Fake Wrestling..

mookiemookie · 04-21-11, 12:04 AM

I loved it as a little kid, before I knew it was fake. Then I went through another phase in college where I did know it was fake, but me and my buddies would all sit around, drink beers and watch it for the trashy soap opera aspect of it.

To each their own.

Fish In The Water · 04-21-11, 01:15 AM

I suppose it depends what you mean by fake...

If you mean it's staged (i.e. scripted) with pre-determined results, then yes of course it's fake.

On the other hand, you can't fake gravity - so while they pull their kicks and punches a lot of the bumps are actually quite real.

mookiemookie · 04-21-11, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish In The Water

I suppose it depends what you mean by fake...

If you mean it's staged (i.e. scripted) with pre-determined results, then yes of course it's fake.

On the other hand, you can't fake gravity - so while they pull their kicks and punches a lot of the bumps are actually quite real.

That's a good point. I don't think these guys (and girls!) get the credit they deserve for being able to pull off the acrobatics that they do. I'd hesitate to call them "athletes" but they are certainly talented individuals.

Dowly · 04-21-11, 04:19 PM

Yup, they are in good shape and all that, but once they go in to the ring, it's all script from there (and no, they don't get hit/land so hard as it seems).

Never understood the popularity, never will.

Captain Vlad · 04-21-11, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Yup, they are in good shape and all that, but once they go in to the ring, it's all script from there (and no, they don't get hit/land so hard as it seems).

Actually it's not all scripted. The outcome is scripted, and some events, but the matches aren't actually worked out move by move in advance...that'd leave them no 'wiggle room' for mistakes, injuries, etc.

And of course they don't get hit as hard as it seems. If they did, they'd be dead or crippled.

Weird thing is, while some of the big power moves they do require the other guy's assistance to 'sell', some of the really simple ones are effective and incredibly painful.

Armistead · 04-21-11, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I loved it as a little kid, before I knew it was fake. Then I went through another phase in college where I did know it was fake, but me and my buddies would all sit around, drink beers and watch it for the trashy soap opera aspect of it.

To each their own.

Well, we use to get high and watch fake TV pastors for laughs, as you say for the drama and laughs...but you'd never find me in the crowd.

I just don't think those that do it are there for the laugh factor, cept maybe Borat

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Yup, they are in good shape and all that, but once they go in to the ring, it's all script from there (and no, they don't get hit/land so hard as it seems). Never understood the popularity, never will.