Why can't spotfests be enjoyable?

**Fox** · 08-25-2012, 07:34 PM

I love that there are "spotmonkeys" in the wrestling business. A 3-hour long show with guys pretending to fight needs these guys. One of the best things about a great wrestling card is that it has a little bit of something for everyone. Look at WrestleMania X-7 as a prime example. No one can argue that TLC 2 was anything more than a series of "holy shit" spots, one after another, until someone grabbed the tag titles from the hanging loop. But WM X-7 also had the "big fight feel" in Rock versus Austin, the "hardcore fight" in McMahon vs McMahon and the triple threat Hardcore Title match, the technical expertise in Angle vs Benoit, the balls out brawl with Undertaker vs Triple H, and even a decent women's match in Chyna vs Ivory.

Spotfests are a necessary component in a great wrestling card - it's one of the many ingredients on the potpourri of sports entertainment. It's one of the things that WCW was doing perfectly during their time on top: plenty of high-flying, spot filled cruiserweight matches littered throughout their cards. Even if you don't know who the fuck Rey Mysterio Jr, Chavo Guerrero, Prince Iaekea or Blitzkrieg are, you can enjoy watching them do a 360 twisting plancha over the top rope onto a bunch of faceless masked Mexicans.

And it's one of the things that WWE has been sorely lacking for a long time. You get some great matches out of guys like Justin Gabriel, Rey Mysterio and Evan Bourne, but there is no "league" of spotfest workers or cruiserweights to put that little extra touch on a card.

08-25-2012, 07:34 PM	#14
Fox "Ask him!" Posts: 10,075	I love that there are "spotmonkeys" in the wrestling business. A 3-hour long show with guys pretending to fight needs these guys. One of the best things about a great wrestling card is that it has a little bit of something for everyone. Look at WrestleMania X-7 as a prime example. No one can argue that TLC 2 was anything more than a series of "holy shit" spots, one after another, until someone grabbed the tag titles from the hanging loop. But WM X-7 also had the "big fight feel" in Rock versus Austin, the "hardcore fight" in McMahon vs McMahon and the triple threat Hardcore Title match, the technical expertise in Angle vs Benoit, the balls out brawl with Undertaker vs Triple H, and even a decent women's match in Chyna vs Ivory. Spotfests are a necessary component in a great wrestling card - it's one of the many ingredients on the potpourri of sports entertainment. It's one of the things that WCW was doing perfectly during their time on top: plenty of high-flying, spot filled cruiserweight matches littered throughout their cards. Even if you don't know who the fuck Rey Mysterio Jr, Chavo Guerrero, Prince Iaekea or Blitzkrieg are, you can enjoy watching them do a 360 twisting plancha over the top rope onto a bunch of faceless masked Mexicans. And it's one of the things that WWE has been sorely lacking for a long time. You get some great matches out of guys like Justin Gabriel, Rey Mysterio and Evan Bourne, but there is no "league" of spotfest workers or cruiserweights to put that little extra touch on a card.