Professor Beef
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Don't worry, Friend Heel. I have faith that, one day, they will feel the power.
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February Wrasslin' |OT| WrassleGAF. In 2016.
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Don't worry, Friend Heel. I have faith that, one day, they will feel the power.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Mercy should be granted to the people who think things can't be run into the ground, tbh
They suffer enough in the end when they're proven wrong
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."
-Bruce Lee on Daniel Bryan
This is why everyone on NeoGAF is so afraid of Roman Reigns.
They see him mastering the punches, and they get that feeling this man is about to overshadow Daniel Bryan forever. Not only does he have the charisma, athleticism, and good looks, he's beginning to master the art of pro-wrestling.
There is greatness in this young Samoan's future.
They may not realize it, hell, they may just not want to admit it, but we're seeing history being written and a first ballot hall of fame career unfold before our very eyes.
Professor Beef
Banned
ResidentSleeper
It's like they forget the last man who mastered punching went by the name of Stone Cold Steve Austin. It's not about knowing a dozen moves. It's about taking that one move and applying it in a dozen different ways. With even five moves, that's sixty combinations.
The numbers don't lie
TOM f'N CRUISE
Member
YYEEAAHHHH!!!!wednesday!
I can already see him entering in a feud against Big Show after the Mania
UberTag
Member
Unlike those other two loser hacks from The Shield who will NEVER main event a WrestleMania.
Nocturnowl
Member
I feel like we've already had this happen twice already in the last year.
We know that's not true. They're bound to main event.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
That moment when you realize that they've already feuded.
giancarlo123x
Banned
The miz sold the shit out of AJ styles and made him sound phenomenal. Good segment.
You're going to keep racking up these Ls, Bronx. You're still young. Don't destroy your own spirit too soon.
Nocturnowl
Member
Yeah but this time they can clash Knockout punch with Superman Punch, like one of my Japanese animes.
The SM punch wins out thus getting the rub from the most protected finisher in WWE.
Seriously why is Big Show's punch the most protected finisher?
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
In a couple months Roman will have main evented more Manias than Miz. Disgusting.
Can he master the art of talking first, please? His lack of convincing promo skills are what stop me from believing that he can be "The Guy" right at this moment.
Once he has that locked down, I think he'll be fine. At the moment though, he has yet to make me believe he's sincere about a single thing he's said on camera.
Have you seen The Big Show? The man is a giant.
I enjoy Ambrose as a heel but currently he's my favorite as a face in the main roster. Even with scripted promos he makes it work a good percentage of the time. Nice promo with Brock this week and I can't wait to hear what he says next week (if he's even on RAW).
He's better than Rollins or Reigns when it comes to promos. Rollins struggled at first but he found his voice as the months went by (doing 20 min promos every week on RAW and a few more mins on Smackdown helps). But then at this point when I think of Rollins and Ambrose in terms of mic battles, I have to ask myself who has the best 'tone' in their voice. And while Rollins has a tonality that reminds me of Owen Hart I'd still give the victory to Dean. Him and Bray Wyatt are great on the mic, and even if they repeat the same bull caca every week I'd still give 'em my full attention.
He's better than Rollins or Reigns when it comes to promos. Rollins struggled at first but he found his voice as the months went by (doing 20 min promos every week on RAW and a few more mins on Smackdown helps). But then at this point when I think of Rollins and Ambrose in terms of mic battles, I have to ask myself who has the best 'tone' in their voice. And while Rollins has a tonality that reminds me of Owen Hart I'd still give the victory to Dean. Him and Bray Wyatt are great on the mic, and even if they repeat the same bull caca every week I'd still give 'em my full attention.
Professor Beef
Banned
Sandow can talk, but look where he is. I'd rather have Roman be where he is now instead of under the doghouse because he can make sentences good.
Nocturnowl
Member
Well I can't argue with that, the biggest man with the biggest punch.
True, but he's shiny and new, when he adopts a dancing big man gimmick once the Wyatts disband that sleeper will lose it vice grip.
Getting the large pop and positive chants in the Rumble Pre-Show that Vince could only dream of Reigns getting in the Main Event right now?
Professor Beef
Banned
what's a pre-show?
Big Show is one of the most pure strikers in WWE history. Personally, I'd rank him just a shade below The Undertaker in this regard.
Don't let his size fool you. This comes down to a combination of stance, hip rotation, and experience.
And as the saying goes, "Precision beats power, and timing beats speed."
slightconfuse
Banned
Nocturnowl
Member
Big Show is one of the most pure strikers in WWE history. Personally, I'd rank him just a shade below The Undertaker in this regard.
Don't let his size fool you. This comes down to a combination of stance, hip rotation, and experience.
And as the saying goes, "Precision beats power, and timing beats speed."
Of course, it's just like the time Striker informed me that Edge's spear is effective despite looking like a running hug because of how he can spring his tall proportioned body forward with velocity due to his long legs driving in a precise impact.
Big Show briefly left the business to earn that pure striking ability, though he still can't match Taker who is a natural, a prodigy if you will.
Big Show is one of the most pure strikers in WWE history. Personally, I'd rank him just a shade below The Undertaker in this regard.
Don't let his size fool you. This comes down to a combination of stance, hip rotation, and experience.
And as the saying goes, "Precision beats power, and timing beats speed."
His punch is so effective it doesn't even need to connect.
Big Show is one of the most pure strikers in WWE history. Personally, I'd rank him just a shade below The Undertaker in this regard.
Don't let his size fool you. This comes down to a combination of stance, hip rotation, and experience.
And as the saying goes, "Precision beats power, and timing beats speed."
And size beats everything else. I'd go as far as to say that in a Royal Rumble match it would be impossible for anyone to eliminate the Big Show, as he's a giant.
He doesn't even need to actually land the punch to knock you out. That's some serious power right there.
His punch is so effective it doesn't even need to connect.
CRIMINAL UPPER
Exactly. A throw-away bit of content generated one of the bigger crowd reactions of the night.
Think of the other wrestlers that people here gravitate towards as favourites: HHH, Rollins, Ambrose, Owens, Cena, The New Day, even Lesnar with Heyman attached. All of them are good talkers (or have someone who does it well for them).
I may be a newbie to the wrestling world, but it's still patently obvious why these guys get the love that they do and the physical & technical skill is only half of it. It's not a sport, it's entertainment. Be entertaining. Even if your character is the generic bad-ass underdog, you've got to make it the best generic bad-ass underdog you can to get people to care about you and the story you're trying to tell.
Great point, Owl. Some athletic gifts are God given and simply can't be taught. Others? Supernatural. This is why The Undertaker, whose hands can control arena lighting and remote pyrotechnics, are truly unparalleled in our known realm.
The Miz is pretty good with a mic. If there's one person that can talk and get real heat, that's him
And Vickie Gerrero.
What about Steph?
Good call, and I'll add Roman to the list as well.
One more pure striking GIF before I go to bed:
PHOENIXZERO
Member
Total Divas is scripted and all but do they really need the nonsensical foley work? I can take them taking the silly story line shit that they do and then for some reason Vince feels the need to follow up on Raw even though there's a months wide gap between when TD filmed and when it aired. The silly crowd editing either from the shots of the crowd reacting positively when it didn't happen to the fake cheers that are so obvious that it makes same thing happening on Smackdown sound organic. But adding in sound effects for hits, cat noises and everything is just stupid.
Does the winner get Eva Marie?
That smirk
That Summerslam 2015 Brock
Does the winner get Eva Marie?