The attraction of professional wrestling. Professional wrestling is half theater, half stee chair shots to the head. Professional wrestling may never be commonly understood. Each adult admirer of professional wrestling has encountered those people who turn their heads and ask, “You do know it’s fake, right?” “I don’t care. I love the pageantry, the athleticism, even the incredibly cheesy acting. I look at wrestling as theater at it 's most base, and guess what? So do most of the fans. We know…
Professional Wrestling Introduction It is not a secret that professional wrestling is like a theatrical play, but it does not diminish its spectacle, melodrama, and theatrical aspects. If people know professional wrestling is not really a sport, then: What is professional wrestling and why is it so interesting to its fans? How is gender, race, and class characterized in and formed by professional wrestling? In which methods does professional wrestling impact society? Professional wrestling shows…
The young Johnson rose up seeing his father battling it in the sport of professional wrestling. Initially, he never thought of taking wrestling as a profession as he was into Football and used to play football for his University team. He wouldn’t have dropped that idea of becoming a footballer until a back injury forced him to quit his plans. Thus, he decided to take up Wrestling. Johnson switched to wrestling and made debut in the WWF against the mighty Brooklyn Brawler. Soon after, he started…
matches (and rivalries) of all time. So here are the top 10 Summerslam matches of all time 10 Brock Lesnar vs John Cena: Summerslam 2014 We're kicking off this list with undoubtedly one of the most lopsided victories in the history of professional wrestling, with John Cena vs Brock Lesnar. At the time, Brock Lesnar was white hot, coming off of the biggest win of his career by defeating the Undertaker at Wrestlemania, thus ending the 21 year streak of the deadman. John Cena, had also gotten one…
Seth Rollins, Cesaro, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Nikki Bella, John Cena, Sheamus, Sting, Wade Barret and we will add Alberto Del Rio. Looks like a pretty decent list of WWE superstars, and these stars all share something in common. The injury bug. Daniel Bryan has been out for what seems like forever, while Nikki Bella just went through neck surgery, and John Cena is recovering from shoulder surgery. Meanwhile former WWE Champion Seth Rollins never lost his title. He hand to surrender the title…
5 funniest moments of R-Truth's career WWE is not all heels and baby faces fighting it out in the ring. Every once in a while, there comes a character which provides comic relief to the audiences. R-Truth, the character played by Ron Killings is one of them. From his engaging entrance to his witty promos and his entertaining histrionics inside he ring, everything is cherished by the audiences. Currently, he may not be a major player in the WWE ( if you exclude his Golden Truth storyline ), but,…
in business the WWE has changed the way that people look at wrestling in many ways. During this time the company has had many wrestlers, and many generations of wrestlers.Many factors show how the WWE has impacted America, like: the McMahon background; WWF/WWE’s History; Wrestling Community; and America’s view on wrestling. Mr. McMahon’s Background Since buying the company in 1982, McMahon has turned his father’s company, Capital Wrestling, into the world renowned sports entertainment business…
needs neck surgery, he would make a fine choice, but it just doesn’t seem possible. Or how about The Rock? He did tease a major role for himself at WrestleMania, though the belief is that he won’t be wrestling on the card, which would seem to disqualify him from consideration. Then again, in wrestling, it’s probably wise to never discount anything from…
liberal way of thinking. I can think of many sports, mainly wrestling where that’s not true. Along with many real world experiences and health issues that have proven this statement false. Mr. Springsteen is miss-lead in his quote about winning. Wrestling does not owe anyone anything. Let’s go back to state wrestling. My very first match, only a minute in, I get taken down, land on my shoulder weird, separate it, and end my wrestling career. Now, nearly 4 months later, I’m about to get surgery…
In recent years, the consequences of repeated head injuries and concussions suffered by athletes have been propelled into notoriety. High profile cases of suicide, domestic abuse, and disease diagnoses in athletes, have prompted increased research into the phenomenon and preventative measures to reduce head injuries to be implemented (Remington, 2014). According to Guskiewics and his colleagues (2005), repeated concussions is linked to diseases such as early-onset Dementia, Alzheimers, Attention…