Razor Raheem J.A.C.
Wildest in Da West!
First of all I was in another thread and saw an interesting post from @TheAmerikkkan Idol, so shout out to them and big Respect for helping creating a cool conversation!This is what happens when as Dusty Rhodes would say, "You do shyt you do not know how to do".
This is an epidemic across wrestling now.
Everybody grew up watching Lucha Libre, ECW, and New Japan and wanna do dumb shyt for no reason.
This question is a great one because ECW lasted for a short period of time, but its influence spread to other wannabe extreme wrestling organizations even long after ECW’s demise. Everyone wanted to be hardcore and everyone wanted to be vulgar and show how tough they were. I personally feel ECW was more than just Blood and Guts (No Pun Intended) it was extreme, and things weren’t just done for them to be done.
When you saw Sandman load up his cane for a shot, New Jack signal to the fans before jumping off 4th and 5th floor height areas, Sabu springboard off the ropes onto a guy on a table, RVD jump from the turnbuckle to the crowd to hit his opponent, even Spike Dudley being thrown from the ring to the crowd only to land on the fans and crowd surf. All those things meant something and they weren’t spammed or done without reason.
The same thing can be said for Lucha Libre there was a time when the fast pace action was exciting. A time where it didn’t look to choreographed and goofy. Some of the best matches that helped bring Lucha Libre to an American audience were the classics between, Rey Misterio Jr. and his longtime rivals, Psicosis and Juventud Guerrera. These matches caught the eyes of WCW and helped expand Lucha Libre to an even bigger audience. The classic Lucha matches from even earlier then that demonstrated technique and flare that wowed the crowd and every move like ECW meant something!
I want to see what the TSC thinks! Have the influences of ECW and Classic Lucha Libre destroyed modern wrestling?
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