Wrestling

[MK Shrimper]

Can someone explain to me why intellegent(!) people would watch this fake American dross? It's not a sport in any way shape or form. It more choreographed than High School Musical with artificially pumped up bad "actors".

I just don't understand why anyone over the age of 11 would watch it!

Wrestling afficianados, please explain, cos I'd rather watch paint dry.

 

[Bentley's Absurd Gait]

It's crap now, but I really enjoyed wrestling in it's late 90s heyday. Why? That's a good question. Maybe because I like being contrary. But I think it's the overblown theatre, and that in stark contrast to real sports (especially football, Blues style), you know you're going to get a happy ending.

 

[C C Csiders]

See my response in the other Ric Flair (?) thread. I want to die.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Can someone explain to me why intellegent(!) people would watch this fake American dross? It's not a sport in any way shape or form. It more choreographed than High School Musical with artificially pumped up actors.

I just don't understand why anyone over the age of 11 would watch it!

Wrestling afficianados, please explain, cos I'd rather watch paint dry.

That's easy for me to answer - as a red blooded woman, I can look at the likes of the Rock (originally), HBK and now Batista and drool! Plus honourable mention to some of the older tag teams like the Dudleys and the Hardy Boys who were very entertaining to watch.

 

[BrettieAngell]

It's crap now, but I really enjoyed wrestling in it's late 90s heyday. Why? That's a good question. Maybe because I like being contrary. But I think it's the overblown theatre, and that in stark contrast to real sports (especially football, Blues style), you know you're going to get a happy ending.

Agreed, Austin, Mankind, The Rock, Undertaker, Triple HHH etc. they were the days!

Haven't watched it for a long time though.

 

[Cricko]

Hmmmm Some sorts of Wrestling are ok...;)

 

[BrettieAngell]

Hmmmm Some sorts of Wrestling are ok...;)

Good call! :)

 

[MK Shrimper]

Miss West Stand and "friend" argue over who gets first dibs on Darryl's platform shoes :D

 

[OldBlueLady]

Agreed, Austin, Mankind, The Rock, Undertaker, Triple HHH etc. they were the days!

Haven't watched it for a long time though.

Undertaker and Triple H were both winners in the Elimination Chambers at No Way Out on Sunday night ppv, so they're both very much still around. Stone Cold and Mick Foley make the odd excursion back too.

 

[DTS]

It's crap now, but I really enjoyed wrestling in it's late 90s heyday. Why? That's a good question. Maybe because I like being contrary. But I think it's the overblown theatre, and that in stark contrast to real sports (especially football, Blues style), you know you're going to get a happy ending.

Summed up my feelings exactly.

As an eleven year old Dad of DtS took me to watch WWF and I love it. obviously as you get older the magic soon wears off but as a kid it was good honest fun.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Undertaker and Triple H were both winners in the Elimination Chambers at No Way Out on Sunday night ppv, so they're both very much still around. Stone Cold and Mick Foley make the odd excursion back too.

I know they are still in it, but the hey day was the late 90's early noughties!

The storylines were actually good back then!

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

Good in the old days of Hulk Hogan, Million Dollar Man, Bret Hart et al but now just seems to be ludicrous storylines and none of the characters of day gone by.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Summed up my feelings exactly.

As an eleven year old Dad of DtS took me to watch WWF and I love it. obviously as you get older the magic soon wears off but as a kid it was good honest fun.

I'm a bit older and all that sort of happened when I was 17/18. I never understood it then.

Give me Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks anyday.

 

[Yer Blues]

Give me Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks anyday.

as the actress said to the bishop

 

[davewebbsbrain]

It's crap now, but I really enjoyed wrestling in it's late 90s heyday. Why? That's a good question. Maybe because I like being contrary. But I think it's the overblown theatre, and that in stark contrast to real sports (especially football, Blues style), you know you're going to get a happy ending.

The 90's..

Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Brutus 'the barber' beefcake, the Hart foundation...I loved it..

 

[Yer Blues]

this is so lie, as i sit here at work typing this, on top of my monitor sit two replica wwe belts and im using a classic ffigure of rick flair as a paperweight.

 

[Bentley's Absurd Gait]

this is so lie, as i sit here at work typing this, on top of my monitor sit two replica wwe belts and im using a classic ffigure of rick flair as a paperweight.

Wonderfully shameless! Get this though, I have 3:16 tattooed on my arm. What we do after a drink eh?

 

[Yer Blues]

Wonderfully shameless! Get this though, I have 3:16 tattooed on my arm. What we do after a drink eh?

tell me that is true!

 

[DTS]

Good in the old days of Hulk Hogan, Million Dollar Man, Bret Hart et al but now just seems to be ludicrous storylines and none of the characters of day gone by.

I could add Ulitmate Warrior, British Bulldog, Superfly Jimmy Snuka, Macho King Randy Savage and my personal favourite Hacksaw Jim Duggan - Woooo

 

[Bentley's Absurd Gait]

tell me that is true!

Totally true.