My latest column for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review looks at those who had something to complain about with John Cena vs Cesaro. The following is an excerpt:
Some wrestling fans set themselves up for unhappiness.
John Cena had a match against Cesaro last Monday on RAW that lasted over 35 minutes and was one of the best matches I’ve ever seen.
Yes, ever seen.
I would say a majority of fans agree at least with its greatness. But of course, it wouldn’t be professional wrestling without a vocal minority finding reasons to be unhappy. Two complaints repeatedly came from the minority regarding the match.
The first was that some moves were botched. To this I ask, have you ever been in a real fight? Do you think in a real fight everyone hits a perfect shot?
Look, if it was a five-minute match and there were several botched moves, then that’s a problem. Cena versus Cesaro lasted over a half hour and had only a few less-than-crisp moments.
Cesaro tossed Cena in the air to hit him with an uppercut that basically hit Cena’s arm. The announce team acknowledged the miscue and noted the match could have been over had Cesaro connected better. The other was Cena’s springboard stunner that he’s added to his move set; he wasn’t able to hook Cesaro for the stunner part of the move.
To me, the “botches” are a great showing of fatigue adding to the realism of the confrontation. They were minor and didn’t outshine or outnumber the well-performed sequences in this classic match.
The botches were one complaint. The other was viewers being able to hear Cena call the moves to Cesaro in the match. This isn’t the first time I’ve heard this complaint regarding Cena’s matches.
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