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A super nerdy thread of some of the little things I liked about Ricky Starks' in ring work from his match on Dark that make him stand out from the crowd (apologies for the green flashes, gifcam gonna gifcam)
After failing to muscle Carter off his feet, he instead traps the foot and uses leverage to take him down
He doesn't just sit in a hold, he's constantly looking for ways to escape, trying different things until he finds the one that works
This is a pretty common spot, but Starks doesn't just stand there and allow Carter to scoot through his legs, he's actively trying to grab him as he does
I always pop for a forearm across the jaw on a pin, watch your Regal/Finlay tapes people!
A nasty submission hold that looks like he's trying to really fucking hurt his opponent
I hadn't seen much of Starks before but he made me a fan in this match, this is the kind of stuff I crave in wrestling but so many wrestlers seem to overlook or ignore the connective tissue that can add so much flavour to a match (a strange mixed metaphor I admit!)
