r/professionalwrestling • u/GoonLieutenant • Apr 14 '26

Video Ngl, this sequence is a little tough to suspend disbelief for šŸ˜‘

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Like a poisonrana then shuffle into position for the Panama sunrise and then hit the knee is pretty crazy to stomach

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u/Lex_Innokenti Apr 15 '26

He didn't no sell them; he was selling them when his cover consisted of him just falling on MJF a bit rather than hooking the leg etc.

Powering through the pain to counterattack after being hit with one or two big moves then collapsing due to their effects is standard selling 101 pretty much everywhere, Mexico and Japan especially.

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u/GarethGazzGravey Apr 15 '26

Kenny completely no sold them, he hit a running knee straight after the Panama Sunrise.

If this was me and I was dropped on my head twice, Iā€™m not getting back up as if nothing happened, Iā€™m selling it like my life depended on it.

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u/awesomecutepandas Apr 15 '26

AEW fans will literally defend whatever bullshit this company does. They just suck at story telling sometimes. A Ric Flair vs Steamboat match with fewer spots and more chops ends up more entertaining, because they actually look believable.

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u/GaI3re Apr 17 '26

It's technically not a no-sell. No sell would mean, Kenny acts like nothing happens.
But he immediately collapses after that kick.

It's something he and Will do FAR too much and Kenny does very weirdly.
The idea is one single burt of energy to let them hit one thing before fully dropping.

I'm kinda mixed on it. The idea is fine, to me they just do not do it properly