Scouting Opponents

Guest Poster: David "The Oddsmaker"

The manager is a dying breed in wrestling and it's a shame because many young wrestlers could use sage advice from a "Grand Wizard", a "Brain", or a "Classy" advisor. The fact of the matter is that most wrestlers are far too easily fooled by opponents who telegraph their surely avoidable moves. Here's a tip to wrestlers: if you're wrestling Rey Mysterio Jr. and you find yourself draped over the second set of ring ropes looking out into the audience, do yourself a favor and roll sideways or drop to the ground. The ‘619' is coming. It's not that hard to figure out. And if you like to give powerbombs maybe you should hold off when wrestling Mysterio. This is the kind of advice that a good manager would supply. Of course it can be argued that the ‘619’ and Rikishi's 'Stinkface' are set up by first stunning the opponent leaving them senseless and incapable of defending. This is not the case with Ric Flair's 'Old Man Beg Off'. Tip number two: when Ric Flair is begging for mercy he's planning on smashing your balls. It's THAT simple. When Hulk Hogan begins to Hulk up PLEASE do yourself a favor and hop out of the ring and FOR GOD'S SAKE when he's shaking his head do NOT punch him in the forehead. If the Undertaker has a hold of your wrist and begins climbing the ring post, push him, pull him but for the love of Pete don't stand there like a dummy. And stop being so God damn surprised when he sits up after taking a big hit. IT'S WHAT HE DOES!!! Hit him again. In fact just stomp him unrecognizable. If wrestlers are going to do their job sans manager it's time they started learning the subtle art of scouting opponents. There is no reason for wrestler after wrestler to be continually caught off guard by the Undertaker’s goofy forearm off the top rope.

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