Ricochet VS Will Ospreay

**Asmo** · 06-02-2016, 10:43 AM

So this match has been making quite a bit of noise, and i really don't know if it's been discussed here.
For those of you who haven't watched it, here it is:

Interesting well-articulated commentary here:
http://tjrwrestling.net/ricochet-vs-...y-kurt-zamora/

I respect the caliber and talent of both the wrestlers here, and some of the sequences really had me bewildered and amazed at just how they managed to think of it, and perform it. Excellent showmanship, and masterful execution.

It maybe due to old-school (or in my case, largely WWE) conditioning (a match tells a story), but the match felt like watching an arcade game. Button mashing, pulling off combos. I enjoyed Ospreay's selling (at least he made an attempt to sell), and to me, it gave the whole thing a minor sense of realism (or believability, if that is a word).

Both the match and the article raise valid questions, most of which have been discussed to death at various times, but continue to make for interesting opinion.

1. Is this the future? 5 years down the line, will this style of wrestling become the default style, at least for 'big matches'?
2. Will storytelling / ring psychology take a backseat in favour of high-spots?
3. I feel that this arcade game scenario definitely feels like a product of the time we live in, what with our inability to enjoy depth, and settle instead for the next click, the next swipe, the next attention grab. Is this a valid observation? Hence, will this style rise in popularity?

What's your take?

06-02-2016, 10:43 AM	#1
Asmo Posts: 764	Ricochet VS Will Ospreay So this match has been making quite a bit of noise, and i really don't know if it's been discussed here. For those of you who haven't watched it, here it is: Interesting well-articulated commentary here: http://tjrwrestling.net/ricochet-vs-...y-kurt-zamora/ I respect the caliber and talent of both the wrestlers here, and some of the sequences really had me bewildered and amazed at just how they managed to think of it, and perform it. Excellent showmanship, and masterful execution. It maybe due to old-school (or in my case, largely WWE) conditioning (a match tells a story), but the match felt like watching an arcade game. Button mashing, pulling off combos. I enjoyed Ospreay's selling (at least he made an attempt to sell), and to me, it gave the whole thing a minor sense of realism (or believability, if that is a word). Both the match and the article raise valid questions, most of which have been discussed to death at various times, but continue to make for interesting opinion. 1. Is this the future? 5 years down the line, will this style of wrestling become the default style, at least for 'big matches'? 2. Will storytelling / ring psychology take a backseat in favour of high-spots? 3. I feel that this arcade game scenario definitely feels like a product of the time we live in, what with our inability to enjoy depth, and settle instead for the next click, the next swipe, the next attention grab. Is this a valid observation? Hence, will this style rise in popularity? What's your take?