Writing a post like this 20 years ago would have caused a witch hunt and burning at the stake...but its a different age so here goes...Who would all our good readers, be they punters or wrestlers, consider the best at the seemingly lost art of 'selling' ? It seems like these days even the most elaborate routine of holds, throws and kicks results in instant comebacks with little thought of believability and showing the pain. Kind of devalues the best finishes or sets up modern wrestlers as even more superhuman than before ? The believability goes. In days of old I would say Tony St Clair was the king. Everything he did had purpose and every bit of punishment he took the crowd were gasping in total belief. His facial expressions, his cries of pain, his holding onto limbs were all done to perfection and caused even more hatred to the likes of John Quinn who was dealing it out. Marty Jones would also be a close second.Opinions ?
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Steve Viedor the absolute master for me. His smelling salts in his Royal Albert Hall bout with Gwyn Davies are a joy to behold: he even pre-planned his suffering!
One youtube bout that continues to fascinate is McManus giving away several stones to Tornado Torontos. Torontos just crumbles and sells every little flick of Mick. Such a clear sign of an employee trying to ingratiate himself with the boss. It goes beyond what you describe, Norfolk Snake, and creates a realm of overselling.