You know what I like? Seagram's 7. Other than that, I like pro wrestling. Yes, you read that correctly, pro wrestling. Now, many of you may remember the boom that most of us experienced in middle school, circa 1997-1999. Some of these names may ring a bell: Steve Austin, The Rock, Goldberg, Bret Hart. While most of us have fallen away from today's wrestling product, I have enjoyed it since seeing my first televised show in November 1999. My point is this: Don't critique a current day wrestling fan due to his or her enjoyment of it. I believe that wrestling is just as entertaining as any current day sitcom, and is much better than any of the schlock than what's on MTV. (If I see another 16 year old whiny girl want a freakin' massive party...)
First off, if your female, there's plenty of beefcake. Sounds shallow, but if I happen to be watching on a Monday night, and my girlfriend happens to be over, and a wrestler by the name of John Cena appears on the screen, she's quasi-hypnotized. The man isn't the best wrestler in the world (neither was Hulk Hogan, but look how that turned out), but he's got the look. There's plenty of fine looking guys out there for you to ogle.
Secondly, for the males out there, there are many scantily clad women. I think that's all that needs to be said.
But, for all people, there is the athletic prowess. Every non-wrestling fan schmo in the universe is going to tell you that "wrestling is fake." The correct thing to say is "wrestling is predetermined." Yes, the wrestlers know who will win at the end of the match, but in between, they ad-lib it. Some of the moves they do look cool, and are legitimately DANGEROUS. If you ever have the chance to see the Main Event of WCW Sin 2001 and see Sid Vicious break his tib and fib leg bones jumping off the top rope, don't do it. It is the WORST thing I have ever witnessed in my life. Absolutely disgusting. Sure, the punches don't land straight on, but if they did, everyone would be hurt all the time, and that doesn't leave much of a roster to work with.
My point is this: Wrestling, in its base form, as entertainment, is great. All you have to do is suspend your disbelief, just as you do for ANY drama, comedy, or movie, for a few hours, and let the entertainment overwhelm you. You can make any homo-erotic touching comment you like. Wrestling will always be something I make time for on my Monday nights.
4 comments:
i used to be into wrestling but to be honest, the surge in the middle school years you mentioned was when it was spoiled for me. i'm more of a traditionalist from when i was 5 years old watching with my grandpa. Hulk Hogan was my favorite, followed by "The Bushwackers" and "Legion of Doom". I could seriously go on forever. There was nothing like the old school "Undertaker", I still tune in every now and then to see him and i'm glad to see he's gone back to some of his old tactics. And as a whole, in my eyes, it has improved lately, i still think the majority of the characters are terrible. they need a guy that everyone beats like the "brooklyn brawler" again.
Jobbers are used once in a while, but I can see why a lot of people got turned off by the edgy storylines. I usually just look past it, but, hey, who doesn't like a little t and a? seriously.
I agree that wrestling can be one fine form of entertainment. People are constantly ragging on it for being fake and cheesy. I think that's what makes it so fun to watch. It's like a soap opera where everyone kicks the crap out of each other. And like you were saying, there is some real legitimacy in the danger. I know there's no way I'm jumping off the top rope of a wrestling ring onto anything. I've never been a huge fan, but I enjoy the occasional match. I especially enjoy wrestlers like Rey Mysterio. I love watching the back flips and aerial moves. And like you guys said, the scantily clad women trying to rip each others clothes off doesn't hurt either.
I do likes me the half naked ladies.
I only say half naked since my girlfriend would most likely dump the hell out of me if I said fully naked.
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