On the tenth episode of WWE Hall Of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler’s podcast, Dinner With The King, Lawler discussed the current hot topic of WWE Champion Randy Orton ripping the indy wrestling scene. You can check out what he had to say here:
“I think that the problem Rip [Rogers] and Randy [Orton] have is what the young guys think they need to do to get noticed. It’s what the young guys do in these matches that bothers guys who have been in the business for a while. The young guys, like they said, they have a tendency to go out there and try to squeeze in every single move that they know. Every dive. Every flip. Every flop. Everything they can put in one 15-minute match. So in order to do that, if you are going to put all those moves in, you’re not going to have time to sell anything. It’s just going to be one move after another until the match is over.
“That is not the way wrestling became what it is today. Not what I think veterans look at and not what the business is supposed to be. It’s not that really entertaining for fans. I think that’s Rip’s and Randy’s point they are trying to make there.”
You can listen to the full episode of Dinner With The King here.
H/T to WrestlingINC for the transcribed quotes
