How do you defend wrestling? - Page 2

**Bad News Gertner** · 07-16-2013, 06:02 AM

Bam

**Corporate CockSnogger** · 07-16-2013, 06:13 AM

Lesbian sex is far less gay than professional wrestling though.

**MoFo** · 07-16-2013, 08:36 AM

Usually just join in with the piss taking and call it gay and fake.

Like, it's men in baby oil and sparkly trunks. Even if I wanted to stick up for it I can't.

**Anybody Thrilla** · 07-16-2013, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Noid

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.

Johnny Polo as a commentator was just OK.

**Theo Dious** · 07-16-2013, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Anybody Thrilla

Johnny Polo as a commentator was just OK.

YOU TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW YOU RAT BASTARD SONOFABITCH

**Theo Dious** · 07-16-2013, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Iginfest

Lesbian sex is far less gay than professional wrestling though.

Lesbian sex isn't gay at all. Gay sex involves the butt. Everybody knows that.

**irishmaster** · 07-18-2013, 03:11 PM

These are my thoughts on it. I posted this on my Fb page before the Rumble this year.
Who is ur fav movie star or movie? Mine is Russell Crowe. He is brilliant in Gladiator, Master and Commander Far Side of the World n things like that but also brilliant in things like Beautiful Mind, 3:10 to Yuma n Cinderella Man. But he is an actor - when I sit down to watch him I know in the back of my mind he is a cricket loving Aussie who is just playing a character in that film. But I put that to the back of my mind cos I an sitting down to be entertained. Next week he will be doing something else. Most actors do not preform there own stunts. Some like Harrison Ford n Tom Cruise and even Russell Crowe do. But even those guys who do there own stunts have the back up of CGI and computer aided design. These guys also have the advantage of a set script that is learned word-for-word, multiple takes, camera angles and air brushing and the fact that it is probably done on a closed set with only a handful of people, people who's sole intention is to help the creative process in anyway they can. Now wrestling is the same in some ways - they clearly do their own stunts, I sit down to be entertained so there is some information that I put to the back of my mind - the fact that the outcome is known n that they have a large crew to help in the creative process aswell. But here is where ur movies n television fall down and wrestling is superior. Wrestling is not done on a word-for-word script. Yes they know the outcome and where the storyline is goin but most of the time they fill in the blanks themselves. Every action n word spoken is not edited n retook, it happens there n then in front of a live arena audience of between 15 and 20000 who will have no problem in literally telling u that "you fucked up" if u mess something up - no retakes for these guys n no small group watching in a closed set, there is also the small inconvenience of the millions n millions of people watching live on television around the world. There is also having the ability to play the crowd. Now I know the greatest actors in the world have the ability to make u properly care or hate a character as a movie goes on but the greatest wrestlers in the world do it aswell. Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Steve Austin n now CM Punk wore n have the ability to be able to change the opinions of a crowd of maybe 100,000 people (depending on event). And they do this not by a well written script that had been edited n poured over for months by directors n producers. They have a small set of instructions and they do it by their actions in the ring, they do it by gauging the crowd as they cheer n responding to that so it becomes a mutually beneficial relationship - they feed of each other. It only happens rarely,every few years can someone truly do it like the men mentioned above. I'm not saying wrestling is better than movies n tv or the other way around, they both have there advantages n disadvantages but do not dump on something that u don't understand simply because u don't understand it! Now movies n tv n wrestling will never compare to actual unscripted sport. Real top level high class sport is immense in every way conceivable to movies n tv n wrestling because it is real! Nobody knows the outcome, it is literally one against one and is played in front of a massive live audience and television audience.
I know- bit rantish!

**Dude Marsh** · 07-18-2013, 03:18 PM

I would appreciate this rant better with some line breaks.

**DaveBrawl** · 07-18-2013, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon

If anything Nascar stole these commercial ideas from the WWF.

My question is why are they using footage from the late 80s/early 90s if that Nascar commercial was made in 2001? They had redesigned the cars like twice since that footage was shot. Poor marketing Conseco, especially for an investment firm. No wonder you also ended up sponsoring AJ Foyt's field filler team.

XL · 07-18-2013, 06:59 PM

With a baseball bat. Preferably wrapped in barbed-wire.

**AJHayes** · 07-18-2013, 09:42 PM

Ask them why they like movies. Defeats their "wrasslin is fake!! Why do you like it!?"

**#1-norm-fan** · 07-20-2013, 08:01 PM

If someone tries to make you feel like wrestling is for losers, you simply tell them "Johnny Curtis is a lifelong wrestling fan. Therefore you're wrong."

If they ask "Who is Johnny Curtis?", you tell them to ask their girlfriend and/or mother.

07-16-2013, 06:02 AM	#41
Bad News Gertner Best Poster Posts: 57,048	Bam

07-16-2013, 06:13 AM	#42
Corporate CockSnogger Posts: 24,441	Lesbian sex is far less gay than professional wrestling though.

07-16-2013, 08:36 AM	#43
MoFo Narc stole my star Posts: 6,110	Usually just join in with the piss taking and call it gay and fake. Like, it's men in baby oil and sparkly trunks. Even if I wanted to stick up for it I can't.

07-18-2013, 03:11 PM	#47
irishmaster I love my brick Posts: 57	These are my thoughts on it. I posted this on my Fb page before the Rumble this year. Who is ur fav movie star or movie? Mine is Russell Crowe. He is brilliant in Gladiator, Master and Commander Far Side of the World n things like that but also brilliant in things like Beautiful Mind, 3:10 to Yuma n Cinderella Man. But he is an actor - when I sit down to watch him I know in the back of my mind he is a cricket loving Aussie who is just playing a character in that film. But I put that to the back of my mind cos I an sitting down to be entertained. Next week he will be doing something else. Most actors do not preform there own stunts. Some like Harrison Ford n Tom Cruise and even Russell Crowe do. But even those guys who do there own stunts have the back up of CGI and computer aided design. These guys also have the advantage of a set script that is learned word-for-word, multiple takes, camera angles and air brushing and the fact that it is probably done on a closed set with only a handful of people, people who's sole intention is to help the creative process in anyway they can. Now wrestling is the same in some ways - they clearly do their own stunts, I sit down to be entertained so there is some information that I put to the back of my mind - the fact that the outcome is known n that they have a large crew to help in the creative process aswell. But here is where ur movies n television fall down and wrestling is superior. Wrestling is not done on a word-for-word script. Yes they know the outcome and where the storyline is goin but most of the time they fill in the blanks themselves. Every action n word spoken is not edited n retook, it happens there n then in front of a live arena audience of between 15 and 20000 who will have no problem in literally telling u that "you fucked up" if u mess something up - no retakes for these guys n no small group watching in a closed set, there is also the small inconvenience of the millions n millions of people watching live on television around the world. There is also having the ability to play the crowd. Now I know the greatest actors in the world have the ability to make u properly care or hate a character as a movie goes on but the greatest wrestlers in the world do it aswell. Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Steve Austin n now CM Punk wore n have the ability to be able to change the opinions of a crowd of maybe 100,000 people (depending on event). And they do this not by a well written script that had been edited n poured over for months by directors n producers. They have a small set of instructions and they do it by their actions in the ring, they do it by gauging the crowd as they cheer n responding to that so it becomes a mutually beneficial relationship - they feed of each other. It only happens rarely,every few years can someone truly do it like the men mentioned above. I'm not saying wrestling is better than movies n tv or the other way around, they both have there advantages n disadvantages but do not dump on something that u don't understand simply because u don't understand it! Now movies n tv n wrestling will never compare to actual unscripted sport. Real top level high class sport is immense in every way conceivable to movies n tv n wrestling because it is real! Nobody knows the outcome, it is literally one against one and is played in front of a massive live audience and television audience. I know- bit rantish!

07-18-2013, 03:18 PM	#48
Dude Marsh Posts: 64	I would appreciate this rant better with some line breaks.

07-18-2013, 06:59 PM	#50
XL Feeling Oof-y Posts: 17,151	With a baseball bat. Preferably wrapped in barbed-wire.

07-18-2013, 09:42 PM	#51
AJHayes I've got that Nerd Rage. Posts: 1,230	Ask them why they like movies. Defeats their "wrasslin is fake!! Why do you like it!?"

07-20-2013, 08:01 PM	#52
#1-norm-fan Resident drug enabler Posts: 45,473	If someone tries to make you feel like wrestling is for losers, you simply tell them "Johnny Curtis is a lifelong wrestling fan. Therefore you're wrong." If they ask "Who is Johnny Curtis?", you tell them to ask their girlfriend and/or mother.