Dax Harwood believes pro wrestling in 2022 could do with more emotion.
As part of the tag team FTR, Dax Harwood has been involved in many highly emotional matches. Both himself and Cash Wheeler have a habit of garnering much emotion from pro wrestling fans, both positive and negative depending on whether they are heels or faces.
While speaking on “Culture State”, Dax Harwood stated that he feels modern-day pro wrestling lacks emotion. This is something that FTR is obviously working to correct.
The match we had with The Briscoes, go back and watch it. There weren’t really any big moves. All it was, was selling,” Harwood said. “… The big suplex to the floor which did hurt like hell, we sold, all of us, all of us sold for like two minutes … The thing that makes them remember is their feeling, you know? How they felt. Again, the match with the Briscoes, they’re not going to remember the suplex to the floor. That’s not — they’re going to remember the feeling they got from that. That’s all there is to it.
That’s what’s missing in wrestling, is the emotion. My wife will watch when I’m on. She has no idea what a 450 feels like, or a Shooting Star Press, or even a Snapmare, you know? She doesn’t know what those feel like, but she knows what sadness feels like, and frustration, and happiness … So when you can make people feel that then you’ve got them, and that’s when it becomes a classic.”
Dax Harwood on Culture State
The pair have squared off in singles competition which had fans on the edge of their seats in the past. They have also had incredible matches with The Young Bucks and The Briscoes over the last few months. FTR are set to defend their Ring Of Honor Tag titles at Death Before Dishonor later this month.
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