hey,
big fan of the blog, you're awesome, and the like. I grew up a big wrestling fan and hadn't been around it much since the WWF became WWE, and you're blog and the community around it have re-invigorated my passion for the business. This is in response to your freshly written article in Pro Wrestling Press.
Ok, so the idea behind the irish whip is hard to explain, but to get to the heart of the psycology, you gotta think of the "whip into the stairs on the outside" spot, and Bret's chest-into-turnbuckle spot.
Let's start by assuming that it is as hard to vertically suplex someone as it is to throw their body forward by pulling one arm while pushing on their back. If someone tried to irish whip you, and you resisted, your shoulder or elbow (on knee or ankle) could easily strain, or worse, dislocate (I have plates and screws in my shoulder to prove it). So, it would be best to follow the momentum and thus travel in the direction of the force (i.e. forward toward the ring ropes, turnbuckle, or dreaded steel stairs). The quickness of the exchange would force you to pretty much sprint out of the whip , or you'll just be thrown to the floor (our steel stairs spot). Ok, so you're heading toward the ropes; if you try to stop cold, you could easily blow out a knee or pull one of the many tendons, ligaments, or muscles in your legs, or break an ankle. So, you run into the ropes or buckles. Now, you wanna hit those with your back, so you don't get clotheslined by the
ropes or hit the turnbuckles chest first. So, now you're hitting those ropes back-first, they absorb your kinetic energy and re-direct the force forward again. So, you're running to protect those legs again, but you don't have time to properly slow down, so you get a face full of Hogan's size 16 (or whatever, Gorilla) boot. Just my attempt to explain it; I didn't invent the spot. But come on, would Bret do it if it didn't make sense?
thanks for your time and the kick-ass ranting.
hugs and kisses,
Josh (aka muggies247)
That’s actually not as batshit crazy as some of the other explanations I’ve heard over the years, so thanks! Now I can sleep at night again.
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