steroid related? others?
First, what is an umaga?
Second, how can he be dead if he is on life support at the hospital?
There was a very recent article, but I don't remember where, listing deaths of wrestlers - Google 'recent wwe deaths' - lot's of young ones!
these guys goose up way too much
If there’s any argument against legalization of drugs, pro wrestling is a microcosm of what can happen when behavior is completely unregulated.
I’m a free-market anti-union guy just like everyone else on this forum, but see that there must be some form of regulation in certain areas in life and business.
Compare wrestling with the NFL, where you have a similar amount of violence and a virtual monopoly, just like the WWE has with wrestlers.
In both markets, there’s a demand to be bigger, stronger, faster, either to break record books or to get that look that will get you that all-important “push” in the storylines. Athletes in both markets often live a rock-star life burning candles at both ends.
The difference is that there are strict regulations in the NFL, and there are virtually none in the pro-wrestling. There’s also a player’s union in the NFL, whereas there in none in wrestling. There is also a different culture where NFL players are often penalized and fined for outrageous behavior that’s encourged in wrestling. The result is that there are far fewer deaths of athletes in football whereas there are many in pro wrestling.
Exploitation is a common cry from the left when arguing against free-market principles, and for the most part their criticisms are overblown. However, in wrestling, I think they have a valid point.
If the NFL were to be as unregulated as wrestling, we would see 40 week seasons, hundreds of debilitating injuries and deaths, and far less of an emphasis on protection and safety.
I applaud how the NFL is finally taking concussions seriously, and I doubt if pro wrestling can be trusted to regulate itself, WWE’s recent attempts at self-regulation notwithstanding.
I’m not sure what it will take.
I don’t believe it. I think that he’s doing it for ratings.