It was also really fucking long. Like it was phenomenal but it was getting kinda stupid how dragunov just like… kinda made the moves feel pointless. It was like he looks strong enough there’s no need for him to make it feel like Walter was almost weak. Like this big ass guy can’t put a guy half his size down? I think a long match and just one pin attempt would have been better then 15 pins per minute.
Walter vs. Dragunov really was best in the empty arena era. You could hear every slap and even what they were saying and it really added to the match. Of course, it would be interesting also to see how the crowd will react and it would be nice to give them a live and spontaneous "this is awesome" chant that they really deserve. Only a few matches can claim to be perfect regardless of whether or not there is an audience watching live
Honorable mention to that banger between daniel bryan and drew gulak at elimination chamber 2020, where db was almost paralyzed whilst landing on top of his head
Eh I was there for that live at the Barclay Center. The match did not feel too real; it felt like a typical Lesnar match, perhaps even on the lesser side of things as far as quality goes. The ending felt mildly real, but more confusing than anything. I think it gets too much hype because of the names and stage involved. People were ready to go home by the time the match even started!
Wrestling matches do need some form of realism to it. Those matches are usually the most memorable for a reason. It makes the guys in the ring look like they were really beating each other so it makes it feel real to us even though we know better otherwise. I am not saying it has to be a 100% real looking fight. You can exaggerate a bit for fun and if it is entertaining. Then their is making it too exaggerated by always performing big spots, finishers and flips with no good build up to them. In other words, don't be like an AEW match.
Maybe... maybe lesnar just went into mma to figure out just how much he can actually beat and bend a body without it falling apart in his monster mitts like an overcooked chicken. Then he returned to wrestling and began applying that knowledge very effectively.
That would be a short list considering Bret was in WCW and HBK couldn't wrestle in 1999. If you're gonna make a point, know your shit. Or at least check it.
As someone who really enjoys both wrestling and mma I have to say the fight pit match isn’t even close to realistic. I can still enjoy it, but it’s not close to a real fight.
You definitely forgot Tommy Dreamer Vs Steven Richards in a Singapore cane match. The most under rated match I've ever watched. You could literally see those canes wrap around each other's heads when they hit them with it
I feel like angle and Shane mcmahon from king of the ring should have at least been an honorable mention. I showed that to friend who isn't a wrestling fan and he was captivated
I dont like the shots being taken at mister cornette at times, be it that his opinion is a bit extreme at times, sure , but his opinion oftentimes imo is a better alternative than what actually happens on tv. he spoke very highly of some modern matches, he just enjoys a different brand of wrestling than what the major focus of the current product is usually, and thats okay, i'm in my 20's and i cant say I enjoy the current product, some of the matches he pointed out as his recent favourites are very outstanding to me in a positive way. I dont agree with him all the time but his opinion still carries a lot of value if you know how to take it. (That's my take at least, listening to his podcast for a few years by now while also watching some of cultaholics content and for almost a year now not watching any wrestling program anymore but still kinda staying involved on the side)
But Eddie’s mother actually did have a heart attack and she had a high blood pressure. I know what a heart attack looks like plus my grandmother had three of them and three bypass surgeries
What about Bob Backland vs the Iron Sheik in 1983. I felt that match was very realistic. The tv commentary was realistic also. They really sold Bobs arm injury well
The jab at Cornette is unwarranted. Not only does he appreciate finishers that look convincing he could get a power slam over easier than Tony Kahn was able to get FTR over...
Fit Finley vs William Regal at Uncensored 1996 is another super stiff match. Almost any early 90's/ late 80's Steiner Brothers match is bound to be a stiff wrestling clinic
