolutely adore this unexpected DDT out of an early sequence of holds from Ricky Marvin on Arez 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydy Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Dolph Ziggler should start patting his back, he could be the new Barry Harowitz, he is already a jobber so at least he has got that down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Edwin Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 We need more counters to flips like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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