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Old 09-27-2006, 12:44 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by What Would Kevin Do?
It "depends."

There are good spotfests and bad spotfests. ROH can have matches with a lot of spots in them, but not be a spotfest. The problem that I have with spotfests is when they blatantly ignore moves and don't sell. I don't care if Jack Evans hits a double jump 630 to the outside, or something crazy like that... My problem is when he hits it seconds after getting dropped on the back of his head and he pretends like nothing happened.

However, spotfests can be amazingly well done as well... Anyone who watches Dragongate can tell you that. The 6 man matches with Blood Generation and DO Fixer can easily be considered spotfests, but they are brillantly done (including the one at the ROH show earlier this year which Metzer gave 5 stars.) Likewise, the Generation Next Vs Blood Generation match had a ton of "spots" but they match was awesome.

I guess what it comes down to for me is that spots are done to add something to the match, and that they fit the pace of the match, and the style of the match. Having a spot just for the sake of having a spot, and high spot after high spot after high spot for 15 minutes is just bleh.

Because that's what we mean by spotfests afterall, a succession of high spots.
I agree completely with you. It's all about context (which I blieve I went into, I get going on rants and loose track of what I want to say) if you sue psychology in you spot-heavy match it isn't a spot-fest by my standered. You have a reason for your actions, its not a gimmick. When you comprise a match with nothing but spots... then you enter the danger zone.


Also, I believe Meltzer to be a spot-junkie.
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