Lawler's punch vs. Flair's chop

[Matt D]

You don't have to use your imagination with a chop.

 

The best part of wrestling is making the unreal seem real. That's the whole point. A wrestler who inspires your imagination is way better than one who really hits someone really hard.

[Zenjo]

 

You don't have to use your imagination with a chop.

The best part of wrestling is making the unreal seem real. That's the whole point. A wrestler who inspires your imagination is way better than one who really hits someone really hard.

 

How hard they actually hit each other is an issue between the two wrestlers. As a fan it's all about appearance. Chops, forearms and kicks usually look a whole lot better than punches to me. Strikes aren't one of the aspects of wrestling that inspires the imagination a whole lot. I don't mind a lack of stiffness if there's some artistry. I watch a ton of Lucha these days. But two guys exchanging crappy punches for half the match isn't imaginative, doesn't look damaging and has minimal artistic merit. And I've seen way too much of that for one lifetime.

[Matt D]

Selling matters way more than how the strike is thrown. Is that a crazy notion in a world of people who love great strikes?

[El-P]

A wrestler who inspires your imagination is way better than one who really hits someone really hard.

 

 

You can't be sure how hard a guy is hitting. Terry Funk's punches, if you believe Mick Foley, are apparently fucking rough.

 

As far as inspiring the imagination, it sure works with Lawler considering how much people make shit about how creative he was in multiple ways of using his punches when he fact he was just... punching.

 

(but hey, Parv's stuff about Flair's chops is pretty unreal too, so you see, people hitting very hard also inspire imagination)

[El-P]

Selling matters way more than how the strike is thrown.

 

I'd agree with that though. Throw a great punch and have it sold like shit, the result is shit. Throw a shitty punch and have it sold beautifully, and the punch looks pretty good after all.