At the top of their game!
The current state of Pro Wrestling has been deeply discussed in recent months, from the PG restriction, lack of competition for WWE and the guest hosts... and we're all pretty much down in the dumps about it. People will argue that the sport is in the worst state its ever been, but that not where this blog is heading.
I'm gonna shine a light, no make that two lights on two very VERY positives that shine through the gloom. Randy Orton and Chris Jericho.
Every so many years that pass the industry by, we get to witness something beautiful, almost majestical when the best in the biz reaches the top of his game. We've seen how Austin's was on top of his game, as when Bret was and Shawn too and it always left me feeling blessed to have seen it happen. We are very blessed at present to witness two wrestlers, who are at the top of their games, miles above anybody else in the sport and my god they are a pleasure to watch. If you love this sport in the way I do, then you will fully understand that by the end of this blog you it won't just highlight how good they are... but how Orton and Jericho are on an entirely different planet!
Chris Jericho: is the best in the world at what he does.... he say's it each week and it's not just a cool catchphrase! Its a reminder! Jericho has always been one of the best performers, a glue that has kept everything around it together and he could work a good match out of a corpse! The man of 1004 holds doesn't do anything fancy, he doesn't need to... but he could if his character warranted!
His mic work sets him apart from anybody else, infact I'd only rate Rock above him. Jericho is the most rounded talent in the industry. Amazingly he has the ability to evolve his character completely from attitude to moveset to apearance.
The fact that Jericho has single handedly take the Tag Team division from the dumps to where it is now highlights how fucking good the guy is.... and he often loses.
His ability to play the crowd as and when he wants is unrivaled. He'll make you believe he's the worlds biggest ass one week then the next you'll be eating out of his hands cheering "Go Jericho Go"...An amazing talent who is at his peak, and long may it last!
Randy Orton:
There's an old saying "you are what you eat" and Orton has been fed some shit material with his fueds with Batista, Cena and some pathetic half written fued with Kane over Kelly Kelly. Randy Orton should by all accounts be struggling due to how poorly his character is often booked.
He gets alot of stick by some fans, who I'm sure will comment, about how dull and boring he is and he never has standout matches. The booking is something more or less entirely out of his hand!
You can call the booking around him dull, uninspiring and boring. You
can level criticisms at the character he has been told to portray. But
you can not blame him for a damn thing as Orton not only shines, he blinds. If anything, claims of
him being the things his character demand of him shows just how good he
is; he has you all nailing him to a stake because you believe he is
something he isn’t. Is that not in itself a testament to his skill?
As
performers, all wrestlers should evoke a response from you. Orton is
evoking a response. As performers, all wrestlers should act according
to how their character demands and acts according to how The Viper
demands he acts. People may find
The Viper boring, but that does not mean Orton has failed to master his
craft. On the contrary. The fact you think Orton is the one who
is boring proves quite the opposite. I guess what I am attempting to
say under no clear terms here I realise is that The Viper character is
simply not a very exciting character; however, as, in the past, we know
Orton can be damn entertaining and now appears to be boring, is a
result of his mastery. That is to say he's so good at being this
essentially boring character, if I must go that far, that everyone
thinks ORTON is boring. Such is his skill.
I personally rate him as the best in ring performer, second to none, amazingly gifted and his mic work has come on ten-fold!
Now after I'm done gushing about the two and how good they have become, despite the restictions that the PG rating clokes their roles is a real crytal clear indication of how these guys truely have mastered the art of their characters and how far on top of the game they really are!
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