TommyDreamerFan Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Personally, I dislike the use of the fireball. It almost pushes the fiction of wrestling a bit to much, like someone taking out a gun and shooting their opponent dead mid-match to get the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorBait19 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 it's the awh factor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHK1978 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Well it worked for Jerry Lawler down in Memphis for all those years. I think they are cool if they are used every once in a great while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatallylost Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I buy it more when it fits the character. The Ravens, James Mitchells, even Abyss' of the world. James Storm? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestling Century Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 It depends on what enviroment that it is in. If wrestlers use it in a hardcore or gimmicky promotion/match, then I'm fine with it. But if somebody were to randomly use it during say, a comedy match, then I would not like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisKid Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Personally, I dislike the use of the fireball. It almost pushes the fiction of wrestling a bit to much, like someone taking out a gun and shooting their opponent dead mid-match to get the win. Runs to tell CZCW about a new idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trashbear Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I think it looked great on TV last night when Storm did it to Hardy, I kind of like it in that capacity. But I think the day of the Sheik, where a guy could throw fire apropos of nothing, has fallen out of favor. Like most wrestling, it's subjective. To each their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigpapa42 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 It feels like wrestle-crap to me at this point, to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisKid Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I think it looked great on TV last night when Storm did it to Hardy, I kind of like it in that capacity. But I think the day of the Sheik, where a guy could throw fire apropos of nothing, has fallen out of favor. Like most wrestling, it's subjective. To each their own. Seen it and all I have to say is HOLY CRAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDreamerFan Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 Seen it and all I have to say is HOLY CRAP I just watched it as well, before I thought it was the old flash-bang paper they used. It was pretty cool. But still... okay assaulting someone with a chair and not going to jail? I can reasonably buy that. But how could James Storm not go to jail over this? It's like when The Outsiders ran the steiner brothers off the road. Thats attempted vehicular homicide, how would you not call the police? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comradebot Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 True story: In South Africa's WWP, one wrestler killed the other guy. A few shows later, the deceased wrestler made his utterly shocking return for revenge! Murder (and the subsequent Jesus style revenge) beats fireballs in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigpapa42 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I just watched it as well, before I thought it was the old flash-bang paper they used. It was pretty cool. But still... okay assaulting someone with a chair and not going to jail? I can reasonably buy that. But how could James Storm not go to jail over this? It's like when The Outsiders ran the steiner brothers off the road. Thats attempted vehicular homicide, how would you not call the police? Except TNA did the same thing on this show, too. Abyss got run down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Self Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Being a guy who can accept that some wrestlers simply have magic-powers, I'm cool with it as long as it's organic to the character or the situation. If, for example, Kane did it to John Morrison, specifically to burn his good looks, leading to Jo-Mo having to wear a mask for 6 months, then it's cool. If it's just a throwaway 'attack' to get heat before a PPV... Not so much. I also read on some 'newz' site that Jeff got singed during the stunt. If that's true (they cited Jef's girlfriend's twitter as a source, but I can't be bothered to chase that up, so pinch of salt) them TNA are fools. Don't put wrestlers in harms way unless it's a money angle. Which this was not. EDIT: Watched the footage. Looked very cool, and James Storm seemed to be using beer and a lighter as a makeshift flamethrower, so it's fairly apt for the character. Still, you know, something of this scale should be the focal point of a show, with constant updates from the hospital. A major angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tag01 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I have loved fireballs since watching Lawler do it in Memphis rasslin' when I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeel1 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nedew Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Just saw it, was another one expecting the old style fireball, which frankly always looked embarrassing. This looked cool enough though. Particular lolz at Tenay's commentary though. I appreciate the point he was trying to make, but "that can't be beer! It must be... some kind of flammable liquid!" made me giggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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