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Thoughts and questions on moves and finishers

CptainDanPosted on 09/17/04 at 23:26:13


Firstly, is there any way to list the specifics of a specialty move in a match result?  Perhaps in parentheses?  Such as:

Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman after his special move (sprays him with the green mist) in 0:05:00.

Either that or have two separate specialty move descriptions.  One for during the match, and one for the post-match.  Like "sprays him with the green mist" and "spraying him with the green mist," so that the latter would appear in the match result instead of the words "his special move."  I usually do this myself with the circuit editor plug-in, but it would be neat if it was automatic.

Second, when the new version of TNM came out I heard that there would be DQs for illegal moves such as low blows.  I have never seen this happen.  Is it something that's possible but just really rare?

(By the way, has anybody experienced this bug where, during a chokehold, the match sometimes ends abruptly and awards a DQ decision to the wrong person?  Even if it goes against the booked finish?)

Has there ever been consideration of assigning damage points to finishers?  0-200, like the regular moves have?  Some finishers are clearly more devastating than others.  A finisher with a higher rating would be more likely to end the match, and maybe a 200 would mean no possibility of a kick out at all.  The same would be true for submission finishers and the likelihood of a submission.

Lastly, why does every wrestler (besides jobbers) need to have a finisher?  Some wrestlers just don't, for whatever reason.  Have the Basham Brothers or La Resistance ever used a "finisher" in a singles match?  I realize that not having a finisher would greatly reduce a wrestler's chances of winning a match, but if you don't have a finisher, you're probably not being pushed as a singles wrestler anyway.

Thanks.
zackarcherPosted on 09/18/04 at 20:24:37

My one argument about the finishers would be Hulk Hogan.  He uses a legdrop.  It's pretty much assumed that if Hogan hits the legdrop, you're done.  If anyone else hits a legdrop, its just another move.  Just because the finisher is more technical or looks more damaging doesn't necessarily make it more damaging.  I don't think I'd like it if finishers had a different level of uh....finishability.
kurropt_antagonistPosted on 09/20/04 at 01:44:44

Have the Basham Brothers or La Resistance ever used a "finisher" in a singles match?
Actually, Rob Conway used a singles version of the "Au Revoir" against Spike Dudley once.

And I think every wrestler SHOULD have a finisher.  There has to be that ONE MOVE that said wrestler can use to end the match.  Unfortunately, some people chose to use a legdrop or an elbow drop as theirs.   ::)