Post by: wjp666 on April 01, 2007, 07:18:40 pm
i take it i'm the only one watching? 
Post by: Scarlet Passion on April 01, 2007, 10:36:52 pm
My mum used to go watch the UK wrestling in various places around the coast. She took me a few times but I was very young and don't remember much about it except there was always plenty of orange pop and chocolate biccies and if I was still awake fish and chips on the way home.
Post by: Scarlet Passion on April 01, 2007, 10:39:31 pm
Post by: wjp666 on April 02, 2007, 12:31:37 am
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Isn't there any UK wrestling on the TV anymore?
there is on channel 427 (twc-fight). it's mainly the old embarrassing stuff, but occasionally you get some good stuff. all the tacky american stuff is on sky sports and bravo.
Post by: wjp666 on April 02, 2007, 04:55:30 am
Post by: oldspice on April 02, 2007, 07:51:47 am
There used to be wrestling at my local Town Hall when I was a child. It was televised. That was when Mick McManus was the main man. My mother was horrified at the number of women who went to watch it. To her it was lowest form of entertainment and I bet she was glad we had no TV.
I think the old fashioned Britissh wrestling is a good bit of theatre but the American stuff is just too over-the-top.
Post by: goldencup on April 02, 2007, 02:58:00 pm
Post by: smurfboy on April 02, 2007, 03:36:50 pm
Quote from: oldspice
My mother was horrified at the number of women who went to watch it. To her it was lowest form of entertainment and I bet she was glad we had no TV.
Apparently my great-grandmother used to love it - I'm with Spicy's mother on this one though!
Post by: wjp666 on April 02, 2007, 09:27:02 pm
Post by: Scarlet Passion on April 02, 2007, 11:11:36 pm
She has a book with lots of their autographs in it somewhere in her loft.
Somehow the American stuff just isn't the same.
Sorry you didn't enjoy it this year wjp.
Post by: oldspice on April 03, 2007, 08:07:01 am
Post by: goldencup on April 03, 2007, 09:15:24 am
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Oh i remember Les Kennet! My brother was always going on about him!
He was very funny but Ricky Starre was even funnier. He used to put a lot of ballet moves into his wrestling and spent all the time when his opponents were down doing pirouettes around the ring!
Post by: wjp666 on April 03, 2007, 12:50:51 pm
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Sorry you didn't enjoy it this year wjp.
there were a few good moments... like the genuine, UNSCRIPTED streaker in the main event. always gains points in my book!
Post by: Scarlet Passion on April 04, 2007, 02:55:21 pm
Post by: wjp666 on April 04, 2007, 04:28:47 pm
Post by: loulou on April 06, 2007, 07:50:37 pm
Wrestling all looks a little rehearsed and pointless to me.Post by: wjp666 on April 06, 2007, 08:10:44 pm
Post by: Scarlet Passion on April 06, 2007, 08:17:56 pm
Most of it is better choreographed than a night at the ballet.
You gotta love it though.
Post by: wjp666 on April 06, 2007, 08:45:05 pm