Indy Wrestling

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Originally Posted by The Fugitive I think the significant reason for independent 'hatred' is quite simply, they're not as polished. Disregarding the current women's wrestling situation, the majority of wrestlers that are called and displayed on TV are polished, their ringwork is refined to where it's fluid and crisp. You watch that on TV, then you go to a independent show where everyone's still cutting their teeth and you're going to make unfair comparsions.

I think this needs one caveat though. The wrestlers you see on tv are MUCH more restricted. Not only in what they can and can't do, but in timing. At an indy show, I doubt the promoter is going to give two shits if they finish 3 minutes late. On tv, they're going to get chewed out. So, in WWE for example, yes, they're more fluid, but they may not have as many options.

The only time I really notice this a lot is when people botch things. In WWE it seems like if someone botches something, they're not quite sure what to do, and heck, once in awhile they'll try to run the exact same spot. In the indy's a lot, it seems like they'll just go with the flow, work around it, and come back to it a different way if need be.

Take for example the one tag match that happened awhile back with Orton and Jericho on opposite sides, and Jericho had someone in the WoJ, and Orton ran, tried to his the RKO, but Jericho didn't budge and Orton went flying awkwardly... He just got up and did the exact same thing, which didn't make much sense at all. Especially when he ran right past them again to bounce off the ropes again, etc.