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Originally Posted by Tom Guycott
I choose Austin.
Austin was way better in the ring for a longer period of time. Back in WCW he was pretty decent. If you go back and look at some of his work as a singles jobber, it's kinda obvious who was carrying the match. As the years went on and he sustained more injuries, he still kept up a phenominal workrate all things considered.
The Rock, much like my analysis of The Miz, seemed very green at the beginning of his WWE career. He's gotten better, but with the "everything else" that was thrown out of this comparison, he didn't really HAVE to get better ringwise. Although, I did love his "Layin' The Smack Down" finisher he used before adopting the "Rock Bottom".
As far as everyone slamming the whole "take it easy" thing when certain people get over? Goldberg made a career of a limited moveset. So did Hogan. HHH rarely has a mind-blowing match anymore (as opposed to his QUAD-blowing matches... har har har! Wait, don't throw that tomato!) Why is it a bigger problem for Cena (who CAN wrestle, but he's so over, why does he NEED to?) When you're "the man", you can get by with a lot less, unless it's purely ring work that got you over in the first place. I'm looking at you, Ricky Steamboat. And you, Lance Storm. And you too, Dean Malenko. And also that one champion and former Horseman that never existed.
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An interview posted form Ted DiBiase Sr. earlier makes the most sense in terms of "taking it easy". Dont remember word for word, but it was something like your body is your tool, and when you take care fo your tools they last longer. I think it was Hogan's motto.
When you think about it, look at guys like Kurt Angle, HBK, Austin, Benoit, hell, even Bret back in his day. These are guys who were workhorses but how many injuries were piling up because of the amount of work they were pushing onto their bodies. Then you have guys like Hogan, who didn't start breaking down till his late 40s and early 50s due to age. Hogan's style allowed him to last longer than the majority of top stars could dream of.