Why don't more self proclaimed Nerds watch Wrestling?

[Cat of Doom]

yes... because you HAVE to be a nerd to enjoy wrestling/Video games/ Star Wars, "sigh"...

Big fan of wrestling, only watch WWE though tbh. I know WWE has been in decay for about 4 years now, but its slowly picking up. I don't have the time to research Japan wrestling and TNA is so crap its unwatchabul.

Though, you present a weak, condescending and generalizing report on why 'nerds' should watch it.

And, to people who have replied along the lines off "its fake, OMG i cant believe you don't know that. Gosh I am clever" or "Itz GaYZZZZZ". Please grow up or leave this world.

 

[SadakoMoose]

Oh my god, someone else on this site who watches wrestling that isn't WWE!?

Fuck, your OP had Tiger Mask, Bryan "The American Fucking Dragon" Danielson!

Oh my fucking god.

Also, trying to sell wrestling because it's from Japan isn't going to really work here. As much as I like puroresu, it ain't gonna fly.

Good to see I have friends here!
So, did you like those Billzeroism vids?

 

[Ken Sapp]

To the OP:

Your argument amounts to "some wrestlers are nerds or like comic books/games/insert common nerdy pursuit so nerds should be fans of wrestling". If that argument were true then nerds would be homosexual furry new age hippie emo goth punk pagan... in other words every one who is a member of one subculture would be a member of all the others because in any group you are bound to find people who also identify with another subculture.

It is a fallacious argument.

Personally, I have never found wrestling to be entertaining just as there are geeks out there who don't enjoy anime geming, comics, etc.

 

[Raziel_Likes_Souls]

Oh my god, someone else on this site who watches wrestling that isn't WWE!?

Fuck, your OP had Tiger Mask, Bryan "The American Fucking Dragon" Danielson!

Oh my fucking god.

Also, trying to sell wrestling because it's from Japan isn't going to really work here. As much as I like puroresu, it ain't gonna fly.

Good to see I have friends here!
So, did you like those Billzeroism vids?

Yeah, I did. I didn't think a gay wrestling pair would fly, though.

 

[teisjm]

The few shows i've watched on TV was, no offence meant, some of the lamest shit i've ever seen.

They spend more time acting out poorly poorly written drama that'll make the worst soap opera look like the pinnacle of film making, (like the south park episode on wrestling, only not funny)
And when they got down to bussiness, most of it looked worse than bad a staged amateur.
Some of the parts where they threw each other aorund looked impressive, i'll give them that but honestly, the punches didn't even look like they connected, i know it's staged, i know they don't excpect peopel to believe it's real, but at leats make it look real, people has been sitting through soap drama worse than crappy fanfiction to see the part, and they can't even deliver a staged fight scene better than a bad B movie?

Maybe it wasn't the right show or whatever, but i couldn't be arsed to sit through soemthing like that again, if i wanna watch fighting, i'll watch real fighting tournaments, or action movies...

Did you watch any of my videos?
Or how about this:

It looked better than what i have seen before, i'll give it that.
Most of the strikes and kicks actually seemed to connect (the headbutts not so much), and there was no bad soap opera acting (dunno if thats just cause it's cut out though)
But still, why are they ***** slapping each other all the time, instead of landing an actual punch?
And more importantly, why does the "defender" just stand and take the vast majority of strikes, like a dazzled boxer about to go down, and hardly ever tries to block, or move or anythig?
Thats what i mean with bad stagefight, i mean, of you stage a fight, you can make it look really awesome (see, action movies)
You shouldn't be left with one guy just standing and waiting for the other guys strikes to land, unless theres a rule i don't know about where you agree to just take turns ***** slapping each other, agreeing to take whatever comes your way.

P.s i don't write all this to flame you, we we're asked for why we dislike wrestling, and this is why for me. I don't mind other people enjoying it, and i don't think less of them if they do, i prolly do all sorts of stuff others would consider lame as well.

 

[Togs]

Wrestling is so staged and ridiculous that I find it semi insulting.

 

[BX3]

Oh my god, someone else on this site who watches wrestling that isn't WWE!?

Fuck, your OP had Tiger Mask, Bryan "The American Fucking Dragon" Danielson!

Oh my fucking god.

Also, trying to sell wrestling because it's from Japan isn't going to really work here. As much as I like puroresu, it ain't gonna fly.

Hell, trying to sell wrestling period is a lost cause as it's a pretty damn niche market, worse off than anime I would venture; I mean look at the responses in this thread. It's pretty much almost word-for-word how I expected people to respond because it's how people ALWAYS respond. Hell, the only reason WWE is doing so well is because Vince (ironically) hates wrestling and, for the most part, abandoned it in favor of storylines and faces for movie potential.

It's sad for us wrestling fans, but the fact is people don't like 2 guys fake fighting eachother (y'know unless you count movies, or TV, or web videos, or....)

 

[similar.squirrel]

They get their fix of homoeroticism from animé and Gears of War, I guess?

 

[GWarface]

I follow politics.. Thats enough drama and acting for me, so no thanks..

 

[Ickorus]

Why do people automatically assume nerd/geek = anime/comic book fan?

I don't watch or read either of them.

OT:

I don't watch wrestling because it is shit. Not 'the shit', just 'shit'. As in feces.

Boxing on the other hand, pretty good stuff.[footnote]Not something I watch on a regular basis, however.[/footnote]

 

[SadakoMoose]

The few shows i've watched on TV was, no offence meant, some of the lamest shit i've ever seen.

They spend more time acting out poorly poorly written drama that'll make the worst soap opera look like the pinnacle of film making, (like the south park episode on wrestling, only not funny)
And when they got down to bussiness, most of it looked worse than bad a staged amateur.
Some of the parts where they threw each other aorund looked impressive, i'll give them that but honestly, the punches didn't even look like they connected, i know it's staged, i know they don't excpect peopel to believe it's real, but at leats make it look real, people has been sitting through soap drama worse than crappy fanfiction to see the part, and they can't even deliver a staged fight scene better than a bad B movie?

Maybe it wasn't the right show or whatever, but i couldn't be arsed to sit through soemthing like that again, if i wanna watch fighting, i'll watch real fighting tournaments, or action movies...

Did you watch any of my videos?
Or how about this:

It looked better than what i have seen before, i'll give it that.
Most of the strikes and kicks actually seemed to connect (the headbutts not so much), and there was no bad soap opera acting (dunno if thats just cause it's cut out though)
But still, why are they ***** slapping each other all the time, instead of landing an actual punch?
And more importantly, why does the "defender" just stand and take the vast majority of strikes, like a dazzled boxer about to go down, and hardly ever tries to block, or move or anythig?
Thats what i mean with bad stagefight, i mean, of you stage a fight, you can make it look really awesome (see, action movies)
You shouldn't be left with one guy just standing and waiting for the other guys strikes to land, unless theres a rule i don't know about where you agree to just take turns ***** slapping each other, agreeing to take whatever comes your way.

P.s i don't write all this to flame you, we we're asked for why we dislike wrestling, and this is why for me. I don't mind other people enjoying it, and i don't think less of them if they do, i prolly do all sorts of stuff others would consider lame as well.

Welp:
1: This is actually from a promotion called BattlArts. They do Shoot Style Pro wrestling.
Hard strikes and submission wrestling, with predetermined finishes. It's like if pro wrestling had a baby with MMA. Only shootfighting started in the late 80's...

2: One of the rules in Battlarts is no punches to the head. Body blows are ok, but strikes are kept to chops, elbows, knees, headbutts and kicks.

3: The young man in Blue and Black is Fujita Jr. Hayato. He was a 4-5 year vet at this time.
The Man in the Blue Tiger Mask is Tiger Shark, 10+ years.
In the Green and Grey we have Munenori Sawa and finally i the basic black kickpads and trunks there's super rookie Akifumi Saito.

Saito is just a rookie, so he kind of needs to take those level of beatings. It hardens him to become a better wrestler/shoot fighter.

The reason they're not moving is to show their "fighting spirit", and overall toughness.
I know, it seems a bit silly to take all those kicks, but it's just how being manly works over there.
That's why they yell and grunt at each other when they're kicking.
It's like saying:
"COME ON!" but with your fighting spirit...

Anyhow:
All of the above men work predominantly in "worked" wrestling, with Tiger Shark being signed to RJPW (Real Japan Pro Wrestling) and with Sawa and Hayato signed to "Pro Wrestling Zero1"
Saito is just a rookie, so he goes wherever he needs to be beat up.

Here's some stuff from RJPW:
Keep in mind, this is worked wrestling, so the emphasis is on spectacle and not so much plausibility.
There's a whole load more from virtually every company in Japan on Billzeroism's page.

 

[Iron Mal]

Why don't more wrestling fans play DnD?

I mean you can totally be a badass dude who goes around German suplexing stuff and making shit tonnes of money off of it.

Seriously, play as a fighter or a monk and you can totally make a guy who goes around doing Choke Slams to dragons and other manly stuff.

Speaking seriously though, just because there are a few thin lines of comparison to something doesn't make it the same and for a lot of self proclaimed nerds (such as myself) wrestling just really isn't their thing, just as for some Sci-Fi isn't or fantasy isn't.

Different strokes for different folks.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: This is my 3000th post on here! Feel free to put a single fist in the air on my behalf and go 'woo' a single time. That is all.

 

[Treaos Serrare]

because most wrestling is fake, where as UFC fights are real, and if I'm going to watch what is supposed to be a visceral fight between two men i want to see some real damage and blood.

also "self proclaimed nerds" wtf kind of backhanded sentence is that?

 

[SadakoMoose]

because most wrestling is fake, where as UFC fights are real, and if I'm going to watch what is supposed to be a visceral fight between two men i want to see some real damage and blood.

also "self proclaimed nerds" wtf kind of backhanded sentence is that?

Well, most people who like things would traditionally be deemed nerdy, don't really call themselves nerds, do they? It's not like "nerd" is an ethnicity or a minority or a religous group. It's a label. Sometimes, people give themselves labels...Whether they know it or not.

 

[bjj hero]

Japan also loves tentacle porn. You think every nerd's going to like something just because it's popular in Japan?

Ico just about summed it up for me. Being big in Japan does is not the same as being amazing.

I don't watch wrestling as I can watch real competition in MMA. You cannot beat a live show. A lot of professional fighters in Japan also pro wrestle but It doesn't interest me.

Having said that...

Whenever I see footage of El Generico I have to smile:

 

[fanozelda9]

I wish CHIKARA was more popular, what little I've seen is great. Unfortunately, I live in the USA with dialup, so I gotta watch what's on TV or happens live near me, which gives me the options of WWE, TNA, some others that are on TV, that I forget to watch, and the local wrestling company near where I live.

 

[SadakoMoose]

I wish CHIKARA was more popular, what little I've seen is great. Unfortunately, I live in the USA with dialup, so I gotta watch what's on TV or happens live near me, which gives me the options of WWE, TNA, some others that are on TV, that I forget to watch, and the local wrestling company near where I live.

Sorry to hear that...
At least you get to support local wrestling, right?

 

[Lilani]

-snip-

There is a HUGE difference between Thor and some other hypermasculine villain throwing hammers and shooting lasers at each other, and two similarly hypermasculine, oiled-up men grunting and getting their hands all over each other while trying to fight off the blatant homoerotic undertones, all on live TV.

 

[SadakoMoose]

-snip-

There is a HUGE difference between Thor and some other hypermasculine villain throwing hammers and shooting lasers at each other, and two similarly hypermasculine, oiled-up men grunting and getting their hands all over each other while trying to fight off the blatant homoerotic undertones, all on live TV.

Did you watch the vids I posted?
I don't see a single oiled up man in any of them...
Not to nitpick, but please try to watch what I put in the OP.

 

[synobal]

-snip-

There is a HUGE difference between Thor and some other hypermasculine villain throwing hammers and shooting lasers at each other, and two similarly hypermasculine, oiled-up men grunting and getting their hands all over each other while trying to fight off the blatant homoerotic undertones, all on live TV.

Did you watch the vids I posted?
I don't see a single oiled up man in any of them...
Not to nitpick, but please try to watch what I put in the OP.

Well why do you watch it? Mostly you seem to be in love with it because it's from japan and Japanese people love it. And some of the wrestlers like anime and read comics. All that asside though because who really does or watches anything because the people in it like some of the same stuff they do. Bottom line is you enjoy it and find it entertaining.

I don't really consider the fact that it's from japan, Japanese people like it and some of the people read comics and like anime good reasons to watch something I find dull, over dramatized and generally just boring to watch. So no I won't watch your videos and I don't think there is anything inherently nerdy with a couple of guys wrestling each other.