WWE legend Kevin Nash feels like, nowadays, wrestlers don’t really sell moves as much as they used to during his days. Instead, he says they “register” moves in the ring.
Speaking during a recent episode of Kliq This TV (via Wrestling Inc.), Nash said that there is a difference between “selling” a move and “registering” one. To Nash, the difference is major when performing in front of a live audience.
“What I’ve I’m noticing more and more is nobody sells. Everybody registers,” Nash said. “They register what’s happening to them, but then it’s a turnaround, and it’s like, nobody sells. Registering is like this [a brief reaction], where selling is like, you’re in trouble, you know? Like you’re curling up in a ball.”
Nash reflected on a past match with Diamond Dallas Page for an example as to what he meant.
“I can remember a specific time when I was working with Dallas, and I would do something.” said Nash. “I’d cut him off, and I would just tell him, ‘just sell till I come back to you.’”
That doesn’t mean everyone isn’t doing this, though. Nash recently praised a match between AJ Styles and Finn Balor as one where both were performing well.
“I thought that was an excellent match. I really enjoyed watching that…there was, there was times when they register and times when they sell.”
Nash called Rhea Ripley one of the most impressive stars in today’s wrestling scene. He also compared Ripley’s aura to that of Hulk Hogan.
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