A little wrestling theory: the comeback offense is THE most important part of a babyface getting ova

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I agree, that's why I'm not a fan of spamming signature moves, saving them for a time like the come back signals to the crowd "oh shyt he's about to cook" Austin's Thesz press with punches was simple, but he timed it perfectly to get the desired reaction
 

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Shawn had a nice one with the Flying Forearm/Kip Up/Inverted Atomic Drop/Body Slam/Diving Elbow Drop. That sequence was like the perfect build to him either going for a pin (and getting the nearfall) or going straight into tuning up the band.

Taker's was decent. Snake Eyes/Big Boot/Leg Drop/Flying Clothesline leading right into the chokeslam.

I remember Daniel Bryan having one, but I don't remember the sequence.
 

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Braun doesn't even sell getting crushed by a trash compactor. :mjlol:
That why I was like :mjlol: when they were talking about how Kane crushed Braun's throat....like it's a major thing, Reigns tried murdering him and Braun came back the next week like
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excellent thread.


for the mainstream domestic audience in America.
this component in singles and the hot tag leading to the bf comeback in tags is what separates you from being just an also-ran to a superstar.



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Absolutely

Reigns is awful at that

Even Hogan had to hulk up
.come on

Rock and Michaels were godly at the comeback
 

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I think your right but ultimately I think most guys that had great comebacks they were good at selling or at least allowing themselves to looks vulnerable for parts of the match. Guys like Del Rio, or Roman tend to take to much or they don't give enough during the match to even build up excitement for a great comeback.
 

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Agreed @Ed MOTHERfukkING G a good comeback is key to get over as a face.

The GOAT at it was Misawa. To this day nobody comes close to pulling off his patented slow burning comebacks. I'll alway be amazed at how good he was at that shyt and the level of difficulty it had considering no one has been able to copy/emulate him succesfully on a consistent basis.

Nowadays AJ is pretty damn great making a good comeback. I LOVE how Yuji Okabayashi does his too, I legit get :krs: :banderas: when he starts turning the tides on his favor.

Reigns is an interesting case. Wouldn't call him bad at this at all but his forte is setting up his comeback, he's so good at it that the actual comeback isn't as compelling most times. In fact, when he does it best is when trying to do it slow burn style, which is pretty interesting.

IMO, if you cannot sell the punishment and the peril of impending defeat to get the audience to built up the anticipation for the comeback, the offence won't matter. We know the comeback is going to happen, how we're getting there and journey to it, is far more important in the story. The comeback/finish is just the cherry on top, as by that stage we've already decided on who we want to win. Give a reason to invest in wanting to see the pay off at the end, instead of hurry up and get it over with already.

True, but a bad comeback - or not knowing how to do a good one - can ruin all the good work done before in selling and building up a story/drama.
 

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