AJ Styles really is great, now.

**HeartBreakMan2k** · 06-29-2004, 05:49 PM

I was listening to Raven�s shoot with RF Video, and he pointed out some things that I whole-heartedly agree with (especially now that I think about it). With the �X� style of wrestling, fans are getting worked up over wrestlers who really� really aren�t all that they�re cracked up to be. AJ Styles for example, one year ago. Yes he was amazing to watch, his acrobatics were amazing and he was just innovative, however he had no psychology. He didn�t sell moves. Yeah, he would sell them when they happened, but 20 or 30 seconds later he was running full blast again even though someone just spent a good minute working on his leg. That takes away in large part to the drama that wrestling is supposed to create.

Fast forward to AJ now, now he actually works (Raven�s words there). He sells, he uses his high spots, but only when they make sense. He doesn�t just do them because he can. AJ has now just started to fulfill parts of his potential.

Amazing Red is another example, he�ll be great when he puts everything together, but now he just does moves because he can do the moves. No method behind them.

Raven gave a great example; I�ll use Red to put his point across. Red throws his opponent out of the ring, and goes for one of his great plancha or dives. Now, spectacular move? Yes. Good psychology? No. What if Red had been out wrestling his opponent, and his opponent escapes the ring, two or three times, and the last time Red is so frustrated, he just says fuck it and goes for the dive. Now not only do you have the spectacular moves, but you have psychology to it. Which probably reduces the number of amazing moves he does, which makes the ones he does do that much more spectacular.

Anyway, post your thoughts comments or opinions. I may get flamed, but it made sense to me.

06-29-2004, 05:49 PM	#1
HeartBreakMan2k Franchise of TPWW Posts: 15,458	AJ Styles really is great, now. I was listening to Raven�s shoot with RF Video, and he pointed out some things that I whole-heartedly agree with (especially now that I think about it). With the �X� style of wrestling, fans are getting worked up over wrestlers who really� really aren�t all that they�re cracked up to be. AJ Styles for example, one year ago. Yes he was amazing to watch, his acrobatics were amazing and he was just innovative, however he had no psychology. He didn�t sell moves. Yeah, he would sell them when they happened, but 20 or 30 seconds later he was running full blast again even though someone just spent a good minute working on his leg. That takes away in large part to the drama that wrestling is supposed to create. Fast forward to AJ now, now he actually works (Raven�s words there). He sells, he uses his high spots, but only when they make sense. He doesn�t just do them because he can. AJ has now just started to fulfill parts of his potential. Amazing Red is another example, he�ll be great when he puts everything together, but now he just does moves because he can do the moves. No method behind them. Raven gave a great example; I�ll use Red to put his point across. Red throws his opponent out of the ring, and goes for one of his great plancha or dives. Now, spectacular move? Yes. Good psychology? No. What if Red had been out wrestling his opponent, and his opponent escapes the ring, two or three times, and the last time Red is so frustrated, he just says fuck it and goes for the dive. Now not only do you have the spectacular moves, but you have psychology to it. Which probably reduces the number of amazing moves he does, which makes the ones he does do that much more spectacular. Anyway, post your thoughts comments or opinions. I may get flamed, but it made sense to me.