LogFAQs > #939016448

It sounds stupid, but logical in a strange way. Orton's logic seems to be, "By forcing you to wrestle, you take more bumps on your neck. Are you in "wrestling" shape rather than fighting shape?' It doesn't make sense from a fight perspective, because you would assume you'd take more damage in a hardcore brawl. Orton in a "sport" context is saying he's in better condition, can force Edge to take abuse he wasn't taking in the LMS standing match. Chinlocks, stomps, etc.

The break in the logic is Orton as a wrestler is very slow and methodical anyway. If this were say AJ or Rollins, who move way WAY faster than Orton tends to, maybe they'd push Edge in a cardio standpoint and just prove they were better athletes rather than fighters. That or someone like Strowman, who would just chuck Edge all over the room with power moves. Orton's problem is historically, he's pretty much been in just as much hardcore shit Edge has been, just less TLC or whatever. It's a wash.

I get the match in theory. They just chose the wrong person to justify it with. My guess is a 60 minute iron man match (what would have made the idea work) is just out of the question for our sanity. Ass backwards booking with the wrong person to make the silly idea work...

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