Duggan found a good business model

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As in, he found a gimmick that never gets old, and he works a style so that he can still be entertaining in the ring even at his age. And it helps he's also gregarious in general, so it's a fun time for him too.

Should wrestlers look for softer styles to have longer careers?

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Hell, a member here talked about working a show with Hacksaw and Hacksaw sold these autographed little 2x4's. Smart merchandise.

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save your hips and back and take as few bumps as possible. Use your mic skills and facial expressions. Mimic your favorite actor for skits

[Ganon83]

Jerry Lawler is probably the best wrestler today when it comes to longevity. He could probably still have a decent match with half of the RAW roster at 69, and was one of the better workers on the roster at 62 before he had his heart attack.

I don't think Honky Tonk Man wrestles much anymore, but even as late as a few years ago Honky was more-or-less the same wrestler he was in the 80's.

Basically, Memphis style is how to make money for a long time in this business.

[Ultimo Gallos]

Seen Lawler throw together a decent match. With 20 minutes to prepare and he was working with someone with years of ring rust.

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Personally, I thought Duggan's mental patient with 2x4 act was old in the 80's and it just went downhill from there.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Bit different side of him




HOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Mozenrath]

Bushwhackers beat him to it.

[dangerousdanpotato]

Feb 26, 2019 12:07:39 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

Bushwhackers beat him to it.

I loved when these 3 guys would team up for 6-man tags. The heel commentators would always have a field day ragging on them

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

He’s actually very smart

Heenan: HAHAHAHAHA

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"Young Bucks" at 65, the opposite scenario.

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Duggan is a prime example of something I once heard (I wish I could remember where I heard it): Better to have a 2 star match with a 5 star paycheck and have working knees when you're 60.

[Hit Girl]

Feb 25, 2019 23:58:15 GMT -5 @exenx17 said:

As in, he found a gimmick that never gets old, and he works a style so that he can still be entertaining in the ring even at his age. And it helps he's also gregarious in general, so it's a fun time for him too.

Should wrestlers look for softer styles to have longer careers?

Yep.

I'm always amazed when I see these markish wrestlers diving through ropes on shitty irrelevant episodes of RAW.

[KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!]

Feb 26, 2019 16:32:29 GMT -5 Hit Girl said:

Feb 25, 2019 23:58:15 GMT -5 @exenx17 said:

As in, he found a gimmick that never gets old, and he works a style so that he can still be entertaining in the ring even at his age. And it helps he's also gregarious in general, so it's a fun time for him too.

Should wrestlers look for softer styles to have longer careers?

Yep.

I'm always amazed when I see these markish wrestlers diving through ropes on shitty irrelevant episodes of RAW.

It’s not a recent problem and very sad in a way. Some of the worst spots Mick Foley ever took were in front of maybe a few hundred people without any cameras rolling. Now his mind is so messed up he needs his daughter with him all the time just to do everyday stuff.

[evilone]

You just gave me a jump scare. Please don't start the thread with "*oldschool name* found.." cause my mind just adds dead next to it.

But yeah Hacksaw is classic of a gimmick, true textbook example. New guys should really look into it and try to dissect it to see where is the catch.

[Hypnosis]

Feb 26, 2019 13:28:14 GMT -5 @mack619 said:

"Young Bucks" at 65, the opposite scenario.

They'd be "Old Bucks" by then.

[Peeetah]

Or be like Terry Funk and wrestle an increasingly more dangerous style as you get older and have your body be held together by, I guess stubbornness?

[TOK Is the Target Demo]

Feb 26, 2019 19:34:55 GMT -5 Peeetah said:

Or be like Terry Funk and wrestle an increasingly more dangerous style as you get older and have your body be held together by, I guess stubbornness?

But it wasn't more dangerous besides the stupid dumpster bump. Harcore stuff and brawling is far easier on the body then taking bump after bump

[Peeetah]

Feb 26, 2019 19:57:07 GMT -5 TOK Is the Target Demo said:

Feb 26, 2019 19:34:55 GMT -5 Peeetah said:

Or be like Terry Funk and wrestle an increasingly more dangerous style as you get older and have your body be held together by, I guess stubbornness?

But it wasn't more dangerous besides the stupid dumpster bump. Harcore stuff and brawling is far easier on the body then taking bump after bump

50 year old moonsaults and no rope barbed wire matches are safe?

[TOK Is the Target Demo]

Feb 26, 2019 19:58:04 GMT -5 Peeetah said:

Feb 26, 2019 19:57:07 GMT -5 TOK Is the Target Demo said:

But it wasn't more dangerous besides the stupid dumpster bump. Harcore stuff and brawling is far easier on the body then taking bump after bump

50 year old moonsaults and no rope barbed wire matches are safe?

The moonsault thing is entirely true, but a barbed wire match isn't adding to your "bump card" any more than a regular match, it's probably even better for you. It's obviously dangerous, but in a totally different and sustainable way.