[The Unabomber]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Wrestling is a sport. Greco-Roman wrestling is a sport in the Olympics; how much more sporting can you get than that? the WWE is sports entertainment, which is clearly obvious. The WWE does not speak for a large section of the pro wrestling industry itself, it is simply the dominant American brand. Again, go watch NOAH, All Japan, or ROH.



Wrestling is an art that takes years to perfect too, what's your point? Chris Benoit started wrestling in his teenage years, and didn't become World Champion until he was 38 - that means he spent over 20 years of his career honing his craft. This isn't any different. And guys like Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle, Sylvester Terkay, Bobby Lashley, Ken Shamrock, William Regal, Dan Severn, Steve Blackman, and countless others are all testament that wrestlers also come from different backgrounds.

Linda MacMahon was in the media today too, and clearly explained that there is a 3-strikes and you're out rule with the WWE Wellness Policy. Go back to one of my previous posts, and you will see a few examples of wrestlers in the last two years who have been punished for abuse. Chris Masters, Joey Mercury, and Randy Orton are to name a few.



Brock has had one MMA match, Kurt hasn't even stepped in the octagon yet. Brock left the WWE because he wanted to pursue other opportunities, such as try out for (and subsequently fail) the Minnesota Vikings. Kurt Angle so far, is all talk about MMA. Until he gets in the ring, it's all just talk, and unfortunately an otherwise good wrestler is running his mouth before proving he can win in MMA, a completely different sport.

You are also asking the wrong question with regards to deaths in MMA and WWE. First of all, barbarism implies in-ring deaths, which in the WWE, I cannot recall any in-ring deaths in the last two decades except for the tragedy of Owen Hart, and that wasn't even during an actual match. If you are taking about life outside the ring, then yes - there is a problem with premature deaths, I can admit that. MMA has standards that I'm glad are implemented to prevent deaths, but you cannot imply that the WWE has far more deaths than MMA because its in a completely different context.

I'm not talking about Greco-Roman or Sambo, i'm talking about the fake wrestling. You are saying that Linda Mcmahon said that there is a 3 strike your out rule, who ensures that the WWE is following that? Is there a board that makes these decisions? It's all about the money in the WWE, if someone is a fan favorite chances are they are not going to make an example out of them, not good business sense.

The WWE has ruined Kurt Angle, he has admitted that he has to be on several painkillers in order to make it through the day, does that sound like a great environment? WWE is huge, kids watch it and look up to these guys, yet nobody puts any focus on drug use and life quality in the business.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/j...&entryid=80491

The link above is an article about the deaths in wrestling, they interview Vince and a few other wrestlers. Remember, these are the guys that young kids look up to, awful, just awful.