What does pro wrestling teach children?

[gymtime]

Just some questions for the wrestling crew:

Many of us have watched wrestling since we were young, often without our folks permission. I know I did. And I remember at a young age not really knowing for sure whether it was real or not.

So, do you feel that you've been affected by that? To what extent? Based on your experience, would you let your kids watch it? At what age?

 

[Jae]

Ok, back to the topic of wrestlilng...... I am not sure what it is teaching kids nowdays.... but in the early years it was all about SELF PROMOTION!!!

Ric Flair was the innovator of catch phrases. But before that, you had to really work at getting people to remember who you were. You had to be crazy like Bruiser Brody, scarey like Pak Song, a dream boat like Rick Steamboat, a commie like Ivan Koloff or the Iron Shiek, etc.... Or you had to be a plain guy that really got under people's skin like Gorgeous George. Who can forget Jimmy Jam Garvin strutting to the ring behind Precious who was busy spraying the air with Air Freshner so "her man" wouldn't have to smell all the cigerette smoke. This was long before facilities were No Smoking. Then he would get the mic, his ZZTop music would be cut off and he would inform all the people that while he wrestled, he wanted them to shut up and put out their cigerettes because "it is taking the curls out of my hair and making it fritzzz".

 

[the nature boy]

Just some questions for the wrestling crew:

Many of us have watched wrestling since we were young, often without our folks permission. I know I did. And I remember at a young age not really knowing for sure whether it was real or not.

So, do you feel that you've been affected by that? To what extent? Based on your experience, would you let your kids watch it? At what age?

I'd say 13 years old. Hopefully they have enough sense to know what's up. When I was a kid wrestling was very tame compared to what we see today, thanks to Vince MaMahon. That boy's not right.

 

[frorider6]

I remember watching G.L.O.W (Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling) on Saturday mornings. I always thought I was getting away with something, kinda like when I watched porn when I was older. The Farmer's Daughter was my favorite. Mmmmmmmmmm.

 

[saint808]

Just some questions for the wrestling crew:

Many of us have watched wrestling since we were young, often without our folks permission. I know I did. And I remember at a young age not really knowing for sure whether it was real or not.

So, do you feel that you've been affected by that? To what extent? Based on your experience, would you let your kids watch it? At what age?

depends on the maturity of my child... i would be more protective if i had children i am sure... but then isn;t that the whole point of this threa?

 

[gymtime]

I'd say 13 years old. Hopefully they have enough sense to know what's up. When I was a kid wrestling was very tame compared to what we see today, thanks to Vince MaMahon. That boy's not right.

LOL!! NB - It's "that boy aint right." Say it with me......

 

[frorider6]

depends on the maturity of my child... i would be more protective if i had children i am sure... but then isn;t that the whole point of this threa?

Saint, you win a cupie doll.

 

[saint808]

Saint, you win a cupie doll.

LOL

At a very young age my grandmother told me wrestling was fake as she was making out a check to jim and tammy baker... nuff said.

 

[Jae]

yeah... wrestling was much more tame when we were younger. I remember when the worst thing you could do was piledrive someone. They were guaranteed to be out for six months. Back then, you could ram someone in the steel post or rail and then roll them back in for an easy 1-2-3.

Of course back then, the matches were 30 minutes long. I hated all the damn armbar moves. and I never did believe the sleeper hold really worked.

 

[gymtime]

.....and I never did believe the sleeper hold really worked.

Oh, it works alright. Just ask my little sister.