In-ring Style to be SLOOOOOOOWER....

[Guest Kotzenjunge]

Injuries force company to adopt new style...

 

WWE is working on "slowing down" their in-ring style to help cut down on injuries. Agents have been working closely with talent on changing their styles to a slower one.

 

Vince McMahon even spoke to much of the roster at Backlash regarding the changes in style. WWE is hoping to deliver a style that isn't as risky and dependent on big bumps and "spots." Instead, they want to carefully book the matches to tell a story.

 

Credit: 1wrestling.com

[Guest Your Olympic Hero]

Nash's world title reign will last forever.

[Guest The Amazing Rando]

Wait wait wait wait WAIT...

 

you're telling me they can go SLOWER?

[Guest Smell the ratings!!!]

I can't help but ask, how could WWE matches possibly be any slower? Will the ring be replaced with an abnormaly large stasis chamber?

[Guest Lightning Flik]

OH FUCKING HELL~!!!! It's because they have to wrestle to a defined style and worry about breaking it that's causing the injuries!

 

We seriously do NOT need slower matches.

[Guest fazzle]

Vince McMahon even spoke to much of the roster at Backlash regarding the changes in style. WWE is hoping to deliver a style that isn't as risky and dependent on big bumps and "spots." Instead, they want to carefully book the matches to tell a story.

And by gawd, what a story it is. HHH can take 822 punches and STILL come back with a punch of his own!

 

 

That's about all they've got left now.

[Guest AndrewTS]

How long until top rope moves are banned?

 

We aren't WCW! We swear!

[Guest Lightning Flik]

Wait wait wait wait WAIT...

 

you're telling me they can go SLOWER?

Look at Hogan vs McMahon at WMXIX and how slow that match was.

 

Then apply that to the rest of the roster.

 

It's going to be a sad life in the wrestling world of the WWE.

[Guest NoSelfWorth]

Sunday, April 27th 11:00am: Vince tells the wrestlers to slow things down, so as to avoid injuries, and not to take so many risks.

 

Sunday, April 27th 11:05am: Vince books Team Angle and Los Guerreros in a Ladder Match.

Edited May 5, 2003 by NoSelfWorth

[Guest JHawk]

Matches are supposed to tell a story. That's why you should teaching things like psychology to young, upcoming wrestlers.

 

It's not the slow matches that are the problem, it's the lack of psychology in the slow matches that are the problem.

 

But this does mean the cruiserweights can forget having good matches ever again.

[Guest Lightning Flik]

How long until top rope moves are banned?

 

We aren't WCW! We swear!

At first I thought that was funny.

 

But seriously, I'm forever calling the WWE: WCW. I mean, is there ANY difference? Really???

 

Top ropes won't be banned till HHH botches one. Thankfully, he hasn't yet.

[Guest El Satanico]

Well, it depends on what they mean by slower.

 

If it means more hoss style plodding along matches where there's no bumps or wrestlers leaving their feet, then this is horrible.

 

If it just means more mat wrestling and less emphasis on "big bumps" it won't that bad.

[Guest Lightning Flik]

Matches are supposed to tell a story. That's why you should teaching things like psychology to young, upcoming wrestlers.

 

It's not the slow matches that are the problem, it's the lack of psychology in the slow matches that are the problem.

 

But this does mean the cruiserweights can forget having good matches ever again.

Well, SD is now going to be on terms of Nitro awfulness here.

[Guest Lightning Flik]

Well, it depends on what they mean by slower.

 

If it means more hoss style plodding along matches where there's no bumps or wrestlers leaving their feet, then this is horrible.

 

If it just means more mat wrestling and less emphasis on "big bumps" it won't that bad.

This is the WWE. It'll be hoss type matches.

 

When have they ever stopped taking away from "bumps"?

[Guest notJames]

From the desk of Vincent K. McMahon, Jr.:

 

To slow things down, all matches will now take place underwater. Any wrestler who can not grow gills before then will be released immediately.

 

Source: mycrustyass.net

[Guest JHawk]

From the desk of Vincent K. McMahon, Jr.:

 

To slow things down, all matches will now take place underwater. Any wrestler who can not grow gills before then will be released immediately.

 

Source: mycrustyass.net

Well, that would save Vince a ton of money. He'd have nobody on the payroll.

[Guest Polish_Rifle]

Speaking of slow, did anyone catch the From the Vault match on Confidential this week between Curt Henning and Jesse Ventura? Talk about slow.

[Guest AndrewTS]

Sunday, April 27th 11:00am: Vince tells the wrestlers to slow things down, so as to avoid injuris, and not to take so many risks.

 

Sunday, April 27th 11:05am: Vince books Team Angle and Los Guerreros in a Ladder Match.

[Guest DawnBTVS]

Why's everybody so surprised? Vince needed some way to fit in the 50's/60's nostalgia

[LooseCannon25 0]

Aaaaah, yes.......we get to relive the pacing of matches like Triple H vs. Undertaker at KOTR, Hogan vs. Andre, Undertaker vs. Stone Cold, Big Show vs. Taker......now what?

 

Next there's gonna be less impact moves like suplexes and powerbombs. It's gonna be kick, kick,kick, punch, kick, punch, punch, punch, elbow, kick to stomach, pedigree.......this shit gets worse and worse

[Guest The Amazing Rando]

well...at least the Big Show won't look out of place...

 

 

 

...wait...who am I kidding... even if every person was glued to mat and couldn't actually move in any discernable way....Big Show would still look slower than them all...

[Guest Ray]

Ughh ....

 

Kill me now.

[Guest The Amazing Rando]

It's gonna be kick, kick,kick, punch, kick, punch, punch, punch, elbow, kick to stomach, pedigree.......this shit gets worse and worse

October 26th, 2003 -

 

Management has chosen to make every single finisher in the WWE be the Pedigree...but so as to not take away from the aura and mystique of HHH, the move will only be allowed to be used by him...

[Guest Fook_Hing_Ho]

Does this mean that when Rhyno sets up for the gore, instead of running full tilt at his opponent, he will take a nice, leisurely stroll?

[Guest My Eyebrow is on fire]

I suppose Nash will officially be using the Heart Punch as his finisher now.

[Guest Trivia247]

Let me...

 

ONCE AGAIN

 

Remind the WWE that the bulk of injures are due to..

 

 

SAY it with me...

 

 

TRIPPING!

 

and Clotheslining people too hard

 

Not Emerald Fusions....not Fisherman Busters and not Piledrivers

[Guest The Amazing Rando]

Does this mean that when Rhyno sets up for the gore, instead of running full tilt at his opponent, he will take a nice, leisurely stroll?

No....

 

Just imagine Tazz and Cole going "CUDDLE~! CUDDLE~! Rhyno is CUDDLING Nunzio DOWN~!"

[Guest Big McLargeHuge]

...and not Piledrivers

Ah, but we're forgetting the 'near fatal' Tombstone that HHH took at Judgement Day 2000 that set off the ban on piledrivers. Of course, I'm sure just tapping the guy on the shoulder results in some kind of mucle pull, but he IS HHH.

 

Where am I going with this? Simple. HHH needs tape up more of his body. His wrists, knees and shins are not enough. The people demand it. I demand it.

[Guest NoSelfWorth]

Simple. HHH needs tape up more of his body.

Great idea. I suggest he starts with his mouth.

[Guest notJames]

So, with this resurgence of '60s and '70s era low-impact offense, will we be hearing the word "su-play" again?

 

god bless Gordon Solie.