Sephiroth
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Post by Sephiroth on Jan 5, 2016 12:03:15 GMT -5
37 is old?
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Post by MrElijah on Jan 5, 2016 12:07:25 GMT -5
They younger guys have been given less than a crumb's worth of a chance. And then any time they start getting over, WWE tries to kill it to prove that their chant is the only thing that's over or whatever excuse they want to make. That's ridiculous. WWE will definitely push somebody who got over without their help. Case in point: Will you stop?!
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Malcolm
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Post by Malcolm on Jan 5, 2016 12:24:37 GMT -5
I'm actually really starting to get sick of seeing this video... Edit: It was one of those things that was funny the first time, but then got beaten into the ground to the point I just roll my eyes. This, on the other hand, will never not be funny. If WWE ever taught me something,is that if people liked it once ,i should just keep doing it over and over! And if they don't like it,do it anyway. Ah, touche.
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Jan 5, 2016 14:27:17 GMT -5
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Post by brooklynmets on Jan 5, 2016 14:43:22 GMT -5
I'm actually really starting to get sick of seeing this video... Edit: It was one of those things that was funny the first time, but then got beaten into the ground to the point I just roll my eyes. That's the first time I seen it and it was funny. All I can say is just don't watch it next time someone posts it.
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Post by Just call me D.j.m. on Jan 5, 2016 14:48:01 GMT -5
Nothing will change.
WWE will be fine because there will be enough pictures of Stephanie shaking hands with charity CEOs and Superstars hugging kids that everything will be fine.
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Post by Hawk Hart on Jan 5, 2016 14:52:25 GMT -5
This thread taught me that Ric Flair has a daughter who is apparently a wrestler.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Jan 5, 2016 15:09:55 GMT -5
It is to modern wrestling fans and people under 35. As long as someone can still go and not look sad & pathetic in the ring, I'm good.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 5, 2016 15:21:03 GMT -5
It is to modern wrestling fans and people under 35. As long as someone can still go and not look sad & pathetic in the ring, I'm good. That's my thing too. I think AJ Styles at 37 is a WAY better wrestler than AJ Styles at 27.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Jan 5, 2016 15:23:45 GMT -5
It is to modern wrestling fans and people under 35. As long as someone can still go and not look sad & pathetic in the ring, I'm good. That's my thing too. I think AJ Styles at 37 is a WAY better wrestler than AJ Styles at 27. Yep. Back in the day, a wrestler didn't peak until their mid 30's at the earliest. A lot of the people we call legends did not become legendary until after 35.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 5, 2016 15:58:56 GMT -5
That's my thing too. I think AJ Styles at 37 is a WAY better wrestler than AJ Styles at 27. Yep. Back in the day, a wrestler didn't peak until their mid 30's at the earliest. A lot of the people we call legends did not become legendary until after 35. *nod* I think people sometimes confuse age with how long a guy has been a focal point of the show. Orton and Cena for example have been around for ages, but they aren't that old. I don't think anyone would argue the fact that they're both way better wrestlers now than they were 10 years ago. And on the opposite side of things, people were dying for Dolph to get a push last year, and he was 35. But, he hadn't been overexposed for a decade.
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Post by Clawley Race on Jan 5, 2016 16:09:36 GMT -5
It is to modern wrestling fans and people under 35. As long as someone can still go and not look sad & pathetic in the ring, I'm good. I think a big problem with this is that some people equate wrestling ages along with sports ages. Everyone knows that 37 is very old for an NBA player. Sheamus is older than Kobe Bryant, and Kobe is completely washed up...Sheamus is too old. It doesn't work the same way. The 'prime' of a sports entertainer is not 26-32 like it is a regular professional athlete.
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Jan 5, 2016 17:14:53 GMT -5
That's my thing too. I think AJ Styles at 37 is a WAY better wrestler than AJ Styles at 27. Yep. Back in the day, a wrestler didn't peak until their mid 30's at the earliest. A lot of the people we call legends did not become legendary until after 35. Exactly here are WWE Champs up to Montreal with the age when won title Buddy Rogers | 45 y, 2 months | Bruno Sammartino | 27 y, 7 months | Ivan Koloff | 28 y, 2 months | Pedro Morales | 28 y, 3 months | Stan Stasiak | 36 y, 7 months | Bruno Sammartino | 38 y, 2 months | Superstar Billy Graham | 33 y, 10 months | Bob Backlund | 28 y, 4 months | The Iron Sheik | 41 y, 9 months | Hulk Hogan | 30 y, 5 months | André the Giant | 41 y, 8 months | Randy Savage | 35 y, 4 months | Hulk Hogan | 35 y, 7 months | The Ultimate Warrior | 30 y, 9 months | Sgt. Slaughter | 42 y, 4 months | Hulk Hogan | 37 y, 7 months | The Undertaker | 26 y, 8 months | Hulk Hogan | 38 y, 3 months | Ric Flair | 42 y, 10 months | Randy Savage | 38 y, 4 months | Ric Flair | 43 y, 6 months | Bret Hart | 35 y, 3 months | Yokozuna | 26 y, 6 months | Hulk Hogan | 39 y, 7 months | Yokozuna | 26 y, 8 months | Bret Hart | 36 y, 8 months | Bob Backlund | 45 y, 3 months | Diesel | 35 y, 7 months | Bret Hart | 38 y, 4 months | Shawn Michaels | 30 y, 8 months | Sycho Sid | 35 y, 11 months | Shawn Michaels | 31 y, 5 months | Bret Hart | 39 y, 7 months | Sycho Sid | 35 y, 11 months | The Undertaker | 32 y, 0 months | Bret Hart | 40 y, 1 month | Shawn Michaels | 32 y, 3 months |
Average Title win date was on the wrestlers 12998th day alive. Or 35 years 7 months exactly what Razor said. Average 1st title win date was on the wrestler's 12445th day alive. Or 34 years 1 month. Which means that Bret's first title is the closest to that Average and Diesel's title win was the closet to that average. Note this was a quick lookup, so there might be a number transposed or missed.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 5, 2016 19:32:19 GMT -5
Yep. Back in the day, a wrestler didn't peak until their mid 30's at the earliest. A lot of the people we call legends did not become legendary until after 35. *nod* I think people sometimes confuse age with how long a guy has been a focal point of the show. Orton and Cena for example have been around for ages, but they aren't that old. I don't think anyone would argue the fact that they're both way better wrestlers now than they were 10 years ago. And on the opposite side of things, people were dying for Dolph to get a push last year, and he was 35. But, he hadn't been overexposed for a decade. Not to mention the desire for a substantial run by 35 year old Cesaro.
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Post by benstudd on Jan 5, 2016 19:39:19 GMT -5
It is to modern wrestling fans and people under 35. As long as someone can still go and not look sad & pathetic in the ring, I'm good. That's my thing too. I think AJ Styles at 37 is a WAY better wrestler than AJ Styles at 27. Not sure about that.
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Post by Rolent Tex on Jan 5, 2016 20:38:52 GMT -5
I'm turning 35 in a week. Great. People will complain that I'm holding the younger posters down when I start threads.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 5, 2016 20:39:52 GMT -5
That's my thing too. I think AJ Styles at 37 is a WAY better wrestler than AJ Styles at 27. Not sure about that. I know it's an opinion, but his psychology and mannerisms seem so far beyond what they were in his 20's.
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Post by kevin on Jan 5, 2016 21:15:07 GMT -5
I'm turning 35 in a week. Great. People will complain that I'm holding the younger posters down when I start threads. That's why I almost never start threads so I stay fresh.
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Post by benstudd on Jan 5, 2016 21:37:28 GMT -5
I know it's an opinion, but his psychology and mannerisms seem so far beyond what they were in his 20's. Well the best match I've seen of him was against Jerry Lynn for the first X title in 2002.
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Post by thegame415 on Jan 5, 2016 22:07:06 GMT -5
To be fair, 1999 had
- 34 (turning 35) year-old Steve Austin. - 34 year-old Mick Foley - 34 year-old Undertaker - 54 year-old Vince McMahon
I think the key is out of touch, rather than old.
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