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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Bingo . . . The thing I have noticed in the spot-fest era is too much 'prep' time to get ready for a move. This is why classic moves, fast-paced action, chain wrestling, and strikes are so much more believable.
Seven guys linking arms and waiting almost a full 10 seconds for a turnbuckle bodydrop spot is just . . . . ugh.
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It drives me crazy to be honest, it sucks me right out of the match, to the whole, this looks stupid and fake.
I also hate the whole 8 person suplex things that they do in things like rumbles.
I like a bit of realism in my wrestling, its why I loved guys like Vader because they looked like they were actually pummelling someone (and in his case he was). Or Bret's work, he bought a huge amount of realism to his matches.
AEW to me is to much and I hate to use the Cornette term. Indy ####. Blood is cool and all, but things like Blood should be saved for matches that really matter. 8 million flips looks stupid especially if the person can't do a punch or kick to save his life.
It just feels like nobody is trained in Ring Psychology. Every Wrestler gives that and the term story telling, but the newer wrestlers have no idea what it actually means.
Paul Heyman talks about not needing a lot of this get all my cool moves #### in. Not when a good story telling smart wrestler can make a sleeper look like the most devastating move ever.
I still remember in Stampede Wrestling and I loved this. A wrestler would actually be submitted with a sleeper. Yeah I know. And then after the match the Wrestler would have to be worken up or as Ed would scream "Brain damage could occur".