Re: Advice to indy wrestlers on things they shouldn't do in their matches

In article <1123445203.493708.231150@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"John McNeal" <johnscaamcneal@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Greg Grant 333 wrote:
>
> > -If you weigh less than two hundred pounds don't use a forearm, because it
> > looks bad even if you do know how to use it.
> >
> > -On a related note, if you weigh less than two hundred pounds, please to be
> > taking the lariat out of your moveset. Look, I understand you guys grew up
> > on Japanese tapes and want to act like your heroes, but you have to realize
> > that the reason your Japanese heroes use the lariat is because they grew up
> > on Stan Hansen matches. Look up a picture of Stan Hansen, now look at
> > yourselves. See the difference? Until you look like Stan or even JBL,
> > don't use a lariat.
>
> I would change this to include all strong style wrestling. Most indy
> wrestlers are too short and too skinny for it.
>
>
>
> >
> > -If your opponent picks you up over his shoulders and drops you straight on
> > your head using the Tiger/Dragon/Lion/Weasel Drop/Driver/Suplex, don't kick
> > out at two. Just don't. Kicking out doesn't make you look like a hero, it
> > makes the entire match look fake. And not good fake, like a babyface
> > getting the hot tag and taking down both heels with his punches fake, but
> > bad fake, like why am I watching this bull*** fake.
>
> Normally I would agree, but as you yourself stated above, indy guys are
> really skinny and lightweight. A guy that weighs less than 200 pounds
> taking a tiger suplex from another guy that weights less than 200
> pounds wouldn't have the same impact as a Steiner brother doing it to
> someone. An indy wrestler kicking out of a head drop move is believable
> because both guys are small and don't weigh much, hence it's not that
> painful.


This entire paragraph is just absurd.

> > -If you're going to do a spotfest, watch Elix Skipper, Sonjay Dutt, Low-Ki,
> > Excalibur, Scorpio Sky and El Generico matches. Take notes. Slow the speed
> > of DVD during the heat building portions. Take more detailed notes.
>
> Exlix Skipper is a crappy wrestler that can't get booked outside of TNA
> because he sucks so bad, and he's not a highflyer anyway.

Just how ignorant are you? He works all the fucking time.

> Low Ki isn't
> a highflyer either, he stays on the ground for the entire match.

You can be a spot machine without being a highflyer.

About
> the only real highflyer you listed is Sonjay Dutt and even he isn't
> much of a highflyer these days. REAL highflyers are wrestlers like Matt
> Sydal, Jack Evans, Paul London (outside of WWE), M-Dogg 20, Teddy Hart,
> Mistico, Ricky Marvin or Kid Kash.

Again, spot-fu doesn't necessarily mean highflying. Let me also add
that M-Dogg is local, gets big pops and still has yet to impress me in a
single match of his. Josh Prohibition has advances so much more than he
has.



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