How do shitty workers keep getting over JUST because they have a catch phrase?

[Shadrick]

Originally Posted by Gertner Because nobody gives a fuck about workrate aside from smarky douches like yourself.

I agree with the Gert.

[BigCrippyZ]

Don't get me wrong I appreciate a good "workrate" as much as the next guy and love guys like Mr. Perfect, Bret, HBK and Kurt Angle. That being said, guys can still have great matches and feuds together without knowing every hold, counter, suplex or move in the book.

If Vince only hired guys purely on "workrate", and catch phrase or not, none of them could cut a promo or entertain, that would probably be the most boring wrestling show ever after the first couple of matches. I can only watch so much of two guys putting on a clinic if they have no personality or aren't entertaining outside of pure wrestling.

And saying that The Rock is a shitty worker or had no "workrate", and ONLY got over because of his catch phrases is like saying that Triple H only got over because of the MSG incident or only because of Stephanie, it's just absurd.

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Shadrick I agree with the Gert.

It's not really about workrate. At least not entirely, but some of these guys don't even look competent in the ring. The Rock is not a great "worker" in the sense of his skill or "moveset." He still puts on competent matches that look good.

Advocating people not look like utter shite in the ring is not the same as demanding indy darlings 9003 and 4632 put on a 30 minute clinic where they each use five hundred individual moves or whatever garbage they're doing in RoH these days.