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I watch it all the time and I love it.
I've posted as such elsewhere.
Congratulations on the 2000 posts
Are we allowed to talk here about wrestling?
If not, check out the thing in my sig. And we can talk there B)
This is the Lounge - talk about whatever you want as I understand it.
Backyard wrestling is gr8... wwe sucks monkey ass
WWE is my fave. Absolutely superb, though not as good as in the old days.
The Undertaker with Paul Bearer was brilliant.
I will back this up the old days were amazingQuote:
The Undertaker with Paul Bearer was brilliant.
Big daddy....Giant haystacks.. that was good years back...good old days !!
But having said that.... why watch a pile of crap thats fixed ?
I would rather goto my local pub and see a proper fight outside :o
You're missing the point.Quote:
Originally posted by alan36uk@20 July 2003 - 20:02
Big daddy....Giant haystacks.. that was good years back...good old days !!
But having said that.... why watch a pile of crap thats fixed ?
I would rather goto my local pub and see a proper fight outside :o
Movies / Plays have scripts, that doesn't stop me watching them.
The quality and development of the storyline and the actors is what's important.
Ever watched a band live. Pretty much scripted with a bit of improv / reaction to the audience.
It's the same sort of deal, only with much more improvisation in the wrestling.
Its just entertainment. Its not real..
Like the whole Kane's unmasking angle going on right now.
Its awesome. Only reason people are tuining in to Raw.
So what do you think Linda will do to Austin?
I love wrestling! My favorite wrestler is The Undertaker. I think stonecold1203 already knows that though. :D
Not missed the point at all !!!
The script.. the bad guy never wins in the end ?
Its like watching roadrunner or tom & jerry !!
Its not a sport is it ?
How do people watch that rubbish ?
Its just my 2 pence worth :D
"Old Days" What does that mean?
Old days goes back to Harley Race, Dick the Bruiser, Kerry VanErick, Rufus R Jones and Andre the Giant.
Wrestling has always been fixed. Today it is a more polished melodrama, with villians and heroes. The athletic ability and production quality of these matches makes them akin to an off-Broadway play or a covert circus.
I find the whole thing a bit simplistic, so I am not a fan.
circus !!! yes that about sums it up lol
You can keep your wrestling.. and stick it where the sun dont shine.
i used to watch wrestling all the time - i stopped a couple of years ago because it got REALLY, REALLY predictable, even the bits that are meant to be shocking
i've tried to get back into it but its still the same, watching the occasional bit gives a quick laugh - a bit like watching the Powerpuff Girls
Who said it was a sport, itīs entertainment.Quote:
Originally posted by alan36uk@20 July 2003 - 20:10
Not missed the point at all !!!
The script.. the bad guy never wins in the end ?
Its like watching roadrunner or tom & jerry !!
Its not a sport is it ?
How do people watch that rubbish ?
Its just my 2 pence worth :D
Incidentally in my experience the bad guy wins more often than the good.
For anyone who does not think that these are athletes. Try to convince a professional boxer (pound for pound) to fight them.
Particularly the ones with Wrestling or UFC backgrounds.
Well pardon me for thinking it was meant to be a sport lol
Yes they are fit as hell.. well toned.. but so are dancers...its a fixed money making
scam.. Entertainment ???? I would rather watch paint dry..
Get some of them in the ring with a pro boxer ? only one winner me thinks !!
Absolutely, the boxer wouldnīt stand a chance.Quote:
Originally posted by alan36uk@20 July 2003 - 20:19
Well pardon me for thinking it was meant to be a sport lol
Yes they are fit as hell.. well toned.. but so are dancers...its a fixed money making
scam.. Entertainment ???? I would rather watch paint dry..
Get some of them in the ring with a pro boxer ? only one winner me thinks !!
Absolutely, the boxer wouldnīt stand a chance. [/b][/quote]Quote:
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Get some of them in the ring with a pro boxer ? only one winner me thinks !!
LOL you nut !!!
Wrestlers train to take falls and land properly...
A proper punch on the chin and its game over..
JP are you a wannabe Hulk Hogan ?
I never liked wrestling, its all fixed and the acting is generally attrocious. UFC (ultimate fighting championship) on the other hand is the :-
And any of the guys who regularly get in the ring there could beat 7 shades of shite out of anyone who has ever stepped in the wwe/f ring.
Have you ever seen a boxer take part in mixed martial arts. I have only seen it tried once. He was a US champion and lasted around 1 minute against a middle of the road shhot fighter.
Seriously I have boxed (amateur in my youth obviously) and they would not stand a chance.
The only boxers who fight in mixed go for wrestling training before they do it.
Do you really think that the WWE people came from nowhere and just do this. They are either amateur wrestlers, shoot-fighters or from a martial arts background.
Some are from other sports, e.g. Hockey or Football. However they are all trained to fight and are as hard as feck.
i don't like UFC - the fights always seem to end up as grappling matchesQuote:
Originally posted by ilw@20 July 2003 - 20:27
I never liked wrestling, its all fixed and the acting is generally attrocious. UFC (ultimate fighting championship) on the other hand is the :-
And any of the guys who regularly get in the ring there could beat 7 shades of shite out of anyone who has ever stepped in the wwe/f ring.
What about Ken Shamrock.Quote:
Originally posted by ilw@20 July 2003 - 20:27
I never liked wrestling, its all fixed and the acting is generally attrocious. UFC (ultimate fighting championship) on the other hand is the :-
And any of the guys who regularly get in the ring there could beat 7 shades of shite out of anyone who has ever stepped in the wwe/f ring.
Who are you putting forward to kick it out of him.
Obviously I am being facetious and couldnīt agree more.
Actually, wrestling is "out of the closet" for tax purposes. The profession is considered "entertainment", not "sport".
This does not mean that the participants are not athletes any more than any other profession which requires a great deal of training and skill.
Didn't expect to see you here.Quote:
Originally posted by chrisrog@20 July 2003 - 19:08
I love wrestling! My favorite wrestler is The Undertaker. I think stonecold1203 already knows that though. :D
How long you been here?
I just started posting less then a week ago..
And due to my excessive spamming, i already have a lot of posts. :D
Choreograph = wrestling and dancing...
martial arts is a different kettle of fish !
me being 6'6 and 18 stone.. well one good smack and its game over to
a wrestler ( I didnt tell him I was going to hit him )
A boxer would expect it.. or a martial arts expert !!
So I would be laying down seeing stars lol
generally i think its brazillian jujitsu that all the wrestlers and boxers who go into UFC train in now.
darth insinuate: the technical grappling matches are some of the best. Its only when neither fighter has good grappling attacks that the grappling matches get boring.
Personally i think the main reason i love it so much is cos it settles so the matter once and for all of what is the best fighting method. (Aikido, Brazilian Jujitsu and Judo)
I have studied Aikido. You cannot suggest it as a training for UFC can you.Quote:
Originally posted by ilw@20 July 2003 - 20:36
generally i think its brazillian jujitsu that all the wrestlers and boxers who go into UFC train in now.
darth insinuate: the technical grappling matches are some of the best. Its only when neither fighter has good grappling attacks that the grappling matches get boring.
Personally i think the main reason i love it so much is cos it settles so the matter once and for all of what is the best fighting method. (Aikido, Brazilian Jujitsu and Judo)
JuJitsu was originally the favourite, particularly used by the likes of Royce Gracie however more styles are being developed purely for the UFC type codes.
A lot of the top new fighters trained specifically for this type of fighting. They are being trained by people like Shamrock who know what it takes to win in these types of fights.
But they are trained in martial arts.Quote:
Originally posted by alan36uk@20 July 2003 - 20:35
Choreograph = wrestling and dancing...
martial arts is a different kettle of fish !
me being 6'6 and 18 stone.. well one good smack and its game over to
a wrestler ( I didnt tell him I was going to hit him )
A boxer would expect it.. or a martial arts expert !!
So I would be laying down seeing stars lol
Even the ones who didnīt have the training before they joined.
Peter Falk would probobly beat anyone lol
Cigar in the eye and a flash of that raincoat would sort anyone out !!
Fought with his mind mate - not his fists or gun.Quote:
Originally posted by alan36uk@20 July 2003 - 20:44
Peter Falk would probobly beat anyone lol
Cigar in the eye and a flash of that raincoat would sort anyone out !!
no i didn't suggest aikido as something to learn for ufc, I think with Aikido u have to be a master to be able to use any of it. There was I think however, 1 excellent aikido fighter in UFC, which is why i mentioned it as one of the best fighting forms
Donīt get me wrong, I love Aikido and did a bit myself. I think it the most amazing martial art I have ever seen, particularly in person.Quote:
Originally posted by ilw@20 July 2003 - 20:45
no i didn't suggest aikido as something to learn for ufc, I think with Aikido u have to be a master to be able to use any of it. There was I think however, 1 excellent aikido fighter in UFC, which is why i mentioned it as one of the best fighting forms
However I agree that someone would have to be well advanced before they could rely on it alone. I suspect though that as with a lot of these fighters he had other training.
What makes me laugh about people who like to say "its all fake, no one gets hurt" is half of them know nothing about wrestling. It is an extremely dangerous activity. More so nowdays when different wrestling federations have to push the boundries of safety for the sake of popularity. I mean has anyone ever watched any XPW or CZW matches? Some of the shit they do is nothing short of insane. A lot of it comes from emulating what the Japanese did in their wrestling federations (now the Japs are a nutty lot-always baying for blood)
All that aside, I dont think there's a single person on this planet who believes that wrestling is a real sport (unless they have an IQ equal to a goldfish) but they still watch it for entertainment. Just like someone would watch soap operas or movies.
And UFC is fantastic to watch, thats real combat for you. Its even popping up in the UK here albiet not the actual UFC but of the same genre.
Couldn't have said it better myself mate.Quote:
Originally posted by namzuf9@20 July 2003 - 23:39
What makes me laugh about people who like to say "its all fake, no one gets hurt" is half of them know nothing about wrestling. It is an extremely dangerous activity. More so nowdays when different wrestling federations have to push the boundries of safety for the sake of popularity. I mean has anyone ever watched any XPW or CZW matches? Some of the shit they do is nothing short of insane. A lot of it comes from emulating what the Japanese did in their wrestling federations (now the Japs are a nutty lot-always baying for blood)
All that aside, I dont think there's a single person on this planet who believes that wrestling is a real sport (unless they have an IQ equal to a goldfish) but they still watch it for entertainment. Just like someone would watch soap operas or movies.
And UFC is fantastic to watch, thats real combat for you. Its even popping up in the UK here albiet not the actual UFC but of the same genre.
I know a few of the chaps who do the UFC type stuff in the UK and let's be honest, you wouldn't want to pi$$ them off.
Have you ever watched them train for this sort of thing, unbelievable commitment.
I love WWE!! :D Kane rules !! BIG RED FREAKING MACHINE B)
I have to agree with the 'It's Fake' thing :rolleyes:
I watch Richard Blackwood do an interview with the Big Show, he asked him if it was fake, and the Big Show gave a very true answer "I'm 7'2", and if I lift you over my head and throw you to the floor........It WOULD hurt, now tell me it's fake"
What a good answer B)
I always say to people, "it's like a violent version of Eastenders" :lol:
Whatever you think of it, it's entertainment! They put on a show no different to trapeese artists or stuntmen, they do get hurt, Wrestlemania 19 anyone??, Brock Lesner really hurt himself with that moonsault and you could see it after the match, and of course, Kurt Angle spent a while in hospital..............But It's Fake ain't it :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
A m8 said a couple of weeks ago when I was watching it "that is so fake", so I said "ok then, let me hit you with a chair" :lol:
Baz once powerslamed me through an ironing board :blink: :lol: It hurt but it was fun, but it was not fake, I can assure you :ph34r:
Jonno B)
Big Red Bald Machine is cool
I wrote all that and that's all you could say? :rolleyes: :lol:Quote:
Originally posted by stonecold1203@20 July 2003 - 23:37
Big Red Bald Machine is cool
Gonna have to F-Five you now :lol: :lol:
Done that to my m8 the other day :lol: Well, I did'nt actually complete it, but I did get him up on me shoulders ready.........he was cacking it :lol: :lol:
Jonno B)
I gave some midget kid in my school the last ride and then a rock bottom B)