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MEIN FUHRER! I CAN WALK!
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How do you defend wrestling?
So today, once again, I had a friend of mine give me that look we've all seen when you tell someone you're a wrestling fan. No matter how many movies WWE produces, no matter how many talk shows wrestlers go on to show they know how to string together a coherent thought, wrestling is always going to have that stigma. So I got to wondering: how do you defend it when someone passes judgement?
Personally, I do theater so I explain it in those terms. It's a simple story told by two or more highly skilled athletes through physicality and movement. It's performed on a raised stage in the round. There's lighting design, there's set design, there's sound design. Boom: that's theater. At worst it's a physical exhibition. At best it's performance art. So how about you? What's your go-to defense? |
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#2 |
Best Poster
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I don't. Who cares if we watch wrestling. It's no worse than reality t.v. I posted on my fb about getting front row tickets today.
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#3 |
Black Sheep Jew
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I quit defending it a long time ago...however, in the rare instance I do feel the need to feed (the troll) I don't say a word I just show them Mankind at the King of the Ring.
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#4 |
Inno Knows.
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There are worse things out there than wrestling.
Toddlers and Tiaras, 16 and Pregnant, Teen Mom, Big Brother, etc. |
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#5 |
MEIN FUHRER! I CAN WALK!
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For the record, telling someone to fuck off is a another perfectly viable option
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#6 |
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Just like everyone else here, I can't be bothered to defend the fact that I watch wrestling with all the other crap my friends watch.
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#7 |
Curtis
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Its very easy to defend wrestling.
Moron #1 : Wrestling is gay! Me : So is your mom, but everyone still watches her! Moron #2 : Wrestling is for little kids Me : So is your mom's vagina but I still ram it hard! Moron #3 : Wrestling is fake Me : So are your mom's tits! ETC. |
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#8 |
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I think Raven summed it up best when he said something like
"For someone who wants to get it you'll never have to explain, for someone who does'nt want to get it you'll never be able to explain." |
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#9 |
Out Of Step
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With a sword.
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#10 |
XBL TAG : Mootkinstein
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I say it's the guy's Eastenders
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MVP Mark
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Quit defending it in middle school. If anyone is that bothered by my hobby then they have their own issues to deal with.
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#12 |
Out Of Step
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#13 |
King K Cool
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#14 |
Out Of Step
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They are all terrible actors.
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#15 |
King K Cool
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Corrie is where it's at.
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#16 |
Out Of Step
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That or River City.
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#17 |
King K Cool
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How could I forget River City?
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#18 |
Grim Fandango
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I was an extra on Hollyoaks recently and the acting is somehow even worse up close. They literally use the first take where actual words come out of their mouths. It was magical.
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#19 |
They're eating the dogs..
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I stomp on the ground as I punch them.
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#20 |
TPWW's #3 Peep
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I usually just go on a tirade about how whatever sport they watch (usually football) is just "men playing with balls". If they want to take it further, I'll then rant about how wrestlers work through injuries, whilst most athletes (or football players anyway) show no sportsmanship and are always fussing and pretending to be hurt as soon as they get tackled coz they're fucking pussies. Usually works as well.
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#21 |
Re-Branded
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I Don't even bother. A lot of people I know are closet wrestling fans as it is. When the Rock came back it was cool for them to talk about publicly but now you don't hear them as much. It is what it is. They watch blockbuster movies and TV dramas/reality shows and I have my own source of entertainment. It has a stigma but its all the same in the end essentially. Wrestling is certainly unique in the entertainment industry.
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#22 |
Best Poster
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I kick them in the shins and tell them it's Artistic Combat
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#23 |
EATER OF HOT POCKETS
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I don't generally bother to defend it, but with specific people my response is often "Shut up, you watch anime."
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#24 |
EATER OF HOT POCKETS
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I love this Nascar commercial from a few years ago. Wrestling should do something like this.
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#25 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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#26 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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I've defended it enough and at this point its counterproductive. If you don't like it nothing I'll say will convince you otherwise. "It's fake" is usually just said by trolls because most people know the risks with all of the injuries and deaths.
If anybody asks why I watch it I usually say something like my dad and I watched it for years and I got addicted. If i stop watching it sort of feels like all of those years watching it were a waste of time. It's not anything worse than reality TV and it's new every week. Unlike watching network TV shows you don't have summer breaks where it's not on. Also it seems they always try to do something cool in the Summer because they know that the other stations don't have anything new. |
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#27 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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#28 |
ROCK SMASH!!!!!!
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I hulk up and give 'em the big boot
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#29 |
Over Like Rover
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I don't bother nowadays. People either "get it" even if they aren't fans in terms of the athleticism, "hard work", obvious injury potential, wear and tear, entertainment value etc or they don't.
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#30 |
EATER OF HOT POCKETS
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#32 |
Ron Paul 4 EVA
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#33 |
Embracing the deception..
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#34 |
Cranky Kong
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Yeah, pretty good quote on the subject.
I'm such an exuberant personality to my friends and fans alike that I've made them start watching wrestling because they want to hang out with me more. This is a one hundred percent accurate post. |
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#35 |
Da Gif/Pic Pimp
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No one questions me at all.
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#36 |
The Rum Diary
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I generally tell them it's better than nascar.
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#37 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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I hit them with a Canadian Destroyer
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#38 |
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I don't really care what people think. Why do I need to defend my tastes to them? Most of them are shitty people anyway and would be cowardly heels in real life, and jump through a window to escape from Shawn Michaels.
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#39 |
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I really like Raven's thoughts on wrestling. He's got a good mind for the business. I always felt like he would make a great writer or commentator or something like that.
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#40 |
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The Same WAY i Defend Me Enjoying Sleeping With Girls I Tell Them 2 Fuck Off.
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