Pro Wrestling/WWE - What's your opinion on it?

Omackeral

What's your opinion on people, adult people, watching WWE and enjoying it?

I've been watching the weird and wonderful world of wrestling for as long as I can remember. It was always a great form of escapism with battles and storylines plus athleticism. It was huge in the 1980's with Hulk Hogan and again in the late 90's with Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock on top.

I used to be a little embarrassed to say I like it and was often met with the usual "you know it's not real, right?". Well yes, I do know it's not real. Do you honestly think you're breaking news to me or any other fan? Everyone that watches over the age of 9 or 10 knows it's scripted. It's just fun to watch!

The same fellas that try to belittle you for liking something they don't because it's scripted are the same people creaming themselves over Game of Thrones with dragons and stuff every Monday. They know it's not real and that it's scripted right?

jive

Coronation street for men

The_Valeyard

jive wrote: »

Coronation street for men

More Eastenders

fryup

its tongue in cheek fun everyone knows its make believe

rather watch watch it than that glorified thuggery MMA

osarusan

No issue with it, people can like whatever they like and I won't care.

As long as nobody describes it as sport. That's going too far, and I do start to care then.

keano_afc

Not as in to it now as I was as a nipper.

Back in the days of the Undertaker and Macho Man it was fantastic entertainment. Friday nights were all about WWF Superstars in our house. I still remember the first match I watched.

Omackeral

osarusan wrote: »

No issue with it, people can like whatever they like and I won't care.

As long as nobody describes it as sport. That's going too far, and I do start to care then.

I don't think anyone thinks it's a sport in the real sense of the word. They describe themselves as sports-entertainment and I've have zero issue with that. There's definitely athleticism in it and plenty of sports stars have crossed over.

Permabear

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Dramatik

Some of the outfits that the wrestlers wear can be a little unnerving, couldn't they just have them wear shorts or something other than speedos?

GLaDOS

Never saw the appeal. Even as a kid I thought wrestling was a bit silly. Do find it a bit perplexing as to how adults could enjoy it.

callaway92

fryup wrote: »

its tongue in cheek fun everyone knows its make believe

rather watch watch it than that glorified thuggery MMA

oh my . . . .

Omackeral

GLaDOS wrote: »

Never saw the appeal. Even as a kid I thought wrestling was a bit silly. Do find it a bit perplexing as to how adults could enjoy it.

Same as how adults enjoy Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, The Kardashians or Big Brother I suppose.

awec

Cringeworthy nonsense with piss poor writing, terrible acting and just all round embarrassing "action".

Omackeral

awec wrote: »

Cringeworthy nonsense with piss poor writing, terrible acting and just all round embarrassing "action".

Brock Lesnar will take you to Suplex City.

Arghus

It's a load of made up nonsense.

PTH2009

I love it and seeing it live in person is great too

Rumpy Pumpy

Haven't watched it since guys like 'Macho Man' Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan were at their peak. Entertaining old nonsense.

Would appear that the 'man children' who watch it have migrated to UFC. Overweight men with beards talking about floor technique and gassing etc.

deadybai

I'm a huge wrestling fans but I have stopped watching. It just doesn't appeal to me as the wrestlers these days aren't convincing . For an adult to like it , it has to be entertaining for adults. Like who remembers the Katie Vick story. Absolutely rubbish but fascinating to see what is going to happen next.

II knew it was fake but seeing stone cold come out to whoop ass was brilliant.

If the product was good I'd start watching again but since about 2009 I haven't watched it although i had a few short renasiannces since then .

People say that Vinny Mac is out of touch but ever since he took more of a side seat to hhh behind the scenes, the product hasn't been as good . Less ridiculous yes, but not as entertaining

diomed

Trailer park entertainment.

sky88

Arghus wrote: »

It's a load of made up nonsense.

Like every book and tv show in general then.

DrumSteve

I would actually follow the indies a lot more closely these days than WWE.

Anyone who says they don't like it, I'd urge to check out the liks of OTT (they do shows in the Tivoli).

As an aside, I don't really see any difference between pro wrestling and a regular tv show except the lads/girls are doing one take stunts that could potentially cripple them if they get it wrong. That at least deserves some respect.

Kimbot

Unless this is going on then I dont want to know:

gerrybbadd

Dramatik wrote: »

Some of the outfits that the wrestlers wear can be a little unnerving, couldn't they just have them wear shorts or something other than speedos?

Ah yes, this old chestnut. I was wondering when this would be peddaled out.

I have yet to see any wrestler wearing speedos. In over 28 years of watching it.

I was just surprised that you hadn't also included "oiled up" in your comment

awec

sky88 wrote: »

Like every book and tv show in general then.

Not really, books and tv shows have plots and actors of an at least passable standard. Even the bad ones.

Wrestling has neither of these things.

riffmongous

jonnycivic wrote: »

Unless this is going on then I dont want to know:

I've been looking for that gif for a while, I just couldnt remember who it was throwing the cans though.

Only a matter of time until McG heads over there too for a wrestlemania appearance

SEPT 23 1989

Session Moth Martina is my favourite

Arghus

sky88 wrote: »

Like every book and tv show in general then.

No.

riffmongous

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Session Moth Martina is my favourite

Cans on a Pole Match :pac:

Fratton Fred

As long as it's kept off sky sports and on E! Or Nickelodeon I have no problem with it.

fryup

hmmmmmmm conor mcgregor vs stone cold steve austin

if it was done for real it'd be interesting

WoollyRedHat

Arghus wrote: »

It's a load of made up nonsense.

It's real and if you say that again I'll get The Big Show after you jabroni.

I used to get confused about Dwayne Johnson's character always referring to himself in the third person. Took me a while till I figured that he was talking about himself. Took me even longer to realize he did not also double-job as a chef...

Ali Bomaye

riffmongous wrote: »

Cans on a Pole Match :pac:

Ah the early days of OTT. That was the first indie show I went to with that match. €12 in and sit wherever I wanted, just a little but different to what OTT is now. Those early shows were gas craic. Tiny Iron and Oompa Loompa vs the gymnasties. Then in the main event one of the guys putiing a picture of Joe Dolan on the ring apron, lighting candles around it and saying a prayer.

Canis Lupus

I feel morto for grown ups that like it but then.... It's harmless I guess.

Omackeral

Canis Lupus wrote: »

I feel morto for grown ups that like it but then.... It's harmless I guess.

Many would the same way about gamers and gaming.

Necro

Fratton Fred wrote:

As long as it's kept off sky sports and on E! Or Nickelodeon I have no problem with it.

Meh, plenty of non sports on sky in fairness. Darts being the main one I can think of (not a knock on darts btw). It's better having live programming on sports channels rather than endless replays of formula 1, premier league matches and *shudders* cricket.
Although now sky have 'split' the channels they manage to do that anyways.

I try to keep up with it but must admit my interest has waned considerably in the past few years, and would probably be gone entirely but for the PW Boards forum. Don't post much but use it more than anywhere else for info on the product.

Omackeral

Necrominus wrote: »

Meh, plenty of non sports on sky in fairness. Darts being the main one I can think of (not a knock on darts btw).

You could argue for darts I guess. IMO it's a game (a massively skillful one) rather than an athletic contest. Poker is where I draw the line though.

Canis Lupus

Omackeral wrote: »

Many would the same way about gamers and gaming.

Indeed they could and do.

Richard Hillman

Great theatre and live action. Very rare now a days. Back in the day all entertainment was of this method but Wrestling is of a near exception in that it is still thriving in live theatres.

Great fun too.

There are people who don't like it, which is fair enough but there are people who get really really pissy about it. As in properly aggravated. I don't understand that.

Necro

Omackeral wrote:

You could argue for darts I guess. IMO it's a game (a massively skillful one) rather than an athletic contest. Poker is where I draw the line though.

Yeah I would consider the likes of darts and poker etc to be skills (and as a result games formed from these skills) and not sports but I still rather seeing these as live events featured on sports channels rather than replays.

I've never watched a game of football, tennis, whatever via replay. I sometimes do with boxing, UFC and WWE but that's mainly to avoid the incessant and breaks.
Can't get immersed in certain sports if I'm watching a replay of a full game even if I didn't know the result.

Getting way OT here but way back in the early noughties RTE showed delayed coverage of a Sligo Kildare GAA match. It was a huge win for Sligo at the time and I couldn't feel the same buzz as I could have watching it live. It's a personal thing I guess.

I was a huge fan for years of the WWE but I'm finding that missing a couple of weeks of RAW these days isn't stressing me out anymore. I can just jump back in and nothing has really changed especially with the part time champion.
Huge fan of Braun Strowman recently though he's been the best thing about the product for months imo.

Ali Bomaye

I really hate how some look down on wrestling fans, don't know why anyone would look down on someone for enjoying a particular art form. Especially the type who'll look down on wrestling for being fake but then get all excited over the game of the thrones.

Wrestling is the greatest sport in the world. Full of crazy people taking insane risks with their bodies. The off screen politics can often be more interesting than what we see on screen. The business is still full of carnies. And what a time to be alive with the options of all the different wrestling to watch. After the McGregor fight I was watching live wrestling from Mexico at 6 in the morning. Waching Mexican wrestling was quite the experience, as they appear to be stuck in some sort of time warp.

The escapism wrestling provides is really important to me. It can provide great highs and lows, and even great comedy. Plus now with OTT around I get to go to a live show every month. No matter how down I'm feeling or stressed out, I always have a blast for those few hours of catching up with friends and watching some wrestling.

oneilla

I enjoy pro wrestling. The recent New Japan G1 Climax was thoroughly entertaining.

WWE has its peaks troughs in terms of the quality of their shows so sometimes I'll just dip in and out.

Been a fan since childhood. The "acceptance" level of wrestling tends to differ depending on how mainstream it is eg. during the late 90s and early 2000s it was far more popular that through the 90s and the past decade and a half save perhaps for The Rock's return a few years ago

mzungu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMKFIHRpe7I

:pac::pac::pac:

Your Face

It's good fun.

Oh it's true









It's damn true.

Mokuba

Fratton Fred wrote: »

As long as it's kept off sky sports and on E! Or Nickelodeon I have no problem with it.

Why would you care what's on Sky Sports?

Don't they have like 8 channels (not including Sky Sports news)?

Main Event
Football
Cricket
Golf
F1
Action
Arena
Mix

A crime for it to take up a few hours on one of the EIGHT sports channels on your dearly beloved Sky Sports?

If you don't like it don't watch it? I'm sure even the biggest sports enthusiast can find something to watch on the other 7 channels.

Bizarre comment.

Noveight

I used to enjoy it as a young lad. Shawn Michaels and Triple H teamed as DX were some pair.

Fratton Fred

Mokuba wrote: »

Why would you care what's on Sky Sports?

Don't they have like 8 channels (not including Sky Sports news)?

Main Event
Football
Cricket
Golf
F1
Action
Arena
Mix

A crime for it to take up a few hours on one of the EIGHT sports channels on your dearly beloved Sky Sports?

If you don't like it don't watch it? I'm sure even the biggest sports enthusiast can find something to watch on the other 7 channels.

Bizarre comment.

I have to pay extra for Sky Sports, which I happily do because I enjoy watching sport.

Wrestling is entertainment, it isn't a sport so they shouldn't show it on a channel that sports fans pay extra for.

awec

Omackeral wrote: »

Brock Lesnar will take you to Suplex City.

Yea alright, but I fancy my chances. By the time he's changed into his speedos, oiled himself up and done his little entrance dance I'll be long gone.

Mokuba

Fratton Fred wrote: »

I have to pay extra for Sky Sports, which I happily do because I enjoy watching sport.

Wrestling is entertainment, it isn't a sport so they shouldn't show it on a channel that sports fans pay extra for.

8 channels.

The entire point of that is so that people have choice.

Again, I'm sure that you can find something you'd like on the other 7. Or on Sky Sports News, for the few hours it's on a week.

Your Face

awec wrote: »

Yea alright, but I fancy my chances. By the time he's changed into his speedos, oiled himself up and done his little entrance dance I'll be long gone.

Surprisingly detailed post.

riffmongous

awec wrote: »

Yea alright, but I fancy my chances. By the time he's changed into his speedos, oiled himself up and done his little entrance dance I'll be long gone.

That's why they invented cage matches

osarusan

Mokuba wrote: »

8 channels.

The entire point of that is so that people have choice.

Again, I'm sure that you can find something you'd like on the other 7. Or on Sky Sports News, for the few hours it's on a week.

The point is that it doesn't belong on a sports channel any more than Coronation Street or X Factor do...it shouldn't be there.