Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2021 22:17:34 GMT
I loved wrestling in the 1980s and 1990s.
I was a wrestling freak. An encyclopedia of knowledge when it comes to that era.
Now, it’s unwatchable. Why!?
First and foremost it’s kid friendly. What made it cool as a kid was when WWF had attitude and WCW had bloody matches and barbed wire. Cursing, drinking, boobs, etc…
Then, on top of that. They had great personality. Every guy didn’t have to look buff or like a model. You had Hacksaw Jim Dugan. Big Boss Man. Big Van Vader. Even Hulk Hogan was a balding man with long hair and ugly af. It was about charisma, personality. Who could shoot?
Also, you had good story plots. It was a soap opera for men. It made you care for a face. And hate a heel. Now, you could care less. If someone turned heel, it meant something. It didn’t happen every show.
Next, you had fake fighting. Over the top junk. Guys doing ridiculous things. Not “technical” wrestling. Back then, guys would lock up, then do something cool like choke someone out. The ref would check to see if they could lift their arm. Could someone get out of the sharp shooter? And if a major superstar hit their finishing move, it was over. Nobody kicked out unless it was WrestleMania or some major battle of the Titans. Nowadays, they look like they do flips, jumps, flashy moves. But they just get right up. Back in the day, if you hit someone, they’d hold their head and act hurt, maybe a heel is really going after someone’s knee. So you as a viewer are worried about the guys knee. He’s limping, giving it his all. And if he ends up pushing through the knee pain, landing his move after he blew out his knee. Gets the 1-2-3!!! It was EPIC. Or a back injury, whatever. Now, there’s no weight. You land a big pile driver, he quickly gets the 1-2 … kick out. Guy gets right up like he’s fine. They keep moving, they don’t take a moment to breathe.
I was a wrestling freak. An encyclopedia of knowledge when it comes to that era.
Now, it’s unwatchable. Why!?
First and foremost it’s kid friendly. What made it cool as a kid was when WWF had attitude and WCW had bloody matches and barbed wire. Cursing, drinking, boobs, etc…
Then, on top of that. They had great personality. Every guy didn’t have to look buff or like a model. You had Hacksaw Jim Dugan. Big Boss Man. Big Van Vader. Even Hulk Hogan was a balding man with long hair and ugly af. It was about charisma, personality. Who could shoot?
Also, you had good story plots. It was a soap opera for men. It made you care for a face. And hate a heel. Now, you could care less. If someone turned heel, it meant something. It didn’t happen every show.
Next, you had fake fighting. Over the top junk. Guys doing ridiculous things. Not “technical” wrestling. Back then, guys would lock up, then do something cool like choke someone out. The ref would check to see if they could lift their arm. Could someone get out of the sharp shooter? And if a major superstar hit their finishing move, it was over. Nobody kicked out unless it was WrestleMania or some major battle of the Titans. Nowadays, they look like they do flips, jumps, flashy moves. But they just get right up. Back in the day, if you hit someone, they’d hold their head and act hurt, maybe a heel is really going after someone’s knee. So you as a viewer are worried about the guys knee. He’s limping, giving it his all. And if he ends up pushing through the knee pain, landing his move after he blew out his knee. Gets the 1-2-3!!! It was EPIC. Or a back injury, whatever. Now, there’s no weight. You land a big pile driver, he quickly gets the 1-2 … kick out. Guy gets right up like he’s fine. They keep moving, they don’t take a moment to breathe.
