Quote: (11-13-2017 02:40 PM)MajorStyles Wrote:
Quote: (11-08-2017 01:39 PM)DamienCasanova Wrote:
Wow, that Ric Flair 30 for 30 "Nature Boy" was absolutely incredible. It was powerful & funny, then sad & heart-wrenching, especially after his son's death...went through all the emotions on that one.
ESPN laughed at wrestling for years: they were too respectable to cover a fake sport, etc. But now that ESPN is losing money, we see wrestling on their channel. Ha! Hypocrites to the very end. Yesterday they were a debutante with her nose in the air; today, they're a two-dollar whore in search of a John.
In memory of some classic wrestling...Dynamite Kid versus Tiger Mask:
It's true, it's damn true. It's funny how WWF changing to WWE was so far ahead of it's time, they gave up the "sports" image and changed to Sports Entertainment over 2 decades ago, while ESPN always tried to be the serious CNN-style sports news show. And ironically much like CNN, ESPN has devolved into being mostly sensationalist emotional garbage like TMZ Sports. I can't find the quote but i'm pretty sure Vince has claimed TMZ is basically a logical extension of the news using WWE's formula.
Today ESPN the "Entertainment & Sports Programming Network" is more like a therapy session for emotional SJWs, as they have lessened their sports coverage in favor of more "emotional" shows and reporting of "human interest pieces".
I'd say WWE created the recipe for TV conflict that you see on all the big reality shows and news network talk show panels today, with their manufactured drama and panelists from both sides cutting promos on each other it's straight out of WWE's playbook. First they all laughed at him and stuck their noses in the air as you say, now all of cable TV emulates his work.