Paul London vs Akio(JWY) feud on velocity was amazing.

**Mr. Nerfect** · 04-30-2009, 07:41 AM

LOL at everyone calling him "Akio" in this thread, like he's done nothing since.

Josh Mathews used to do this quirky thing on Velocity, where he would rattle off facts about the wrestlers that I'm not sure are true to this day, or if he was just bullshitting -- "Akio is a film star in Korea," "Funaki is 35% Italian," etc. I wish he'd bring that to ECW.

The WWE dropped the ball poorly with Paul London. You can say that he had attitude problems all you want, and well, I guess he probably did, but a lot of that seemed to stem from the WWE fucking up with him, and not vice versa. Looking at Evan Bourne -- I have to believe that London is the better mat wrestler, the better flyer, the better talker and even has a better look. Maybe I'm alone in that, but if Evan Bourne has found a little niche for himself as the WWE's "young guy that flies and is DIFFERENT!" then Paul London could have definitely done the same. And I still stand by my suggestion that Paul London & Brian Kendrick could have been, comparatively, as big as The Hardys. Of course Matt and Jeff would have made more money overall, given the period they dominated as a tag team, but London & Kendrick were just overall better talents during the tag team periods of their careers.

And Paul London vs. Billy Kidman from No Mercy 2004 is honestly one of my favourite matches ever. If I was trying to make a wrestling fan, I would show them the story of Paul London & Billy Kidman starting off as an underdog tag team, and based solely on talent overwhelming the veteran staple of the tag team division, and winning the Tag Team Championship, only for one member of the team to be filled with doubt when he accidentally injures a guy using his style, which causes a rift in the team leading to one snapping on the other, and their eventual one-on-one match. I may get ridiculed for that, but as far as cruiserweight stories go, that is just one of the best I have ever seen.

04-30-2009, 07:41 AM	#15
Mr. Nerfect Posts: 61,540	LOL at everyone calling him "Akio" in this thread, like he's done nothing since. Josh Mathews used to do this quirky thing on Velocity, where he would rattle off facts about the wrestlers that I'm not sure are true to this day, or if he was just bullshitting -- "Akio is a film star in Korea," "Funaki is 35% Italian," etc. I wish he'd bring that to ECW. The WWE dropped the ball poorly with Paul London. You can say that he had attitude problems all you want, and well, I guess he probably did, but a lot of that seemed to stem from the WWE fucking up with him, and not vice versa. Looking at Evan Bourne -- I have to believe that London is the better mat wrestler, the better flyer, the better talker and even has a better look. Maybe I'm alone in that, but if Evan Bourne has found a little niche for himself as the WWE's "young guy that flies and is DIFFERENT!" then Paul London could have definitely done the same. And I still stand by my suggestion that Paul London & Brian Kendrick could have been, comparatively, as big as The Hardys. Of course Matt and Jeff would have made more money overall, given the period they dominated as a tag team, but London & Kendrick were just overall better talents during the tag team periods of their careers. And Paul London vs. Billy Kidman from No Mercy 2004 is honestly one of my favourite matches ever. If I was trying to make a wrestling fan, I would show them the story of Paul London & Billy Kidman starting off as an underdog tag team, and based solely on talent overwhelming the veteran staple of the tag team division, and winning the Tag Team Championship, only for one member of the team to be filled with doubt when he accidentally injures a guy using his style, which causes a rift in the team leading to one snapping on the other, and their eventual one-on-one match. I may get ridiculed for that, but as far as cruiserweight stories go, that is just one of the best I have ever seen. Last edited by Mr. Nerfect; 04-30-2009 at 07:47 AM.