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Old 12-14-2004, 10:21 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by John la Rock
In my opinion, a build-up is a MUST for a good wrestling match

TheBest example I can think of is Rock vs Austin from Wrestlemania XV which I regard as the best build up ever.

Vince and his Corporation's goal was for Austin to never regain the WWF belt. Vince put Austin through many obstacles, Stone Cold had to beat the Undertaker in a Burried Alive match to have a spot in the Royal Rumble Match, he was forced to be # 1 in the Rumble (altho Austin lost), He found a loop whole and had to beat Vince in a Cage Match to go to Mania, and he finally beat Rock (Vince's Corporate Champ) at Wrestlemania to become champ.

BRILLIANT STORYTELLING is the first incredient to a great match.

Too bad WWE can't come up with them these days

Whole I'm not disagree with you, I think brilliant storytelling is important for a great blow-off match and build-up is important for a great blow-ff match.

A match like Eddie Guerrero vs. Funaki can be a great to an excellent match just with ring skills alone. Whether or not this turns into a feud, and continues to draw depends on the storytelling (in-ring as well as outside of the ring).

Bret Hart vs. Kurt Angle would be great nowadays because both have been dominant for an era, both are great wrestlers, and both are worshipped as wrestling gods by some. This can make a great feud, because their is a similiar story to both these men (build-up for a match doesn't need ot be directly between the two participating men).

Angle vs. Guerrero, although some may disagree with me, had fairly poor storytelling, with the matches being good, they weren't great (at least, IMO) for these men. Both are future legends, and can have ***** matches, but I have to say without the build-up, these matches did suffer.

I don't know what I'm trying to prove, but I guess matches can be great, but as without build-up, and brilliant storytelling, the feud and interest itself can suffer.
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