BruinDust
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The Spear. Overused. Should never be a finisher.
Brock Lesnar's F5 also looks horrible if the person taking it doesn't know how to sell it and instead lands on their knees and forearms. Like, dude, that doesn't look like it hurt lol.Winner goes to Cena's AA. A fireman's carry. Neat. May as well use an arm drag.
Totally agree that any spear for a finisher, outside of Rhino, is awful. I was pissed when Edge dropped that spike (Edgecution) as a finisher. Way better.
the thing when two guys stand there and trade and no sell slaps, or chops, or punches
Eddie Kingston's chops in the corner that look like some dipshit playing a bongo drum
Pumphandle f***ing anything. I clicked on this thread to make that very clear. Rhea Ripley may as well dress in a Bozo The Clown outfit delivering her finishing move.Pumphandle set up for a powerslam. Just seems like a way more complicated way to do a powerslam.
I don't mind it if it's a reversal to a reversal type of thing, but if you have the upper hand on your opponent and you deliberately do a pump handle just to powerslam them, I think it's goofy.
Find it funny how many "makes it hard to suspend disbelief" posts there are here.
If youve done a tiny bit of any legit martial art you realise how far from reality 99,9% of wrestling is.
This f***ing tree of woe double-stomp move, where a wrestler literally has to hold himself up for their opponent to deliver it. The most Kayfabe-breaking nonsense that isn't a comedy spot.
Movies aren't real either, but you still want to try and suspend disbelief just a little.
This f***ing tree of woe double-stomp move, where a wrestler literally has to hold himself up for their opponent to deliver it. The most Kayfabe-breaking nonsense that isn't a comedy spot.
Movies aren't real either, but you still want to try and suspend disbelief just a little.
Marvel and Lord of the Rings seemed to do just fine?
Also. I decided to completely rewrite the post.
For the people who think using an old timers finisher as a normal move is disrespectful. This has been how it goes forever: The Spinebuster by Arn Anderson, The Piledriver by Jerry Lawler, The Atomic Drop by Bob Backlund.. its how it goes. Finishers of the 50s become normal moves of the 60s. Finishers of the 60s normal moves of the 70s and so forth.
I think any move can be awesome as long as it makes sense in the make believe context of the match we are watching.
Personally I find the 10 punches in the corner type of moves boring but it gives the crowd a chance to count the punches and make noise once the 10th hits etc.
My old man shouting at clouds move is the canadian destroyer. Its silly and should only be used as a finisher.
There are different sets of rules or laws.Fair enough, I'll respond to your new post. In response to this post, I would say... Yes, exactly. Like those two franchises, wrestling has created a fictional universe that you need to buy into. Those things follow rules, they can't just do whatever they want willy-nilly. When something occurs that is outside of the established rules within a fictional universe, it usually breaks immersion and takes you out of what you're watching.
I'm sure you've had that happen to you when you've watched something and some component of it just didn't feel right.
When done right kicking out of finishers is one of the best things.Agree with all of this pretty much. I'd add in other moves that are completely over-the-top and should only be finishers... Like the top-rope spanish fly, top-rope death-riders, etc. AEW is pretty guilty of this. New Japan as well sometimes.