Loss Posted August 8, 2014 Report Posted August 8, 2014 The term "rest hold" bugs me because it suggests that all matwork is boring. I'd rather "rest holds" just be called what they are - bad, ill-timed, crowd-killing holds. I realize that's not as easy to type.
KrisZ Posted August 8, 2014 Report Posted August 8, 2014 Go watch Hogan/Savage from the Feb 1990 SNME and you will see the definitive use of the word resthold during the Buster Douglas/Sherri part of the match.
JerryvonKramer Posted August 8, 2014 Report Posted August 8, 2014 Killer Kowalski clawhold on the fucking leg ... for 15 minutes.
MikeCampbell Posted August 8, 2014 Report Posted August 8, 2014 As far as using wrestling vernacular out of context, I'm guilty of using the phrase "heat" (in the context of having heat with someone) quite a bit.
pol Posted August 8, 2014 Report Posted August 8, 2014 The term "rest hold" bugs me because it suggests that all matwork is boring. I'd rather "rest holds" just be called what they are - bad, ill-timed, crowd-killing holds. I realize that's not as easy to type. Yeah, exactly. It's borne of the "workrate above all else" mentality.
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