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Originally Posted by #BrotherVito DELETED
I've grown to hate the word "botch", because it just reeks of condescension and a certain kind of smugness.
As long as no one's getting hurt, and the wrestlers involved are good enough to know how to cover up and make it work, a "botch" is fine. It's supposed to be a real fight, supposed to be a struggle, so not everything is going to look smooth and crisp every time. One of the reasons I loved Sabu was that he was always able to make even the most elaborate spots look like a desperate act, and if anything it only added to it when they didn't always come off correctly.
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I agree with this, almost completely. But I have never been as big on the match quality as the story. A sloppy punch up appeals to me if there is a reason why guys hate each other.
The only exception is what Jinder did. He made the whole thing look stupid with the delayed reaction. No problem missing the cue or the spot, like you say, but point to you head, pretend you outsmarted him. Don't be a knob and fall over.
Callihan botch annoyed me recently though. It was unsafe and could have ended a career. Put an egg on Kevin Sullivan's head recently too. Not a great idea to make being a clumsy idiot into your gimmick. Doesn't make you hard, just unsafe and bad at your job