I always knew it was fake, but it was confirmed when I saw some A-hole get thrown out of the ring and beat to shit. Then steal the mic from a judge and say "I am the greatest wrestler of all time! This fight doesn't matter!"
When/how did you realize WWE wrestling was fake?
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You think thats fake?Antitonic said:Like most other "realisations" (Christmas, sex, religion, etc) there's no real defining point. It's like a natural evolution. If forced, I'd say it was during the Goldberg era, where he'd have one match but his streak would go up by 5. After 10 minutes, it'd be up by 6. He must've had a match in the parking lot. That's how those things work, right?
Oh Scott Steiner, will you ever not suck?Keoul said:I never watched WWE but I figured out it was fake when I saw this gif
Then again I don't even know if that IS WWE or some other wrestling show but meh, unless it's UFC then it's probably fake
EDIT: Just so you know, your .gif is from TNA.
Outfaked. I win at that. (Trying to be funny)
I was a fan of wrestling for about two weeks when I was 11 but I realized that the story lines just felt scripted (which they are of course) and that those fake kicks I thought only I noticed happened one two many time to not be done of purpose. Never liked WWE too much anyway.
Fake? No. Terrible? Yes.Terminate421 said:You think thats fake?Antitonic said:Like most other "realisations" (Christmas, sex, religion, etc) there's no real defining point. It's like a natural evolution. If forced, I'd say it was during the Goldberg era, where he'd have one match but his streak would go up by 5. After 10 minutes, it'd be up by 6. He must've had a match in the parking lot. That's how those things work, right?
Oh Scott Steiner, will you ever not suck?Keoul said:I never watched WWE but I figured out it was fake when I saw this gif
Then again I don't even know if that IS WWE or some other wrestling show but meh, unless it's UFC then it's probably fake
EDIT: Just so you know, your .gif is from TNA.
Outfaked. I win at that. (Trying to be funny)
Still, you've gotta love it.
...and Botchamania, of course...
I know that spot in the Money in the Bank match was supposed start differently. That part was kind of made up on the fly.Antitonic said:Fake? No. Terrible? Yes.Terminate421 said:You think thats fake?Antitonic said:Like most other "realisations" (Christmas, sex, religion, etc) there's no real defining point. It's like a natural evolution. If forced, I'd say it was during the Goldberg era, where he'd have one match but his streak would go up by 5. After 10 minutes, it'd be up by 6. He must've had a match in the parking lot. That's how those things work, right?
Oh Scott Steiner, will you ever not suck?Keoul said:I never watched WWE but I figured out it was fake when I saw this gif
Then again I don't even know if that IS WWE or some other wrestling show but meh, unless it's UFC then it's probably fake
EDIT: Just so you know, your .gif is from TNA.
Outfaked. I win at that. (Trying to be funny)
Still, you've gotta love it.
...and Botchamania, of course...
EDIT: Plus, I always thought as a kid that the name change from "World Wrestling Federation" to "World Wrestling Entertainment" was a little weird. lol[/quote]
Don't know if you care but the name change came around as the result of a lawsuit by the World Wildlife Fund because they used WWF before wrestling did.
Don't know if you care but the name change came around as the result of a lawsuit by the World Wildlife Fund because they used WWF before wrestling did.
Never saw the stuff as a kid, so I had no real opinions on the reality of it. That is, until I heard about the story-lines and "wrestling villains". Pretty obvious it was all a load of bollocks after I heard that. :/
I think that "scripted" is a better word than "fake". It's been pointed out on this thread that wrestlers are highly trained athletes, and they work very hard to entertain you.
Personally, I love wrestling. It's entertaining as hell. I know that the guys aren't really getting hurt, but I really don't care, I like getting lost in the fantasy that is pro wrestling.
By the way, for anyone who is wondering why "WWF" changed to "WWE" it's because the World Wrestling Federation was sued by the World Wildlife Fund, and the wrestling federation lost and had to change their name.
Personally, I love wrestling. It's entertaining as hell. I know that the guys aren't really getting hurt, but I really don't care, I like getting lost in the fantasy that is pro wrestling.
By the way, for anyone who is wondering why "WWF" changed to "WWE" it's because the World Wrestling Federation was sued by the World Wildlife Fund, and the wrestling federation lost and had to change their name.
I used to watch it quite a lot when I was younger, ECW was my favourite. But as it became more modern, and I got older, it just became too fucking stupid to even remotely take seriously. It was basically during the time DX made their "return" and you had that shit with the Spirit Squad and whatever. It was during those times where I realised it was all just glorified actors and stuntmen. Oh, and the horrid attempt at being funny also helped drive me away from it.
EDIT: I even still have some DVD copies of old ECW pay per views. I watched them sometime last year for the nostalgia. Good stuff.
EDIT: I even still have some DVD copies of old ECW pay per views. I watched them sometime last year for the nostalgia. Good stuff.
10 years old. I was playing around with the son of my uncle then girlfriend and I put him in a backbreaker. Damn near sent the kid to the hospital. I did not understand that they are professionals that train to do things like that for years.
A long time ago, when I was about 8. I didn't ever really like wrestling though, so I never really cared.
When you see people like Shawn Michaels and considering he is a great worker and can sell moves properly.Yopaz said:
Lol...Aurgelmir said:
None of the moves they do inflict damage?
Please examine this video and describe at which particular moment it failed to cause and damage? I'm not even going to bring up the high flying moves because it should go without fucking saying...
Don't make woefully ignorant statements about how a full contact sport that involves lifting people into the air and dropping them on their heads doesn't cause them pain or injury?
A better question is at what point did you watch professional wrestling for the purposes of entertainment and assume it wasn't fake?
The fights are scripted not fake. There's a difference. It's like saying a movie screen kiss is fake because the actors are being told to do it...
HE wasn't dropped on his head, he was dropped on his neck/upper back, which is where you WANT to fall.Raven said:
Besides in a real fight THAT would never happen, as they spent way to long hugging before the suplex.
Compare MMA to Wrestling and you will instantly see the difference...
That is what they call it wrestling. It's an olympic sport, popular in many various cultures for millenia. Go look it up.Aurgelmir said:
You can't compare it to MMA, because that is a brawl. I'm not denying there is a difference between fighting and wrestling.
You are arguing that wrestling is fake and doesn't cause injury or pain... You are wrong. If you won't accept it from me than please take a minute or two to hear it from a professional.
I did actually say that it does cause injury... which means pain is included. But it is caused by mishaps and not by will... the fighting in it self is referred to as fake because the fighting is staged, and most of the moves are choreographer between the two fighters.Raven said:
Again I will point to MMA, the look on an MMA fighter and a WWE wrestler at the end of a normal match say it all.