Any wrestling fans? (1 Viewer)

[seanc]

Not sure how much I'm being followed around the internet, but this came up on YT:

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I'm not that into wrestling, I certainly don't recall ever searching for stuff. In fact this match might have been the point where I stopped watching it all those years ago. I'm shocked at how on the fly this all was, I thought it was all highly planned and choreographed. Nope.

 

[MacDara]

Not sure how much I'm being followed around the internet, but this came up on YT:

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I'm not that into wrestling, I certainly don't recall ever searching for stuff. In fact this match might have been the point where I stopped watching it all those years ago. I'm shocked at how on the fly this all was, I thought it was all highly planned and choreographed. Nope.

Ah there’s a lot of self-mythologising about this match. Whatever they say about it, the top of the cage was meant to give way. The chair hitting him in the face, though? That much they didn’t expect.

 

[MacDara]

Ah there’s a lot of self-mythologising about this match. Whatever they say about it, the top of the cage was meant to give way. The chair hitting him in the face, though? That much they didn’t expect.

But I mean, in general, it depends on the wrestlers. Some are meticulous planners; Macho Man used to script his matches move for move! Others ‘call it in the ring’ and only know the finish (who’s winning, and maybe how) and how much time they’ve got. Most are somewhere in between (they know what big ‘spots’ or moments will happen, but how they get from bit to bit is often improvised).

 

[Unicron]

But I mean, in general, it depends on the wrestlers. Some are meticulous planners; Macho Man used to script his matches move for move! Others ‘call it in the ring’ and only know the finish (who’s winning, and maybe how) and how much time they’ve got. Most are somewhere in between (they know what big ‘spots’ or moments will happen, but how they get from bit to bit is often improvised).

Believe these days the refs have ear pieces on the TV shows and can relay instructions from whoever is in gorilla position if they need things called.

 

[seanc]

But I mean, in general, it depends on the wrestlers. Some are meticulous planners; Macho Man used to script his matches move for move! Others ‘call it in the ring’ and only know the finish (who’s winning, and maybe how) and how much time they’ve got. Most are somewhere in between (they know what big ‘spots’ or moments will happen, but how they get from bit to bit is often improvised).

Fascinating stuff. I knew the cage was rigged to break, and the announcer table is made to fall apart.

But how they just kept going, in character. Dedication/sheer madness.

 

[Unicron]

But how they just kept going, in character. Dedication/sheer madness.

Foley was pretty badly concussed from one of the big falls, I think it was when he went through the cage and the chair came down and hit him.

He got through it on muscle memory.

 

[ann post]

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[nuke terrorist]

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maybe put 'em both in the tent and see what they can do.
wrestling is as real as anything else.
I don't watch much of it but I am amazed what those folks put themselves through. wrestlers are extremely talented with an extremely wide range highly developed skills.
e.g. brilliant actors who do their work under extreme pressure, great orators / communicators / trash talkers, extremely fit highly trained martial artists, brave as fuck, hardened travelers, extrovert quick thinking improvisers when required...
RESPECT.

 

[Unicron]

Even if he's shrank, Jesus.

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[pete]

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[ilovehoovering]

Jeff Jarrett being one of my favourite characters in wrestling in 2023 was most unexpected.

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[ilovehoovering]

This is a tremendous hype video.

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[pete]

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[MacDara]

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These Wrestle Me videos are great, I love ’em. The ones about Brian Maxine (of whom I’d never heard before) are especially good.

 

[pete]

funny

@BLACULA-Skeewoah
1 month ago
3:45 Roman's face he's not even shocked anymore when Brock interrupts him... He's just like "jesus christ, not again... This is the rest of my life"

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[Unicron]

This spot is from 2004 and I'm only seeing it now.

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Fucking idiots.

 

[pete]

Oh boy.

 

[ilovehoovering]

Looks like I am now able to go to Rev Pro on Saturday night which has a super line-up in a great venue and AEW on Sunday.

I can't wait to enjoy my £7.95 cans of Budweiser and sing along to Wild Thing.

Also flogging a very decent ticket on Ticketmaster for half-price if anyone knows of any sad sacks who might be tempted to purchase one!

 

[MacDara]

Enjoy! I’ll be watching the PPV on Sunday provided the FITE app casts to the Xbox correctly.

 

[MacDara]

Bray Wyatt. He was only 36.