Hi Dark, I think "show wrestling" is an accurate description. Obviously,, there is a lot of wrestling involved such as various grapples, submission holds, and technical throws, but unlike in Olympic wrestling the WWE, TNA, etc employ a lot of theatrical stunts such as attacking people with chairs, throwing people off ladders, throwing them through tables, etc which is used to add more drama to the matches. It isn't so much that it is not wrestling but that the matches are contrived for the audiences benefit to fit into a larger storyline and rivalry.
For example, for several months now Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton have been in a contested rivalry for the WWE Championship. Now in football, baseball, basketball, or any real sport nobody would get away with the various things Randy Orton has done to hold onto the championship. Much less have the COO of the company knock out the competition to help him win as Triple H did back at Summerslam or have the guest referee knock out the opponent like at Hell in a Cell. All of that is obviously just for show, and is merely there to entertain the audience and make them want to see the next PPV to see how the rivalry turns out. My basic point is that it is wrestling in a very broad sense. It is just that pro wrestling is more show wrestling rather than wrestling as a sport. If someone wants a more pure sport oriented wrestling then they need to watch the Olympics, go to their local high school and watch their high school wrestling team, or go to college wrestling matches. It all depends on how black and white you view the situation, and I think Charles is being a bit too black and white when he said pro wrestling is not wrestling. Cheers! On 12/18/13, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > I do sort of see charlse point here, that pro wrestling with the staged > matches, supposed foul moves etc isn't exactly the same as another > professional sport, even another combat sport like boxing or olypic > wrestling or competitive martial arts. > > I wouldn't say it's not wrestling though since as has been pointed out it > does employ many legitimate wrestling holds, move and throws, and indeed > wrestlers like Curt Angle actually have done both the WWE style of wrestling > > and the real thing in the Olympics. > > I have heard people who do mixed martial arts and the like who utilise many > > wrestling holds describe it as "show wrestling" which seems an accurate > description. > > Beware the Grue! > > Dark. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
