Posted on 11/06/2015 4:06:49 PM PST by EveningStar
Wrestling is a tricky business. Trying to present an entertaining show often means taking a few risks with content. And with those risks come the possibility of doing something that comes off very badly for the audience. It's not just a bad gimmick or character. It's an angle or another move that is hard to watch. Sometimes, it's because it's so bad, others because it just affects you the wrong way but either way, it's a bit that crosses a line big time.
WWE are naturally big offenders here, especially during the "Attitude Era" where they were throwing out so much. However, other promotions have offered their own stuff that makes it hard to take seriously, not just blurring the lines for wrestling but making it very hard for fans to get into something because of how it comes off. It's not just stuff terrible or such, it's things that affect your tastes as a person and just don't like to watch at all, even if they're part of a big angle. Here are 20 examples of moments in wrestling that were not just hard to watch in quality but made the viewer downright uncomfortable seeing it and how much the lines of taste can be blurred.
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John Stossel called wrestling fake and David Schultz hit him.
I remember that. Schultz was crazy and scary. Stossel got an out-of-court settlement of $425,000. Schultz was eventually fired over another incident.
Actually an interesting article. Then I went on to read this one.
Real wrestling has nothing in common with WWE and other pro wrestling nonsense. The latter is silly entertainment, no more.
Jesse Ventura entering politics.
#1!
I find it interesting how the writer cited 3 separate incidents of cringeworthy “homophobia”. Are wrasslin’ fans known these days for their tolerance and being champions of social justice?
Worst that I ever saw was when Sid Vicuos was rassling Scott Steiner, I believe it was on WCW, Sids leg got broke and you could see it go 90 degrees to what it was supposed to be.
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