Ok, ready for a break from talk about photography and near death experiences? How about some scholarly work?
I’ve been selected to speak at the Comparative Drama Conference in Los Angeles in March on a panel about Professional Wrestling and Drama/Theatre. I’m currently writing the paper I intend to present.
So here’s where I need your help.
This is a survey to find out what a viewer’s response is to certain wrestling moves. You don’t have to be a wrestling fan. In fact, hopefully, I’ll have as many people who hate wrestling as who love it, thus making the data more diverse. The video to the right is just over five minutes long and the survey shouldn’t take more than ten minutes to complete tops. Please watch it and answer the survey below. Fair warning, there is some blood in it, so it might not be completely worksafe depending on where you are. I need a wide variety of responses here to get accurate data, so I’d love it if you’d help me out whether you’re a wrestling fan or even if you hate it. Just copy the survey below and post your answers as a comment on this blog (you can log in with a Facebook account, or create an account on this website by clicking the sign-in link, or comment anonymously. Anonymous comments won’t show up until I approve them later) or email them to me at mav+cdcpaper@elseworld.com, whichever is easier, or depending on whether you want your answers published here or not.
If you wouldn’t mind, please repost and get your friends to fill out the survey as well. Thank you very much for your help on this and let me know if you have any questions.
Survey
Demographics
Please list the following questions about yourself:
Gender:
Age:
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? (1 – I hate wrestling, 2 – I don’t care about wrestling, 3 – I used to like wrestling, 4 – I like professional wrestling, 5 – I am/was a professional wrestler)
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? (list 0 if you’re not a wrestling fan)
The Moves
For each move in the video, rate on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least and 5 being most) whether you find the move to be believable/realistic, difficult to perform, dangerous to perform safely, harmful to the victim, exciting to watch:
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):
Move 7 (
Corkscrew Moonsault
)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):
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Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):
Extra Notes
If any move stood out to you as particularly exciting, stupid, painful or otherwise made a lasting impression, please let me know. Similarly, if you have any other comments, feel free to add them as well.
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Survey
Demographics
Please list the following questions about yourself:
Gender:MALE
Age:25
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? 5
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? 15 years
The Moves
For each move in the video, rate on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least and 5 being most) whether you find the move to be believable/realistic, difficult to perform, dangerous to the perform safely, harmful to the victim, exciting to watch:
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 3
Excitement (2
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability 2
believable):3
Difficulty 1
Danger 3
Harmful 3
Excitement 2
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability 2
believable):2
Difficulty 2
Danger 2
Harmful 3
Excitement 2
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability 1
believable):1
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 1
Excitement 2
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability 1
believable):1
Difficulty 3
Danger 3
Harmful 3
Excitement 3
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability5
believable):5
Difficulty 1
Danger 4
Harmful 3
Excitement 2
Move 7 (
Corkscrew Moonsault
)
Believability 5
believable):5
Difficulty 5
Danger 3
Harmful 3
Excitement 3
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability 5
believable):5
Difficulty (1
Danger 3
Harmful 3
Excitement 2
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability 1
believable):1
Difficulty 1
Danger 3
Harmful 4
Excitement 3
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability 1
believable):1
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 1
Excitement 2
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability 2
believable):2
Difficulty 1
Danger (2
Harmful 2
Excitement 3
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability 1
believable):1
Difficulty 5
Danger (5
Harmful 3
Excitement (5
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability 5
believable):5
Difficulty 1
Danger 5
Harmful 4
Excitement 3
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability (4
believable):4
Difficulty 1
Danger 3
Harmful 3
Excitement 2
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability 2
believable):2
Difficulty 2
Danger 5
Harmful 5
Excitement 4
Gender: Male
Age: 17
How much of a fan: 4
How long: 8 years
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability 3
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 4
Excitement 4
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability 4
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 5
Excitement 5
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability 2
Difficulty 3
Danger 2
Harmful 4
Excitement 4
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability 1
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 1
Excitement 5
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability 2
Difficulty 3
Danger 4
Harmful 4
Excitement 5
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability5
Difficulty 2
Danger 1
Harmful 3
Excitement 4
Move 7 (
Corkscrew Moonsault
)
Believability 2
Difficulty 5
Danger 5
Harmful 1
Excitement 4
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability 5
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 5
Excitement 3
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability 1
Difficulty 3
Danger 1
Harmful 5
Excitement 4
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability 1
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 1
Excitement 5
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability 3
Difficulty 2
Danger 1
Harmful 4
Excitement 3
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability 2
Difficulty 5
Danger (5
Harmful 2
Excitement (5
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability 5
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 3
Excitement 5
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability 5
Difficulty 1
Danger 2
Harmful 3
Excitement 3
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability 2
Difficulty 2
Danger 1
Harmful 5
Excitement 4
Gender: F
Age: 46
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? 2
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? 0
The Moves
For each move in the video, rate on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least and 5 being most) whether you find the move to be believable/realistic, difficult to perform, dangerous to the perform safely, harmful to the victim, exciting to watch:
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability: 2
Difficulty: 1
Danger: 1
Harmful: 1
Excitement: 2
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability 2
Difficulty 1
Danger 2
Harmful 2
Excitement 2
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability 3
Difficulty 3
Danger 1
Harmful 1
Excitement 2
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability 1
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 1
Excitement 1
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability 1
Difficulty 3
Danger 2
Harmful 2
Excitement 2
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability 1
Difficulty 1
Danger 3
Harmful 2
Excitement 1
Move 7 (
Corkscrew Moonsault
)
Believability 1
Difficulty 4
Danger 2
Harmful 2
Excitement 3
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability 1
Difficulty 1
Danger 2
Harmful 3
Excitement 1
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability 1
Difficulty 2
Danger 1
Harmful 1
Excitement 2
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability 1
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 2
Excitement 1
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability 2
Difficulty 4
Danger 2
Harmful 2
Excitement 3
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability 1
Difficulty 4
Danger 3
Harmful 2
Excitement 3
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability 1
Difficulty 1
Danger 5
Harmful 5
Excitement 1
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability 2
Difficulty 2
Danger 2
Harmful 3
Excitement 2
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability 1
Difficulty 3
Danger 3
Harmful 4
Excitement 2
Extra Notes
If any move stood out to you as particularly exciting, stupid, painful or otherwise made a lasting impression, please let me know. Similarly, if you have any other comments, feel free to add them as well.
The barbed wire thing was just ridiculous. Even if the spikes were tamed down [and I’m assuming they were, as he should have looked like ground beef if it were completely real] it’s still insane. The two twisting moves were some nice acrobatics. The whole hulk hogan thing had me howling with laughter; it was clear he didn’t land one of those punches. I’ve read that piledrivers are insanely dangerous if done wrong, so it gets bonus ‘hard to do’ points. And I never really realized how homoerotic this sport is!
Gender: Female
Age:24
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? 2
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? 0
The Moves
For each move in the video, rate on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least and 5 being most) whether you find the move to be believable/realistic, difficult to perform, dangerous to the perform safely, harmful to the victim, exciting to watch:
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability : 1
Difficulty : 4
Danger :3
Harmful :2
Excitement:3
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability: 1
Difficulty :4
Danger :3
Harmful :2
Excitement :3
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability : 2
Difficulty : 4
Danger : 4
Harmful : 3
Excitement : 4
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability : 1
Difficulty : 1
Danger : 1
Harmful : 1
Excitement: 1
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability : 2
Difficulty: 2
Danger : 4
Harmful : 3
Excitement: 4
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability : 2
Difficulty : 1
Danger: 1
Harmful : 1
Excitement : 1
Move 7 (
Corkscrew Moonsault
)
Believability : 2
Difficulty: 5
Danger: 4
Harmful :3
Excitement: 5
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability : 3
Difficulty : 1
Danger : 2
Harmful : 4
Excitement : 3
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability : 2
Difficulty: 3
Danger : 2
Harmful : 2
Excitement: 3
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability : 2
Difficulty : 1
Danger :1
Harmful : 2
Excitement : 2
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability : 1
Difficulty : 2
Danger : 2
Harmful : 2
Excitement : 2
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability : 3
Difficulty : 3
Danger: 3
Harmful: 3
Excitement : 3
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability: 1
Difficulty:1
Danger:2
Harmful :2
Excitement :3
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability : 3
Difficulty: 2
Danger : 2
Harmful: 3
Excitement: 3
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability : 3
Difficulty : 2
Danger: 2
Harmful : 4
Excitement : 3
Gender: male
Age: 27
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? 5 – I am/was a professional wrestler
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? 22
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability 3
believable):3
Difficulty 2
Danger 2
Harmful 3
Excitement 3
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability 2
believable):3
Difficulty 1
Danger 3
Harmful 3
Excitement 4
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability 1
believable):3
Difficulty 2
Danger 2
Harmful 3
Excitement 2
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability 1
believable):1
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 1
Excitement 3
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability 1
believable):2
Difficulty 3
Danger 3
Harmful 3
Excitement 4
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability5
believable):5
Difficulty 1
Danger 4
Harmful 3
Excitement 2
Move 7 (Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability 5
believable:5
Difficulty 4
Danger 3
Harmful 3
Excitement 5
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability 5
believable):5
Difficulty: 2
Danger 3
Harmful 4
Excitement 3
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability 2
believable):1
Difficulty 1
Danger 5
Harmful 4
Excitement 3
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability 1
believable):1
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 1
Excitement 3
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability 2
believable):2
Difficulty 1
Danger 3
Harmful 2
Excitement 3
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability 1
believable):1
Difficulty 5
Danger 5
Harmful 3
Excitement 5
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability 5
believable):5
Difficulty 2
Danger 5
Harmful 4
Excitement 4
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability 3
believable):4
Difficulty 1
Danger 4
Harmful 3
Excitement 2
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability 2
believable: 3
Difficulty 3
Danger 5
Harmful 5
Excitement 4
Gender:M
Age: 35
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? 3
ave you been a wrestling fan? 25
The Moves
For each move in the video, rate on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least and 5 being most) whether you find the move to be believable/realistic, difficult to perform, dangerous to perform safely, harmful to the victim, exciting to watch:
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):1
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):1
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):1
Move 7 (
Corkscrew Moonsault
)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):5
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):1
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):1
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):1
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):5
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):5
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):1
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Gender: Male
Age: 30
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? 4 – I like professional wrestling
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? 15 years
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability 4
Difficulty 2
Danger 2
Harmful 2
Excitement 3
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability 3
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 1
Excitement 3
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability 4
Difficulty 5
Danger 4
Harmful 4
Excitement 5
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability 1
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 1
Excitement 3
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability 3
Difficulty 4
Danger 4
Harmful 3
Excitement 5
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability 4
Difficulty 2
Danger 3
Harmful 5
Excitement 4
Move 7 Corkscrew Moonsault
Believability 3
Difficulty 4
Danger 5
Harmful 5
Excitement 5
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability 2
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 2
Excitement 3
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability 3
Difficulty 4
Danger 4
Harmful 3
Excitement 3
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability 1
Difficulty 1
Danger 1
Harmful 1
Excitement 2
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability 3
Difficulty 2
Danger 2
Harmful 1
Excitement 2
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability 1
Difficulty 5
Danger 4
Harmful 3
Excitement 5
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability 2
Difficulty 2
Danger 2
Harmful 2
Excitement 4
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability 5
Difficulty 2
Danger (2
Harmful 4
Excitement 2
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability 3
Difficulty 4
Danger 4
Harmful 4
Excitement 3
Gender: Male
Age: 33
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? 5
The Moves
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 7 (Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 5
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 5
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 5
Extra Notes
Cowbell & Barbwire are not really moves, as much as they are just hitting someone with a sharp object…
Gender: Male
Age: 41
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? 4
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? (list 0 if you’re not a wrestling fan)30
The Moves
For each move in the video, rate on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least and 5 being most) whether you find the move to be believable/realistic, difficult to perform, dangerous to perform safely, harmful to the victim, exciting to watch:
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):1
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 7 (Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):1
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? 4
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? (list 0 if you’re not a wrestling fan)10
The Moves
For each move in the video, rate on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least and 5 being most) whether you find the move to be believable/realistic, difficult to perform, dangerous to perform safely, harmful to the victim, exciting to watch:
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 7 (Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):5
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Age: 36
Fandom: 3
Years: 4
Caveat: I train in submission grappling, and know the “real” versions of many pro wrestling moves.
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 5
Aw, HELL yeah! http://cdn1.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/166651/pettis_kick-slo_mo.gif
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
(Answers were completely different in middle school)
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 7 (Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
It is required that everyone love the people’s elbow, even if it’s a little dumb. Obligatory MMA usage: http://piczasso.com/i/ni6pi.gif
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
It’s actually mostly an ankle/hip lock, and 100% legit. I have finished people several times with the half boston crab.
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
So, I guess the internal rating system I used:
Believability: How much could one expect to be able to pull this off in a real fight
Difficulty: How difficult is it to do in a pro wrestling context (i.e. not maiming anyone)
Danger: In a real fight, how dangerous is this
Harmful: In a prow wrestling match, how dangerous is this
I might’ve gotten danger and harmful backwards from what you intended.
Also, Japanese and Mexican pro wrestling are both better than American. Sorry.
Gender: M
Age: 35
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? (1 – I hate wrestling, 2 – I don’t care about wrestling, 3 – I used to like wrestling, 4 – I like professional wrestling, 5 – I am/was a professional wrestler)
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? (list 0 if you’re not a wrestling fan)
2.5
The Moves
For each move in the video, rate on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least and 5 being most) whether you find the move to be believable/realistic, difficult to perform, dangerous to perform safely, harmful to the victim, exciting to watch:
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 0
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 7 (Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3 (not deadly but you could lose an eye)
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Extra Notes
If any move stood out to you as particularly exciting, stupid, painful or otherwise made a lasting impression, please let me know. Similarly, if you have any other comments, feel free to add them as well.
The people’s elbow really isn’t very electrifying, and Hulking up is just stupid from start to finish.
Gender: Female
Age: 34
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? 4
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? Off and on for about 26 years.
The Moves
For each move in the video, rate on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least and 5 being most) whether you find the move to be believable/realistic, difficult to perform, dangerous to perform safely, harmful to the victim, exciting to watch:
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): Depends on the wrestler doing it.
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 5
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 7 (
Corkscrew Moonsault
)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 5
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
(If it’s the Rock doing it, straight 5s, if not, see below)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Gender:
Age: 50
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? 1
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? 0
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 7 (Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Gender: Female
Age: 22
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? 5
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? 10 years
The Moves
For each move in the video, rate on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least and 5 being most) whether you find the move to be believable/realistic, difficult to perform, dangerous to perform safely, harmful to the victim, exciting to watch:
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 5
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 7 (Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 5
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 5
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 2
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Extra Notes
I really hate how The People’s Elbow and Hulking Up are finishers and are so over with the crowd. No skill is shown, they’re completely unrealistic, and yet people love them.
Gender: Female
Age: 30
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? 2 – I don’t care about wrestling
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? 0
The Moves
For each move in the video, rate on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least and 5 being most) whether you find the move to be believable/realistic, difficult to perform, dangerous to perform safely, harmful to the victim, exciting to watch:
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):1
Move 7 (Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):1
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):1
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Gender: Male
Age: 44
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? (1 – I hate wrestling, 2 – I don’t care about wrestling, 3 – I used to like wrestling, 4 – I like professional wrestling, 5 – I am/was a professional wrestler): 3
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? (list 0 if you’re not a wrestling fan): 0
The Moves
For each move in the video, rate on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least and 5 being most) whether you find the move to be believable/realistic, difficult to perform, dangerous to perform safely, harmful to the victim, exciting to watch:
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):1
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 0
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 0
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 0
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 0
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 0
Doesn’t even warrant a “1”
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 7 (
Corkscrew Moonsault
)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 1
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 0
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 0
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 0
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 0
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 0
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
What-No Camel Clutch?
I know the parameters are “1” thru “5” but Hulking Up and Barbed Wire were too moronic to even warrant a “1”.
I can’t really watch what WWE passes for “wrestling”, unless I’m boozed up enough to dumb myself down WWE levels. I’m more a fan of the “old school” guys like Bruno Sammartino, and Luche Libre legends like Santo and Blue Demon.
I guess I found the Boston Crab to be most entertaining out of all 15.
Gender: M
Age: 52
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? 2
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? 0
The Moves
For each move in the video, rate on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least and 5 being most) whether you find the move to be believable/realistic, difficult to perform, dangerous to perform safely, harmful to the victim, exciting to watch:
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability : 1
Difficulty : 2
Danger : 1
Harmful : 1
Excitement : 1
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability : 1
Difficulty : 1
Danger : 1
Harmful : 1
Excitement: 1
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability : 2
Difficulty : 3
Danger : 3
Harmful : 2
Excitement : 3
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability : 1
Difficulty : 1
Danger : 1
Harmful : 1
Excitement : 1
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability : 1
Difficulty : 4
Danger : 4
Harmful : 2
Excitement : 3
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability : 1
Difficulty : 1
Danger : 1
Harmful : 1
Excitement : 1
Move 7 (
Corkscrew Moonsault
)
Believability (: 1
Difficulty : 4
Danger : 3
Harmful : 2
Excitement : 3
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability : 3
Difficulty : 2
Danger : 2
Harmful : 2
Excitement : 2
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability : 1
Difficulty : 1
Danger : 1
Harmful : 1
Excitement : 1
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability : 1
Difficulty : 1
Danger : 1
Harmful : 1
Excitement : 1
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability : 1
Difficulty : 1
Danger : 1
Harmful : 1
Excitement : 2
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (: 1
Difficulty : 5
Danger : 4
Harmful : 2
Excitement : 4
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability : 4
Difficulty : 3
Danger : 2
Harmful : 1
Excitement : 4
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability : 1
Difficulty : 1
Danger : 1
Harmful : 1
Excitement : 1
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability : 1
Difficulty : 2
Danger : 1
Harmful : 1
Excitement : 1
Note: “Hulking Out” has GOT to be the silliest thing here.
Note: Anything with guys flying through the air always looks kinda cool, ’cause it looks hard to do
Demographics
Please list the following questions about yourself:
Gender: Male
Age:
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? (1 – I hate wrestling, 2 – I don’t care about wrestling, 3 – I used to like wrestling, 4 – I like professional wrestling, 5 – I am/was a professional wrestler)
4
Roughly how many years have you been a wrestling fan? (list 0 if you’re not a wrestling fan)
25
The Moves
For each move in the video, rate on a scale of 1-5 (1 being least and 5 being most) whether you find the move to be believable/realistic, difficult to perform, dangerous to perform safely, harmful to the victim, exciting to watch:
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 5+
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 7 (Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 5
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 4
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 3
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable): 2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do): 3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous): 5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly): 5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing): 5
Gender: Male
Age: 44
How much of a professional wrestling fan are you? 5
How long? 32 years
The Moves
Move 1 (Sitdown Backbreaker)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 2 (Stone Cold Stunner)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 3 (Springboard Kick)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 4 (Hulking Up)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):1
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):1
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 5 (Frog Splash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):3
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):5
Move 6 (Crossface)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 7 (Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 8 (More Cowbell)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):5
Move 9 (Styles Clash)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):2
Move 10 (People’s Elbow)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):1
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):2
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 11 (Dudley Death Drop)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):3
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):3
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 12 (Asai Corkscrew Moonsault)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):1
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):5
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):5
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 13 (Barbwire 2×4)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):4
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):3
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):3
Move 14 (Boston Crab)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):5
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):2
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):2
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):4
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):4
Move 15 (Tombstone Piledriver)
Believability (1 – unrealistic, 5 – very believable):2
Difficulty (1 – easy to do, 5 – hard to do):4
Danger (1 – not dangerous, 5 – very dangerous):4
Harmful (1 – harmless, 5 – potentially deadly):5
Excitement (1 – boring, 5 – amazing):5
Notes: I am assuming that the Danger # is potential actual harm, and the Harmful # is the perceived worked damage. Excitement is assuming that a skilled practitioner is doing the move and what the crowd reaction would be for that wrestler. Are you going to post your paper?