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Hurley on WWE Raw

It's been a bunch of decades since I was a kid, but from what I remember the wrestling fans were not the athletes. They were the kids who wanted to slap an alpha in the head with a folding chair and wait for the slow clap from everyone else in the room.
 
To anyone listening, I’ve said this on here recently that I watched wrestling during the Hogan run and reached my teenage years and hated it ever since. Lately I would see it on and would get sick to my stomach. I hated it so much and thought, who still watches this crap? I have a teen son and last year he and his friends started watching it and he begged me to watch it with him. It’s actually really good now and I love how they have progressed with the times. Now at work I am hearing about how everyone there watches it also. I had no idea that so many people still watch it. The story lines can get repetitive, but trust me, it’s not as bad as one would think.
 
Nothing like shaming people for holding on to their childhood hobbies and interests.

Thank god ppl have grown up and matured so they can rant on message boards hiding behind anonymity about how the world is going to sh.

I wonder who is more to blame for that…?

people enjoying their INDIVIDUAL hobbies, or keyboard warriors acting high and mighty telling people they’re not “growing up” and have the “wrong opinion” on things?

Stephen A & Skip Bayless don’t need your help.
 
uconnever said:
To anyone listening, I’ve said this on here recently that I watched wrestling during the Hogan run and reached my teenage years and hated it ever since. Lately I would see it on and would get sick to my stomach. I hated it so much and thought, who still watches this crap? I have a teen son and last year he and his friends started watching it and he begged me to watch it with him. It’s actually really good now and I love how they have progressed with the times. Now at work I am hearing about how everyone there watches it also. I had no idea that so many people still watch it. The story lines can get repetitive, but trust me, it’s not as bad as one would think.
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"Hurley 3:16 says we just went back-to-back!"
 
david said:
I’m not anti-wrestling but I’ve watched it a few times in the past 10 or so years and the wrestlers all seemed to lack any type of personality compared to The Rock/Stone Cold/HHH era. Is it really as popular today as it was 20 years ago?
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I took my kids to Wrestlemania in at the Linc in Philly last month and the place was jam packed both nights. Now…I was with an 11 year old and a 7 year old. There were adults there (with other adults and no kids in sight) dressed up as the Macho Man, Hulkster, Undertaker, etc walking around with title belts and other various WWE trinkets. You have a better chance of seeing God than seeing me doing that ish, but overall it was a pretty cool experience and the kids loved it.
 
Haystack Calhoun was my favorite. WWF came to Torrington high school in January 1978. Bob Backlund was the big attraction. I was there. I was 6’0” 155 at the time and certainly not . I was trying to be the next Tony Hansen, though.
 
HuskyFich said:
Nothing like shaming people for holding on to their childhood hobbies and interests.

Thank god ppl have grown up and matured so they can rant on message boards hiding behind anonymity about how the world is going to sh.

I wonder who is more to blame for that…?

people enjoying their INDIVIDUAL hobbies, or keyboard warriors acting high and mighty telling people they’re not “growing up” and have the “wrong opinion” on things?

Stephen A & Skip Bayless don’t need your help.
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Ah, the "hot response".
 
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QDOG5 said:
Haystack Calhoun was my favorite. WWF came to Torrington high school in January 1978. Bob Backlund was the big attraction. I was there. I was 6’0” 155 at the time and certainly not . I was trying to be the next Tony Hansen, though.
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I saw Haystack in person in Buffalo NY. His entrance was the best. Overalls with straw sticking out all over. His size was unbelievable. He was listed at 6’4 600 lbs.
He was discovered when a promoter drove by a field and saw him, and I’m not kidding, picking up and moving cows by himself.
 
People praise how blue collar Hurley is, and then say he has no class appearing in a brief skit on WWE. Just another example of how those in the white collar bubble have no idea what blue collar really is or have any respect for it.
 
uconn_jack said:
People praise how blue collar Hurley is, and then say he has no class appearing in a brief skit on WWE. Just another example of how those in the white collar bubble have no idea what blue collar really is or have any respect for it.
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Nothing to do with white collar bubble or blue collar, wresting is entertainment and a joke that most everyone is in on. White collar take their kids to it and just have a good time same as blue so this is not about lack of class.
It’s wrong to criticize Hurley for being in on this joke. He’s a multimillionaire with a good sense of humor and a “blue collar work ethic” whatever that means.
I don’t agree with the wince take on it though.
 
This is hilarious, life doesn't all have to be a serious boring slog y'all.
 
jibsey said:
Nothing to do with white collar bubble or blue collar, wresting is entertainment and a joke that most everyone is in on. White collar take their kids to it and just have a good time same as blue so this is not about lack of class.
It’s wrong to criticize Hurley for being in on this joke. He’s a multimillionaire with a good sense of humor and a “blue collar work ethic” whatever that means.
I don’t agree with the wince take on it though.
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I was into Wrestling until 2002 and came back into it as a way to do something with my son. The story lines now are long term drama series quality in some instances. Their will always be gimmick acts, but the Wrestling in some instances has become secondary.

That said, the UConn logo, the banners,etc were on quite a bit last night to a demo of about 2 million viewers. So, good publicity for UConn and Hurley had a minor role before bowing out at 10pm. Good night for wrestling, good night for UConn!
 
I love Hurley being on Monday Night Raw. I only wish they made us a championship belt. If you're not down with that then I've got 2 words for ya, "Suck It!".
 
uconn_jack said:
People praise how blue collar Hurley is, and then say he has no class appearing in a brief skit on WWE. Just another example of how those in the white collar bubble have no idea what blue collar really is or have any respect for it.
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By "people" you mean me. I'd be happy to have a discussion with you about this, and show you why your comment is a misfire.
 
storrsroars said:
By "people" you mean me. I'd be happy to have a discussion with you about this, and show you why your comment is a misfire.
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I thought all you guys loved Bruno.
 
Waquoit said:
I thought all you guys loved Bruno.
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Well, I'm not a native, but yeah, they do.

It's a different kind of entertainment these days. Back when I was a kid, you had the good guys, like Bruno, who were just regular folks. But the villain competitors were more like a carny freak show attractions than soap opera characters. Haystacks was the largest human any of us had ever seen. George "The Animal" Steele was like a missing link. I mean who eats turnbuckles these days?
 
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storrsroars said:
By "people" you mean me. I'd be happy to have a discussion with you about this, and show you why your comment is a misfire.
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Well, it wasn't just you criticizing it and saying it was classless. And maybe you are as blue collar as they come. But I don't understand why this would really turn anyone off as everybody knows it's all a big, silly show that some people have fun with. I'm not one of them, at least I haven't been since I was 10 years old, but I do have fun nostalgic memories from then, and it doesn't bother me that some people like it. I would much rather him do this than a guest spot on the Kardashians or Real Housewives or something (although I would bet money Andrea watches that).

And it's not like Hurley got up in the ring and played a part hitting somebody with a chair. He just stood there looking amused as the wrestlers put on a skit. Harmless. And let's face it, he acts more like a wound up wrestler on the sidelines of the court than half the wrestlers do in the ring.
 
RJScootin said:
QDOG5 said:
Haystack Calhoun was my favorite. WWF came to Torrington high school in January 1978. Bob Backlund was the big attraction. I was there. I was 6’0” 155 at the time and certainly not . I was trying to be the next Tony Hansen, though.
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Haystacks didn’t appear very often unfortunately! Whenever he did the likes of Baron Miguel Sicluna(sp?) were in trouble. Also rare were the “wee people” and women, a treat to look forward to. WOR Channel 9 in NY, one of 6 channels!
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temery said:
It's been a bunch of decades since I was a kid, but from what I remember the wrestling fans were not the athletes. They were the kids who wanted to slap an alpha in the head with a folding chair and wait for the slow clap from everyone else in the room.
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It’s not even wrestling. Folkstyle wrestling is real wrestling. Rather watch high school and college wrestling that then a predetermined outcome.

So if it’s staged then it’s acting and not a sport. Not saying it’s easy or anyone can do it, it’s a skill but not a sport.
 
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