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Shoots the half?

  • 08-04-2014 11:54AM
    #1
    Vinz Mesrine
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,833 ✭✭✭


    What is this nonsense Michael Cole has started spouting lately? I was an avid wrestling fan up until 2009, stopped for a few years but have got back into it since late last year. I have never heard that phrase used before, can someone explain it?


Comments

  • #2
    Moneymaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,844 ✭✭✭Moneymaker


    Micheal Cole is awful.

    What more explaining do you need?


  • #3
    rovert
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,089 ✭✭✭✭rovert


    Half nelson


  • #4
    Vinz Mesrine
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,833 ✭✭✭Vinz Mesrine


    It's when the wrestler makes a cover


  • #5
    beakerjoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,046 ✭✭✭✭beakerjoe


    Shoots to half

    Its an MMA reference, refers to half mount.


  • #6
    salacious crumb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,029 ✭✭✭salacious crumb


    Cole is a moron. What he thinks he's talking about is this....

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_hold

    He's wrong though. What he actually means is the person attempting a pin has hooked one of his opponents arms.


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  • #7
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    It actually means to turn a face-down wrestler over in order to make a pin.


  • #8
    gnfnrhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,478 ✭✭✭✭gnfnrhead


    A half nelson to turn a face down opponent for a pin attempt. It's the easiest way to turn someone over.


  • #9
    CSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,909 ✭✭✭✭CSF


    Michael Cole gets an overly harsh time of it.


  • #10
    D.Q
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,054 ✭✭✭D.Q


    CSF wrote: »
    Michael Cole gets an overly harsh time of it.

    he's just the face of the ****e that he's being fed really. But that means he is going to have to bear the brunt of the criticism.

    Personally I hate they guy. I think he does a very bad job of selling the talent to the viewers at home. He just doesn't seem to care. Jerry Lawler is worse again.


  • #11
    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    The current announce set up is brutal. Theres no play by play, and if you call what JBL and King do "colour", then that's awful too.

    I hate that commentary and the teams now have tto tell stories rather than call the action in the ring. But I agree with a lot here, Michael Cole should never have been allowed to commentary, he was best suited having a tshirt put over his head backstage. Bring back Kevin Kelly!


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  • #12
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    William Regal is badly needed on RAW imo.


  • #13
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61,272 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    To be a litte bit fair to Michael Cole he is just like one of the Muppets someone else words come out of his mouth He is controlled by someone else.

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  • #14
    gnfnrhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,478 ✭✭✭✭gnfnrhead


    Look back at Cole's time with Taz and early JBL on Smackdown. When allowed, he is a very good commentator.
    "gerrybbadd wrote:
    Bring back Kevin Kelly!

    Worst commentator in wrestling today. He makes Lawler look amazing.


  • #15
    salacious crumb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,029 ✭✭✭salacious crumb


    gnfnrhead wrote: »
    Look back at Cole's time with Taz and early JBL on Smackdown. When allowed, he is a very good commentator.


    Do you mean back when he ALWAYS called moves by the wrong name? :pac:


  • #16
    D.Q
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,054 ✭✭✭D.Q


    and the wors thing is, we probably have to deal with another ten + years of the current gob****es.


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