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Pro-wrestling ponderings
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I'll admit it... I watch professional wrestling... and, for the most part, it's the WWE shows that I watch. They've had some good nights recently, and some bad nights recently. Tonight, overall, was one of the good nights.
One thing confused me. You see, there were a series of matches, where the winners of each match would go on (at the end of the show) to face each other in an "over the top rope elimination" match.
Now, one of this series of matches was between Kane (billed as a 7 ft. monster) vs. Spike Dudley... who... well, to say he's a much smaller person is just the tip of it. In a normal fight, Spike's only chance would be to whip out a stun gun, zap Kane, and hope to God it works.
Yet he wins. An amusing way to win (shoving the ref when his back was turned, with the ref thinking Kane did it), no doubt, and completely unexpected. However, Spike didn't get to enjoy his victory. Nor (because of "injuries") does he get to compete in the match at the end of the night.
Now, I ask, what is the point of having him win the match but not reap the benefits? To prove that Kane is indeed a monster? We knew that. To further shove the utter viciousness of Kane in the ring? We knew that too.
It's not like Spike had an iota's chance of winning the second match, what with Booker T, RVD, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Mark Henry, and Goldberg also participating...
Don't get me wrong, it was a great show, especially because of the unexpected win by Spike... it's just got me curious....
I'll admit it... I watch professional wrestling... and, for the most part, it's the WWE shows that I watch. They've had some good nights recently, and some bad nights recently. Tonight, overall, was one of the good nights.
One thing confused me. You see, there were a series of matches, where the winners of each match would go on (at the end of the show) to face each other in an "over the top rope elimination" match.
Now, one of this series of matches was between Kane (billed as a 7 ft. monster) vs. Spike Dudley... who... well, to say he's a much smaller person is just the tip of it. In a normal fight, Spike's only chance would be to whip out a stun gun, zap Kane, and hope to God it works.
Yet he wins. An amusing way to win (shoving the ref when his back was turned, with the ref thinking Kane did it), no doubt, and completely unexpected. However, Spike didn't get to enjoy his victory. Nor (because of "injuries") does he get to compete in the match at the end of the night.
Now, I ask, what is the point of having him win the match but not reap the benefits? To prove that Kane is indeed a monster? We knew that. To further shove the utter viciousness of Kane in the ring? We knew that too.
It's not like Spike had an iota's chance of winning the second match, what with Booker T, RVD, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Mark Henry, and Goldberg also participating...
Don't get me wrong, it was a great show, especially because of the unexpected win by Spike... it's just got me curious....
Most likely...