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They will have to sacrifice a Wrestlemania or three at some point built entirely around current talent to make bigger Wrestlemanias down the road.
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JvK reviews pimped matches from late 90s-10s
Loss replied to JerryvonKramer's topic in Megathread archive
I wish I knew, because wrestling will probably get really popular again when that can be figured out. -
JvK reviews pimped matches from late 90s-10s
Loss replied to JerryvonKramer's topic in Megathread archive
I actually find that too much of wrestling now feels divorced from the times, which is why I sometimes have a tough time with it, even when the action itself is very good. The "cool" promotion features guys with ponytails doing Clique hand signs while Okada does the camera zoom back thing that's like The Rock setting up The People's Elbow. Presentation-wise, they are firmly stuck in the late 90s in so many ways, although their video packages do feel more contemporary. -
Dick waving is a really strange metaphor. I'm gay and I've never even met anyone who does that. Where does that even come from?
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I have only skimmed so far and still need to go back and do a more detailed read, but I am really enjoying this. I'm excited by all the good match recommendations but more than that, by the good writing from a fresh perspective.
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Is it possible there's a happy medium between "He was horrible" and "He was one of the greatest ever"? I'm not sure I've ever seen an opinion that wasn't one extreme or the other.
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Hahaha, now there's a poll -- what is more likely to happen? WWE signs Kurt Angle, or WWE books a new star well?
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Are the Hardys clean now? As far as we know, I mean?
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JvK reviews pimped matches from late 90s-10s
Loss replied to JerryvonKramer's topic in Megathread archive
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Then I think it's on whoever thinks they are number one to explain it instead of just pointing to a handful of classic matches. I'd be interested in a huge post summarizing Negro Casas. That's my point, just like it was for Bockwinkel. It's unfair not to give everyone the same degree of scrutiny, especially someone with a legitimate number one case.
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The funny thing is that right now, they are working harder for less heat than at any point probably in the history of pro wrestling. And I do think fans can still be conditioned to accept anything. I remember when they toned down a lot of the excess for a few years in the early 2000s. Then Matt Hardy did a legdrop from the cage in a match with Edge I think it was, and the crowd gave it a "Holy Shit!" chant even though it was nothing special at all compared to the spots in some matches Hardy and Edge were involved in a few years earlier. That's the great thing about wrestling -- they can create their own norms right down to the finest detail, and the fans will almost always come along if it's done well.
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Fair enough. However, if we're going to say he's been great from Year A to Year B, can we list his best match on tape for every single year in between? Whether that can be achieved or not, it seems like it should be the goal.
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My only issue with anyone ranking Casas number one (and really, it's not so much that I'm taking issue as it is that I'm hopeful to see this happen) is that yes, he's been exceptional in the same handful of matches that always get mentioned, but I think it's time for a week-to-week review of his work as far back as we can conceivably go. For every Casas match on tape that someone has said something nice about, there are probably five or six that haven't been mentioned at all. I can buy Casas as being above Ric Flair and Mitsuharu Misawa, and I don't even think it's that much of a tough sell. But I also think it's almost doing him a disservice to rank him that high without giving him the same exhaustive vetting. Someone put him through the ringer. I'm confident he'll survive it, but he needs far more scrutiny.
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Cornette should rank above Vince if anyone is seriously considering him. And if you want to see what Vince is like without infinite time to craft something in advance, check out the match with Flair on Raw in 2002 after Austin walked out. Not exactly a shining moment.
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