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Just Sayin'....
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As AWESOME as The Rock was...
It just kills me sometimes that his influence led to the creation of stupid, overly theatrical, copycat moves that don't look like they would ever do damage to a guy in a million years! You might also consider this thread a dedication to how much I absolutely HATE the "Five Knuckle Shuffle" and MVP's "Ballin' Elbow Drop."
![]() Say what you want, but at least the Rock made The People's Elbow look "Electrifying" and like it would hurt a guy. If anyone needs me, I'll be in the Chamber of Understanding.... ![]() PEARLS FROM THE CHAMBER
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One Of A Kind
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I have to agree.
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Hazardous to Your Health
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I fear this will be the worst of them especially since he has a beautiful float-over DDT as it is. Seriously, an "Oh Yeah!" splash?? |
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King K Cool
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it's really real meat
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any top rope flippy move is just ridiculous as something that's believable
the shooting star press and any given splash come to mind |
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Did you really quote yourself in your sig?
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Hazardous to Your Health
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Just Sayin'....
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Spammy Certified
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I liked the worm
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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If you think The People's Elbow did it, then you're an idiot.
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Santino does that Falling Salute headbutt thing that he used to do off the top rope, now he just does it sorta like the 5KS/PE
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It was not the Rock....here is the originator of the pointless "Signature Move"....
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I'm sure Hgan putting his hand to his ear before doing his leg drop would have something to say about it.
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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Hogan sure did find ways to camp up a gay soap opera.
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Feeling Oof-y
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We're tlking about different eras there though. A Leg Drop was a finisher in Hogan's day.
As for the People's Elbow, people always try to sell it as a move that "puts an exclamtion mark on the match" as in, The Rock has you beat before he hits it and is just doing it to show off. Whether you buy that or not is up to you. |
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Pope Is Pimpin'
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Hogan has you beat before the match with his 24 inch pythons brother!
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Just Sayin'....
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Quote:
This right here... This is what I was going for.
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Just Sayin'....
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RIP SABU
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Quark is Less Impressed.
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The Ballin' Elbow and Five Knuckle Shuffle aren't even finishers.
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Just Sayin'....
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Let's be clear.... YES! Hogan popularized the over-the-top finishing maneuver. Obviously lots of wrestlers followed his example when it came to those huge finisher setups: Warrior, Earthquake, HTM, HBK, Taker, etc.
The point is, those were all finishers. The People's Elbow was never a finisher, nor was it meant to be. It's a signature move that really got the crowd riled up. And you knew that the Rock Bottom was coming after. I know The Great One has been influenced by Hogan because he's said so countless times. I'm not trying to claim the Rock originated flashy moves. Hell... even for all he's given to the business, Hogan can't even claim THAT one. However... That stupid "Truffle Shuffle" of Cena's and "Air Ball Elbow Drop" look and play out like blatant ripoffs of "The People's Elbow". It's just sad how weak they look. It feels like Vince is trying to create a new Rock by having his guys do "Rock"-like moves. Somehow I get the feeling that this is going to be the part where people mention Orton and Austin....
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Voices Say I'm Awesome...
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I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THIS THREAD 100%... Nicely played RJO...
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All Hype
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My problem with the Five Knuckle Shuffle isn't with the impact of the move (you lay there and let a guy jump in the air and punch you in the face and tell me how it feels), its the fact that everyone Cena faces falls for the sequence. You'd think that people would watch Cena's matches and know that after he shoulder blocks you twice, don't flail at him.
I can't wait until someone counters the sequence and just lays Cena out...would be a total markout moment for me. |
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Just Sayin'....
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Feeling Oof-y
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You can't apply logic to wrestling though. f most matches finish when some hits their "finisher", why doesn't every wrestler just spent the entire match trying to hit their finisher?
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LUV CABBAGE/H8 JEWS
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Also, Road Dogg used his jiggy-wiggy knee drop before The Rock came up with The People's Elbow, I think.
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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Celestia's Left Hand
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and to Shawns credit he became a lot more unpredictable with the SCM before he retired forgoing "striking up the band" on numerous occasions. |
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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*facepalm*
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yeah road dogg did that and it was awesome
i hate the five knuckle shuffle and even more so ballin' |
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Pope Is Pimpin'
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All Hype
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Cranky Kong
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I feel like the People's Elbow often came AFTER the Rock Bottom. Am I remembering it wrong?
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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This one is just everyone's favorite. |
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