WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray (Bubba Ray Dudley) appeared on an episode of Busted Open Radio, where he talked about a number of topics including the execution of the Texas Bullrope Match from AEW Collision.
Ray said, “I think the effort was there, without a doubt. There were some shining moments. I think, execution-wise, [it] could have been a little tighter… Obviously, I love the women’s willingness to bleed. I love the physicality when they each brought it, but I saw a lack of physicality at times.”
On the match’s use of the stipulation:
“What makes the finish of a submission match unique is that you can only win the match with a submission. What makes the finish of an “I Quit” match unique? You can only win by someone saying ‘I quit!’ There are no pinfalls. So, I wish — not just AEW, but any wrestling company that does a Texas Bullrope Match — would stick to the original stipulation of the [drag], because now, all I’m getting is a pinfall in a Texas Bullrope match…You’ve taken everything unique about this gimmick match, and you’ve thrown it out the window. All it is a glorified No DQ weapons match, where the girls are tied to a bull rope.”
On the pinfall finish:
“Thunder Rosa gives Deonna Purrazzo a bulldog through the table. Is that not strong enough to pin her with? Like, that should be your finish. Like … that should be the agent saying, ‘Ladies, the table is your finish. Once you do the bulldog through the table, boom, there’s your 1, 2, 3.’”
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