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One of the very first wrestling matches I remember watching as a child was Dino Bravo vs. ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan. Duggan won via disqualification, and looking back it seems that a lot of matches ended in either a Dq or a count out back then. The listed finishing moves don’t show too much in the way of creativity either; Bravo used a side slam, Duggan a clothesline.
Fast forward to 2015 and the moves performed inside the ring have never been more innovative or impactful. Neville’s ‘Red Arrow’, Bray Wyatt’s ‘Sister Abigail’, Cody Rhodes’ ‘Queens Crossbow’ and countless others show off a new level creativity when it comes to finishing off opponents inside the squared circle. There are seemingly no limits to what the men and women can do inside the ring today.
That isn’t entirely true, however, as there are still a few limits.
One of the very first wrestling matches I remember watching as a child was Dino Bravo vs. ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan. Duggan won via disqualification, and looking back it seems that a lot of matches ended in either a Dq or a count out back then. The listed finishing moves don’t show too much in the way of creativity either; Bravo used a side slam, Duggan a clothesline.
Fast forward to 2015 and the moves performed inside the ring have never been more innovative or impactful. Neville’s ‘Red Arrow’, Bray Wyatt’s ‘Sister Abigail’, Cody Rhodes’ ‘Queens Crossbow’ and countless others show off a new level creativity when it comes to finishing off opponents inside the squared circle. There are seemingly no limits to what the men and women can do inside the ring today.
That isn’t entirely true, however, as there are still a few limits.
- 12/8/2015
- by John Bills
- Obsessed with Film
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A lot of people have been talking about Benjamin Morris’ 538 piece, “Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate?”
Like Morris, I am neither an actuarial scientist nor a demographer. So, our interpretations of the data should be taken with a grain of salt. My results were somewhat different from Morris’ due to a difference data set and changes in how we calculated actuarial predictions.
Differences in methodology from Morris
I also used Social Security Actuarial Life Tables, but my “expected mortality rates” for the age groups were not the same as Morris’. For each wrestler, I calculated what their age would have been as of today. Then, based on gender, I looked up the number of lives (out of 100,000) that were expected to still be alive and converted that to a percentage. His analysis looked at wrestlers who were on 20+ WWF PPVs through 2002. I went with a...
A lot of people have been talking about Benjamin Morris’ 538 piece, “Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate?”
Like Morris, I am neither an actuarial scientist nor a demographer. So, our interpretations of the data should be taken with a grain of salt. My results were somewhat different from Morris’ due to a difference data set and changes in how we calculated actuarial predictions.
Differences in methodology from Morris
I also used Social Security Actuarial Life Tables, but my “expected mortality rates” for the age groups were not the same as Morris’. For each wrestler, I calculated what their age would have been as of today. Then, based on gender, I looked up the number of lives (out of 100,000) that were expected to still be alive and converted that to a percentage. His analysis looked at wrestlers who were on 20+ WWF PPVs through 2002. I went with a...
- 4/22/2014
- by Chris Harrington
- Obsessed with Film
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We all make mistakes in life. That’s just a part of living and growing as people. You know who else makes mistakes? World Wrestling Entertainment. They sure do. Some of those mistakes also involve a show they run every year called WrestleMania. You might have heard of it. It’s kind of a big deal.
The mistakes that WWE can make surrounding a WrestleMania can be vast. There are 29 WrestleMania events to pick from, so it’s difficult to narrow it down to just 10 of the worst decisions they have made over the years.
Before I get to it, here are a couple of things that some people think are mistakes, but I can understand why WWE did it.
WrestleMania 8 main event – A lot of people think Flair vs. Savage should have went on last. The reason it didn’t is because WWE brought back...
We all make mistakes in life. That’s just a part of living and growing as people. You know who else makes mistakes? World Wrestling Entertainment. They sure do. Some of those mistakes also involve a show they run every year called WrestleMania. You might have heard of it. It’s kind of a big deal.
The mistakes that WWE can make surrounding a WrestleMania can be vast. There are 29 WrestleMania events to pick from, so it’s difficult to narrow it down to just 10 of the worst decisions they have made over the years.
Before I get to it, here are a couple of things that some people think are mistakes, but I can understand why WWE did it.
WrestleMania 8 main event – A lot of people think Flair vs. Savage should have went on last. The reason it didn’t is because WWE brought back...
- 2/19/2014
- by John Canton
- Obsessed with Film
What does it mean to be a Canadian professional wrestling fan? It means that when you’re in the second grade they teach you how to apply the Sharpshooter in gym class. Okay so that’s not true, but believe me when I tell you that Canadians love professional wrestling as much as any part of the world.
Canada is not a huge country in terms of population. In terms of area it’s the second biggest to Russia, but it’s so damn cold in the north that not a lot of people live up there. The population is estimated to be around 35 million people, which is less than the reported population of the state of California (said to be about 38 million people). I point that out because it’s not like we’re a major player in world affairs. Canadians are happy to do our thing in our...
Canada is not a huge country in terms of population. In terms of area it’s the second biggest to Russia, but it’s so damn cold in the north that not a lot of people live up there. The population is estimated to be around 35 million people, which is less than the reported population of the state of California (said to be about 38 million people). I point that out because it’s not like we’re a major player in world affairs. Canadians are happy to do our thing in our...
- 1/17/2014
- by John Canton
- Obsessed with Film
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