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Cranky Kong
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What is workrate anyway?
Is there a clear definition? What does it mean to you? Is it important?
I always hear the term thrown around, and the best I can make of it is that is has something to do with how often somebody wrestles. That doesn't sound right, though. Does it have something to do with how good their matches are on average? Is it just a bullshit term created by people who think they know everything? DISCUSS |
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Contribution to the match
If A = wrestler 1 and B = wrestler 2 and C = the energy in a match when plotted on a graph something awesome happens. Forward this to ten friends to reveal. |
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Cranky Kong
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Settle down, The Macrem.
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You can't teach that
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I think it is related to how many Unnecessary Flips per match you hit.
Or something about throwing out at least 15-20 moves that could be considered finishers. |
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Bob Backlund used to get a lot of appreciation for his workrate. I am unsure if he had ten friends, however.
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Cranky Kong
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I think he was at least friends with Jonathon Taylor Thomas.
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Hmmm perhaps you're right, he may have claimed JTT as three seperate individuals.
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You know that’s right
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Definition: The performance level a wrestler puts into their matches judged by both a combination of skill and effort.
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Over Like Rover
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only people that seem to put any stock in "workrate" or band it around that way like it means something tend to use/accept it as a replacement for learning a bit about timing, pacing and structure and/or developing a personality.
i.e Davey Richards has fantastic workrate because he has great cardio which means he can cram even more random unnecessary stuff into a 9 minute match than your average bland guy in kickpads |
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TPWW's #3 Peep
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Workrate for me is basically how much you put into something.
You could be given a shitty angle but still put everything you have into it to make it entertaining for people. Then of course, you have people like John Cena who bust their asses pretty much every waking minute for their profession. On the other hand you had the NWO in WCW, who were lazy and happy to just keep repeating the same process every week with no regard to what people 'want' or how it effects others. |
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Cranky Kong
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Hmm, I guess it's KINDA making sense, but it hardly sounds tangible at all.
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It is intangible.
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TPWW's #3 Peep
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Cranky Kong
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But if it's intangible, how can you tell? Sometimes, people just suck, but they try really hard. Sometimes, people are awesome, but they're lazy. So who would have a better workrate? Somebody who sucks and tries really hard or somebody who's good but doesn't try at all?
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I think I need to take you through the graph method once more.
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The person who sucks but tries hard. As I said in my original post, they put more into it.
The lazy guy may be great, but sometimes just 'being great' comes down to luck. That same person may suffer an injury and may not be the same when they return. How far will their poor workrate take them then? |
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TPWW's #3 Peep
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Other than that explanation ABT, I'd say you're overthinking 'workrate' and should stfu. :foc:
(Not really, though). |
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Cranky Kong
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Would you rather have Carlito or Kelly Kelly?
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I was going to say something along these lines. It is kind of the same on the rugby pitch... the word "workrate" is often used. It's just amount of work you do and the effectiveness of said work.
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It's merely an insult for people that are perceived not to be pulling their weight or a compliment for somebody that is performing above expectation.
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TPWW's #3 Peep
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b/c 5 is better than 4
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Work-rate doesn't exist. It doesn't mean anything. Those are facts.
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Supreme Olajuwon and Nicky Fives definitely defined workrate accurately. I always hate it when someone gets lazy in the ring and sandbagging.
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THAT'S WHAT I DO!!!!!
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It's the rate of speed I work my pecker back and fourth with. I have a VERY HIGH workrate.
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Ninja Mod, Esquire
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Davey Richards is a hard worker, and he busts his ass in the ring. However, he tries too hard to be stiff, and bust out tons of moves every match. Same thing with a lot of the Dragon Gate guys. They bust their asses, but their matches are ridiculous. Compare them to someone like HBK though, who has superb "work rate" and is an amazing wrestler. I guess what it comes down to is that you can have great workrate, but still be a shit wrestler. However, chances are, if your work rate sucks, your wrestling probably does too, with a few exceptions. Mainly guys like current day Mark Henry, who don't have to really bust their ass in a match, but still look great, because it goes well with the style/gimmick. I think a good example of workrate is RVD. In the original ECW, he busted his ass, had great matches, and, to my understanding of the term, had a good work rate. However, in TNA, he just seems to go through a routine in his matches, and not really try, despite doing a lot of the same moves. I guess it goes, in a sense, to passion. Who looks like they care, and who looks like they're just trying to get paid. |
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Is Finkle
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It's a combination of skill and concentration.
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#BUCTOBER
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http://www.justin.tv/porc_inator/b/258802033
This is a link to a 2008 Al Snow shoot interview. Somewhere in this thing Al answers the question to the thread. It is a very informative interview and I would suggest that all here on TPWW watch this at some point. |
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They're eating the dogs..
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Workrate is the number of hiptosses divided by the number of armbars times the number of sidewalk/Alabama slams.
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Cranky Kong
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What does he say? I don't feel like watching an entire interview right now.
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Cranky Kong
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Work + Effort / Time.
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One and only
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Cranky Kong
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No need for personal shots. I'm just watching something else on TV right now. I wasn't saying I was too good for it.
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Inconceivable
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Cranky Kong
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Quote:
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Cranky Kong
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AKA, shut the fuck up, Davebrawl. :foc:
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You know that’s right
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I got my definition off the internet btw. So clearly my response was the best and most correct.
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