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It really was.Yeah, please, can we keep that convo out of this thread? It's weird and a bit gross, so stop I am saying this as the mod of the section btw.
Just a matter of preference on my part. I think it would have been cool for Shawn to win matches with the elbow here and there. Myself, I've just always been slightly irritated at how most people approach finishes. I think it's kind of nonsense for guys to have one move in their arsenal that can actually score them a pinfall. But worse than that, it's kind of ridiculous what ends matches vs. what doesn't. Johnny Gargano can kick out of three Canadian Destroyers but most wrestlers are down for the count off one Attitude Adjustment. I mean, the Attitude Adjustment isn't even the most devastating move Cena has. His spin out powerbomb would clearly do more damage. It's an unfortunate "plot hole" in wrestling that I know will always exist. It doesn't ruin anything for me. Just a slight nag.
But yeah no. I respect the choice of The Stomp.
Well that's the curse with a lot of wrestling fans. We innately want to see "movez~!" as the jaded internet fanbase puts it. Sadly there isn't much value put into protecting certain moves and creating finishes that aren't obvious. That's just kinda how it goes though, I guess. Everyone has their different tastes and I imagine I'm in the minority and not always wanting to see people pull out their finishers.I do think modern wrestling could do with guys having multiple LEGITIMATE finishers that finish matches consistently to make up for false finishes not having the same effect anymore. The downside here is if some of the finishers are significantly less cool than another, there will be disappointment when the cooler one doesn't finish a match.
I get what you mean about wrestlers kicking out of 3 Canadian Destroyer's and then can't kick out of 1 finisher that isn't as devestating. That's a pet-peeve of mine as well at times. Although, to be fair, in this era, we do have more and more finishers being kicked out of then in any era of the past. So, even that's catching up, so to speak. Either way, I get your point completely and it's definitely a fair point. Unfortunately, it's just one of those wrestling things that we just have to kind of accept at times, I guess.Just a matter of preference on my part. I think it would have been cool for Shawn to win matches with the elbow here and there. Myself, I've just always been slightly irritated at how most people approach finishes. I think it's kind of nonsense for guys to have one move in their arsenal that can actually score them a pinfall. But worse than that, it's kind of ridiculous what ends matches vs. what doesn't. Johnny Gargano can kick out of three Canadian Destroyers but most wrestlers are down for the count off one Attitude Adjustment. I mean, the Attitude Adjustment isn't even the most devastating move Cena has. His spin out powerbomb would clearly do more damage. It's an unfortunate "plot hole" in wrestling that I know will always exist. It doesn't ruin anything for me. Just a slight nag.
But yeah no. I respect the choice of The Stomp.
I don't know if he'd even be allowed to do the God's Last Gift. I kinda figured that was ruled out because WWE is against doing piledrivers. Hence why Owens had to ditch his too.I get what you mean about wrestlers kicking out of 3 Canadian Destroyer's and then can't kick out of 1 finisher that isn't as devestating. That's a pet-peeve of mine as well at times. Although, to be fair, in this era, we do have more and more finishers being kicked out of then in any era of the past. So, even that's catching up, so to speak. Either way, I get your point completely and it's definitely a fair point. Unfortunately, it's just one of those wrestling things that we just have to kind of accept at times, I guess.
I do wish Seth would do the Phoenix Splash, God's Last Gift, and the Frog Splash more often. Seems like he stopped doing the Splash's maybe to conserve his body. When you think about it, even before he turned heel late last year, he stopped doing the phoenix and frog splash's even as a face. I think unfortunately he's done coming off the top. God's Last Gift (the package-piledriver), he should do more, though, IMO.
I don't know if he'd even be allowed to do the God's Last Gift. I kinda figured that was ruled out because WWE is against doing piledrivers. Hence why Owens had to ditch his too.
As for the splashes... he was using the frog splash a good amount last year I feel. The phoenix splash is one of those that he's only done a handful of times in his WWE career and it tends to come in his biggest matches. Off the top of my head I think the only times I can personally remember him doing it was in that Royal Rumble triple threat against Cena and Lesnar, and in his SummerSlam match against Cena. I like the idea of him not using it much. If he uses it again, which I hope he does, it'll get an awesome pop.