Thread: Technical wrestlers in the WWE
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Old 12-16-2007, 03:58 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by redoneja View Post
Yea, I totally missed that Conway reference. *shudder*


Anywho, I dunno Alienoid maybe your definition of the 'technical' style is a bit broad and maybe mine is a bit narrow. But definitely not Rob Conway.
I am going broader with my definition of technical. Chris Jericho is a bit outside the technical box, to be honest. I mean, great wrestler, but much like Shawn Michaels, he's a bit more than a technical wrestler. He can bust out some sweet moves, but I'd agree that he doesn't quite sit in the criteria.

Jamie Noble I'd definitely consider a technical guy. He can work the junior style, but a lot of his independent stuff proved that he's more than capable of the mat-based stuff you'd expect out of a guy trained by Dean Malenko.

And I'd definitely consider Rob Conway a technical wrestler. A lot of you shit on him, but that's pretty much my point. A guy like Conway really showed off some great mat skills in OVW, and then he gets called up to advertise himself as 98% fat free. The WWE has shown very little of what Conway can do. Back in the day, even if a guy was not going to get pushed for his technical abilities, he'd at least be able to show them off.

I want to see guys like Rob Conway, Doug Basham and Nick Dinsmore go to Japan, or something. Those three are honestly the best wrestlers from a technical standpoint to come from OVW. Some time in Japan could help them mix those skills with some striking and more interesting moves. You do have a lot of other guys from OVW who manage to surpass them in other areas (someone like Johnny Jeter, for example, would surpass them as far as his aerial skill goes).

There are still some great technical wrestlers around. Doug Williams is a damn good European wrestler, Brent Albright is a beast in the ring (I fully expect the WWE to sign him back one day, probably when his ROH contract expires), and Bryan Danielson is a damn fine wrestler, even if you do find him bland. I don't know, it just feels like if we were still in the Attitude era, those men would be fighting over the IC and US Titles on each of the brands.

I guess I just long for the glory days.
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