![]() As the great Paul Heyman put it: “Suplex repeat, suplex repeat, suplex repeat, suplex repeat…”. Instead, you’ll see John Cena getting suplexed 16 times by Brock Lesnar. ![]() However, if you watch the match back you won’t see a match that involved expansive move sets and magnificent storytelling. The unbeatable John Cena was absolutely annihilated, crushed, destroyed and ultimately conquered by the beast incarnate, Brock Lesnar. Most of the people who are reading this article will be well aware of what went down at Summerslam 2014. Which brings me rather nicely to my next example. I would rather watch a match that consisted of 1 move performed over and over again with amazing psychology and storytelling, than a match that just went from spot to spot with no flow whatsoever. If you can perform 1000 moves perfectly, but can’t grasp any other elements of wrestling (such as ring psychology, bumping and selling) then you will never have a truly good match. Ring psychology, calling a match, working a crowd, bumping safely and lastly (and probably most importantly), selling. There is much more to wrestling than moves. So, if they were doing the exact same thing as Cena, what makes them so brilliant compared to him? ![]() However, unlike Cena, Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels are widely regarded as 2 of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Manhattan drop, flying forearm, scoopslam, elbow drop from the top rope and finally Sweet Chin Music (superkick). His arch rival – Shawn Michaels – had his own signature 5 moves of doom (5MoD) that he used. Almost every match we were treated to the same thing from Bret. Inverted atomic drop, Russian legsweep, backbreaker, elbow drop from the second rope and finally the Sharpshooter. In fact, the term was pretty much invented for Bret Hart. He followed the exact same formula that John Cena has used for years. ![]() But how does Bret Hart relate to this piece? It’s simple. You’ll probably find what you’re looking for there. You want to watch a very good wrestling bout? Go watch a Bret Hart match. His work is appreciated by even the “smartest” wrestling fans. Who is Bret Hart? Bret Hart, simply put, is one of the greatest technical wrestlers to ever walk the face of the Earth. That’s all well and good for the younger fans who might not appreciate a good match, but what about those fans who are a little more educated when it comes to wrestling and want to see a technically sound match? Well, to those people, I have two words. It’s elementary storytelling, and it works. Basically, this recognisable move set is a signal for the crowd in attendance to start cheering and start believing in their hero, because he’s about to make a come back. Every fan recognises them, everyone knows what’s coming next. And just as the crowd thinks it’s all over and the hero has lost, what happens? The 5 moves. If the face is being beaten up constantly by the heel, the suspense will build and build as the situation becomes more desperate. The whole purpose of a match is to build suspense. The match will start, there will be a little back and forth between the two competitors and then the heel (bad guy) will take control and begin to dominate the face (good guy) for a long period of time. If you tune in to a few normal WWE matches, you will essentially see the same thing every time. The WWE style, in essence, is very formulaic. However, there is a reason that Cena did this sequence over and over again during his matches. The problem is, seeing it match after match with no variation was very tiresome for many people. Now, that sequence (Cena’s ‘5 moves of doom’) is a perfectly good sequence. For the longest time, matches involving John Cena consisted of him getting beat down for 15 minutes before hitting 2 flying shoulder blocks, ducking a wild punch and countering into a side-release sitout powerbomb, the ‘Five Knuckle Shuffle’ (fistdrop with theatrics) and finally, the Attitude Adjustment. If someone is not a fan of Cena, their first complaint will usually be “well he only has 5 moves. This phrase is often used as an insult towards the wrestling ability of John Cena. This article will demonstrate why that is.įirst off, I want to take a look at the term ‘5 moves of doom’. Although that’s true in some cases, there is much, much more that goes in to a good match than a bunch of different moves. It seems that many wrestling fans are under the impression that in order for a match to be good, as many different moves need to be used as possible. Recently, I’ve witnessed an uproar in the community regarding moves.
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