Would You/Do You let your kids watch AEW?

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Feb 16, 2023 14:11:35 GMT -5 Jindrak Mark said:

If I had young kids (say under 10) I probably wouldn't let them watch live but I'd wait until the next day and let them watch specific matches/clips on Youtube. That way I can avoid the real bloody ones or any overly profanity-laden promos that would be hard to avoid if you were watching live.

It would probably be hypocritical and overly-protective of me though because when I was that age I watched the attitude era, violent/horror movies, shows with a bunch of cursing etc and would have been annoyed if my parents tried to stop me.

Yeah at times I feel that me not allowing them to watch is hypocritical for those very reasons you detailed but my wife did not grow up watching and she is generally the one with the biggest issue with the content.

I can't imagine the looks I would get from her if I took them to a show and she had to listen to MJF during PIP talking about how the kids would be better off aborted not to mention the cheap heat language.

(this happened last night during break from the televised audience)

she would have bore a hole in my head with her stares haha

The blood would have ran the girls off on it's own though

[The Ichi]

Like with anything, it would depend on how sensible the kid is.

[SneakMan]

My cats are 13 years old and I have no problem letting them watch Dynamite.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

This is a pretty broad question because like, little children watched ECW, and were at those shows, and they were also present during the raunchiest of the Attitude Era, holding up their middle fingers with Stone Cold Steve Austin

It's all gonna come down to the parent, and what they're ok with, and the child, and what they can absorb and experience at whatever age they're at

I got into wrestling when I was very young and it always just sorta made sense to me. It's not gonna make sense to everyone, nor is it gonna appeal to all young kids if you skew towards more violent matches

Some kids will take to it like a fish to water, others? It's probably never gonna, or it'll take a bit for them to really be ok with it.

This is why I miss CHIKARA. CHIKARA was a family friendly company first, they had crazy angles, storylines, and actual kayfabe deaths but they were played like you were watching an actual superhero show. Just crazy good and fun wrestling with crazy masked luchador characters. Funny enough, a lot of CHIKARA guys are now IN AEW, but the atmosphere can be different with many of the different type of hardcore rules matches they have.

But yeah long story short, if the kids seen blood and realizes they're watching a show, AEW probably won't bother them, but it's just gonna widely depend on the kids. There's also the option of showing them wrestlers like Orange Cassidy, who appeals to a lot of kids, but Darby Allin also seems to appeal to a lot of kids with the amount of facepainted kids we see at live shows, same with Thunder Rosa. Again, it's just all gonna depend, a lot of factors to consider.

[Zone Was Wrong]

Feb 16, 2023 17:49:55 GMT -5 The Ichi said:

Like with anything, it would depend on how sensible the kid is.

Pretty much my thoughts. Depends on the child and how they take things as well as the comfort level of the parent. I will never look down upon a parent that may hold off on exposing their kid to wrestling since the whole object of these shows is violence which in and of itself can lead to mature language. Me? I was raised on Robocop, Highlander, and stuff like Child's Play that as a young child. Wrestling was something I watched with my grandpa on Saturday nights and I loved it from the first moment. Our kid has a good grip on reality and other than not big into scary movies, he tends to be able to absorb anything without too much issue. Hell, he corrects our language if we say a swear word lol.

[Mr Mario Mario]

Yeah my daughter is 8 and she’s been watching for over a year now

When we got her a hamster last year, she named it Punk (Simpler times lol)

She loves the hardcore/bloody matches more than anything tbh and I don’t have a problem with her watching since I grew up watching violent bloody movies and I turned out fine. She knows that the wrestlers are trained athletes and have to undergo years of training etc and also not to repeat any inappropriate words (For instances the Gunn Club are known as the A boys in our house lol)

Although last week when MJF made that gesture about when he was driving the car, normally I’m pretty good at making up some BS reason for inappropriate stuff but I was caught out on that one lol. I just let her know it was a very rude gesture that she was too young to known the context for and MJF was naughty for doing it

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Good news, everyone!

www.shopaew.com/aewkids


AEW Kids shirts!


Unfortunately, no House of Black shirts. Would have got one for my son's easter basket!

[Dub H]

Im nto a father but I hated that people treat kids as if they are complete morons.

Sure its better you talk and make sure they understand whats fine and you know they can handle blood, but its completely fine for me.

Also I think trying to protect kids from curse words it the stupidest f***ing thing

[champchumpchange]

The product is geared towards young men, so, no I would not personally let my kids watch it until they grew up to be 12-13-14

[Fade is a CodyCryBaby]

Mar 16, 2023 7:06:16 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

Good news, everyone!

www.shopaew.com/aewkids


AEW Kids shirts!


Unfortunately, no House of Black shirts. Would have got one for my son's easter basket!

The Blackpool Combat Club Kids Shirt made me laugh.

[mrpeacock]

Mar 16, 2023 8:12:14 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Im nto a father but I hated that people treat kids as if they are complete morons.

Sure its better you talk and make sure they understand whats fine and you know they can handle blood, but its completely fine for me.

Also I think trying to protect kids from curse words it the stupidest f***ing thing

I always took it as you tried to shield them from swearing so you didn’t have a 8 year old shouting “f***” in public.

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Mar 16, 2023 12:15:37 GMT -5 mrpeacock said:

Mar 16, 2023 8:12:14 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Im nto a father but I hated that people treat kids as if they are complete morons.

Sure its better you talk and make sure they understand whats fine and you know they can handle blood, but its completely fine for me.

Also I think trying to protect kids from curse words it the stupidest f***ing thing

I always took it as you tried to shield them from swearing so you didn’t have a 8 year old shouting “f***” in public.

Yeah there is a difference between shielding and guiding

[Jacy Derangement Syndrome]

I can't have my kid seeing an expectation for humans as unrealistic as Big Bill. What if they hustle too hard? 

[pinja]

Mar 16, 2023 13:16:45 GMT -5 Jacy Derangement Syndrome said:

I can't have my kid seeing an expectation for humans as unrealistic as Big Bill. What if they hustle too hard? 

How about his partner in prime Brian Cage aka Big Pharma?

[Jacy Derangement Syndrome]

Mar 16, 2023 13:24:35 GMT -5 pinja said:

Mar 16, 2023 13:16:45 GMT -5 Jacy Derangement Syndrome said:

I can't have my kid seeing an expectation for humans as unrealistic as Big Bill. What if they hustle too hard? 

How about his partner in prime Brian Cage aka Big Pharma?

Heartbreaking! My Son Loves Brian Cage And Tested Positive For Elevated Levels Of Motivation And Grit! 

[LiamMcDuggle]

Seeing how savvy my nephew is with tech (he's 10), I don't think any of my attempts to regulate what they consume would work. It's not exactly that hard to consume AEW on the million social media channels that exist today.

[pinja]

Mar 16, 2023 13:30:36 GMT -5 Jacy Derangement Syndrome said:

Mar 16, 2023 13:24:35 GMT -5 pinja said:

How about his partner in prime Brian Cage aka Big Pharma?

Heartbreaking! My Son Loves Brian Cage And Tested Positive For Elevated Levels Of Motivation And Grit! 

His Screwdriver was contaminated. It's not your son's fault.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Mar 16, 2023 12:15:37 GMT -5 mrpeacock said:

Mar 16, 2023 8:12:14 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Im nto a father but I hated that people treat kids as if they are complete morons.

Sure its better you talk and make sure they understand whats fine and you know they can handle blood, but its completely fine for me.

Also I think trying to protect kids from curse words it the stupidest f***ing thing

I always took it as you tried to shield them from swearing so you didn’t have a 8 year old shouting “f***” in public.

A friend of mine apparently sweared way too much around the house.

When her son was 3 or 4 , they were watching The Lion King and after the stampede he said to her "Why the f*** did Scar do that to Mufasa!"




My son is 6 and very inquisitive, so I think I'd get LOTS of questions if we watched an Acclaimed match especially if including the entrance

[Dub H]

Mar 16, 2023 12:15:37 GMT -5 mrpeacock said:

Mar 16, 2023 8:12:14 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Im nto a father but I hated that people treat kids as if they are complete morons.

Sure its better you talk and make sure they understand whats fine and you know they can handle blood, but its completely fine for me.

Also I think trying to protect kids from curse words it the stupidest f***ing thing

I always took it as you tried to shield them from swearing so you didn’t have a 8 year old shouting “f***” in public.

For me the biggest issue in that is your kid shouting in public,not the word

[Dub H]

Mar 16, 2023 13:47:59 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

Mar 16, 2023 12:15:37 GMT -5 mrpeacock said:

I always took it as you tried to shield them from swearing so you didn’t have a 8 year old shouting “f***” in public.

A friend of mine apparently sweared way too much around the house.

When her son was 3 or 4 , they were watching The Lion King and after the stampede he said to her "Why the f*** did Scar do that to Mufasa!"




My son is 6 and very inquisitive, so I think I'd get LOTS of questions if we watched an Acclaimed match especially if including the entrance

When I was I think...10 years old?

I watched Sin City with my godfather, i remember he said I asked a lot of stuff during the movie but that was the only issue