Post by Super Machine on Aug 30, 2008 0:04:51 GMT -5
This from Jake "The Snake" Roberts on Cena's injury
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Injury to Cena
Let me share with you my thoughts and speculations on why, how, and what is occurring with most of those injured. When the expectations are so high and the available qualified talent pool is so low, there will be those put into positions not ready to perform at the level presented. The product demands are so high and the talent unable to get the ring time to hone their skills that many are thrust into action whom aren't ready. When I say ready, it has nothing to do with physical prowess as the athletes today are in much better shape than those of yesteryear. It has to do with ability to deliver a psychological performance that entices the fan to buy and accept those in the ring.
All the athletes today can do moves not even imagine, dreamed, or CONSIDERED by those in the past. But consider this, we did not need to risk, chance injury to our opponent, or believe that a move made a match.
Those out there today chance crippling themselves and opponent with the thought that unbelievable move will make the match. At least that was it early on. But now they are sure that it will take several career and life risking moves that will get them the gold star of approval. Stated as plain as I can say it, it doesn't take a great wrestler to jump 20 foot off of a cage onto a table. It takes a complete idiot. Nor one to get a hit a baseball bat wrapped with barbed wire, jump off ladder, or from the top rope to the floor, and so on and so on...
The short cut may get you to the finish line or a position wanted, but it won't keep you there. At some point, you must DELIVER as you can only top crap with more crap, for so long. Once exposed as crap or seen through as an idiotic stuntman, the trip down the ladder will be quick and unrelentless.
Bottom line, when you can no longer top your last death defying leap to purgatory, you'll be tossed to the side. If you think you're the only one who would risk crippling themselves for a shot at the big dance, you are a fool.
Don't be foolish and think should an accident (there aren't accidents) happen, they will find a different pony to run the race. Fact is more serious injuries have occurred in the last 15 years than in the previous 100 years. I'd guarantee it. Are the wrestlers today better than those of years gone by? Hell, no. It is a shame that none of the stars today will last unless they learn how to perform and capture people's imagination emotionally, not visually. That is where you separate the cream from the crap. Learn your business before you try to take the bull by the horns. Example, would you do heart surgery on your Mother while in the first year of medical school?
I watch today and see all of the blocked shots, misses, and unsuspected moves and I cringe. Learn your art, men and women. Sad to say but those day probably won't survive long enough to learn.
Jake
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Injury to Cena
Let me share with you my thoughts and speculations on why, how, and what is occurring with most of those injured. When the expectations are so high and the available qualified talent pool is so low, there will be those put into positions not ready to perform at the level presented. The product demands are so high and the talent unable to get the ring time to hone their skills that many are thrust into action whom aren't ready. When I say ready, it has nothing to do with physical prowess as the athletes today are in much better shape than those of yesteryear. It has to do with ability to deliver a psychological performance that entices the fan to buy and accept those in the ring.
All the athletes today can do moves not even imagine, dreamed, or CONSIDERED by those in the past. But consider this, we did not need to risk, chance injury to our opponent, or believe that a move made a match.
Those out there today chance crippling themselves and opponent with the thought that unbelievable move will make the match. At least that was it early on. But now they are sure that it will take several career and life risking moves that will get them the gold star of approval. Stated as plain as I can say it, it doesn't take a great wrestler to jump 20 foot off of a cage onto a table. It takes a complete idiot. Nor one to get a hit a baseball bat wrapped with barbed wire, jump off ladder, or from the top rope to the floor, and so on and so on...
The short cut may get you to the finish line or a position wanted, but it won't keep you there. At some point, you must DELIVER as you can only top crap with more crap, for so long. Once exposed as crap or seen through as an idiotic stuntman, the trip down the ladder will be quick and unrelentless.
Bottom line, when you can no longer top your last death defying leap to purgatory, you'll be tossed to the side. If you think you're the only one who would risk crippling themselves for a shot at the big dance, you are a fool.
Don't be foolish and think should an accident (there aren't accidents) happen, they will find a different pony to run the race. Fact is more serious injuries have occurred in the last 15 years than in the previous 100 years. I'd guarantee it. Are the wrestlers today better than those of years gone by? Hell, no. It is a shame that none of the stars today will last unless they learn how to perform and capture people's imagination emotionally, not visually. That is where you separate the cream from the crap. Learn your business before you try to take the bull by the horns. Example, would you do heart surgery on your Mother while in the first year of medical school?
I watch today and see all of the blocked shots, misses, and unsuspected moves and I cringe. Learn your art, men and women. Sad to say but those day probably won't survive long enough to learn.
Jake
), but I was referring to what he's accomplished (multiple title reigns, main event status, youngest champ ever at the time) without having to rely on crazy stunts, while Hardy is easily a top 5 fan favourite and has yet to have a run at the top (albeit for multiple reasons). Orton through his character work alone has accomplished far more than Hardy likely ever will, no matter how many cage dives and Swantons through tables he ever does.