SixMovesOfDoom
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Hey all,
As we see HHH (at least for the time being) taking a step back from the on-screen part of the business, we are reminded of the many characteristics of The Game. This included his favorite weapon, the sledgehammer.
As far as I am concerned, the sledgehammer was one of the worst weapons in all of pro-wrestling. It was rarely if ever used the way any normal person would have used it. I mean seriously: if you had a sledgehammer, would you cover the mallet with your hand and only drive it into the gut of your opponent, which very obviously softens the blow???
With that lamentation in mind, I would love to hear what top ten or top five worst foreign objects or weapons you believe have ever existed in pro-wrestling. My parameter for bad weapons involves their application more than anything else.
Here are ones I would put on the list:
The sledgehammer: for the reasons aforementioned. No one would use a sledgehammer in real life like HHH and others use on screen. My thinking is its because there's no good way to fake being hit by one.
"Janice": TNA's Abyss and his brutal-looking block of wood with scores of nails. It looked scary, but honestly it was a very impractical weapon. It was never used on-screen on anyone because from what I could tell it couldn't be used. Heck, I remember one segment where Abyss used it on a piece of meat and the thing broke! Fail.
Chainsaw Charlie's Chainsaw: One of those things I remember from the Attitude Era. People popped for Terry Funk's chainsaw, but honestly it could never be used properly as a weapon. Sure, he could damage equipment and stuff but what good was the thing otherwise? You sure as hell can't use the blade...not even CM Punk would want that near his head. And as for hitting people with it, the weapon is far more awkward than a chair or kendo stick, so it lose in that fight.
Thumb tacks: A big characteristic of old school hard core matches. To my knowledge, that was one of those painfully real things they would do. Yet take a step back...how would thumb tacs actually hurt a person enough to put them down for a count? If anything, the many little shots of pain would keep a person conscious enough to kick out every time.
So with my suggestions made, you make the list! Personally, I consider he Funk chainsaw the worst but that is only my opinion. Feel free to disagree!
As we see HHH (at least for the time being) taking a step back from the on-screen part of the business, we are reminded of the many characteristics of The Game. This included his favorite weapon, the sledgehammer.
As far as I am concerned, the sledgehammer was one of the worst weapons in all of pro-wrestling. It was rarely if ever used the way any normal person would have used it. I mean seriously: if you had a sledgehammer, would you cover the mallet with your hand and only drive it into the gut of your opponent, which very obviously softens the blow???
With that lamentation in mind, I would love to hear what top ten or top five worst foreign objects or weapons you believe have ever existed in pro-wrestling. My parameter for bad weapons involves their application more than anything else.
Here are ones I would put on the list:
The sledgehammer: for the reasons aforementioned. No one would use a sledgehammer in real life like HHH and others use on screen. My thinking is its because there's no good way to fake being hit by one.
"Janice": TNA's Abyss and his brutal-looking block of wood with scores of nails. It looked scary, but honestly it was a very impractical weapon. It was never used on-screen on anyone because from what I could tell it couldn't be used. Heck, I remember one segment where Abyss used it on a piece of meat and the thing broke! Fail.
Chainsaw Charlie's Chainsaw: One of those things I remember from the Attitude Era. People popped for Terry Funk's chainsaw, but honestly it could never be used properly as a weapon. Sure, he could damage equipment and stuff but what good was the thing otherwise? You sure as hell can't use the blade...not even CM Punk would want that near his head. And as for hitting people with it, the weapon is far more awkward than a chair or kendo stick, so it lose in that fight.
Thumb tacks: A big characteristic of old school hard core matches. To my knowledge, that was one of those painfully real things they would do. Yet take a step back...how would thumb tacs actually hurt a person enough to put them down for a count? If anything, the many little shots of pain would keep a person conscious enough to kick out every time.
So with my suggestions made, you make the list! Personally, I consider he Funk chainsaw the worst but that is only my opinion. Feel free to disagree!
