14 Hot Takes On The Week In Wrestling (Jan 13th)

1. Moves That Need Retiring, Part 3

Ever since Brock Lesnar squawked out 'Suplex City, B*TCH' to Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 31, WWE have milked it for all they're worth, taking an off-the-cuff bit of trashtalking and transforming it into a merchandising catchphrase with the same horrible glee that made Cruella de Vil steal puppies for their skins. That alone would ensure that his myriad variations on the suplex stay in his moveset - especially the dozen or more release Germans he throws at his opponents every match. I could go a good long time without seeing them again, though. It's not just the worrying theory that multiple German suplexes were responsible for Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit and Edge requiring neck surgery back in the day, although that's one good reason. Lesnar's not exactly sloppy, but neither does he bother much about taking care of his opponents, or where and how they land. At Battleground last year, Rollins was being so manhandled that he barely got to jump and control his landing at all. No, it's the fact that they make Lesnar's matches so predictable. Suplex after suplex after suplex after yawn bloody yawn. I rewatched his match with Cena for the title at Summerslam 2014 recently, and I haven't seen that many Germans in one place since Oktoberfest. And since there's pretty much no one on the roster who's been booked as anywhere near a match for him, we're likely to get more of the no-selling sniggering monster suplexing people out of their socks. Don't get me wrong... I love the character. I love the way Lesnar plays him. I love the threat level he represents. I just find the matches themselves get boring as soon as he breaks out the suplexes. There's more to life than suplexes, people. Also... he's got to hit like, a million of them in a row before he goes for a finish. Reminds me of a wrestling video game. *mashes buttons*