Who would have thought a random rant on wrasslin' would have sparked such lively conversation... me, that's who! I guess more people watch wrestling than one realized, huh, Frank McBluffer (see comment on "Get off my wrestling"). And get this, there are a lot of ladies who watch wrestling too.
Below is a comment posted by my collegemate Latoya. Her comment was so good, I wanted to highlight it for all to see.
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Good favorites list Ryan, but where is Ric Flair? I thought you were a fan of his. I too started watching wrestling early on. I was four when I stumbled upon a WWF program on TV and was hooked. I would hardly ever miss Prime Time Wrestling on Monday nights (before it became RAW) or Superstars on Saturday mornings. When WCW came along, I watched their Saturday and Sunday evening shows faithfully on TBS. Needless to say I was a huge wrestling fan growing up.
Unfortunately wrestling has gone down over the last few years and I rarely watch it anymore. I’ve tried, but I just can’t do it, not even TNA. These new guys are just simply not entertaining to me, and the writing and story lines suck. I miss the old days when performers had in ring ability, mic skills and charisma. And to me, no commentary duo will ever be better than Gorilla and Bobby Heenan. Nothing against JR, King or any of these other guys, but Monsoon and Heenan had great chemistry.
I would have to agree with you about John Cena. No disrespect to the kid, but I’m not impressed. I mean, when he first came to the WWF (and I will forever call it WWF not WWE), wasn’t he wrestling in tiny shorts, boots and knee pads? Then all of a sudden he becomes some “hip-hop” character with the rap battles, baggy shorts and wearing a chain? If they were gonna market him that way they should have had him debut as that and not as some clean cut kid. His image just seems too forced to me, like he’s trying too hard. As for Cryme Tyme, I’ve seen them a few times and yes they are a hot mess and perpetuate negative stereotypes about black men, but Vince has always pushed the racial envelope. Just search YouTube for Slick’s “Jive Soul Bro” video from the 80’s – complete with fried chicken, greasy lips, a jheri curl and a pimp persona; the Greg Valentine promo about Junkyard Dog where he calls him a “nasty black man” and who could forget Akeem the African Dream.
And whatever happened to tag teams in wrestling? There used to be an abundance of teams in the 80s and 90s and now they seem to be obsolete. Do they even have a WWF tag team championship anymore? So Ryan, I share your love for the old school wrestling days, but this new stuff that they’re doing now? I just can’t get with.
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I'm with you Toya on the majority of your comments. Cena is a wannabe and the tag team divison is a lost art. And although the Dr. of Style perpetuated stereotypes, his character was entertaining. And the Hammer crossed the line with JYD, but I think that was the point, to make the fans hate him even more. We will have to continue this wrasslin' talk...
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