Part 1 is going to be the one that sees me being lynched.
Because I don't like Paul London. I know I'm supposed to because he's everything I like in wrestling, he's small and flippy and competant, and does really nifty moves.
But he just lacks something, and I can't explain what it is, except in-ring charisma. Watching his matches is like a black hole of cool flippiness. It makes me understand what other people mean by spot-monkey. Which annoys me because back in the day when I used to have to defend AJ Styles from said accusations London would be held up as someone who wasn't, and it's like what the hell has everyone else been watching.
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For part 2 I was tempted to go with Jamie Noble, except I know you like him and the rest of the world is starting to get that he's a pocket rocket of amazingness. (See also Lance Cade who is my second option).
So I'll go with Chris Harris, if only because someone was having a go at him yet again. As to explain the adoration - he's not anything I normally like, he's not an X-division type, and while he was in my favourite tag team ever (AMW) there's nothing remarkable when you look at him.
But he's got this fantastically old skool thing going for him, when he's a face you cheer, not because he's clever or brilliant but because he's the good guy in this equation.
And when he's a heel, you boo and hiss, because he's not one of these cool heels where he's cleverer than his opponent and you're tempted to cheer for him which is what I find to be a problem with a lot of heels. No, he's just a whining pain in the butt who needs to get squished.
Also, while I used to mock his promoing, I think he's got the hang of it, because he'll never be the Rock or someone like that but he's so real in them.
Really, the greatest compliment I can pay him is that while I watch his matches I believe in what's happening in front of me.
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Date: 2007-12-16 04:33 pm (UTC)Because I don't like Paul London. I know I'm supposed to because he's everything I like in wrestling, he's small and flippy and competant, and does really nifty moves.
But he just lacks something, and I can't explain what it is, except in-ring charisma. Watching his matches is like a black hole of cool flippiness. It makes me understand what other people mean by spot-monkey. Which annoys me because back in the day when I used to have to defend AJ Styles from said accusations London would be held up as someone who wasn't, and it's like what the hell has everyone else been watching.
~~~~
For part 2 I was tempted to go with Jamie Noble, except I know you like him and the rest of the world is starting to get that he's a pocket rocket of amazingness. (See also Lance Cade who is my second option).
So I'll go with Chris Harris, if only because someone was having a go at him yet again. As to explain the adoration - he's not anything I normally like, he's not an X-division type, and while he was in my favourite tag team ever (AMW) there's nothing remarkable when you look at him.
But he's got this fantastically old skool thing going for him, when he's a face you cheer, not because he's clever or brilliant but because he's the good guy in this equation.
And when he's a heel, you boo and hiss, because he's not one of these cool heels where he's cleverer than his opponent and you're tempted to cheer for him which is what I find to be a problem with a lot of heels. No, he's just a whining pain in the butt who needs to get squished.
Also, while I used to mock his promoing, I think he's got the hang of it, because he'll never be the Rock or someone like that but he's so real in them.
Really, the greatest compliment I can pay him is that while I watch his matches I believe in what's happening in front of me.