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Should MMA sites cover pro wrasslin?

  • No, I don't want any association between a legit sport like MMA and "fake" wrasslin.

  • Yes, there are cross-over athletes and a lot of people interested in both.

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jason73

jason73

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I hope conor shows up and ambushes dana with a kendo stick
 
Dat Pre-HollyHolm Ronda $

Dat Pre-HollyHolm Ronda $

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Yeah this shits all over MMA sites. I just can't get into wrasslin. I watched it as a kid.
Was briefly interested when AJ would wear skanky out fits (Was only conducting research
for my scientific thesis on why skank outfits just seem to make everything better). Beyond
that I just cant get into it.

Honda back in shape and lookin hella delicious though

So I approve.

Proceed with coverage my fellow MMA enthusiasts and media personnel
 
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Enock-O-Lypse Now!

Enock-O-Lypse Now!

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I ordered a WWF PPV in the early 90's, at the conclusion of the PPV was a commercial for a No Holds Barred Anything goes Fighting event called UFC, it was UFC 1.... that was my first introduction to the UFC ...


Al Snow a 90's WWF Wrestler cornered Dan Severn in the early days ...there are many many more examples of Pro-Wrestling crossing over into the UFC or Vice-Versa....Ken Shamrock - Dan Severn WWF days.


I don't really care for MMA sites covering Pro Wrestling , but there is a connection that runs deep so it doesn't really bother me if they do.
 
ShakaSway

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Was a good night. As a Ronda hater, Ronda did fucking awesome..
 
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Ted Williams' head

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No different than MMA sites covering boxing matches. I don't mind.

Like it or not MMA, boxing and pro wrestling are in the same retarded inbred family!
 
SCADA

SCADA

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Nemo? said:
We're talking about "officially", people fight everywhere all the time but the birth of what we call MMA today is thanks to wrastling.

Modern regulated MMA was born in Japan IMO thanks to Antonio Inoki and people like him.

Mixed martial arts involvement[edit]
See also: Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki
Inoki was amongst the group of professional wrestlers who were tutored in the art of hooking and shooting by the professional wrestler Karl Gotch. Inoki named his method of fighting "strong style." This method of wrestling (which was taught to Inoki by Gotch) borrowed heavily from professional wrestling's original catch wrestling roots, and is one of the most important influences of modern shoot wrestling.

Inoki faced many opponents from all dominant disciplines of combat from various parts of the world, such as boxers, judoka, karateka, kung fu practitioners, sumo wrestlers and professional wrestlers. These bouts included a match with then-prominent karate competitor Everett Eddy.[30] Eddy had previously competed in a mixed skills bout against boxer Horst Geisler, losing by knockout.[31] The bout with Eddy ended with the karateka "knocked out" by a professional wrestling powerbomb followed by a Hulk Hogan-esque leg drop. Another such match pitted Inoki against 6'7" Kyokushin karate stylist Willie "The Bear Killer" Williams. (So-called because he had allegedly fought a bear for a 1976 Japanese film entitled "The Strongest Karate 2".[32]) This bout ended in a doctor stoppage after both competitors repeatedly fell out of the ring.[33] Although many of the matches were rigged and scripted, they are seen as a precursor to modern mixed martial arts. When asked about Inoki's fighting skills, business colleague Carlson Gracie stated Inoki was "one of the best fighters he'd seen."[34]

His most famous bout was against heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali on June 26, 1976, in Tokyo.[35] Inoki initially promised Ali a rigged match to get him to fight in Japan, but when the deal materialized, Ali's camp feared that Inoki would turn the fight into a shoot, which many believe was Inoki's intention. Ali visited a professional wrestling match involving Inoki and witnessed Inoki's grappling ability. The rules of the match were announced several months in advance. Two days before the match, however, several new rules were added which severely limited the moves that each man could perform. A rule change that had a major effect on the outcome of this match was that Inoki could only throw a kick if one of his knees was on the ground.[35] In the match, Ali landed a total of six punches to Inoki, and Inoki kept to his back in a defensive position almost the full duration of the match of 15 rounds, hitting Ali with a low kick repeatedly.[36] The bout ended in a draw, 3–3. Ali left without a press conference and suffered damage to his legs as a result of Inoki's repeated leg kicks.[37]
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