AEW Dynamite 10/16/2019 - Chris Jericho vs. Darby Allin for the AEW World Championship

**Tom Guycott** · 10-21-2019, 10:43 PM

I'm torn on Marko Stunt.

On one hand, I don't believe he should be disqualified from the world forever like Cornette tends to. There is a spot on nearly any card for nearly anybody. He know what he signed up for, and if he wants to bump until he breaks in half because he isn't physically built to take it, that's on him. He knows the risks.

On the other hand, it seems like the only reason he's there is to make Jungle Boy look bigger by comparison. And being that Marko is the size of a nothing, he shouldn't be getting in all kinds of "effective" offense. He should be getting his ass killed most of the time, and pulling off a few miracle maneuvers and letting one of his teammates get the save.

Kind of the opposite of the "agile big man" thing that has now honestly overpopulated wrestling. It was unique psychology when you have the occasional Bam Bam Bigelow or (drastically younger) Vader. But now, when you have too many big guys putting on cruiserweight caliber matches (though they're not the only place, I'm looking at WWE in particular here as a whole, and not just at Lee vs Dijak: the next forever feud), what's the point of the cruiserweights? Not saying they should all be lumbering and slow powerhouses, but they all shouldn't be going to the top rope multiple times in a match or diving to the outisde, either.

Him being competitive with Pentagon and Phonenix in a two on one scenario is the kind of shit that takes me out of a show way more than knowing one of the announcers is wearing a mask off camera but still doing a good job with the important thing: his voice. The argument of him being "fun to watch" is countered with it being better served against folks who aren't supposed to be the top of the food chain. Him here is like a Young Bucks match: they're a good tag team, and can put on a good match, but any criticisims they got over the years about doing too much shit they have doubled and tripled down on - first to rebel, then to be stubborn, and finally to the point of it's all they know how to do and can't have matches where there aren't 800 finishers used that mean nothing, and bodies flying everywhere every six seconds.

To have him go out and show off is squandering any value he would have to take bumps and gain sympathy. And he wouldn't even have to take nearly as many as he does to achieve that. He could still be "fun to watch", but he shouldn't be "competitive" with anyone who isn't James Ellsworth.

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Tom Guycott Wrestling Marks Rejoice! Posts: 10,166	I'm torn on Marko Stunt. On one hand, I don't believe he should be disqualified from the world forever like Cornette tends to. There is a spot on nearly any card for nearly anybody. He know what he signed up for, and if he wants to bump until he breaks in half because he isn't physically built to take it, that's on him. He knows the risks. On the other hand, it seems like the only reason he's there is to make Jungle Boy look bigger by comparison. And being that Marko is the size of a nothing, he shouldn't be getting in all kinds of "effective" offense. He should be getting his ass killed most of the time, and pulling off a few miracle maneuvers and letting one of his teammates get the save. Kind of the opposite of the "agile big man" thing that has now honestly overpopulated wrestling. It was unique psychology when you have the occasional Bam Bam Bigelow or (drastically younger) Vader. But now, when you have too many big guys putting on cruiserweight caliber matches (though they're not the only place, I'm looking at WWE in particular here as a whole, and not just at Lee vs Dijak: the next forever feud), what's the point of the cruiserweights? Not saying they should all be lumbering and slow powerhouses, but they all shouldn't be going to the top rope multiple times in a match or diving to the outisde, either. Him being competitive with Pentagon and Phonenix in a two on one scenario is the kind of shit that takes me out of a show way more than knowing one of the announcers is wearing a mask off camera but still doing a good job with the important thing: his voice. The argument of him being "fun to watch" is countered with it being better served against folks who aren't supposed to be the top of the food chain. Him here is like a Young Bucks match: they're a good tag team, and can put on a good match, but any criticisims they got over the years about doing too much shit they have doubled and tripled down on - first to rebel, then to be stubborn, and finally to the point of it's all they know how to do and can't have matches where there aren't 800 finishers used that mean nothing, and bodies flying everywhere every six seconds. To have him go out and show off is squandering any value he would have to take bumps and gain sympathy. And he wouldn't even have to take nearly as many as he does to achieve that. He could still be "fun to watch", but he shouldn't be "competitive" with anyone who isn't James Ellsworth.