: Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:55 pm  

Roofs wrote:

Just never understood it e.g. the entertainment value. My brother has a go (in a joking manner) about me being a wrestling fan, saying I should get into shoot fighting. My arguement is that wrestling is 'fake' as part of a design to be entertaining, but for me, watching two guys legitimately beat the s**t out of each other just makes me feel uncomfortable to be honest, same as it does when it kicks off in a pub/club.
Fair play to anyone who follows it, just can't say I'll ever be one of the crossover fans really.

Same here. Any idiot can kick, gough, punch and headbutt someone to the ground.
So much so that it happens throughout the country nearly every night, outside taxi ranks, kebab shops and nightclubs. There is not art in that, in my opinion. It takes a real skill and dedication to put on a good wrestling match, in which you build up excitement and crowd intensity, through the use of athleticism and mannerisms to convey (if feigned) injury and emotion.

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:58 pm  

'Hitman' Norvern Soul wrote:

Same here. Any idiot can kick, gough, punch and headbutt someone to the ground.
So much so that it happens throughout the country nearly every night, outside taxi ranks, kebab shops and nightclubs. There is not art in that, in my opinion. It takes a real skill and dedication to put on a good wrestling match, in which you build up excitement and crowd intensity, through the use of athleticism and mannerisms to convey (if feigned) injury and emotion.

Most sensible, thought-out post I've read on RLFans for a long time.

I actually suggested to my mate when walking past a notoriously (sp) rough pub in Hull that they should install a mini Octagon in there for competitions!

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:29 pm  

'Hitman' Norvern Soul wrote:

Same here. Any idiot can kick, gough, punch and headbutt someone to the ground.

Not in MMA you can't.

'Hitman' Norvern Soul wrote:

It takes a real skill and dedication to put on a good wrestling match

You need to try watching some MMA if you don't think it requires skill or dedication.

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:55 pm  

richardviking wrote:

Lame debut from Christian though.

Yes, but worth it just to hear the music again.

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:37 pm  

Christian will end up getting drafted after mania.

Discovered on wwe's site, draft takes place 13th April.

: Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:38 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

Yes, but worth it just to hear the music again.

I did like his TNA music though.

Hear the commentator say he's instantly classic

: Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:45 am  

saintyick wrote:

Christian will end up getting drafted after mania.

Discovered on wwe's site, draft takes place 13th April.

noticed that last night

christian wont stay there and cant see him winning the belt either

: Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:48 am  

richardviking wrote:

I did like his TNA music though.

Hear the commentator say he's instantly classic

isnt his new song a remix of his other song before he left wwe

: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:03 am  

trys'r'us wrote:

Not in MMA you can't.



You need to try watching some MMA if you don't think it requires skill or dedication.

It doesn't - just goughing, butting and windmilling!

: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:05 am  

Roofs wrote:

It doesn't - just goughing, butting and windmilling!

nothing wrong with abit of windmilling

i wonder if the daily star will cover wrestling this week