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[Colin_Work]

I agree that selling is probably Ziggler's biggest strength. He almost oversells sometimes. A dream match would be Ziggler v Henning...if only it was a possibiility.

Raw Preview

WWE will broadcast Raw tonight from Washington, DC, featuring Brock Lesnar's second appearance since returning to the company since returning last Monday and laying out John Cena.

Scheduled for the show:

*The cast of the Three Stooges will appear to promote their film, which is released this weekend.

*Brock Lesnar returns to Raw.

*The fallout of Chris Jerihco's attack on CM Punk.

*John Cena's reaction to Lesnar's attack.

** Daniel Bryan kicks Sheamus Irish ass all over the building. YES YES YES.

*The road to Extreme Rules begins.

Locally advertised for the show is John Cena & CM Punk vs. Kane & Chris Jericho.

** I can dream.

[Absent Friend]

Originally Posted by Alan Kellerman

speaking of bumpers and sellers. Tensai should have been put in there with a Tyson Kidd (remember him? ) or a similar opponent on his Raw 'Debut'. With Tensai doing these big power moves, Alex Riley didn't make them look as good as they should have looked because his selling powers are shit.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SBztBCTFoKw

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SBztBCTFoKw

I see what you mean. Yoshi Tatsu, with the added Japanese heritage, would've made a better opponent.

John Morrison's weakness was mic skills, and hopefully he fine tunes that while being away. He seems intent on trying to have comedy skills. That should help. He was funniest with Miz, where he had a very sarcastic tone to him. Is he done with Melina? He should be. That woman seems to be his albatross, especially later in his career, he cared more about her than work, to a damaging degree.

[Colin_Work]

I like Morrison's in ring work and I completely agree about his mic work. He is fuckin horrible at cutting promos. Makes him not seem like a threat. Example, when he was feuding with Miz for the two weeks he was for the WWE Championship...it made you wonder why he was even getting a shot whenever he opened his mouth...hahahaha

[FREAKZILLA]

Originally Posted by Colin_Work

@SixG...Comparing Ryback and Ryder is unfair. It's like apples and oranges. Ryback is just another jacked up freak who does power move after power move. And while probably 75% of the fans here might like that, I know I don't. As far as Ryder goes, he was nothing but a curtain jerker who with the help of his youtube show and some influential friends has actuallt elevated himself to be one of the biggest fan favorites right now. And having seen him wrestle live, he's actually pretty good. He sells like a champ...maybe not Ziggler good, but good none the less.

the only guys that have pulled off the big muscular dude and been good at it to me
are Goldburg and Brock

[burtog]

If/when Ziggler gets (rightfully) promoted to the main event, he'll hopefully tone down the bumping a bit. Sometimes I think he does too good of a job making other guys look good, which makes his offense look weaker in comparison.

And for his departure from Vickie (which I'm not necessarily in favor of), I think he'd work well with either Kaitlyn (who he had chemistry with on NXT that season) or Raquel Diaz, who does a decent heel shtick and is also Vickie (and Eddie's) daughter, which would be a cool dynamic, IMHO.

IRT muscular dudes: I liked a lot in the 80s, like the Road Warriors, Nikita Koloff, Krusher Kruschev, etc ... but for the most part, I agree that the overly-roided muscular dudes tend to suck.

Day 18 - Your favorite feud of all time

I've got to go with the Von Erichs vs. Freebirds feud from the 1980s. They all stiffed each other so much, and the fans got so into it, it was just the perfect storm for a feud.

[Calibros]

The Von Erichs vs the Freebirds was magic everytime they feuded. The same goes for the Road warriors vs the Russians or the Four Horsemen- absolutely fantastic matches all around.

I'm going to stop this at day 20, anybody else can carry on if they want. Reason I'm stopping at 20 is because a lot of the remaining questions are too similar to previous questions, and other questions are crap. I don't even want to know the answers.

Day 19 - what is the best match you have ever watched? (any company )

Originally Posted by Seven Churches

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SBztBCTFoKw

I see what you mean. Yoshi Tatsu, with the added Japanese heritage, would've made a better opponent.

John Morrison's weakness was mic skills, and hopefully he fine tunes that while being away. He seems intent on trying to have comedy skills. That should help. He was funniest with Miz, where he had a very sarcastic tone to him. Is he done with Melina? He should be. That woman seems to be his albatross, especially later in his career, he cared more about her than work, to a damaging degree.

I said he had a brain earlier, but if he is still with Melina then I might be wrong. I've no idea to be honest.

and agreed 100% about the dirt sheet. Morrison is very effective as a cocky, sarcastic SOB. I'm straight, but the man is a stud. Should change his name to Ravishing Rick Morrison and have him taunt all the ugly fatties in the crowd. I guarantee he would get over.

[Absent Friend]

Originally Posted by FREAKZILLA

the only guys that have pulled off the big muscular dude and been good at it to me
are Goldburg and Brock

Most of Goldberg's matches were short, so he wasn't exposed a lot. Also, who he worked with helped him look great as well. Squashing Hogan in 2 minutes vs. Beating Hogan in 15 minutes? I'd choose the former. Brock pulled it off because he's actually a talented wrestler, well conditioned so there's no question of gassing out. Also, he is a beast. One of a kind.

As for the question, the best match I ever watched? Different company, different tastes and styles. I'll just list the companies I've seen at least some of, and my favorites from them.

NWA/WCW: Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat III. The third one, I think Terry Funk jumped him after the match, and it led to a classic I Quit match. The third match just felt more emotional and energy charged.

TNA: Daniels vs. Styles vs. Samoa Joe. I answered that here already.

ROH: Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness III, from Unified, August 2006.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=elPoBEmm_RY

http://youtube.com/watch?v=elPoBEmm_RY

Oh my goodness, the image of Nigel rising from the ashes, crimson mask, screaming, was fantastic.

But my favorite match of all time is from WWE. Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 25.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fojhN94-pkk

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fojhN94-pkk

From the entrances to the finish, it felt like a huge war, with a lot of religious undertones of Heaven vs. Hell. Telling that story in 30 minutes, in front of 70,000 fans, is just phenomenal. In all honesty, they didn't do a lot as far as wrestling moves. They made the saying "less is more" so true. It should be seen as an educational piece on how to get fans emotionally invested into a match. Two legends who've done so much and ended up getting respect from a majority of fans, and still at their peak, wrestling a classic. This was the closest that Undertaker's Streak came to ending. Including even a possible countout loss, which I certainly thought would happen.

Also, commentary was fantastic. Lawler was fine, Cole was actually tolerable, and JR was amazing. He expressed feeling honored and privileged to watch and call that match. This should've closed the show. Wrestlemania 25 suffered gravely as a result, especially Randall and HHH.

WCW... Rey Mysterio Jr vs Eddie Guerrero at Halloween Havoc 1997. That is my undisputed number one.

ROH... I don't watch it.

WWE... I'm not sure . One day I could say Kurt Angle vs Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 21, others it could be Bret Hart vs Steve Austin at Wrestlemania 13, just for what it meant for the future of the business. Others it could be The Hardyz vs Edge and Christian at No Mercy 1999.