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Originally Posted by Jack-Hammer
Mick Foley's body is too riddled with injury to really go anymore, which is something he's all but come right out and said himself.
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True, but even he could engage in a "feud" with someone without having to tax his body too badly. I think of Vader in his match with Heath Slater; Vader barely had to move because he had Heath to cater to whatever he was doing. If you don't get too technical about what you're seeing, the old guy can come up smelling like a rose. (Witness: after seeing Slater's series against the old pros, several people on this forum were wondering if some of the legends Heath fought would be returning to active duty)
Pro wrestling is like no other sport, primarily because it
isn't a true sport. We're asked to suspend belief whenever we watch matches, so an old-timer in reasonable shape can be made to look good by a younger performer who knows how to sell. These types of feuds
are possible and as long as they're kept of limited duration, they can work.
Let's not ask Mick Foley to take chair shots, true. Let's not ask him to perform drop kicks, which he never did, anyway. But I'd bet even he could engage in a two minute encounter in which he essentially stands in the middle of the ring and lets the younger opponent come to him. Hell, let Foley be the one to deliver the chair shot.
Mixing a few legends in with the current stars always seems to bring a few pops. The Royal Rumble is the best place to bring this stuff, because: (1) The old pro can make an appearance without having to work too hard and: (2)The camera isn't focused solely on him, so the fact he's not in his prime won't stick out as much.
In wrestling, anything is possible. Keep some strict limitations in place for the old guys & let 'em go at it.
02-17-2013, 07:41 AM
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