King Steventon

Angle is intense, but he has so many other flaws. He's pretty much exhausted his finishers to the point where a kickout from the Angle Slam or an escape from the Ankle Lock is neither shocking nor meaningful. I would say part of being a good wrestler is being able to protect and build up your finishing moves. That is why Taker/HBK worked and and why I would consider Undertaker to be one of the best guys going today - he has an array of finishers that are not only entirely credible (outside of maybe the Gogoplatza) but he has also done a great job of protecting them and keeping them over.

Angle also isn't a smart worker by any means. He wrestles every match the same.... suplex x 100, followed by finisher kickouts and an ankle lock finish. Not only does that make no sense as working the neck with suplexes is terrible in context with having a leg-focused finish, but it's the same thing over and over. Part of being a good wrestler is being versatile and being able to adapt. I would say that is something that seperates the good wrestlers from the great. I mentioned it in the Ki and Danielson threads that they are examples of guys who can work a match around their opponent. Angle does not do that.

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