It is unavoidable,
pro wrestling and mixed martial arts have to step on each other toes.
People feed on violence, and unfortunately for pro wrestling, the
audience is differentiating and demanding the real thing. Honestly,
that is kind of sick (what is more unsettling that it makes Vince
looks like a saint).
Violence is
not sex. Unlike the porn market, snuff is not something people expect
to find on your PC. While directors are trying to incorporate unsimulated
sex into cinema, you do not see them rushing the debut of unsimulated
murder. Of course, trying to bring actual death to the big screen
would screw over makeup artists, and I doubt the future Tom Savinis
will stand for that. Hell, they are probably wise enough to form a union.
I would not
call MMA fans sickos (I love the Japanese scene), but that is because
I was an amateur wrestler and bar room boxer. If anything, my 15 seconds
with Derrick "The Eraser" Noble at the Peoria 2001 "Toughman"
contest demands that I admire mixed martial arts. My issue with the
sport is that the art is fading away.
The most awesome
tweet ever came from Chris Jericho (oh my disappointment when he reneged
on it):
Ok guess I'm the only "old school pro wrestler" to say it...screw UFC fighter. U could NEVER do what me and my brothers do. #bringitbitches.
I share the
sentiment of the tweet. It goes back to the days of kayfabe where
wrestlers had to believe and prove they were bad asses. My Tae Kwon
Do masters taught me all the short cuts to avoid losing fights, so
I am not afraid any repercussions to my belief in our savior.
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