Posted 28 August 2008 - 05:36 PM
It's not as bad that WWE hypes him to be like this. It's that people are believing it. Constantly saying Jeff Hardy is one of the most extreme ever, yadda yadda. Being an indy fan like myself, that does get to me, since I know how false it is. Even being just sheltered to the WWE I see that it is false. The standing phoenix splash I still find amazing actually. Just look at it, it's an amazing display of athletic ability. And the thing with Evans, is that he has so many moves in his arsenal that he can pull out to amaze the fans. By no means is he a great wrestler though. Although he is improving. But what I'm saying is, he has a wide array of these athletic or high flying moves that he can pull out. Not like Jeff Hardy, who is a one trick pony per say.
It's not that I don't like him that makes him not talented. It's him being not talented that makes me not like him. Sure, he can sell and make combacks. But his selling is always the same thing. He always just does the "dead sell" or at least quite often. Dead sell, being that he just lays on the ground as if he was dead. That and some yelling occasionally, but mainly the dead sell. He does his come backs, but this same sequence of events happens every single match. He'll hit some of his stuff, dead sell, come back, Swanton, match over. People constantly hate on Cena for doing the same things, yet Hardy is the same, but worse actually. At least Cena has his mic skills and can work the crowd in his favor, Jeff Hardy does not possess these skills.
EDIT: If they were a truly good wrestler, they wouldn't have to be stuck to the set of five moves. They would have a full move set to choose from. Since you used Sydal, I can say he has a huge set of moves to choose from. Being from the indies, mainly ROH or Japan, everyone has like five finishers. And tons of secondary moves. Not to mention the basics and what not. So, Sydal, or any good wrestler should be able to have a full move set at the top.