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Post by molson5 on Dec 26, 2007 16:28:41 GMT -5
At the top level, they don't have to work through every injury like they used to, because one we no more about medicine, and two the WWE is so ridiculously wealthy that can can afford James freaking Andrews to work on their top guys.
In the old days, and today on the indys, you gotta work, or you don't eat. If that's "tough" (and that's debatable), then they were tougher then.
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Post by lildude8218 on Dec 26, 2007 16:45:54 GMT -5
I'm willing to bed in the 80s they didn't either announce injuries as much, nor did they mention them to their boss in case they got dropped as dead weight. We have a winner. People got injured then the same as they do now. There was no WWE.com or tons of websites reporting every little thing that happened. The guy would just sorta disappear for a while and then come back.
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Post by primetime110 on Dec 26, 2007 23:26:48 GMT -5
I'm willing to bed in the 80s they didn't either announce injuries as much, nor did they mention them to their boss in case they got dropped as dead weight. We have a winner. People got injured then the same as they do now. There was no WWE.com or tons of websites reporting every little thing that happened. The guy would just sorta disappear for a while and then come back. Since there were no lives shows back then a top wrestler could hide is injuries more. Example If Hogan got an injured that required him to miss 3 monthes, He could just not wrestle and show up on TV tapings for interveiws and to hype the next PPV. Or start a feud for the next PPV depending on the time frame. HHH, Having exactly the same injury as Hogan would miss live Raws and monthly PPV's and so his injury gets more press.
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Post by romafan87 on Dec 26, 2007 23:44:57 GMT -5
I don't remember Savage or Hogan having eight months off for torn quads no, but Hogan had about 3 months off after getting 3 Quake-Splashes on the Brother Love show. Reno Riggins was back the next week on WWF Challenge Win!
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Post by bitteroldman on Dec 28, 2007 10:38:34 GMT -5
A lot of the injuries are not torn muscles per se, but the ligaments that attach the muscle to the bone. Guys are using steroids and gain way too much muscle mass for their frame. Hogan for example, is a naturally large framed man, who used steroids to enhance his already large size. Combine that with a different style of working in his era (when a guy could grab a headlock and work that for 5-10 mins without eliciting a "boring" chant from some smartass mark) and you don't have the potential for injury.
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Post by Topher is Human on Dec 28, 2007 10:48:45 GMT -5
Is Samoa Joe tougher than Lex Luger. Probably. Tell that to Nash
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Post by eJm on Dec 28, 2007 10:50:44 GMT -5
it seems since the WWE went "safe" that there are more injuires Strangely, I agree with this. Whatsupwiththat? [/hurricane]
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Post by Red Impact on Dec 28, 2007 11:04:49 GMT -5
I think it's a combination of several things that have been mentioned. However, I do wonder if the wear and tear on guys now is greater because the moves have more impact on the performers. Even if, say, they don't get injured doing a pedigree, would it wear more than moves that were common back then?
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Post by leemir on Dec 28, 2007 11:35:49 GMT -5
I guess squashing jobbers 9 out of every 10 matches doesn't take too much of a toll on the body.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Dec 28, 2007 11:55:27 GMT -5
We need to stop with all this John Wayne crap, anway. Right on.
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Post by eJm on Dec 28, 2007 12:10:21 GMT -5
I think it's a combination of several things that have been mentioned. However, I do wonder if the wear and tear on guys now is greater because the moves have more impact on the performers. Even if, say, they don't get injured doing a pedigree, would it wear more than moves that were common back then? I could see that. Take the ladder match. Compare one of the older ones to Jeff Hardy/Carlito from the Raw 15th show. There was much more reason for wear and tear in the latter then the former.
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