MORELOCK 2,720 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eivion 2,793 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Natural 25,148 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Natural 25,148 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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West Newbury Bad Boy 10,505 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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MORELOCK 2,720 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
West Newbury Bad Boy 10,505 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nice Guy Eddie 19,951 Posted August 31, 2019 41 minutes ago, D.Z said: Poor Matt Sydal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrianS81177 2,964 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Natural 25,148 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoneWolf&Subs 4,424 Posted August 31, 2019 1 hour ago, AxB said: Should’ve bopped him with a hammer to get extra points. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MoeCristyV.1.6 874 Posted August 31, 2019 3 hours ago, cwoy2j said: Minus points for having the wrong hand on the jacket. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maciej 231 Posted August 31, 2019 I absolutely adore this unexpected DDT out of an early sequence of holds from Ricky Marvin on Arez 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boydy 51 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin 4,114 Posted August 31, 2019 We need more counters to flips like this. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
