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Old 11-26-2014, 04:45 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Gorgeous Dale Newstead View Post
Barry Windham cooincidentally is another great example of a natural talent when it comes to this stuff. The one thing everyone talks about is how mobile he was for a big man, and honestly this is stuff the can be argued as irrelevant because it's not like workrate= drawing power, but as a lover of wrestling it is great. The one thing people talk about with Windham is how he entered the ring at 6'7" 270, in pretty much one single bound. Not like Kevin Nash (whom I love for despite all of his "faults") , who would SLOWLY climb on the apron, and then even more SLOWLY lift the one leg over... which albeit pretty fucking cool and impressive, it's more the showmanship that made it cool, definitely not the raw athleticism.
Windham could also transition from a suplex into a lateral press like a fucking gymnast. Again, these aren't things I'd ever notice if they weren't brought to my attention, but it definitely is something interesting to talk about and maybe although you don't immediately notice it, helps with the overall presentation of the product. You may not notice it, but it's there and completes the package.
I mention this bit because I was a bit of a BW fan. One of my favorite spots of his during his run as the "Lone Wolf" was where he'd do the Suplex with the floatover for a near fall, and pop to his feet. The second his opponent would sit up, he'd obliterate them with a diving low lariat. It was such a level of nastiness that I hadn't seen to that point.
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