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Originally Posted by ivesaidway2much
So then what is the point behind MVP bouncing off the ropes, doing a little dance as he moves closer to his fallen opponent, faking a jumpshot, shouting "Ballin'", and then dropping an elbow?
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Originally Posted by Katsuyori Murakami
Taunting is an almost unchanging constant with most heels.
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You can't escape the fact that it's still WWE dude. MVP is still a cocky heel whose character is to taunt people and rub in his "success."
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Originally Posted by RetepAdam.
Working almost strictly in the US and in promotions that employ this kind of booking and match outline, Raven is not off on emphasizing that kind of psychology. Obviously, some promotions (and wrestlers) do very well utilizing a different type, but in the North American big leagues, that's simply how it's been.
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Yeah, I mean I agree with you to some extent, he's just doing the bare basics of what is expected of him, so you can't really fault him for doing what he does
too much, as a worker, but just because that's what he's accustomed to and knows a lot about it doesn't make him right under every circumstance or on every topic. He knows a lot about what he knows, and he's more than qualified to talk about that, things like getting heat and etc. But he evidently doesn't know anything about great pro wrestling. When was Raven's last "five star match"? I can't even remember the last match he had which I'd even consider "good." Like, ten years ago maybe? And it was a complete fluke? He's one of those "fifty illegal closed fist punches per match which never knock the opponent out or leave a mark or get him DQ'd" types, or "three minute rear naked chokes which don't choke out the opponent" types. Like Randy Orton and etc. They're good at what they do, but what they do is inherently shit. So he's qualified to be considered an authority on the psychology of his inherently shit wrestling style, but he's not qualified to be taken seriously when it comes to anything else. Especially because he's close minded and he thinks that if everyone doesn't work like him then they suck.
(Sidenote: your avatar is awesome.)