June
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Post by June on Feb 9, 2010 17:16:42 GMT -5
I know a lot of the kiddies are into the workrate, but more into the storytelling and realism. I subscribe to the school of thought that preaches it's not what you do, but how you do it.
To me a match can be made with a simple punch. When I say simple I guess it's an understatement, given the tiny amount of great punchers that have graced the squared circle.
Please list and discuss the guys that you consider to be the greatest punchers in the history of the sport.
Mine would be:
Michael "PS" Hayes
Jerry "The King" Lawler
"Beautiful" Bobby Eaton
Arn Anderson
"Hands of Stone" Ronnie Garvin
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Post by carly1988 on Feb 9, 2010 17:57:38 GMT -5
Hayes and Eaton have to go 1-2 on the list for me. Their punches were just wow
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Post by laythvandam on Feb 9, 2010 17:59:39 GMT -5
I think Triple H can throw a good punch.
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Post by LA Times on Feb 9, 2010 18:02:17 GMT -5
Paul Roma had a good punch
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2010 18:06:49 GMT -5
Taker has a mean right hook.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2010 18:07:57 GMT -5
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June
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Post by June on Feb 9, 2010 18:10:50 GMT -5
That's nice and all but it's not a worked punch. Making a fake punch look real is true art and the whole point of pro wrestling. It's creating an illusion, not putting on a worked shoot in Puro or UFC fashion. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2010 19:50:55 GMT -5
 The Funker FTW. |
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Post by 1992 on Feb 9, 2010 19:56:06 GMT -5
Shane Mcmahon by a mile.
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Post by jfinnomore on Feb 10, 2010 0:02:43 GMT -5
I think Triple H can throw a good punch. he's one of my pics, his looks perfect. |
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Post by redypiper on Feb 10, 2010 4:00:40 GMT -5
The Funker FTW. nice ha! recently i watched Verne Gagne wrestle and he threw a mean one for an old man. also Piper made punching a big part of his matches. |
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Post by SodaGuy on Feb 10, 2010 4:04:12 GMT -5
Jeff Jarrett for me.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2010 9:27:08 GMT -5
Undertaker is the greatest pure striker in the history of the WWE. [/Michael Cole]
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Post by roth630 on Feb 10, 2010 9:38:38 GMT -5
Roddy Piper. Love when he would give a fury of punches and then end it with an eye poke.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2010 9:50:30 GMT -5
I always liked
Austin
Bret
Hall
Undertaker
Hogan
Rick Rude
great thread BTW
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June
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Post by June on Feb 10, 2010 10:07:49 GMT -5
I love Piper as much as the next guy, but his punching was terrible in my opinion. I also have a hard time considering anyone that used the stomp punch, to be a great puncher, so that would DQ Bret from consideration, at least in my book. lol
The whole Undertaker is "the best pure striker" stuff is not valid in my book. I'll take Vader over Taker easy.
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Post by Essex James on Feb 10, 2010 10:11:10 GMT -5
Vader, some of them looked dangerous  |
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Post by redypiper on Feb 10, 2010 13:46:30 GMT -5
I love Piper as much as the next guy, but his punching was terrible in my opinion. I also have a hard time considering anyone that used the stomp punch, to be a great puncher, so that would DQ Bret from consideration, at least in my book. lol The whole Undertaker is "the best pure striker" stuff is not valid in my book. I'll take Vader over Taker easy. i said that punching was a big part of Piper's matches as a side note. most had been mentioned already. however i wouldn't say his punching was terrible, it was just more effective for a crowd than it was for tv. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2010 14:11:24 GMT -5
forgot about Vader!!
imagine Cena still hasnt mastered this.his CRAP offence is one of the things that kills me about him
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Post by Ldeow on Feb 10, 2010 14:45:37 GMT -5
Jerry Lawler
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