Randy Orton
 

Randy rapes the competition!

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I beg to differ.

Didn't he dislocate his shoulder against Edge in their match a couple of months ago "coiling" for the RKO? Ever since then, it seems like he's pounding the mat a lot lighter, and generally taking it easier on the bumps.

He's definitely pounding the mat softer. I haven't noticed much difference in his style otherwise, though.

Yeah, he's been hitting the mat lighter since the injury. Compassion for the mat.

Yes, that's what I said.

I've barely seen him do ANYthing since then. It seems as if he's a little afraid to do much. I expect him to take a "big bump" early in the MitB match and then disappear for much of the action.

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The adaptations of the RKO are pretty decent with him. These days you don't see many dapper changes to finishers. FFS, The Walls of Jericho is a Boston Crab these days :(

I haven't seen much difference. Only really noticed his new found love of the mat as he caresses it.
Maybe it's just that you know why he's pulling his punches to the mat, and that sort of makes all the other aspects of his persona come off a bit flawed.

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SHOOTING STARKO!

well with his shoulders being double jointed/hypermobile he has to be careful. injuries to places like that take more work to come back from.

i learned this when my knee got fucked up. still messes with me.

What does it do to you?

makes it easier to get injured. sometimes also limits what you can/can't do. maybe orton's dealing with this now..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermobile
i'm hypermobile in my fingers and knees.

My knees are horrible too, stupid squatting!! I tried squatting 600 lbs and my knees gave up.

Wrestlers of the 1980's-1990's = Solid Workers

Wrestlers Of Today = Pussies.

Bob Orton Jr. was one of the toughest/best workers out there.

I kind of agree, cause I watched the Maryse match. And there was a pussy in that match. :lol:

Did you even see any of the matches of yesteryear? People had body slams as finishers. That simply doesn't work these days, and so having less technical stuff aired on tv does not make anyone a pussy.

I'm just saying that the "new age" of wrestlers, mostly in the WWE are spoiled. I refer mostly back to when Orton slapped the crap out of the mat, and dislocated his shoulder, or whatever he did to himself. In some sports, football and hockey mostly, when a guy dislocates his shoulder or another part of the body, they pop that bitch back in place and keep playing for the passion of the game.

You do realize that Orton technically finished the match where he dislocated his arm, right? Even took a spear?

God that was AMAZING... Forum went nuts after that last week!

Yeah, He is a tough S.O.B

Best RKO was still on RVD.

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Didn't know they did this again.

Still don't know how the fuck Van Dam does it.

I think my gifs were too shit, so I found the vid...

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I seriously think it's just a case of him "sitting up" n mid air, to lift his neck. I could be wrong, but after a while looking at it, that's what I get. Either that or he's pushing up with his hands.

Wow, i think he does it by kind of doing the what would be a handspring but with only his shoulder blades.

Watching it a few more times, he has basically no push from his arms or hands. All I can think is that it's like a vertical kip-up, because his legs are definitely an integral part of it.

that just looks like an F-U.

yeah I think it's all leg power