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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Feb 4, 2016 17:52:07 GMT -5
I love the circular reasoning about why this is a viable topic. "It's important because it's important! People care about it because people care about it!" You want to bitch about people's looks, fine; at least we haven't descended into creepy body dysmorphia yet. But it's pretty tacky to act like you just care about people not reaching their full potential or whatever. "It shouldn't matter because I think it shouldn't matter!" We can do that all day, but that's not what this thread is about. A professional wrestlers looks are extremely important. While a flawless appearance isn't necessary, it definitely helps to have good facial features, an interesting/unique/attention grabbing look, and hair that matches what you're going for. Yeah, and that's 95% costuming and 5% hairstyling, which is not what this thread seems to be about, either. This thread seems to mostly be about a completely baffling obsession with how much hair men have, which first of all is odd and creepy, and second of all is clearly not correlated with success in the wrestling business. we can all list handsome failures and ugly successes, so being handsome also isn't correlated with success in the wrestling industry, either. Unless you count having Lex Luger's body as "being handsome," which a small subset of gay men do and precisely no one else on the face of the earth.
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Post by Venti on Feb 4, 2016 19:07:55 GMT -5
And I bet all of you are just an absolute sight to see, right? Most of us don't work in aesthetically driven industries. Maybe, but I don't recall pro wrestling being a modeling career where everyone looks pretty(not counting the Laurinaitis years, of course).
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Post by Starshine on Feb 4, 2016 19:11:11 GMT -5
Most of us don't work in aesthetically driven industries. Maybe, but I don't recall pro wrestling being a modeling career where everyone looks pretty(not counting the Laurinaitis years, of course). Modelling may be a little extreme. But looks do matter a lot in the 'E. It's basically the entire reason they decided to push Reigns so hard from the get go.
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Post by Venti on Feb 4, 2016 19:14:10 GMT -5
Maybe, but I don't recall pro wrestling being a modeling career where everyone looks pretty(not counting the Laurinaitis years, of course). Modelling may be a little extreme. But looks do matter a lot in the 'E. It's basically the entire reason they decided to push Reigns so hard from the get go. Which is funny considering most people I've met think Reigns looks awkward with his strange facial expressions.
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Post by Chuck Conry on Feb 4, 2016 19:55:38 GMT -5
I remember when all the gals used to fancy Ambrose for being such a dreamboat and wanted to tip the light fantastic with him doing the texas two step. Those days seem long ago now and his looks these days could hinder him for being the big man on campus. He's banging Renee Young, so I'm sure he ain't got no worries.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Feb 4, 2016 19:59:33 GMT -5
"It shouldn't matter because I think it shouldn't matter!" We can do that all day, but that's not what this thread is about. A professional wrestlers looks are extremely important. While a flawless appearance isn't necessary, it definitely helps to have good facial features, an interesting/unique/attention grabbing look, and hair that matches what you're going for. Yeah, and that's 95% costuming and 5% hairstyling, which is not what this thread seems to be about, either. This thread seems to mostly be about a completely baffling obsession with how much hair men have, which first of all is odd and creepy, and second of all is clearly not correlated with success in the wrestling business. we can all list handsome failures and ugly successes, so being handsome also isn't correlated with success in the wrestling industry, either. Unless you count having Lex Luger's body as "being handsome," which a small subset of gay men do and precisely no one else on the face of the earth. The hair thing is one poster's gimmick and he's not serious about it, but somehow, he managed to make EVERYONE ELSE become dead serious about it. As far as attractiveness vs. ugliness, it does matter. It may not be fair that it matters, but it matters. In WWE, if management doesn't think you have "the look" (whatever that means in their eyes), you have to work that much harder than everyone else to get a push. Unless you're somewhere in the vicinity of being able to be billed as 7 feet tall.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Feb 4, 2016 20:15:28 GMT -5
As long as they don't end up like Coolio, they'll be fine
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Post by Professor Chaos on Feb 4, 2016 20:19:04 GMT -5
Owens always looks grumpy.
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Post by ISO Mid Thigh Pull on Feb 4, 2016 20:35:06 GMT -5
UGH YOU GUYS BATISTA'S NEVER GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THOSE TATS.
MARK JINDRAK SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN EVOLUTION. HE'S GOT THE LOOK.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Feb 4, 2016 20:38:43 GMT -5
UGH YOU GUYS BATISTA'S NEVER GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THOSE TATS. MARK JINDRAK SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN EVOLUTION. HE'S GOT THE LOOK. Considering all the stories we hear about Batista, it doesn't seem like he was thought of as unattractive...
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Post by JTG Fan on Feb 4, 2016 20:43:44 GMT -5
UGH YOU GUYS BATISTA'S NEVER GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THOSE TATS. MARK JINDRAK SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN EVOLUTION. HE'S GOT THE LOOK. If it were today, the IWC would be up in arms about how Batista is too old to be in Evolution. I actually seem to recall his DOB not being common knowledge (and maybe wrong in a few places) until around the time of his big push leading up to WrestleMania 21 when and people were shocked to learn he was the same age as Triple H.
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Post by ISO Mid Thigh Pull on Feb 4, 2016 20:44:10 GMT -5
UGH YOU GUYS BATISTA'S NEVER GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THOSE TATS. MARK JINDRAK SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN EVOLUTION. HE'S GOT THE LOOK. Considering all the stories we hear about Batista, it doesn't seem like he was thought of as unattractive... DAVE AIN'T GOT THE LOOK
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Feb 4, 2016 20:44:50 GMT -5
Considering all the stories we hear about Batista, it doesn't seem like he was thought of as unattractive... DAVE AIN'T GOT THE LOOK I will say that in my opinion, neither did Jindrak.
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Post by ISO Mid Thigh Pull on Feb 4, 2016 20:46:12 GMT -5
DAVE AIN'T GOT THE LOOK I will say that in my opinion, neither did Jindrak. You wouldn't know what it's like to have a Reflection of Perfection™
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Feb 4, 2016 20:54:08 GMT -5
I will say that in my opinion, neither did Jindrak. You wouldn't know what it's like to have a Reflection of Perfection™I thought you of all people would appreciate my appearance.
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Post by ISO Mid Thigh Pull on Feb 4, 2016 20:56:06 GMT -5
You wouldn't know what it's like to have a Reflection of Perfection™I thought you of all people would appreciate my appearance. {Spoiler}its okay
i love you
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Feb 4, 2016 21:00:38 GMT -5
I thought you of all people would appreciate my appearance. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}its okay
i love you
*bails out of the ring because of incoming Sweet Chin Music*
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Feb 4, 2016 21:29:10 GMT -5
UGH YOU GUYS BATISTA'S NEVER GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THOSE TATS. MARK JINDRAK SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN EVOLUTION. HE'S GOT THE LOOK. Considering all the stories we hear about Batista, it doesn't seem like he was thought of as unattractive... He is unattractive. He just has a huge dick. (See also: Jeremy, Ron)
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Post by Emmet Russell on Feb 4, 2016 21:33:23 GMT -5
Christian's face apparently held him back.
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Post by chazraps on Feb 4, 2016 21:39:59 GMT -5
Just admit y'all just wanna f*** all the wrasslers, and the one you don't wanna f*** you think should just not be wrasslers.
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