What’s more important: personality or performance?
The wake of Saturday’s event in London feels like a great opportunity to discuss the question as despite massive efforts in crucial, competitive matchups by Arnold Allen and Tom Aspinall (and others), Paddy Pimblett is the guy garnering the lion’s share of the attention.
On one hand, I get it: he’s magnetic, he’s charming, he has that indescribable something that just pulls you in every time you see him.
On the other hand, this felt like when the WWF used to have a debuting wrestler smash some jobber on Saturday Superstars and made a big deal about their arrival. Saturday’s fight with Kazula Vargas was a layup for Pimblett, and he still bobbled the ball a little initially.
Rather than write a couple thousand words on the subject, I thought a quick 25-minute pod was an easier way to express things, and hopefully a way for more of you to engage with the subject and give it a think.
I don’t know what the right answer is for everyone.
I know for me, performance trumps all, and while I too was impressed to see the star power of Pimblett on full display this past weekend, I was far more moved by the efforts of Allen, Aspinall, and several others, and feel like those performances are the ones I want to talk about more going forward.
Enjoy the pod and let me know what you think in the comments or on Twitter.
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