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**Starbuck** · 11-05-2012, 04:47 PM

BE AFRAID

**Big Z** · 11-05-2012, 04:48 PM

I wonder if he's looking into mine too. If so, Mr Brock sir, can you tell me where it is?

**WOOLCOCK** · 11-05-2012, 04:52 PM

Thanks for the responses re. Ziggler. I guess my disliking/apathy towards him stems from his ring work which in the current setting really doesn't allow for much of a story to develop and therefore makes me feel like a lot of the match is directionless and lacking in any real substantive depth. I remember thinking he'd gotten better at acting more cocky and arrogant a few months back and really interjecting his character into his matches and thus making his bumping something the crowd could strongly react to, but he's still really got to master the middle section of a match before he really spings to mind as a 'great worker'. Until he does that his matches will just largely feel inconsequential and lacking in a real story for me to really buy into him as a sleeper talent.

Be interested to see the difference in his house show work, judging by Cal's praise. I'm aware the house shows really are far better in allowing wrestlers to interact with the crowd and really employ some antics they can't afford with how little TV time they're afforded.

**The Lady Killer** · 11-05-2012, 04:53 PM

I'm with Caida on Benoit being a tad on the boring side. There are a handful of his matches that I really, really enjoy, but as a character I found him to be pretty dull.

**WOOLCOCK** · 11-05-2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by The Lady Killer

I'm with Caida on Benoit being a tad on the boring side. There are a handful of his matches that I really, really enjoy, but as a character I found him to be pretty dull.

That wasn't actually meant to be serious btw, it was more an excuse to setup the following joke about the Benoit episode. Classy as ever me...

**JOAL.com** · 11-05-2012, 04:54 PM

nah, benoit was epic. even when i was a mark his wwe matches legit got me excited

now malenko, that guy was dull as dishwater

**The Lady Killer** · 11-05-2012, 04:55 PM

Well I knew you weren't serious about the joke, but at any rate, I find Benoit to be a little on the boring side.

edit - agreed 100% on Malenko.

**Obfuscation** · 11-05-2012, 04:55 PM

My last post defined what it is about DOLPH I like, Caida.

@ Rockers vs Orient Express. UNBELEIVABLE. Love when Rockers get super momentum in the early going, then Shawn comes charging off the ropes into a BOSS FLYING FOREARM~! You can hear the air literally leave the body of the crowd. It's so fantastic. The little things like that. That's what makes stuff grand.

**Starbuck** · 11-05-2012, 04:55 PM

I'll report on Dolph after my house show outing later this week lol.

**WOOLCOCK** · 11-05-2012, 04:56 PM

Malenko is awful unless he's working sub 10 minute mat contests with Norman Smiley or La Parka. Minute the match gets past 10 minutes and he has to make his submissions part of a story to develop a flow/story in the match is when it all goes to shreads. I can't tell you how many matches of his I watched for the WCW poll and how good they could have been if he'd have strung a half interesting and compelling control segment.

The aforementioned Smiley match fucking rules though, and its on youtube.