Poll of the Day > I'm going to watch wrestling in Cleveland tomorrow

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I'm not interested in wrestling, but I'm off from work and I figured it's something my friend likes and it might be better than sitting around the house. It's some indie wrestling organization I can't remember the name of.

I went with him one other time. It was really goofy. This little kid behind us kept chanting "David Starr is David Stupid! Can't even spell his own name!"

The aforementioned David Starr:

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Ask me anything

I went to one indie show, didn't really like it. Part of it might have been that it was more of a TNA-heavy card and I've always been a WWE guy.

On the plus side, I didn't pay much for the tickets. The bigger disappointment was an ECW house show getting canceled where I'm not 100% sure I ever got the refund on the tickets. I was mostly hyped for that because CM Punk was on the card.

In general, I've never been terribly huge on the actual wrestling side of pro wrestling so I guess no matter what I'm less likely to enjoy an indie or house show, unless a recognizable star is cutting promos.
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My friend paid for my ticket so that's cool.

David Starr was handsome. I wonder if he'll be there lol... I don't know if it's the same organization as the other show I went to.

I don't know anything about wrestling really. It all seems really cartoony / Dragon Ball Z-ish to me but I guess that's part of the idea. It's weird knowing the wins and losses are set up ahead of time too (at the other one I went to, you could tell the PowerPoint they were using had the final bracket already entered, which was kind of funny), but when you watch it you can tell it's more for entertainment than a real competition between the wrestlers.

Did anyone watch that show Glow on Netflix? It made me understand a little what the appeal of wrestling was.

AnnoyedCops posted...

Did anyone watch that show Glow on Netflix? It made me understand a little what the appeal of wrestling was.

The appeal is different for everybody. Some people like watching the technical ability, other people enjoy the theatrics, some follow specific wrestlers, and then you have at least some kids who see it as a legit sport. I did go through the whole "wrestling is fake!" phase where I was basically missing the point of it; granted, I knew people who thought it was real which kinda influenced that.

And different people like different styles. For example, I think lucha looks like absolute shit because it's contrived to the point where wrestlers are visibly cooperating or I'm not sure who's hurting who with some attacks.
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There were lots of different styles of wrestling. Guys flipping around, breaking the runway, putting people through tables and stuff. I find I am still not really interested in wrestling. I don't like being around a lot of yelling either so it bothered me being in the audience when they were chanting PUNT HIS C*** and the like.

But there was one cool part. One of the wrestlers was apparently retiring due to health reasons, and he gave this little speech about his life. He wrote an essay in high school about how he wanted to be a pro wrestler when he grew up, and was inspired when his teacher wrote "Someone has to be a pro wrestler. Why not you?" He finished by singing this. People tried to clap along but they lost the rhythm and stopped

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It was in this high school gym with these paintings on the wall lol. It was funny watching these guys wrestle underneath the pope and what's known as the "disappointed tiger" among these wrestling fans.

https://imgur.com/a/aHBMDjW

Zeus posted...

phase where I was basically missing the point of it; granted, I knew people who thought it was real which kinda influenced that.

I remember way back when people would say it to one kid who thought it was real just because it REALLY pissed him off.
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I have no question but wanted to say congrats!
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Have fun.
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