WWE superstar Elias chirps the city of Toronto and the Maple Leafs

[ManofSteel55]

They aren't "fighters" bud. They pretend to fight.

Well aware their jobs are painful, doesn't mean anything.

A few of them actually are or were fighters (if you consider amateur style wrestling fighting, and you should). They have wrestlers, boxers, martial artists, MMA fighters on the roster along with the guys with no formal fighting training.

 

[face slapper]

Only reason to watch wwe is for the bullet club guys like AJ, machine gun, doc, and adam cole, or the ROH guys in nxt like bobby fish, kyle o'reilly, ricochet etc., otherwise stick to NJPW or ROH, so much better than anything on raw(poor deviit) and most of smackdown

 

[Conrad McBenis]

A few of them actually are or were fighters (if you consider amateur style wrestling fighting, and you should). They have wrestlers, boxers, martial artists, MMA fighters on the roster along with the guys with no formal fighting training.

A lot of them are actually trained in multiple martial arts disciplines.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

Well, either way, it's par for the course. Every team with a chequered past gets ridiculed by a good heel. It's nothing worthy of protracted discussion.

This thread has almost nothing to do with the Leafs, if you read it you might know that.

 

[BrockLobster]

I actually saw these 2 fellas in BK 2 weeks ago. Quite a show.

 

[BattleBorn]

A lot of them are actually trained in multiple martial arts disciplines.

Is their martial arts training considered when they get handed the match scripts, or do they just get to throw in some technique as they wish to keep it entertaining before the scripted result?

 

[LMFAO]

Only reason to watch wwe is for the bullet club guys like AJ, machine gun, doc, and adam cole, or the ROH guys in nxt like bobby fish, kyle o'reilly, ricochet etc., otherwise stick to NJPW or ROH, so much better than anything on raw(poor deviit) and most of smackdown

 

[Steeze]

Remember when Ken Shamrock broke Vader's nose? Good times.

 

[BrockLobster]

Is their martial arts training considered when they get handed the match scripts, or do they just get to throw in some technique as they wish to keep it entertaining before the scripted result?

No they let any tom dick or harry walk in and have a wrestling match.

 

[BattleBorn]

No they let any tom dick or harry walk in and have a wrestling match.

That wasn't even close to an answer for the question I was asking.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Is their martial arts training considered when they get handed the match scripts, or do they just get to throw in some technique as they wish to keep it entertaining before the scripted result?

Serious question or no? It's hard to tell. If it is serious, the entire match isn't scripted out beforehand for a lot of them. They will be told the way the match ends and any spots that have to go into the match. There is a lot of creativity in making a match. There are some guys who want to go through everything, step by step, for the whole match, but a lot of the best ones just know the finish and how long they have to work for and they go out and do it.

 

[BrockLobster]

Remember when Ken Shamrock broke Vader's nose? Good times.

RIP vader.

 

[BrockLobster]

That wasn't even close to an answer for the question I was asking.

Sorry...im 4 whiskeys deep.

 

[BattleBorn]

Serious question or no? It's hard to tell. If it is serious, the entire match isn't scripted out beforehand for a lot of them. They will be told the way the match ends and any spots that have to go into the match. There is a lot of creativity in making a match.

I get that, I just don't know if there's like match notes where they're like "Trish Stratus uses martial arts skills to kick out of two (2) counts" that someone without the martial arts skills wouldn't get in their notes.

 

[K Fleur]

I love(d) wrestling. Not the best time to be a WWE fan nowadays.

 

[Hammettf2b]

Is their martial arts training considered when they get handed the match scripts, or do they just get to throw in some technique as they wish to keep it entertaining before the scripted result?

Does this look fake to you you [REDACTED]

 

[BrockLobster]

I get that, I just don't know if there's like match notes where they're like "Trish Stratus uses martial arts skills to kick out of two (2) counts" that someone without the martial arts skills wouldn't get in their notes.

Every guy knows what they other can do and what he cant do. Its mostly improvised during.

 

[ManofSteel55]

I get that, I just don't know if there's like match notes where they're like "Trish Stratus uses martial arts skills to kick out of two (2) counts" that someone without the martial arts skills wouldn't get in their notes.

They don't get notes like that. The wrestlers know what moves are "theirs" to use, and if they have the skill set to use them from a martial arts or amateur wrestling background they will work that into their standard moveset and just do their thing. They wouldn't tell someone to go and do a pile of moves or kicks that they don't know how to do.

 

[BattleBorn]

Every guy knows what they other can do and what he cant do. Its mostly improvised during.

They've kind of got to work it out beforehand though.

You wouldn't want to accidentally walk into a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick while you're doing your improv.

 

[vuvuzela]

Wrestling isn't real, you guys.

 

[Hammettf2b]

They've kind of got to work it out beforehand though.

You wouldn't want to accidentally walk into a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick while you're doing your improv.

They talk/coach each other during the match.

 

[Leafidelity]

What I will say is that people who dismiss wrestling out of hand should go to a live event if it rolls through your town. It's a highly interactive and fun experience. Much like hockey, it's way better in person.

I think you're unintentionally overselling it, as you know whats happening and who is who.

Got free tickets and went a few years ago. It was... strange. The BO was otherworldly, the crowd chants were confusing and not at all intuitive and the moves seemed even more fake in person without the benefit of working the camera angles for TV.

 

[BattleBorn]

They talk/coach each other during the match.

You think their mic work gets coached too?

Like, "talk hockey so we can get some hockey fan heat" type stuff?

 

[Howie Hodge]

"Superstar??"

Is he generational too??

Never heard of him, but then I don't insult my intelligence, or that of others by watching this crap either.

Too bad, years ago it was quite entertaining.

 

[Sheppy]

LOL no it isn't. They're not punching each other.

k.