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It was recently brought to my attention that Diamond Dallas Page is 45 years old. Yet he only looks 35 and more importantly wrestles like he is 25. Anyway, in light of this and the recent barrage of opinions about the nWo being past it or not i've begun to question wether age really is that important to a wrestler.
Obviously wrestlers begin to have to tone down things as they get a little older, especially if injuries have taken their toll over the years. It's very rare these days to see the Undertaker flying over the top ropes to the floor as he did when he was younger, but for ever wrestler who has been slowed through injury, others, such as X-Pac manage to do the same high risk moves as they did early on in their careers.
Another imprtant issue to adress is that of shelf-life, if a wrestler is constantly rammed down the fans throat, they will eventually tire of him, especially if his skills start to wane. Hulk Hogan is a prime example of this. He had to turn heel to get over in WCW because the fans were bored of seeing him as a face.
So I guess in conclusion, age itself doesn't matter too much as long as the wrestler can keep himself fresh in the eyes of the fans and in good shape physically. So Raven...come back, you're not too old for that title push you desperately want. But Nash, Hall and Hogan...forget it, your gimmick is done.
Obviously wrestlers begin to have to tone down things as they get a little older, especially if injuries have taken their toll over the years. It's very rare these days to see the Undertaker flying over the top ropes to the floor as he did when he was younger, but for ever wrestler who has been slowed through injury, others, such as X-Pac manage to do the same high risk moves as they did early on in their careers.
Another imprtant issue to adress is that of shelf-life, if a wrestler is constantly rammed down the fans throat, they will eventually tire of him, especially if his skills start to wane. Hulk Hogan is a prime example of this. He had to turn heel to get over in WCW because the fans were bored of seeing him as a face.
So I guess in conclusion, age itself doesn't matter too much as long as the wrestler can keep himself fresh in the eyes of the fans and in good shape physically. So Raven...come back, you're not too old for that title push you desperately want. But Nash, Hall and Hogan...forget it, your gimmick is done.
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MoJoJoJo wrote:
> Undertaker is the second oldest wrestler in the WWF as far as I know, if you
> don't count the King
Faarooq is the oldest
Undertaker is 2nd I believe
Hmmmm, so they must both be older than 45 then, looking back on Cong Man's post? Right?
> Undertaker is the second oldest wrestler in the WWF as far as I know, if you
> don't count the King
Faarooq is the oldest
Undertaker is 2nd I believe
Hmmmm, so they must both be older than 45 then, looking back on Cong Man's post? Right?
Undertaker is the second oldest wrestler in the WWF as far as I know, if you don't count the King
Farooq is the oldest
Undertaker is 2nd I believe
Farooq is the oldest
Undertaker is 2nd I believe
Ant wrote:
> AfroJoe wrote:
> Hugh Morrus can still hit a moonsault and he is quite
> old.....
Yes, but it certainly ain't perfect. {:)
True. ;-)
> AfroJoe wrote:
> Hugh Morrus can still hit a moonsault and he is quite
> old.....
Yes, but it certainly ain't perfect. {:)
True. ;-)
AfroJoe wrote:
> Hugh Morrus can still hit a moonsault and he is quite old.....
Yes, but it certainly ain't perfect. {:)
> Hugh Morrus can still hit a moonsault and he is quite old.....
Yes, but it certainly ain't perfect. {:)
I knew DDP was old because in Mick Foley's first autobiography he called DDP old, when Mick was wrestling in WCW. Also in that book he talked about Terry Funk running around getting burnt by Cactus and stuff like that.
As they say you're only as old as you feel.
By the way how old is Raven?
What about the Undertaker he must be getting on a bit?
As they say you're only as old as you feel.
By the way how old is Raven?
What about the Undertaker he must be getting on a bit?
Foley retiring was more so he could be with his kids than just being too old to continue. He admitted himself, he only stayed on the last few years for the bread he was getting, and not for love of the game.
Age ain't that important, i think DDp's older than 45! When Foley retired, everyone said it was because of his age etc. but he's younger than DDp!
Hugh Morrus can still hit a moonsault and he is quite old.....
"such as X-Pac manage to do the same high risk moves as they did early on in their careers."
X-Pac used to do moonsaults, shooting star presses, hurricaranas.
Now all he does is low blows, high kicks and the OCCASIONAL fly to the outside. He's still capable of having a good match, but only with the right opponent. Eddie carried him to a great match a while ago.
And age affects people like him a lot more than it does the big men. You don't need to be young to slam someone, but only someone crazy like Terry Funk will do a moonsault when they're getting over the hill!
X-Pac used to do moonsaults, shooting star presses, hurricaranas.
Now all he does is low blows, high kicks and the OCCASIONAL fly to the outside. He's still capable of having a good match, but only with the right opponent. Eddie carried him to a great match a while ago.
And age affects people like him a lot more than it does the big men. You don't need to be young to slam someone, but only someone crazy like Terry Funk will do a moonsault when they're getting over the hill!
It was recently brought to my attention that Diamond Dallas Page is 45 years old. Yet he only looks 35 and more importantly wrestles like he is 25. Anyway, in light of this and the recent barrage of opinions about the nWo being past it or not i've begun to question wether age really is that important to a wrestler.
Obviously wrestlers begin to have to tone down things as they get a little older, especially if injuries have taken their toll over the years. It's very rare these days to see the Undertaker flying over the top ropes to the floor as he did when he was younger, but for ever wrestler who has been slowed through injury, others, such as X-Pac manage to do the same high risk moves as they did early on in their careers.
Another imprtant issue to adress is that of shelf-life, if a wrestler is constantly rammed down the fans throat, they will eventually tire of him, especially if his skills start to wane. Hulk Hogan is a prime example of this. He had to turn heel to get over in WCW because the fans were bored of seeing him as a face.
So I guess in conclusion, age itself doesn't matter too much as long as the wrestler can keep himself fresh in the eyes of the fans and in good shape physically. So Raven...come back, you're not too old for that title push you desperately want. But Nash, Hall and Hogan...forget it, your gimmick is done.
Obviously wrestlers begin to have to tone down things as they get a little older, especially if injuries have taken their toll over the years. It's very rare these days to see the Undertaker flying over the top ropes to the floor as he did when he was younger, but for ever wrestler who has been slowed through injury, others, such as X-Pac manage to do the same high risk moves as they did early on in their careers.
Another imprtant issue to adress is that of shelf-life, if a wrestler is constantly rammed down the fans throat, they will eventually tire of him, especially if his skills start to wane. Hulk Hogan is a prime example of this. He had to turn heel to get over in WCW because the fans were bored of seeing him as a face.
So I guess in conclusion, age itself doesn't matter too much as long as the wrestler can keep himself fresh in the eyes of the fans and in good shape physically. So Raven...come back, you're not too old for that title push you desperately want. But Nash, Hall and Hogan...forget it, your gimmick is done.
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