DA Baracus Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 We all know that there are various tropes used again and again. Some are fine, and even add to things, but many need to get to f**k. What tropes in wrestling do you dislike and want to see gone? I’ll kick off with; - Wrestler gets distracted by someone on the ramp or ‘tron, or even on the apron, and gets attacked from behind. It makes whoever gets attacked seem like a massive idiot. - Black wrestlers in WWE always being made to team up. - Pointing to the Wrestlemania sign. - The set up for someone doing a big dive or other move to the outside whereby the wrestlers on the outside stand around huddled close together looking up at the wrestler who is going to jump. This is particularly shit when they do so for many seconds as they’re basically standing around. - When there’s a single match featuring more than 2 wrestlers and wrestlers spend ages lying on the floor on the outside. I get that it’s hard to do the match without this, but it just seems a bit w**k. - Authority figures. Been done to death. Get it to f**k. - nWo rip offs. Yawn. - King of the Ring winners calling themselves ‘King’ and having a crown and sceptre. Amusing the first couple of times, deeply tedious thereafter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, DA Baracus said: We all know that there are various tropes used again and again. Some are fine, and even add to things, but many need to get to f**k. What tropes in wrestling do you dislike and want to see gone? I’ll kick off with; - Wrestler gets distracted by someone on the ramp or ‘tron, or even on the apron, and gets attacked from behind. It makes whoever gets attacked seem like a massive idiot. - Black wrestlers in WWE always being made to team up. - Pointing to the Wrestlemania sign. - The set up for someone doing a big dive or other move to the outside whereby the wrestlers on the outside stand around huddled close together looking up at the wrestler who is going to jump. This is particularly shit when they do so for many seconds as they’re basically standing around. - When there’s a single match featuring more than 2 wrestlers and wrestlers spend ages lying on the floor on the outside. I get that it’s hard to do the match without this, but it just seems a bit w**k. - Authority figures. Been done to death. Get it to f**k. - nWo rip offs. Yawn. - King of the Ring winners calling themselves ‘King’ and having a crown and sceptre. Amusing the first couple of times, deeply tedious thereafter. Standing up in the back watching TVs from a strange angle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 10 minutes ago, Dindeleux said: Standing up in the back watching TVs from a strange angle. A classic. It's so stupid. https://imgur.com/r/SquaredCircle/Y6LDm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: A classic. It's so stupid. https://imgur.com/r/SquaredCircle/Y6LDm Also stupid, no idea if they still do this, is highlights of blatant cheating being repeated on the big screen constantly yet nobody ever says "Hold on a minute..........look at this evidence" except from the times they use exactly that method in an angle. A common phrase these days in the various wrestling-related podcasts is: "Don't try to apply logic to an illogical situation". -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Dindeleux said: Also stupid, no idea if they still do this, is highlights of blatant cheating being repeated on the big screen constantly yet nobody ever says "Hold on a minute..........look at this evidence" except from the times they use exactly that method in an angle. A common phrase these days in the various wrestling-related podcasts is: "Don't try to apply logic to an illogical situation". I get that sometimes we have to overlook silly stuff to get an angle, but some of it is a bit too silly, with this being another good example. Also it seems that absolutely none of the wrestlers actually watch the shows they're on, save for the silly 'standing at an angle backstage' stuff you mention earlier. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Dindeleux said: Also stupid, no idea if they still do this, is highlights of blatant cheating being repeated on the big screen constantly yet nobody ever says "Hold on a minute..........look at this evidence" except from the times they use exactly that method in an angle. A common phrase these days in the various wrestling-related podcasts is: "Don't try to apply logic to an illogical situation". I'd say they need a Compliance Officer, though they may already share one with the SFA. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Referees are a whole sub genre here, but the very worst is one that we see less now in tag matches, where they miss a tag from the heels but allow it, but when it's the babyfaces the ref absolutely loses his shit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 People hiding on the outside during rumble matches. People who hated each other becoming pals for no reason. Nakamura and Rusev being the most recent example. Dancing gimmicks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoon Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Backstage segments in general. TNA in 2010/11 at least made it look a lot better with discreet filming, but folk having “private” conversations right in front of a camera does my nut in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Referees are a whole sub genre here, but the very worst is one that we see less now in tag matches, where they miss a tag from the heels but allow it, but when it's the babyfaces the ref absolutely loses his shit.See when I was a wee guy watching round about Summerslam 92 I would be on the verge of tears when the Nasty Boys or similar c***s pulling tag team tag tricks. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Expansion on the tag thing is babyfaces getting hot and arguing with ref while trying to get in the ring, meanwhile the heels are piling in on the legal face behind the refs back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Another 6 year old me: He’s climbing the cage!!! Don’t chase him or try to pull him down just run to the door and jump out!!!! -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 39 minutes ago, Dindeleux said: See when I was a wee guy watching round about Summerslam 92 I would be on the verge of tears when the Nasty Boys or similar c***s pulling tag team tag tricks. I was the same. It worked a treat every time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) Love this topic, I’m sure it came up in a thread not long ago. Anyway.... Also add: Occasionally a second ref rushing down to overturn a mistake/argue a decision made by the original ref, why wouldn’t this happen every time there was an error?? Wrestler is pinning opponent, 1-2...someone’s music hits....why would you break the cover. Pin the guy and then see what’s going on! An outside distraction being enough to render a wrestler prone for a three-count via roll-up Hot tags All heels being automatically friendly with each other but not with ANY faces whatsoever, and vice versa Entrance music for run-in saves Wrestler loses the ability of a simple playground climb when faced with the inside of a steel cage/ladder Wrestler: do you have you’re opponent in a submission hold during a tag match, only for your opponents partner to distract the ref? Tempted to drop the hold and chase the ref to complain/smack the partner? NO! Simply keep applying the submission the ref will be back in a moment to spot your opponents tap! Wrestlers landing in specific spots to allow a certain opponent to hit a move that they never end up in against any other opponent (619 I’m looking at you!) Turnbuckle catapults Kevin Owens doing a frog splash and not getting a 3-count when lots of lighter guys have used it as a finisher A babyface runs down to the ring irate and looking to batter a heel, the heel simply slips out of the ring and suddenly now the face can’t follow him to get his hands on him. The invisible barrier has gone up and he simply has to stare daggers as his intended victim saunters up the aisle, usually laughing or mocking him as he goes. Edited February 21, 2019 by Christophe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Why don’t title holders just punch the ref or whatever to get DQ’d straight away in every title defence. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Hot tags are one of the best things in wrestling when done right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb_diamond Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Have always hated when wrestlers not previously dazed lie dead weight for a finisher while the person delivering the move mugs for the crowd. Cena with the AA and Lesnar with the f5 are particularly guilty of this. For example heel does a run in tries to clothesline Cena, who ducks it, then scoops them up on his shoulders and looks about for an age before delivering the move while the guy who has just been running about lies like a sack on tatties on his shoulders. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Wrestlers who are in absolute peak condition.....cannot climb a ladder quickly 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Finishers that look like they hurt the person dishing it out....Big E’s finisher as an example 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond_for_life Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 (edited) The heel tactic of putting their feet on the ropes during a pin to “steal” a win. How the f**k does that stop a wrestler moving their shoulder off the mat? Especially considering half the time the person makes an arse of it and doesn’t get their feet on the rope till after 2 on the refs count. A big one for me although probably not to others is people needing pishy catchphrases. Some are ok but some are absolutely cringe. Its not even like its patter during a conversation its just random phrases thrown in “you cant see me” what does that even mean. Heard one the other night “welcome to the uzo state penitentiary”.......cringe. Im not a bad guy im not a good guy im.....naw Roman let me cut you off there thats plenty. “Woo woo woo you know it”. I know your getting on my tits with that. Edited February 22, 2019 by diamond_for_life 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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