The Pro Wrasslin' Thread (WWE, WWF, WCW, TNA, ROH, NWA, NJPW, etc)

[Eagle367]

JWeinCom said:

Eagle367 said:

I think they have their place. It's just knowing where they are needed and how to do it right. The boneyard match and firefly fun house match couldn't have been better as a traditional match. But forcing them does work. They are required for specific situations just like hell in a cell should be. Don't overuse or misuse them. 

The firefly funhouse match was great, but that's the exception. It worked because it wasn't just an extremely low budget horror film or a goofy pro wrestling spoof skit. It was an interesting metanarrative about Bray Wyatt and John Cena's careers. And, by that point they had eased us in to the weird fourth wall breaking Firefly stuff.

But, none of the others have worked for me. When I watch wrestling I really want to be able to forget it's fake and genuinely care about what's going on. When they do stuff those cinematic matches it takes me out of that, and it's hard to take the next matches seriously when you've just seen something so ridiculous. It's like if in Avengers, they decided to do a big song and dance number before fighting Thanos. Would totally ruin the immersion.

But i liked boneyard as a good send-off to taker. Normal match wouldn't work as well. And stadium stampede or anarchy at the arena was fun. As I said, it has its place. I also fondly remember the stone cold booker t fight in the grocery store. Another thing is I love the cheeziness in wrestling. You forget cheesiness is something some people like in wrestling. I love a mix of serious and fun wrestling.