Amateur wrestlers, thinks they are better than others because of their credentials, the wrestling attire, ankle lock, and I'm pretty sure Swagger did the "run up the ropes while opponent in on the top rope suplex". And this is coming from someone who hasn't watched SD in months. It's not just the moves that makes him look like knock off Kurt, it's everything as a whole. If Kofi were to do the ankle lock, this discussion wouldn't come up cause they (he and Kurt) are nothing alike. But to say the two are a very bad comparison is ludicrous.
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Amateur wrestlers, thinks they are better than others because of their credentials, the wrestling attire, ankle lock, and I'm pretty sure Swagger did the "run up the ropes while opponent in on the top rope suplex". And this is coming from someone who hasn't watched SD in months. It's not just the moves that makes him look like knock off Kurt, it's everything as a whole. If Kofi were to do the ankle lock, this discussion wouldn't come up cause they (he and Kurt) are nothing alike. But to say the two are a very bad comparison is ludicrous.
Rofl, none of those comparisons even make sense. Oh man, when I see Dolph Ziggler the first thing that comes to mind is Bob Backlund. How old are you? Were you even watching wrestling when Kurt Angle debuted? They have basically the same gimmick, they're amateur wrestling athletes who use their previous mat experience and achievements as their gimmick. Anyone who was watching pre-2002 thought Kurt Angle when they first saw Swagger debut. The fact that he's now using his signature move is like I said, either a) a blatant rip-off by the WWE and/or Swagger (and maybe intentionally fucking with Angle) or b) a set-up for a feud. Your response was just a try-hard devil's advocate shit using complete obscure analogies and pedantic remarks.
Again, what does KEN SHAMROCK have anything to do with Kurt Angle's gimmick? Shawn Michaels used the Crossface, Triple H used the Figure Four. The main point of this thread is why is the WWE/Swagger playing even more on the fact that Swagger's gimmick is identical to Kurt's by having him use his finishing move. How is this concept so hard for you people, lol.
Kurt Angle made his bones in this business, not "ripping off", but very deliberately borrowing from Ken Shamrock. Yes he borrowed the ankle lock but he also borrowed his mannerisms when he started "snapping" when his character became more serious after the awesomeness of the Austin feud. The whole pulling down the straps, making crazy faces and suplexing anyone who moved and then setting an unbreakable ankle lock on people. That was Shamrock's act first. Throw in the borrowing of Benoit's rolling germans and Angle is cut from the same cloth. But guys never really rip off in this industry, it's always been a cycle of borrowing in this gimmicky business since the days of Georgeous George. That being said, Swagger is heavily borrowing from Angle to the point it looks like "ripping of".
Swagger is just doing what we tell him. We want him to be the next Angle. He is also my little teacup, short and stout. I like to watch him dress up in little girl's skirts in Mr. McMahon's office while we listen to Kool and the Gang and do lines of coke off my ass.
Roflroflrofl, I love you.
But anyways, gonna throw out another question of discussion. I know Runjin flipped on Khali (and I know there will be more to come as that plot unfolds) but was there any reasoning or story behind him 'getting back together' with Khali or did he just randomly come out with him today? It's not too big of a deal since he did say all that shit in English so Khali wouldn't really know kayfabe wise, but I'm just wondering.
The only thing I can come up with is they're trying to capitilize on Swagger's collegiate wrestling days at Oklahoma where he was an All American at Heavyweight.