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WWE's Wrestling Language

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    #32
    drayme
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,128 ✭✭✭drayme


    Jay1989 wrote: »
    I absolutely can't stand the "wwe universe" term. I think it's just so stupid, especially when a wrestler is doing an interview outside of wwe, no one knows what they mean, and whoever the wrestler is has to say "wwe universe, that's what we call our fans". You wonder what's the point.

    Maybe it's because Vince thinks the word "fan" is linked with "sports" and not "entertainment" or maybe it's simply meant to appeal to kids.
    Whatever the reason, it's pretty cringeworthy in my opinion.

    Vince thinks "fans" is patronising.


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    #33
    davrho
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    Meh. I still pine for the 12.30 "Good afternoon grappling fans" from the 80's:(


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    #34
    parker kent
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    krudler wrote: »
    But they are athletes, just because its not actual competition doesnt take away from the athletic ability needed to be a wrestler.

    That wasn't my point. Actors are great athletes too in many cases. But you don't watch a film and call an actor an athlete. I never took away from from their athletic ability. I think anybody on here regularly should know how high I value what they all do week in, week out. Well other than Kevin Nash :pac:


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    #35
    jaykhunter
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 12,013 Mod ✭✭✭✭jaykhunter


    parker kent wrote: »
    That wasn't my point. Actors are great athletes too in many cases. But you don't watch a film and call an actor an athlete. I never took away from from their athletic ability. I think anybody on here regularly should know how high I value what they all do week in, week out. Well other than Kevin Nash :pac:

    That's quite interesting. Although not all athletes are wrestlers, practically every wrestler is an athlete. Like unless you're a 40+ bollox that clogs up TV time you're a tremendously fit, legitimate athlete.


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    #36
    parker kent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,289 ✭✭✭parker kent


    jaykhunter wrote: »
    That's quite interesting. Although not all athletes are wrestlers, practically every wrestler is an athlete. Like unless you're a 40+ bollox that clogs up TV time you're a tremendously fit, legitimate athlete.

    To me the word athlete refers to somebody who is both trained to compete in and actually competes in athletic competition. Wrestlers are not competing. Many are extremely fit and athletic (and many have been athletes before), but they are not athletes in the strictest sense of the word. They are just fit people taking part in a physically demanding form of entertainment.

    Which goes back to my original point, any use of athlete, sports etc seems a little cringeworthy to me when wrestling has been out for a long time. Such as when they called the Big Show the largest athlete in the world. He's not an athlete, he is not taking part in athletic competition. It goes back to the old kayfabe routines.


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