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Anybody watching it? I thinks it's really good.
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Cong_Man wrote:
> I disagree completely, I think I'm watching an athletic display by
> two men telling a story through the medium of physical contact, which
> when done correctly helps the audience (most of whom know it's
> scripted and don't care) suspend their disbelief.
>
> It's certainly more interesting that boxing's Punch, Punch, Punch,
> Punch approach where I feel no feeling for either of the combatants
> because there is nothing to choose between them.
>
> You may be interested to know why and how pro wrestling grew into
> it's current state of 'choreography'. The again I'd likely be wasting
> my breath.
What the fu...
Dude, it's theatre for rednecks. You prefer it to honest-to-God fighting, that's your call. Just don't expect everyone else to share your obvious love of it, and for christs sake, don't try to be all prissy and condescending about your superior knowledge of it. My 3 year old neice knows more about Barbie than I do. Doesn't mean anyone looks up to her.
"telling a story through the medium of physical contact"? Orwell would be proud of that one. If a dog bites you on the ass, is it registering it's irritation through the medium of calcified mouth adornments?
> I disagree completely, I think I'm watching an athletic display by
> two men telling a story through the medium of physical contact, which
> when done correctly helps the audience (most of whom know it's
> scripted and don't care) suspend their disbelief.
>
> It's certainly more interesting that boxing's Punch, Punch, Punch,
> Punch approach where I feel no feeling for either of the combatants
> because there is nothing to choose between them.
>
> You may be interested to know why and how pro wrestling grew into
> it's current state of 'choreography'. The again I'd likely be wasting
> my breath.
What the fu...
Dude, it's theatre for rednecks. You prefer it to honest-to-God fighting, that's your call. Just don't expect everyone else to share your obvious love of it, and for christs sake, don't try to be all prissy and condescending about your superior knowledge of it. My 3 year old neice knows more about Barbie than I do. Doesn't mean anyone looks up to her.
"telling a story through the medium of physical contact"? Orwell would be proud of that one. If a dog bites you on the ass, is it registering it's irritation through the medium of calcified mouth adornments?
Cong_Man wrote:
> Stuff.
I really can't think of a good reply to that. I'm stunned to be honest.
I'll have to tell a friend of a friend that does it (Hot 'Ed, Heaton Community Center, Sundays) that he's partaking in "an athletic display by two men telling a story through the medium of physical contact"
He just thinks it's a laugh.
> Stuff.
I really can't think of a good reply to that. I'm stunned to be honest.
I'll have to tell a friend of a friend that does it (Hot 'Ed, Heaton Community Center, Sundays) that he's partaking in "an athletic display by two men telling a story through the medium of physical contact"
He just thinks it's a laugh.
Pandaemonium wrote:
> He just thinks it's a laugh.
Well, people play football on the park for a laugh.
I doubt professional footballers see it as a laugh though, I imagine they take it quite seriously.
> He just thinks it's a laugh.
Well, people play football on the park for a laugh.
I doubt professional footballers see it as a laugh though, I imagine they take it quite seriously.
Light wrote:
> Dude, it's theatre for rednecks.
Yeah, because the only people who watch it are rednecks? What a load of Tosh. Wrestling is huge in Japan, Australia and the UK. I don't see many rednecks there...
> Dude, it's theatre for rednecks.
Yeah, because the only people who watch it are rednecks? What a load of Tosh. Wrestling is huge in Japan, Australia and the UK. I don't see many rednecks there...
> Cong_Man wrote:
> Stuff
> Light wrote:
> You prefer it to honest-to-God
> fighting, that's your call. Just don't expect everyone else to share
> your obvious love of it, and for christs sake, don't try to be all
> prissy and condescending about your superior knowledge of it. My 3
> year old neice knows more about Barbie than I do. Doesn't mean anyone
> looks up to her.
> Stuff
> Light wrote:
> You prefer it to honest-to-God
> fighting, that's your call. Just don't expect everyone else to share
> your obvious love of it, and for christs sake, don't try to be all
> prissy and condescending about your superior knowledge of it. My 3
> year old neice knows more about Barbie than I do. Doesn't mean anyone
> looks up to her.
Cong_Man wrote:
> I doubt professional footballers see it as a laugh though, I imagine
> they take it quite seriously.
*Shrug* They probably would to be honest, considering it's a sport where they don't have to pander to the latest good guy / bad guy plotline designed to sate the appetite of the crowd.
I'm not saying wrestlers don't have to work hard or have talent, it's just that football doesn't rely 50/50 on acting (in the ring, although I admit to liking The Rocks recent movies) then athletic ability (apart from players that dive, some of those jokers deserve oscars...)
Feel free to act all petulent and stroppy.
> I doubt professional footballers see it as a laugh though, I imagine
> they take it quite seriously.
*Shrug* They probably would to be honest, considering it's a sport where they don't have to pander to the latest good guy / bad guy plotline designed to sate the appetite of the crowd.
I'm not saying wrestlers don't have to work hard or have talent, it's just that football doesn't rely 50/50 on acting (in the ring, although I admit to liking The Rocks recent movies) then athletic ability (apart from players that dive, some of those jokers deserve oscars...)
Feel free to act all petulent and stroppy.
Light wrote:
> Cong_Man wrote:
> I disagree completely, I think I'm watching an athletic display by
> two men telling a story through the medium of physical contact
So you like watching gay porn?
> Cong_Man wrote:
> I disagree completely, I think I'm watching an athletic display by
> two men telling a story through the medium of physical contact
So you like watching gay porn?
Woah woah woah, you're missing the point here. You're getting really baffled and bogged down in the semantics of Gay S&M Pantomime.
Celebrity Wrestling sucks. Celebrity Anything sucks. Celebrity Magazines suck.
This show appeals to hormonal teens that aren't brave enough to hijack their parents pc for porn and retarded people who like the pretty leotards.
That really is all there is to it.
WWF/WWE/WWhatever its called? They are physically fit, they are talented athletes. But they are involved in Kabuki for rednecks and teens obsessed with muscle-men.
Fin.
Celebrity Wrestling sucks. Celebrity Anything sucks. Celebrity Magazines suck.
This show appeals to hormonal teens that aren't brave enough to hijack their parents pc for porn and retarded people who like the pretty leotards.
That really is all there is to it.
WWF/WWE/WWhatever its called? They are physically fit, they are talented athletes. But they are involved in Kabuki for rednecks and teens obsessed with muscle-men.
Fin.
Yup, pretty much. My friend's quite into WWE, and I think no less of him for it because well, watching it with him it's actually very funny, in a kinda "is that intentional?" way.
In fact one of the 'story lines' I saw was when some wrestler pushed another big one over, and he fell on his pregnant wife and killed her baby. Not only was the acting so terribly funny, but just the thought of that, as if they were really trying to do it seriously (which I just cannot believe).. it's brilliant.
And yeah, they're very physically fit and some of the moves you see are quite incredible, but it's still a prescripted pantomine of oily men playing to the crowd, no matter how strong they are.
In fact one of the 'story lines' I saw was when some wrestler pushed another big one over, and he fell on his pregnant wife and killed her baby. Not only was the acting so terribly funny, but just the thought of that, as if they were really trying to do it seriously (which I just cannot believe).. it's brilliant.
And yeah, they're very physically fit and some of the moves you see are quite incredible, but it's still a prescripted pantomine of oily men playing to the crowd, no matter how strong they are.
Pandaemonium wrote:
> Feel free to act all petulent and stroppy.
Heh, you had to get your little cheap shot in there, didn't you?
Celebrity Wrestling sucks. But, as some of you know, I'm quite into WWE and pro wrestling as a 'sport' (I know technically it's not, but it's just the easiest way of putting it.) Admittedly the WWE comes up with some shockingly poor stuff sometimes, but there are some hugely talented wrestlers out there who often amaze me in their matches. Characters like The Rock are also fantastic entertainment.
I don't know many people who are into it really and I understand that, so I only really chat about it on the forum here.
But anyway, I watched some of Celebrity Wrestling, and yes, it sucked. And since when was Jade a celebrity, let alone her ex boyfriend?
> Feel free to act all petulent and stroppy.
Heh, you had to get your little cheap shot in there, didn't you?
Celebrity Wrestling sucks. But, as some of you know, I'm quite into WWE and pro wrestling as a 'sport' (I know technically it's not, but it's just the easiest way of putting it.) Admittedly the WWE comes up with some shockingly poor stuff sometimes, but there are some hugely talented wrestlers out there who often amaze me in their matches. Characters like The Rock are also fantastic entertainment.
I don't know many people who are into it really and I understand that, so I only really chat about it on the forum here.
But anyway, I watched some of Celebrity Wrestling, and yes, it sucked. And since when was Jade a celebrity, let alone her ex boyfriend?
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