pet peeves about wrestling

[Fox]

Originally Posted by Shadow They aren't rigged.

Bullshit they aren't.

They aren't REAL wooden tables, if they were then wrestlers would break ribs and puncture organs everytime they took a table bump. The tables are made out of compressed woodchips that bonds together so that the tables don't "splinter," and break much easier than a normal table would.

Anyways, back on topic, I absolutely hate how stupid steel cage matches are these days. It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the damn "escape out the door" rule. When they're slowly crawling toward the open door, it looks so ridiculous when they get cut off, cause they could easily pull themselves out the door if they wanted to.

I hate how JR slips up every week and calls moves by their wrong name.

[Xero]

BAH GAWD STUNNER! Er, I mean... Hip toss

Anyway... I also hate the escape through the door rule... They should just pad lock it and make them CLIMB out... Im not too fond of pins/submissions in cages either... Sure, they cut a few seconds off the match, but come on... (Okay, if Big Show were in a cage match I could understand, but Jericho?)

[Aussie Skier]

Originally Posted by Mr Sunday Night Bullshit they aren't. They aren't REAL wooden tables, if they were then wrestlers would break ribs and puncture organs everytime they took a table bump. The tables are made out of compressed woodchips that bonds together so that the tables don't "splinter," and break much easier than a normal table would. Anyways, back on topic, I absolutely hate how stupid steel cage matches are these days. It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the damn "escape out the door" rule. When they're slowly crawling toward the open door, it looks so ridiculous when they get cut off, cause they could easily pull themselves out the door if they wanted to.

HAHAHAH.

or they just walk REALLY slowly towards the door, gesturing to the crowd

[Aussie Skier]

one thing i dont hate per se, but find odd is:

how ppl can btich about wrestling, yet absoltuly love it @ the same time. Is like the ultimate irony, or juxtaposition, if you will

[rob11]

2 things. 1, to the poster above, thats why this forum exists. so we can talk and sometimes bitch about it. 2, those tables have to be fixed somehow. no way they are real.

[big_bluto]

Tables - they're made of chipboard, which is really just pressed chunks of sawdust.
Over that is a very thin layer of laminate, and by the looks of them, they're only about 18mm, so the actual boards of the table ain't that sturdy.

Now then, 2 leg brackets secured to the base, and a thin metal edging band around the table, and the structural strength of the table is solely due to the chipboard, which isn't that strong anyway.

Tables like this are fine for having dinner on, but they are cheap, crappy tables.
You know the sort that sell for £10 or $14.95 in B&Q or K-mart or places like that.

The reason that they shatter/break like they do is because they're usually hit with someone (average of at least 15 stone) moving at speed towards a stationery object, and the impact is at the weakest point.

Something has to give, and the table is usually weaker than the wrestler.

[Xero]

What about when they put someone on it to jump through it? And when they stand on it? Are they stronger tables, or are they really strong enough to hold a body (or two)?

[Batsu]

Originally Posted by Wondermouse The Liontamer was discouraged by WWE because it legitimately wrenches the neck of whoever's in it. Guys like Rey Mysterio and Dean Malenko could take it easily, but in WWE, Jericho's putting it on bigger guys like Triple H and Christian. Obviously, Benoit's a bit smaller. Also, it was a bit of a reference to Benoit's japanese history. Benoit used the hold before Jericho ever did - in fact, he used it in his 1995 match vs Jericho.

That's lame, though.

Jericho should stop using that overhyped Boston Crab...it's an embarrassment to his earlier greatness.

[Gerard]

On the subject of guitars...why in the f*ck does jarret come out with a guitar anyway? honkey tonk man had a reason as it was a part of his "musician" gimmick.


Anyway on with the hatin:

For the most part i hate womens matches, they look so friggin forced, they get tossed into the ropes ..the ropes barely move yet they come springing off them like they got shot out of a cannon.

I hate the fact that taker chokeslams someone like big show, get him all of 3 inches off the mat but somehow gets the pin and 5 minutes later show is still laying there from the force of that "devestating 3 inch chokelsam".

I hate the fact that its pretty obvious kane has stopped wearing the lifts in his boots, looks roughly 6 foot 6 or so now and they still blab on about the "7 foot monster" even though its sorely obvious he has shrunk.

I hate the fact that the world title match on sunday will now play second fiddle to one of the most boring overused fueds of the last few years.

I hate how they hype and hype a wrestler, before burying him for no reason.

I hate coles little weekly rants which basically sound the same week in week out, needs to stop taking pointers from jr bahgawdstunnersonovabitch.

I hate cenas "raps" if thats what you can call them these days.

I hate cenas finisher, a fart would hit you with more impact than his glorified slam.

I hate how wwe screwed with goldbergs character and gave him a very watered down version of his entrance compared to his wcw entrance.

I hate how the took an angle like the nwo or invasion and managed to mess them up royally, despite the fact that chimps coulda came up with storylines that worked, for free.

I hate how belfast always seems to get smackdown shows and never raw.

I hate these f*cking commercial breaks in the raw main event and the frequency of commericals in general is starting to piss me off.

I hate having to wait untill friday to see raw, can they not show it like tuesday or wednesday or something?

I hate the way smackdowns late showing (on the rare occasion i watch it) always gets fu*ked up times, they advertise it for 2am..then we get boxing over-running for 45 minutes or so. Sky in general can blow me.

Bla im done for now