Posted June 22, 20214 yr comment_5955666 For some reason, the idea of comparing Rollins to really good but semi-underrated 1980s stars intrigues me, so ... here we go.
June 22, 20214 yr comment_5955680 Rollins tries to pull the ol' Killer Bees switcheroo with Al Perez and eats a superkick while trying to get his shit in. Chris Adams might not have a match on his resume as good as that Shield vs Wyatts six man, but he understood how to be a babyface and a heel far better than Rollins does.
June 23, 20214 yr comment_5955779 Seth Rollins once, in a match were the focal point was that he had a bad leg going in, then got his leg worked over, would hit a running release powerbomb and deadlift his opponent into a Falcon Arrow. Chris Adams is someone I enjoy but have no real advanced thoughts on him. My advanced thoughts on Seth are very very negative.
June 25, 20214 yr comment_5955906 On 6/23/2021 at 6:48 PM, El Dragon said: Seth Rollins once, in a match were the focal point was that he had a bad leg going in, then got his leg worked over, would hit a running release powerbomb and deadlift his opponent into a Falcon Arrow. Mate this happened like 10 times in 2018 alone. It was his standard match layout. Chris Adams. He was a good wrestler so is clearly better than Seth Rollins.
June 25, 20214 yr comment_5955939 6 hours ago, Kadaveri said: Mate this happened like 10 times in 2018 alone. It was his standard match layout. Chris Adams. He was a good wrestler so is clearly better than Seth Rollins. Oh I know, but the Ambrose match was the most damning.
June 29, 20214 yr comment_5956228 Agree with the above sentiments. I don't think I'll be voting Chris Adams, but I do like him. Rollins was fine as part of the Shield, but I've not enjoyed him as a singles worker.
June 29, 20214 yr comment_5956231 Chris Adams has the 1998 Glacier WCWSN matches, which are better than Rollins best TV matches. Easy choice here.
June 29, 20214 yr comment_5956241 I can't think of anyone who my opinion of dropped more than Rollins over time. When he was Tyler Black and even really early in his WWE run he was never my favorite, but I saw he had some good qualities. It felt like he had the ability to sharpen his game into something really good. Then it felt like he did the opposite of everything that would have made him resonate with my tastes. He is the embodiment of a lot of criticisms that I think get thrown around in wrestling in bad faith too much. He is athletic and physically talented, but everything looks the same and nothing really feels like it matters. I think the biggest indictment on him might actually be his best WWE match, the triple threat with Brock and Cena. I still think the match is a ton of fun, but when he and Cena are left alone I was bored to death. It lost all its urgency and I really think it should have been on Rollins to bring a lot of that. It was an abject failure in that little section of the match for me I don't mean to harp on the negative side of this, but I'm sort of just with most others. Adams is a long shot for my list, but he has a shot. He is a indeed a somewhat underrated wrestler who I have enjoyed, but never really explored the work of actively. Rollins is someone I have been exposed to a lot and find no connection to.
June 29, 20214 yr comment_5956259 5 hours ago, Cap said: I can't think of anyone who my opinion of dropped more than Rollins over time. When he was Tyler Black and even really early in his WWE run he was never my favorite, but I saw he had some good qualities. It felt like he had the ability to sharpen his game into something really good. Then it felt like he did the opposite of everything that would have made him resonate with my tastes. He is the embodiment of a lot of criticisms that I think get thrown around in wrestling in bad faith too much. He is athletic and physically talented, but everything looks the same and nothing really feels like it matters. Amen. I really enjoyed his run in the Shield and think he's been a genuinely good tag worker at times. There was even a time in 2018 where I started to come around on him. But at the end of the day he's just a super mediocre singles wrestler.
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