CenaMark54
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Randy Orton.
You hear many words around the smark community to describe this man. You hear the word boring. You hear inconsistent. You hear arrogant, robotic, limited, overrated.
However, the one word that should be forever associated with him is seller. Selling is perhaps the most underrated, undervalued and one of the most important aspect of pro wrestling, especially if you are a heel. If you can make your opponent look like god, you become the most important person in the ring.
Now, some would consider selling to be a lost art, especially in today's wrestling world where wrestlers would much rather try to get themselves over through high risk maneuvers and constant no selling. Sure, you still have great sellers, HHH and HBK come to mind. But none are at the level Randy Orton is at.
In the ankle lock, Orton looks as though his ankle has legitimately been broken, and continues to sell it like the pain is unbearable. If you watch Orton take Sweet Chin Music you might think HBK fucked up and he was legitimately knocked out. Last night on Raw, you see Orton writhing in pain trying to escape the figure four. In the past, people have falsely reported that Orton had recieved concussions.
This is the main reason why Randy Orton is so valuable to the WWE. His moveset doesn't matter, nor do mic skills. He will always have a job because he can make the Cena's of the world look like the greatest wrestlers of all time. In my opinion Orton is the greatest seller of any generation.
You hear many words around the smark community to describe this man. You hear the word boring. You hear inconsistent. You hear arrogant, robotic, limited, overrated.
However, the one word that should be forever associated with him is seller. Selling is perhaps the most underrated, undervalued and one of the most important aspect of pro wrestling, especially if you are a heel. If you can make your opponent look like god, you become the most important person in the ring.
Now, some would consider selling to be a lost art, especially in today's wrestling world where wrestlers would much rather try to get themselves over through high risk maneuvers and constant no selling. Sure, you still have great sellers, HHH and HBK come to mind. But none are at the level Randy Orton is at.
In the ankle lock, Orton looks as though his ankle has legitimately been broken, and continues to sell it like the pain is unbearable. If you watch Orton take Sweet Chin Music you might think HBK fucked up and he was legitimately knocked out. Last night on Raw, you see Orton writhing in pain trying to escape the figure four. In the past, people have falsely reported that Orton had recieved concussions.
This is the main reason why Randy Orton is so valuable to the WWE. His moveset doesn't matter, nor do mic skills. He will always have a job because he can make the Cena's of the world look like the greatest wrestlers of all time. In my opinion Orton is the greatest seller of any generation.
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