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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Mar 23, 2014 15:51:06 GMT -5
I can't watch anything that took place before WM 1 and even that's a stretch. Am I the only one who sees how bizarre that is? No disrespect, I just don't get it.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Mar 23, 2014 16:09:17 GMT -5
Was it Steve Austin who said Lou Thesz was a piece of trash?? Steve is known to call people that, so it would make sense! Steve would never say that out of character. It was a member I was debating. Plain & simple. I know.... it was a joke.
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Mar 23, 2014 16:14:30 GMT -5
Steve would never say that out of character. It was a member I was debating. Plain & simple. I know.... it was a joke. Sorry ole boy. Bloody thing flew right past me.
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Post by T R W on Mar 23, 2014 16:29:22 GMT -5
I can't watch anything that took place before WM 1 and even that's a stretch. Am I the only one who sees how bizarre that is? No disrespect, I just don't get it. It is quite common for people not to enjoy or appreciate entertainment from before their generation. Honestly it is more uncommon to find people who do appreciate entertainment well outside their generation.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2014 16:50:17 GMT -5
I can't watch anything that took place before WM 1 and even that's a stretch. Am I the only one who sees how bizarre that is? No disrespect, I just don't get it. Technically my generation was the AE. But being born with older siblings and having been broken into the wrestling world since the day I was born, I really grew up with the New Gen. I've never really enjoyed much prior to Wrestlemania 3 if I'm being honest.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Mar 23, 2014 17:01:59 GMT -5
I know.... it was a joke. Sorry ole boy. Bloody thing flew right past me. It's okay man, it happens from time to time. Lou Thesz is awesome though. Here he is at 72 years old, having his last match ever with the man he trained, Masahiro Chono. Pretty bad ass is Thesz!!
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Mar 23, 2014 17:03:21 GMT -5
Am I the only one who sees how bizarre that is? No disrespect, I just don't get it. It is quite common for people not to enjoy or appreciate entertainment from before their generation. Honestly it is more uncommon to find people who do appreciate entertainment well outside their generation. Thank you for the post. X) I wish I knew why this was so. It seems strange that we're constantly looking for new things, yet everything that occurrd before we gained self awareness is new to us. The whole reason I enjoy Thesz is because I love Pro Wrestling. Period. Cover to cover I love it's positives be them prestigious or comical. I'm actually hard pressed to find any era that didn't provide matches that told good stories or portrayed convincing athletic contests.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2014 6:37:19 GMT -5
Lou Thesz gave the NWA title amazing credibility, was the definition of a hooker in wrestling and IMO, a fantastic wrestler.
So with that logic I can see how other people would view him as trash; just different strokes for different folks.
Therein also lies in the quandary; Lou Thesz's time was strictly professional wrestling; a time when legit tough men ruled the roost; tenacious and dedicated men.
Men like:
Stu Hart, Ray Stevens, Pat O'Connor, Dory Funk Sr, Johnny Valentine, Rikidozan, Gene Kiniski, Karl Gotch, Jack Brisco and Jumbo Tsuruta.
A top 10 for me in true professional wrestling, but others may not agree.
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