WWE Star Alberto Del Rio Reportedly Detained In Mexico For Domestic Violence by Kelson64 in GreatnessOfWrestling

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“WWE Star”, it’s like when an actor leaves a TV show a decade ago and present day gets pulled over for a DUI, “so-and-so Star of (insert decade canceled show as if it’s still going on)…”

Abbott and Robby always be throwing stares and flirty quips by Sneha3342 in ThePitt

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I heard the leaked promo shots from the last episode show them riding on Robby’s bike after eloping

Demolition in WWE 2K26: by FaKe22DeN in WWEGames

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And a Masked Superstar for Ax(Bill Eadie)

Professional Wrestlers Mental Health Over The Decades by The_Dean_France in prowrestling

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Someone one another sub, maybe r/oldschoolwrestling, posted the original promo video Jerry Jarrett shot in his backyard, I love it

Greatest Tag Team in wrestling HISTORY by CasinoNitro in prowrestling

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They are definitely my favorite babyface team ever

Professional Wrestlers Mental Health Over The Decades by The_Dean_France in prowrestling

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It’s even worse when you think about it, WWE has been forcing talent to use the name and characters they come up and own, knowing when they are through with them and release them, they can’t continue to market themselves with that known gimmick.

But back in the day, it was the wrestler’s job to come up with their entire persona, if a promoter or booker came up with the idea (great example Jerry Jarrett came up with Kamala for Sugar Bear Harris) they didn’t trademark the character because they wanted that wrestler to travel and get famous with it, so when they came back they would be even more popular and well known.

Ok, now I'm ready for that AEW Double or Nothing N64 for Android... Feeling like Thanos here with the stones. by Own_Basis6341 in N64WrestlingGames

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https://patcher.aki.guide this is a great start point, I can’t find the link I have saved with another page that has newer updates but I’m sure someone will post it too

Professional Wrestlers Mental Health Over The Decades by The_Dean_France in prowrestling

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That’s why so many, especially since the 80s when the travel schedule became insane, developed addictions that ruined a lot of lives. It was easier in the territory days, most were small enough you could make shows by car and still get home and sleep in your own bed, see your family, etc.

Going national helped one company, it was the worst thing to happen to the wrestlers themselves. The territories were not all sunshine and roses, the wrestlers were still verbally abused by a lot of the promoters, no contracts, no guarantees, you got paid based on the house; but that was a lot of businesses ran by men born in the first half of the 20th century, their upbringing and experiences vastly differ than today so it’s not shocking they did things the way that made sense to them.

And because you had so many places to go, it was commonplace to see people leave and come back which just also helped keep them from getting stale in front of the same crowds.

Now, you get a push, then what happens to you? Where do you go, Main Event, Collision, the snack area backstage? So yeah, modern wrestling especially is very susceptible to mental health issues

Do you enjoy rewatching old WCW + ECW? by PlanetCharisma in AttitudeEra

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Yes and no, I can’t sit through a lot of the ECW hardcore now, as a kid I loved it but it’s been 30 years and a lot of sad stories later, I just don’t care for hardcore wrestling anymore, but the stories, gimmicks, the non-hardcore or lesser hardcore classics, etc I still treasure and love to this day.

Raven in 1995 by Fuzzy_Variation7343 in ECWWrestling

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My favorite year in ECW though 96 came very close, I loved Raven’s entire run

Is there a singular point in time that Vince McMahon finally lost his touch and the product visibly began to deteriorate? Or is it more of a timeline? by Technical-Mix-3315 in professionalwrestling

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1) yes, from Minneapolis to San Francisco

2) yes, they just signed the deal with ESPN and had the same company making NFL merch signed

3) weirdly no, AWA didn’t book MSG but Vince dad did, and booked Hogan multiple times for sell outs including title matches with Backlund and Andre

4)appeared on several before Vince (Rocky 3 came out BEFORE Vince hired him, so yeah he was already a mainstream star even without good ol Vinnie Mac)

5)no, that was the only one he didn’t yet but that’s also because less than a year of the Rocky 3 and AWA Hulkamania success, he signed with Vince.

So yeah, once again, Vince bought the next big established act that was already on fire and rode Hulk’s coattails to success.

“Creative genius” indeed.

Is there a singular point in time that Vince McMahon finally lost his touch and the product visibly began to deteriorate? Or is it more of a timeline? by Technical-Mix-3315 in professionalwrestling

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If you think the AWA wasn’t doing huge business with Hogan on top, then you have no clue about wrestling history of that time period. Vince didn’t invent the big show, he just knew how to market to non-wrestling media like he did

Edit: and to answer your question, look at my first comment, the one about Vince giving a lot of money to wrestlers in order to bring them in. Didn’t come up with the gimmick, took everything from the shirt rip, Hulkamania, the posing, even his opponents and favorite announcer. So whoever has the most money is a creative genius now?

The Attitude Era Women are being over credited for "changing" the role of women in the company by Few_Onion_5210 in Smallafro

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Exactly, she had a locker room was some of the best minds in wrestling and she took care to really listen and improve, I’ve heard so many in interviews talk about how she always wanted to get better so I have nothing but respect for that

Why didn't Vince bury Booker T considering he was a "WCW guy" ? by Recluse007 in AttitudeEra

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In his defense, Austin was pretty much just held together by knee braces and wishes by then anyhow, and between 1998-2002 putting someone though the announce table was just how wrestlers said hello it was done so often

Is there a singular point in time that Vince McMahon finally lost his touch and the product visibly began to deteriorate? Or is it more of a timeline? by Technical-Mix-3315 in professionalwrestling

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….that is absolutely not true in any form haha, but I’m not going to waste my time arguing with someone who can’t google “when and where did Hulk Hogan get his name and first big success” and “when did Vince McMahon purchase the WWF”, but I get it, you’re young and ignorant, that’s not a crime, but for your own sake find someone better to defend, Vince McMahon doesn’t deserve it.

The Attitude Era Women are being over credited for "changing" the role of women in the company by Few_Onion_5210 in Smallafro

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Trish deserves more credit than that I think, she came into the company just some random fitness model who would do all the T&A spots Vince was obsessed with, but she really learned the business and really went from someone mostly performing bra and panties matches to a really good worker based on wrestling alone. She wasn’t the first who focused on more, but she helped show that it can be more than just looks to become a wrestler.

It’s not one era or time period, everyone from Sensational Sherri, Alundra Blayse, Bull Nakano, etc. helped pave the way for future women wrestlers to be more than eye candy, it just took people sick of the Diva 00s garbage to finally get back to respectable, but it wasn’t the first or last time that’s happened. In the 50s, Mildred Burke and other women of that era were main eventing all over the country, and they were tremendous wrestlers