Thread: Should wrestlers pay their dues?
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Old 03-06-2004, 10:42 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by The Reckless One
Damn right they do. It's part of the tradition of professional wrestling. A wrestler's gotta pay his dues in order to be great. These guys like Randy Orton and Brock Lesnar were basically handed their spots with little time spent in the minors and indys and such. Randy Orton got his spot only because of his dad and grandfather. That's BS in my opinion. These guys gotta develop their skills more and they're not doing that. Examples of this are Brock's botched Shooting Star Press and Orton's botched RKO from RAW a few weeks ago. I'm not downing either man's physical ability but professional wrestling is not just another sport where physical ability is the only thing that matters these days one of the most important factors of being a successful professional wrestler is charisma and character and personally in my opinion I think some of these rookies are horrible on the mic they seem to be lacking the intensity that the veterans of wrestling possess. "Paying dues" is what made people like Ric Flair, Steve Austin, The Undertaker, and (as much as I HATE TO say it) Triple H great. Guys that get tossed right into the major leagues rather than work there way to the top don't learn all aspects of the business and haven't experienced all the things that make them wise when it comes to being a great worker. Some of you may disgaree with my views but that's just the way I see it. I myself was trained in 1998 and I know I got one hell of a road ahead of working for small promotions, being injured, and jobbing to shitty wrestlers, and all that but when I DO get to the top I'll look back and say, "It sucked sometimes but it was well worth every damn second. Because here I am at the top and I earned my way and gained the respect of my peers as well as the veterans." I think that's a better feeling to experience as a worker rather than immediately being thrown into the main event with a minimal amount of knowledge of the business and experience because to me that's what matters most. When it comes to wrestling; Respect is the most important thing of all. Just think about it..............
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