Technical wrestlers in the WWE

**Kane Knight** · 12-15-2007, 01:26 AM

I zoned out about halfway through, but let me make the point that most, if not all of those guys were highly respected because they came from somewhere else. They were able to actually shine in their respective environments and were well known. Contrast that with the people coming in now, and the closest you have to that is TNA, and almost nobody watches TNA. Beyond that, yeah, you have RoH and a bunch of other promotions that get progressively smaller. Even ECW had some impact on things, and allowed wrestlers to shine in less orthodox matches.

Compare that to guys where the first place most people have seen them IS WWE, and so they don't know them for a different style, and WWE doesn't really give a lot of room. Certainly not to shine. I mean, Jericho's up there because he's a showman. Michaels, because he's a showman, technical or not. Cena, who's got solid technical skills? Showman. Angle? Showman. Eddie? Showman. Even Shelton is, to an extent. He's not quite the guy who's got mic skills, but he displays showmanship in his matches.

WWE places high value on showmanship over substance. I mean, if a guy's a great wrestler as well, okay, but they're not going out of their way for the technical shit.

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12-15-2007, 01:26 AM	#1
Kane Knight Ron Paul 4 EVA Posts: 152,467	I zoned out about halfway through, but let me make the point that most, if not all of those guys were highly respected because they came from somewhere else. They were able to actually shine in their respective environments and were well known. Contrast that with the people coming in now, and the closest you have to that is TNA, and almost nobody watches TNA. Beyond that, yeah, you have RoH and a bunch of other promotions that get progressively smaller. Even ECW had some impact on things, and allowed wrestlers to shine in less orthodox matches. Compare that to guys where the first place most people have seen them IS WWE, and so they don't know them for a different style, and WWE doesn't really give a lot of room. Certainly not to shine. I mean, Jericho's up there because he's a showman. Michaels, because he's a showman, technical or not. Cena, who's got solid technical skills? Showman. Angle? Showman. Eddie? Showman. Even Shelton is, to an extent. He's not quite the guy who's got mic skills, but he displays showmanship in his matches. WWE places high value on showmanship over substance. I mean, if a guy's a great wrestler as well, okay, but they're not going out of their way for the technical shit.