WWE Is Not A Sport

[StriderKyo]

Every time I click on the TNL forums summary, I look down at the sports forum; I'm often curious to see whether the NFL or the TNLBA or baseball offseason threads have been updated.

More often than not, I see one of the wrestling threads there. Because Masko Del Sanchez threatened to beat up Bulldozer Man and the plot was leaked on the internet that Bulldozer Man's going to beat him after the shocking return of Buff Studmore, who takes a cheapshot at Masko and knocks him out of his patented ChalupaSault.

I'm here to tell you today that pro-wrestling is not a sport.

It's physical theatre. It's a soap opera. I don't give a damn if they get hurt or not, there is no legitimate competition involved whatsoever. Vince McMahon and his crack team of threat-cheapshot-revenge plot cycle writers have already decided what Jeremy's going to be watching next Tuesday.

Yes, I'm sure they want to outdo each other out there and pull off nicer looking moves than the other guy. So do ballerinas. But until they go the figureskating route and have judges grade them on aesthetic value, there's no actual sport there.

When Tom Cruise saves the world from Philip Seymour Hoffman, it doesn't show up on the news. They don't print the scores from Friday Night Lights in the morning sports section. Pretending to do a thing doesn't actually make it that thing.

Move the wrestling threads to cinemania where they belong.

[Revoltor]

No.

[SpoDaddy]

Wrestling's not a sport. If you dig it that's cool (as a kid I loved it), but it's a tv show. Is anyone even arguing that it's a sport?

[Shin Johnpv]

Every time I click on the TNL forums summary, I look down at the sports forum; I'm often curious to see whether the NFL or the TNLBA or baseball offseason threads have been updated.

More often than not, I see one of the wrestling threads there. Because Masko Del Sanchez threatened to beat up Bulldozer Man and the plot was leaked on the internet that Bulldozer Man's going to beat him after the shocking return of Buff Studmore, who takes a cheapshot at Masko and knocks him out of his patented ChalupaSault.

I'm here to tell you today that pro-wrestling is not a sport.

It's physical theatre. It's a soap opera. I don't give a damn if they get hurt or not, there is no legitimate competition involved whatsoever. Vince McMahon and his crack team of threat-cheapshot-revenge plot cycle writers have already decided what Jeremy's going to be watching next Tuesday.

Yes, I'm sure they want to outdo each other out there and pull off nicer looking moves than the other guy. So do ballerinas. But until they go the figureskating route and have judges grade them on aesthetic value, there's no actual sport there.

When Tom Cruise saves the world from Philip Seymour Hoffman, it doesn't show up on the news. They don't print the scores from Friday Night Lights in the morning sports section. Pretending to do a thing doesn't actually make it that thing.

Move the wrestling threads to cinemania where they belong.

IBTN and agree move it to cinemania

[mollipen]

I love how sports fans are always so offended by wrestling being called a sport.

Give it a rest, seriously.

[Tommy Tallarico]

It's not a sport at all, and it should be moved. I really hate the Sports (Entertainment) forum name, and that'd finally be changed if it gets moved out.

I also think moving UFC and wrestling threads to Fight Club would be acceptable.

[Anal Kaboom]

More often than not, I see one of the wrestling threads there. Because Masko Del Sanchez threatened to beat up Bulldozer Man and the plot was leaked on the internet that Bulldozer Man's going to beat him after the shocking return of Buff Studmore, who takes a cheapshot at Masko and knocks him out of his patented ChalupaSault.

Move the wrestling threads to cinemania where they belong.

Though I'm pretty sure even the rasslin' fans know its not a sport.

I also think moving UFC and wrestling threads to Fight Club would be acceptable.

[Dolemite]

WWE Is Not A Sport

No shit.

[Advocate]

NEWSFLASH!!!!

I'm here to tell you today that pro-wrestling is not a sport.

No shit.

I agree with Dole.

Thanks Strider for that bit of info.

[Calliander]