Richie: thanks for helping us out with word associations. I bet you're one helluva scrabble player.

As for wrestling, I think the creativity of Earl Jones is as perplexing as a Picasso painting. I think the same thing about Ben Askren. I watch Ben drill and he doesn't drill any common moves. He says, "I already know a single, double, hc, etc...why would I waste time doing those moves?" He works on moves that have no names. He puts his drilling partners into situations that he gets into in matches and he works his particular style from there. Some people unable to grasp how fundamentally sound Ben is call it "funk". But that actually cheapens his accomplishments. But I do understand why at first glance people find real innovation perplexing. I think the feeling of admiration about which you write comes later.