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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Dec 13, 2013 19:13:56 GMT -5
I really think people who don't understand why Hogan vs Cena would appeal are really missing something quite fundamental about the industry and how it works and why it works. It's missing why Andre, who in his 40s, after a series of back surgeries, unable to just go from rest hold to rest hold without blowing up could get over 33 million fans tuning in to see him wrestle. What's the "logic" there? Oh Andre almost literally cannot move, who wants to see that the match would suck! ...with this mindset it never would have been booked. I think it's the same with Hogan today. With respect to those who wouldn't book it I think there is something that you fundamentally don't 'get' about why the industry throws up occasions and matches and circumstances like this every few years. It's the mindset that scratches it's head and asks why anyone would pay to see Andre the Giant in the late 1980s because he was nothing more than a 500lb lump who struggled to stand up right. If that's what you think then there really is something you don't 'get' about the industry, I fear. This was also during a time where people pumped themselves with horse testosterone and no one batted an eye. Some mindsets from the past need to stay in the past. |
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Bub (BLM)
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Dec 13, 2013 19:15:58 GMT -5
I really don't understand why people still think Hogan should be booked in another real match ever again. The guy can't even drop the leg anymore. That's no insult to the Hulkster, I'm just being realistic. I quite like the idea I've seen a lot of people kick around on here, which is a 30 Years of WrestleMania battle royale at WrestleMania 30. Minimal bumping for the guys, and Hogan could still look great just using clotheslines and the big boot. One problem is that with the battle Royal, the outcome is way too obvious. Hogan pretty much has to win if only because he can't get knocked over the top rope. It's just a novelty match. And besides, no one else should win anyway. |
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Post by BigWill on Dec 13, 2013 19:55:21 GMT -5
Then Hogan is confined to a wheel chair for the rest of his life..... Why would that happen? This morbid curiosity that everyone is one punch away from a "wheelchair" is quite bizarre. Hogan's got a bad back but if he's so fragile that he cannot 'pretend fight' for twenty minutes then he's really too fragile to leave the house. As far as I can see - he isn't Then you're really underestimating how physical a "pretend fight" is, if you're trying to compare a 20+ minute wrestling match to taking a walk outside your house. |
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