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Better Off This Way
The second in a series of many is all goes according to plan. Remember the rules, we take two wrestlers who used similar.the same variation of a wrestling move and made it big. You decide who's version is better. Simple?
Very different from the last edition, this time we're picking up on two of the most formidable submission finishers ever executed in a wrestling ring. Different also in that these aren't two close variations of the move, they are the same but executed slightly different you'll imagine by both participants. I picked the name 'sharpshooter' for comparison as that is what it's usually known when executed by someone not as a signature move. I've excluded The Rock from the running as I'm sure you'll agree the opponents I've picked have a far greater claim to it's legacy.
Sting - The Scorpion Deathlock. More of a big match finisher for Sting, preferring to use the Scorpion Death Drop in a tighter spot. That big match intimacy for the move instantly makes it high-profile. It's the same move he has used to beat Hogan, Kurt Angle, Ric Flair and a further elite list spanning over twenty years. Still in action currently, The Scorpion Deathlock continues to claim victims until Sting is unable to compete any longer it would seem.
Bret Hart - But who else? The Sharpshooter, as it was precisely known as Bret applied it, is infamous for many reasons. The style of wrestling Bret employed, tactically working over one body part; the legs, was always centered around the application of the move and as such it was never far from the mind of Bret's opponent, nor the viewing audience for that matter.
But it is also intrinsically linked to one of the most significant moments in wrestling history. Those who have managed to rid themselves of the image of a bloodied and battered Stone Cold lying on the canvas at Wrestlemania 13 are very few indeed. Similarly, how a stomp to the chest from Mr Perfect would convert an Intercontinental championship match into legendary status. In fact, who didn't feel the strain as Bret tried to wrap his arms and legs around a 500+ pound Yokozuna? Unlike Sting, Bret's primary finisher was the Sharpshooter and all of his offence was directed at softening up his opponent so he could hook it on.
As with last time, you can opt to use the following criteria to rate the moves of make your own, your choice.
Flair and style - Which version has more character as you see it.
Effectiveness - The more devastating move as it looks.
Formidability and reputation - Which move had built up the more impressive pile of victims. Which one has the more of an aura about it's performance prior to execution.
Execution - Who you think performs his own version of the move better
Once again:
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The Sharpshooter
Very different from the last edition, this time we're picking up on two of the most formidable submission finishers ever executed in a wrestling ring. Different also in that these aren't two close variations of the move, they are the same but executed slightly different you'll imagine by both participants. I picked the name 'sharpshooter' for comparison as that is what it's usually known when executed by someone not as a signature move. I've excluded The Rock from the running as I'm sure you'll agree the opponents I've picked have a far greater claim to it's legacy.
Sting - The Scorpion Deathlock. More of a big match finisher for Sting, preferring to use the Scorpion Death Drop in a tighter spot. That big match intimacy for the move instantly makes it high-profile. It's the same move he has used to beat Hogan, Kurt Angle, Ric Flair and a further elite list spanning over twenty years. Still in action currently, The Scorpion Deathlock continues to claim victims until Sting is unable to compete any longer it would seem.
Bret Hart - But who else? The Sharpshooter, as it was precisely known as Bret applied it, is infamous for many reasons. The style of wrestling Bret employed, tactically working over one body part; the legs, was always centered around the application of the move and as such it was never far from the mind of Bret's opponent, nor the viewing audience for that matter.
But it is also intrinsically linked to one of the most significant moments in wrestling history. Those who have managed to rid themselves of the image of a bloodied and battered Stone Cold lying on the canvas at Wrestlemania 13 are very few indeed. Similarly, how a stomp to the chest from Mr Perfect would convert an Intercontinental championship match into legendary status. In fact, who didn't feel the strain as Bret tried to wrap his arms and legs around a 500+ pound Yokozuna? Unlike Sting, Bret's primary finisher was the Sharpshooter and all of his offence was directed at softening up his opponent so he could hook it on.
As with last time, you can opt to use the following criteria to rate the moves of make your own, your choice.
Flair and style - Which version has more character as you see it.
Effectiveness - The more devastating move as it looks.
Formidability and reputation - Which move had built up the more impressive pile of victims. Which one has the more of an aura about it's performance prior to execution.
Execution - Who you think performs his own version of the move better
Once again:
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[YOUTUBE]u4dCA4ysT28&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]