What makes a "good" wrestling match?

**The King of Marks** · 05-08-2006, 03:28 AM

While this is my first post, I've been reading the forum for awhile. Anyway, I notice there are a lot of arguments about whether wrestlers are good or not. While some are universally respected (Jerico, Benoit, Angle) there are others that produce arguments (Spirit Squad, pretty much all of TNA). So I was wondering what defines a good wrestler or a good wrestling match.

For me, a good wrestling match is all about story telling. The beginning should be slow, with a theme being established for the whole match (i.e. The heel is physically stronger than the face.) The middle should be a complication to the theme (i.e. the face's daredevil moves surprise the heel). And the end should either confirm or break the theme, with some innovative high spot(s) (i.e. The face reverses the heel's power move, using his strength against him).

Using my definition, my favorite wrestlers are/were Eddie Guerrero, William Regal, The Rock, and HHH. Conversely, I never really liked Chris Benoit that much, and find 90% of TNA matches to be bad (though I do like Christian's matches).

Okay, what do you guys think? I'm sure there will be people that put more stock in impressive movesets or ring psychology (as it relates to working bodyparts).

05-08-2006, 03:28 AM	#1
The King of Marks Junior Member Posts: 32	What makes a "good" wrestling match? While this is my first post, I've been reading the forum for awhile. Anyway, I notice there are a lot of arguments about whether wrestlers are good or not. While some are universally respected (Jerico, Benoit, Angle) there are others that produce arguments (Spirit Squad, pretty much all of TNA). So I was wondering what defines a good wrestler or a good wrestling match. For me, a good wrestling match is all about story telling. The beginning should be slow, with a theme being established for the whole match (i.e. The heel is physically stronger than the face.) The middle should be a complication to the theme (i.e. the face's daredevil moves surprise the heel). And the end should either confirm or break the theme, with some innovative high spot(s) (i.e. The face reverses the heel's power move, using his strength against him). Using my definition, my favorite wrestlers are/were Eddie Guerrero, William Regal, The Rock, and HHH. Conversely, I never really liked Chris Benoit that much, and find 90% of TNA matches to be bad (though I do like Christian's matches). Okay, what do you guys think? I'm sure there will be people that put more stock in impressive movesets or ring psychology (as it relates to working bodyparts).