One of the most common complaints I read on here about Wade Barrett is that he's shit in the ring. I just don't get why. I'm not stupid enough to claim Wade Barrett is a wrestling master. He's not. However he's certainly not shit.
Why don't I think he's shit? Because he actually does what little he can do rather well. His offence while basic just works. He's a brawler, his moves don't have to be complex or pretty, as long as they look effective, which for the most part they do. He's also started milking the crowd for a reaction mid match, which they responded to. It may be because I'm a mark, but I simply don't see Wade as a bad wrestler. A bad wrestler to me would be someone who doesn't sell, doesn't take bumps and (stereotypically) spends the entire match dominating his opponent in uninteresting fashion. Which Barrett doesn't do.
Don't get me wrong, Barrett isn't exactly good in the ring either. He's slow paced, limited in the ring and is kind of sloppy. Despite that however, he doesn't stink up the joint whenever he steps between the ropes and can have good matches (such as vs Cena). And in spite of these deficiencies he gets the job done in the ring. It won't be pretty, but it will do the job.
So yeah, state your claim.
Why don't I think he's shit? Because he actually does what little he can do rather well. His offence while basic just works. He's a brawler, his moves don't have to be complex or pretty, as long as they look effective, which for the most part they do. He's also started milking the crowd for a reaction mid match, which they responded to. It may be because I'm a mark, but I simply don't see Wade as a bad wrestler. A bad wrestler to me would be someone who doesn't sell, doesn't take bumps and (stereotypically) spends the entire match dominating his opponent in uninteresting fashion. Which Barrett doesn't do.
Don't get me wrong, Barrett isn't exactly good in the ring either. He's slow paced, limited in the ring and is kind of sloppy. Despite that however, he doesn't stink up the joint whenever he steps between the ropes and can have good matches (such as vs Cena). And in spite of these deficiencies he gets the job done in the ring. It won't be pretty, but it will do the job.
So yeah, state your claim.
) but bear in mind he comes from bareknuckles brawling background and you don't always have to be the fastest, its about trying to get the best of your opponent. Fast doesn't always win the race. There's that old story of the tortoise and the hare. In that store the tortoise kept going and won. Now, keep in mind much of Wade's main fighting ability is also psychological games as well. But he's far from shit in the ring...he still has a bit to go, but he's far from the worst in the ring.