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Ending a match with no clear winner isn't necessarily bad. I've seen some classics that ended in run-ins, draws, or skin-of-the-teeth wins. As long as the ending is appropriate for the story of the match, it's totally acceptable.
One thing that brings down a good match for me is a dead crowd. A crowd can turn a good match into a great match, or a good match into a stinker.
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Originally Posted by Lanny Poffo
You can't be kind without spilling some of it on yourself.
I'm pretty sure by "bad finish" he meant when the match has a finish like that which doesn't make sense. I would go along with that. The finish is so important to any match and even if you have really enjoyed the match up until that point, a bad finish just leaves a bad taste and makes you dislike the match.
An example would be Triple H vs Jeff at No Mercy. The match itself wasn't really that bad at all, but when Triple H managed to counter Jeff with a pin after Jeff had JUST hit his two biggest moves, all I could think was..."this is bullshit".
Sorry to use another Triple H-related example. I must seem like the definition of a hater at this stage lol.
Obviously a bad botch can really fuck things up too.
*thinks of a Triple H example*.
Damn, he doesn't fuck up. That's probably the one thing he still has going for him.
Ending a match with no clear winner isn't necessarily bad. I've seen some classics that ended in run-ins, draws, or skin-of-the-teeth wins. As long as the ending is appropriate for the story of the match, it's totally acceptable.
Totally. Like Tommy said, I meant that it ruins it when it makes no sense. TNA are fantastic at doing this several times on one card.
I'm starting to make a habit out not explaining myself very well these days. I seem to assume that people just know what I'm talking about... I should stop doing that.
Totally. Like Tommy said, I meant that it ruins it when it makes no sense. TNA are fantastic at doing this several times on one card.
I'm starting to make a habit out not explaining myself very well these days. I seem to assume that people just know what I'm talking about... I should stop doing that.
I'm doing a good job of doing your talking for you. That's a few threads now where I'VE explained what you meant.
I agree with a lot of people, the crowd do a lot to influence a match. Rock V Hogan for example would of been a decent match but the crowd turned it into a legendary match.
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