That was awesome! (clap clap clapclapclap): Brock Lesnar attempts a shooting star press - keyword 'attempts'
I really do regret not seeing Brock Lesnar take the WWE by storm during my last wrestling sabbatical.
But then again, when I happened to catch WrestleMania XX and heard 20,000 people booing their throats hoarse, I didn't see what the big deal was because I had never become emotionally invested in "The Next Big Thing."
He debuted the night after WrestleMania X8 and was headlining the next "Granddaddy of Them All" the following year. That's pretty damn impressive in its own right. Even more impressive was Lesnar's athleticism, nearly unfathomable for a man his size.
So when he climbed to the top rope in his main event match against Kurt Angle, it didn't seem all that insane especially considering the rumors that he had nailed the shooting star press during his days with Ohio Valley Wrestling.
Granted, I've seen this clip before but I didn't watch it when it happened so it still counts. Also, it's my column so I make the rules. As suggested by Cagesider mountaineer101, here is Lesnar's defining WrestleMania moment.
I'm sure the big guy would appreciate this piece too seeing as how he doesn't remember it.
My first thought is, "Holy crap, he's going up top." The second is, "Man, Angle is reeeeally far away."
Sure enough, old Sergio turns out right and Lesnar lands nearly squa' on his head. Thankfully, his massive neck that's bigger around than my waist helped prevent any lasting damage.
And that's what makes this moment awesome. It's not that Lesnar missed the jump, that sucks and is very scary. It's that he managed to -- with the help of Angle -- patch together a quick finish despite being out on his feet.
Hoss.
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I knew he would miss
As soon as he went to the top rope, I looked at how where Kurt Angle was and thought “he’s too far”. And lo and behold a great match becomes a great match “with just that one spot spoiling it”
Sigh…As great as it is seeing Lesnar in the UFC, I do miss him dominating Smackdown.
by TheMysticalNinja on Nov 29, 2011 7:12 PM EST reply actions
The first words
out of my mouth when he landed was “Oh, my God, he’s dead.” Thankfully, I was wrong. An awesome match, regardless of the botch.
That was my first reaction as well.
Not like, “oh wow he killed himself”, like, “Oh wow, he’s legitimately dead.”
by Kyle Rancourt on Nov 30, 2011 1:56 AM EST up reply actions
He could always nail it. It's just that time, things didn't favor him.
Loose ropes + no bounce + body too far = made an owie
"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."
-Lao Tzu
still one of my favorite matches of all time
I was sure Lesnar had broke his neck, and was glad/amazed that he didn’t.
Maslow's theory of higher needs does not apply to Patrick Willis. He only has two needs: tackling people and finding people to tackle.
Amazing wherewithal from both competitors
Kurt rolling not only made the next sequence look better (the pin off a missed top-rope move) but probably gave Lesnar’s head more space and prevented a more severe injury. Smart stuff from him, and amazing stuff from Lesnar not being straight knocked out by that. There was no time where both men were down; Angle went right for the cover and Lesnar kicked out and delivered the F5 right after.
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Author, Baseball Prospectus Fantasy
by Michael Jong on Nov 30, 2011 8:34 AM EST up reply actions
This Makes me Miss Taz most of all
I am vorn the unspeakable the skulls of those who defy me bleach in the suns of hundreds of worlds...... and you are
I think it was this injury
That lead to him drinking vodka and taking pain pills to abusive levels (by his own admission)
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