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- As a current trainee at
the Fallout Shelter Wrestling

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School in New York City, a host

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of the Weekly Wrestling
Review podcast, go for the pen

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and a fan of wrestling.

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For over 25 years, I'm able

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to provide a different
perspective on wrestling

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than your average fan.

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One thing I've gotten
to practice as a student

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that I've always enjoyed
witnessing as a fan

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and critic is the sixth phase structure

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of a typical wrestling match.

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If you're new to the sport

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or consider yourself a casual fan,

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you probably don't even notice
this structure when you're

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watching it each week.

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Maybe you think the promos

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and press conferences are
where the stories get told,

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and the mat is only where
they climax are resolved.

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You couldn't be more
wrong. The truth is punk.

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I'm jealous of you with so much psychology

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that goes into each and every match.

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Bell to bell, there's a
six act play unfolding

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between those ropes
that captures the drama

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and storytelling of
professional wrestling.

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So now I'm gonna teach 'em to you

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so you can follow along next time.

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Your favorite heel, the baby face

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has you on the edge of your seat.

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The six phases of a typical
pro wrestling match are the

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shine, the cutoff, the
heat, the hope spot,

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the comeback, and the finish.

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Every match is different
and may have variations,

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but there's a certain formula that more

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or less remains the same.

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One, WE Superstar who's made
a living using this formula is

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the current never seen 17 greatest

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of all time undisputed
WWE champion John Cena.

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The self-proclaimed former leader

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of the Chang Gang has mastered the art

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of the six part structure,
which was the foundation

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of his ring work during
his prime super Cena days,

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a period roughly between 2006 and 2014

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or 15 when his gimmick was
basically indestructible

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and he'd still win matches
even if he got his ass

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kicked the entire time.

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Let's take a time.

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Super Cena put the classic
six phase structure to work

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during a match with the
hungry during young.

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In most television broadcast,

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mainstream professional
wrestling companies,

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the talents performing in
singles competition primarily

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stick to the same formula.

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The shine is used to establish the baby

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face as the better wrestler.

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Normally we'll see a
baby face out, wrestle

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to heel very early in a match.

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As we look back at John CV,
Darren Young from this episode

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of Raw aired on August
16th, 2010, at the start

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of the contest, we see back

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and forth wrestling between the two

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beginning with a dropdown.

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Then we see a leapfrog
followed by a show tackle.

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We've seen a finishing
with a headlock takeover.

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Dan takes it again to
young, nice headlock.

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Take down again by Sena.

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This is called a universal spot,

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which is taught very early in most

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professional wrestling schools.

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Once Sena, the good guy
shows he's superior.

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This eventually leads to phase two.

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Somebody's afraid of what I'm gonna say.

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The second phase of the
match comes in the form

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of a cutoff depending
on the type of match.

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This can happen in many ways.

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In some cases, the cutoff
will happen when a heel gets

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frustrated that they fail

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to out wrestles the beloved
baby face in a resort

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to underhanded tricks.

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This can come in a form of a
eye poke, a shot to the throat,

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or just flat out punching
a hero in the face.

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Sometimes none of this happens though,

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and the he will just catch
an unsuspecting baby face

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with a move he or she doesn't see coming.

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In this nexus, feuded
match Young cuts off CNA

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with a clean back suplex.

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Tina had been the heart sold

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of team WWE really define the
idea of hills always having

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to use a dirty tactic
to gain an advantage.

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This was done to tell a
story that young wanted

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to defeat Cena without using
such underhanded tricks.

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Once the bad guy has gotten an edge,

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we move to the next phase.

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As the match progresses,

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we eventually move into a phase commonly

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referred to as the heat.

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This is the point of a match

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where the heel is beating
down a beloved baby face.

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Ever so often, the baby face
will show signs of life,

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but overall, this is
really the hill's moment

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to look good for the audience.

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Watch. As Young lands a barrage

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of moves on the two
time Roy Rumble winner,

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which includes a nice close
line, a great leg drop,

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and a swinging neck breaker.

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The main reason for this
phase is to build sympathy

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for the hero and to try to get the crowd

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behind the baby face.

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After the fan favorite has taken a beating

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for a few minutes, it's
imperative to inform the crowd

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that the person they
believe in still has life.

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This is what the appropriately named Hope

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Spot is designed to do.

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The hope spot is the phase of the match

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where