MMA and Pro Wrestling

Zer0E · 04-28-2008, 02:51 PM

Lately, there seems to be more of a MMA influence in pro wrestling. For example, a few weeks back, Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle, for a large part of their match, used MMA-based offense like low kicks and ground and pound, The Undertaker uses a gogoplata as a finisher and I think ROH's Davey Richards uses a kimura as a submission finisher.

What do you all think of this? Do you think pro wrestling should include more elements of MMA, if so, what? Or should MMA and wrestling just stay seperate?

God · 04-28-2008, 03:59 PM

I dont know about Richards but Angle & Taker are big MMA fans so that probably has something to do with it.

Suffy · 04-28-2008, 04:05 PM

I hate Taker using the Gogo I absolutely hate it.

It's one of the toughest submissions in bjj and can only be achieved if you are well versed in the rubber guard and are able to catch an opponent.

While Taker may enjoy mma he should have used a much more realistic finisher that someone his size could easily pull off like an anaconda or a triangle, not one of the toughest submissions the gogo.

Jay M. Punkster · 04-28-2008, 05:38 PM

I dnt think Wrestling should do MMA but rather do a Japanese style influence its hard hitting without the rules of MMA and i think these could work better than Wrestling trying to do things that there not,

Dakstang · 04-28-2008, 07:58 PM

Wrestlers doing MMA is pretty generic.

That is all.

aaron · 04-29-2008, 03:57 AM

I personally like the odd MMA move injected here and there - gives wrestling a different feel to it and freshen up the product a bit. I like taker's Gogo hold - just not during the match itself. If it was built up as a move outside of matches - like orton's punt to the head - it would be fine. but by applying it during the match, his shoulders are on the mat and should technically be counted as a pin, much like the surfboard hold.

Suntan Superman · 04-29-2008, 07:05 AM

Also in the way he applies it it's an illegal choke.

God · 04-29-2008, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaron

his shoulders are on the mat and should technically be counted as a pin, much like the surfboard hold.

Thats what i said during mania. His shoulders were down for at least a ten count. Edge should still be champ.

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