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Post by Mid-Carder on Sept 21, 2022 10:46:26 GMT -5
Trish Stratus in another world would have been just another valet with bombshell looks and mainly being known for her part in a “Vince being creepy” segment. Instead she grinded to become a high level bell-to-bell wrestler, put on some great matches and along with Lita she wound up holding the torch many years for American women’s wrestling pre-Horsewomen. In many ways it held women's wrestling back since they tried to create a new Trish by hiring hot models and assuming they'd pick up this wrestling thing the way Trish did. |
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Post by pinja on Sept 21, 2022 10:54:17 GMT -5
Hogan was a giant man, yet he always convinced me as a kid that he was in peril against often only slightly bigger opponents. Did kids feel the same way with Cena (although his average height made him look more like a true underdog against someone like Khali)?
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Post by Stu on Sept 21, 2022 10:55:51 GMT -5
Mick Foley
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Sept 21, 2022 15:58:35 GMT -5
Trish Stratus in another world would have been just another valet with bombshell looks and mainly being known for her part in a “Vince being creepy” segment. Instead she grinded to become a high level bell-to-bell wrestler, put on some great matches and along with Lita she wound up holding the torch many years for American women’s wrestling pre-Horsewomen. In many ways it held women's wrestling back since they tried to create a new Trish by hiring hot models and assuming they'd pick up this wrestling thing the way Trish did. I mean it's not a bad idea in theory as obviously being models they are going to be attractive and have a marketable look and there's a good chance since they are fitness models like Trish was they are also going to be decently athletic and be able pick it up the physical aspect of it. However at the same time if you don't have experience and were never a fan a lot of times it leads to them never really getting it. Even if athletic if you can't grasp the psychology and have a grasp how to work a match then it's not going to matter. Funny thing is though a lot of the women who had prior experience prior to being hired are also conventionally very attractive women. Like in the early to mid 2010's they hired Paige, Emma, Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks, Peyton Royce, and Billie Kay. All worked indy's prior to being hired and all could also pass as being models. Even today in NXT you have women like Cora Jade and Gigi Dolin who are gorgeous and had prior experience before being hired. |
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