That was awesome! (clap clap clapclapclap): John Morrison busts out the parkour

by Sergio Hernandez on Feb 11, 2012 6:04 PM EST in That Was Awesome

So a couple of weeks ago, everyone went googoo gaga nuts over Kofi Kingston's walking handstand at the 2012 Royal Rumble. And with good reason. It was amazing. The Rumble has one rule and one rule only: once both of your feet touch the mat, you're eliminated.

Blowing a huge Ghana-sized hole in the Rumble's rule was Kingston who definitely was touching the mat although his feet were nowhere near it.

It reminded me of an equally insane move from the previous year. During the 2011 Royal Rumble, the now Future Endeavored John Morrison was doing his best to main event WrestleMania when he was tossed from the apron on what appeared to be a collision course with the security barrier.

But yeah right. Morrison is the "King of Parkour" or didn't you know?

You coulda been a contenda, kid.

Equally impressive is the jump from the barrier to the ringsteps which Morrison lands like Kerri Strug.

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For me, the Morrison Spiderman jump was more impressive than Kofi's handstand

For Morrison to pull this off, he had one chance and he had to be perfect (which he was). Kofi’s was insanely difficult too, but with how he was getting thrown out of the ring, he had more time to set himself up for the headstand.

by hfl2013 on Feb 11, 2012 6:25 PM EST reply actions

Agreed

Also, standing on your hands seems to me at least a violation of the spirit of the rules. I mean, I know it is wrestling, so who gives a crap if it looks cool, but…I don’t know…

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 11, 2012 9:31 PM EST up reply actions

It's both feet

not hands. Thus meaning he didn’t break the rules

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by WVPiratesfan on Feb 11, 2012 11:35 PM EST up reply actions

If HBK...

Can get away with only one foot touching, I’m cool with Kofi doing a handstand.

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by Sergio Hernandez on Feb 11, 2012 11:52 PM EST up reply actions

By the same logic,

you can land on your side, but as long as one foot is up in the air, and you crawl back in the ring without it touching the ground, you’re not out of the match.

Standing on your hands, even just hitting the ground with one foot a la Shawn Michaels, I don’t like it. Over the rope, any part of you touches the floor, that should be it.

But, that’;s just me.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 12, 2012 4:54 PM EST up reply actions

The rule says two feet

and it has been that since the beginning of the rumble

by WVPiratesfan on Feb 12, 2012 6:44 PM EST up reply actions

Yes, I know that

Standing on your hands, or landing on one foot, or landing on your side but making sure that your two feet don’t hit the ground, the spirit of the rule is still being broken, and it makes it all feel cheap- especially when things like one foot touching the ground are used fairly frequently. If something like one foot touching the ground was used once, when Shawn Michaels did it, and it remained a point of controversy, I’d be cool with that. The one foot touching the ground, it’s used at least once a year or so now (or it seems that way). Like I said, once you’re over the rope, any part of you touches the floor, that should be the end of it, you’re out.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 13, 2012 4:02 PM EST up reply actions

Can we have more That Was Awesome?

Seriously, it’s my favorite feature of this site by far. And I’ve missed it. :(

by tedums on Feb 11, 2012 6:36 PM EST reply actions 2 recs

it's essentially the same thing as Jesse's history pieces.

Morrison’s was more impressive than Kingstons.

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by *Californication* on Feb 11, 2012 7:26 PM EST up reply actions

Also agreed

Really like(d) this feature.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 11, 2012 9:31 PM EST up reply actions

agreed

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by 49erLou on Feb 12, 2012 1:24 PM EST up reply actions