Monday, February 25, 2013

How Obstacle Races Could Help Wrestling Ability

By Rob Sutter


When I first started to watch wrestling, my attention was first taken by the sights of these astounding men and women who could take to the skies. They moved at such quick paces that it was almost hard to focus on the match but I knew those were instances of quality matches being unraveled in front of me. Even today, it seems like people want to stand out with the stellar moves they perform. Obstacle races could very well home these abilities for the action done in the ring later.

While he may not be contracted by World Wrestling Entertainment anymore, I believe that John Morrison proved himself in the company. With so many flips and leaps in his arsenal, his matches were rich in intensity as well as mind-blowing talent. No one seemed to be able to keep up with him and I think that was part of his appeal. Many fans enjoyed watching Morrison because there was no one who performed the moves that he managed to pull off while making it look easy.

There's a reason as to why Morrison has been able to showcase such great offense. Morrison is almost an expert when it comes to parkour, which is an athletic event that involves running across long distances in additions to leaps and flips. These fit his style perfectly and he was able to showcase the skill he had amassed, being shown nicely during these bouts. It's clear that these matches involved so many great moves and it almost seemed like Morrison couldn't be bested by anyone.

Parkour is one of those events that leave me legitimately stunned and that's rare for someone like me, who has been exposed to wrestling in great amounts. The events that can help out on this matter could most likely be seen in obstacle races and I think that they could build the move sets of certain wrestlers. This stands as one of my few criticisms of the sport because I don't think enough wrestlers have extensive arrays of moves. Who's to say that events such as Spartan Race couldn't help on the matter?

It's tough to explain why wrestling today, at least in WWE, is riddled with move sets which seem either limited or predictable. Maybe there's more of an emphasis on safety and people don't want to compete that levels which may harm others if the talent is inexperienced. Whatever the case may be, I think that it's wrong for talent to be censored so much. Obstacle races could potentially free up these sorts of moves but who is to say on the matter?




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