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May Wrasslin' |BO-T| It's hard for a post to become a thread
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I was born in '84. Some of my earliest memories are of wrestling (specifically NWA/WCW). I stopped caring for a year or two when Hogan showed up in WCW. It was dull, even for a 10- or 11-year-old. During the summer of '96, I got back into it because of the nWo storyline. Still probably the most exciting TV I've ever watched (at that age it's so easy to suspend disbelief and be fully invested). The Monday Night Wars took off and WWF got crazy and naughty, so that of course was alluring to my young teenager self, so I very much bounced back and forth between the two until, oh, I don't know, 1999 or so and then I moved on with my life.
And now here I am again.
And now here I am again.
Yup. Starting off their PPVs with cruiserweight matches usually set a great tone with the crowd too. I miss that.
I was such a snob as a teenager, I can't help but think that I would have a negative view of wrestling for my entire life. Mostly due to me being a boring way-too-serious teenager, but regardless, I think I would either ignore it or, what is sadly likely, not respect people who enjoyed it.
The part of me that's ashamed is the one that sees the amount of macho bullshit and sexism that still exists and likely will continue to exist in pro wrestling.
People get caught on "they're pretending the matches are real!" when it's really just live theater (and when you see a live show, it FEELS much more theater-y) that's 99% action scenes
I was thinking about it and all I could come up with was that wrestling suffers from the same curse as comic books where the medium is confused with the genre.
Even with all the good non-superhero comics that come out and receive a fair share of mainstram attention, it still is a medium almost completely dominated by this one genre (at least in America).
I think pop culture (and in great part WWE itself) associates wrestling way too much with the concept of "soap opera for men". Of all the talk about how Russo is horrible, I feel that Vince believes he is a genius and totally buys into the theory that the perfect wrestling show is a Russo show edited by himself. It's kind of like if Marvel Comics and DC would have fused into one entity where management completely believes that the XTreme 90s of Rob Liefeld the top guy were their golden age.
I loved the Macho Man, but I refuse to buy his t-shirt because of the connotations of the word "macho." Sounds pretentious/snobby, but it's true.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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Good to know you so thoroughly check your privilege.
BronsonLee
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Are we piling on Alucard now?
CAUSE I'M GAME
THE MENAGERIE ARE TERRIBLE
CAUSE I'M GAME
THE MENAGERIE ARE TERRIBLE
Alucard: Has no
Saggy tits?
Marbles, you son of a bitch. HE HAS NO MARBLES.
Rusev Lana's face looks like Andre with make up. Lana with Rusev's face looks like something from a David Lynch movie.
FallingEdge
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I need another Macho Man shirt. That one I have is too small now. Don't be afraid Alucard! #WrassleShirtMafia
LoneWolf296
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Lana with Rusevs face looks like ECW Punk
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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He's got no pearls in his pants~
This is the kind of humor that makes Alucard ashamed to be a wrestling fan.
FallingEdge
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Your cism is disgusting.
Jokes on you. I don't even know what that even means.
A-Ism is the best anyway. Paint the fence. Bronson knows what's up!
I agree. Have you seen how they objectify Dean Ambrose on the tumblrs?
BronsonLee
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Shoshoshoshoshoshoshoshosho
Rafa=FedKilla
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This thread is deader than the Network. Goddam. Tyson Kidd had a candidate for the worst promo of the year last night. Just incredible. What an awful build for this show....
avengers23
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Conversely, the "push the cruiserweights and turn <s>{Eugene}</s> John Cena heel (and into a wrestling machine, in Eugene's case)" meme is old.
FallingEdge
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Come to Evo this year you mark.
BronsonLee
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I just spent like 2K on a trip to Japan, don't tell me what to do!
And next year is either:
E3 Trip (If I can get a pass through Sony)
Evo (Though to me Vegas is played the fuck out)
Singapore (If it's cheap)
Peter Dinklage?
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
http://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-divas/nxt-summer-vacation-house-party-photos
Part two of the photoshoot. Alexa goddam. Veronica is also very pretty. I think she has a future. Paige's personality shows better her than at the pool. Bayley is barely shown. Emma.....
Also props to The E for having dates for ghe next photoshoot. Nextone is Charlotte. Uuuggggggghhhhhh.
Part two of the photoshoot. Alexa goddam. Veronica is also very pretty. I think she has a future. Paige's personality shows better her than at the pool. Bayley is barely shown. Emma.....
Also props to The E for having dates for ghe next photoshoot. Nextone is Charlotte. Uuuggggggghhhhhh.
lovely ladies
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Perv cameraman focused on her ass.
slightconfuse
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Cody Wins brahs
FlammableD
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Don't make me remember that SmackDown show.
Rafa=FedKilla
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That's what he do!
FallingEdge
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I just spent like 2K on a trip to Japan, don't tell me what to do!
And next year is either:
E3 Trip (If I can get a pass through Sony)
Evo (Though to me Vegas is played the fuck out)
Singapore (If it's cheap)
oh yeah i forgot that you went to Japan this year.
FallingEdge
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Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
I would love to give Alexa a little bit of bling bling
bean breath
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Gang, dig this, this thread is deader than the Undertaker.
Too soon
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Deleted member 47027
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FACT! It wasn't good. Then he turns tail and runs. Who gives a shit? Tyler Breeze is the best and Bos promo on his exit was gold!
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Deleted member 47027
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Also, we need to talk OT2. Small OT. Who's game? Scheduled release time is tomorrow.
I volunteer in an effort to motivate an actual volunteer from letting that happen.