5 ms·

So Joe Rogan may become a WWE commentator? I find that hilarious as he isn't a wrestling fan. "Back in 2014, Joe Rogan caught heat from pro wrestling fans afte

So Joe Rogan may become a WWE commentator? I find that hilarious as he isn't a wrestling fan. "Back in 2014, Joe Rogan caught heat from pro wrestling fans after making fun of wrestling when comparing it to MMA. Rogan noted that MMA was real, while wrestling "was some weird, f**ing jerk-off thing that strange guys do when they sit in front of the TV and pretend that they don't know it's fake." Rogan later said he was just making a joke and didn't really hate pro wrestling. In May of last year, Rogan spoke with comedian Patton Oswalt on his Joe Rogan Experience podcast about pro wrestling being called "fake." "It's definitely scripted. It's not like they're risking it all because they don't know what the outcome is gonna be," Rogan said. "It's different than an actual athletic event, but it's still pretty badass as far as what they're able to do. They don't nearly get enough credit for it either. While they were doing it, before the lockdown, they were doing it 250+ days a year traveling all over the country, throwing each other on tables." Earlier today, Rogan said he was watching the A&E Legends documentaries and may now finally understand what pro wrestling was about." [1] [1] https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/06/the-rock-responds-to-joe-rogans-comments-about-pro-wrestling/ https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/06/the-rock-responds-...

AzzieElbab 4y ago
Pretty sure Rogan is free to do whatever he wants. I would worry about the quality of upcoming ufc fights, though. The fighters will have to spend more time promoting fights with WWE-style kayfabe, sacrificing actual training.
- nailer 4y ago
  > The fighters will have to spend more time promoting fights with WWE-style kayfabe This happens now. Colby doesn't have many recent wins but he's getting a title shot because he's provocative.
  - mistrial9 4y ago
    Colby represents a certain jingoism that will never get old.
game_the0ry 4y ago
Unlikely that rogan will be forced to commentate for both ufc and wwe events.
mmcgaha 4y ago
I have been a wrestling fan for as long as I can remember. It is irritating to be in the middle of a show when someone walks in and feels the need to inform me that it is fake. They don't do that when I am watching a movie or television show. They don't even do it in other venues where it is a show such as monster truck jams. They only do it with wrestling (ok sometimes a moon landing documentary too).
- sschueller 4y ago
  I think it would be better if people would say that it is scripted as it is certainly a very physical activity requiring quite a bit of athleticism even if the hits may not be as hard as if they were "real". In fact I would compare wrestling to what stuntmen do. Scripted but very real in most ways.
  - BjoernKW 4y ago
    > Scripted but very real in most ways. Different era, but back in the 90s, guys like Ric Flair or Mick Foley were almost superhuman in terms of stamina or the bumps they were able to take and still continue.
    - sschueller 4y ago
      It's been a while since I saw wrestling but I remember the Undertaker throwing Mick Foley off the top of I think a 12 foot high cage.
      - AndrewOMartin 4y ago
        Which surprised even the Undertaker at the time... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS110ggmHIM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS110ggmHIM
      - yamtaddle 4y ago
        Shane McMahon did a similarly-nuts fall from a cage a few Wrestlemanias ago.
dncornholio 4y ago
Non of those comments strike me as hostile. Looks like common casual talk. I was in the same boat, don't actually find WWE super entertaining, but respect the athletes. I do enjoy amateur wrestling and been to a lot of events. All that Rogan said is not untrue.
pandemicsoul 4y ago
[flagged]
bena 4y ago
It is an actual athletic event. People come at pro wrestling from the wrong angle. It's a stuntman exhibition show. And no one is going to say that it doesn't take athleticism to be a good stuntman. That it's not dangerous. The difference between the WWE and professional stuntmen is that the professional stuntmen have guidelines and rules about safety. The WWE, less so. On a movie set, if you were going to dangle a person 100 ft in the air, then every possible landing surface would be covered in padding and foam. Then about 10 yards further out just in case. In the WWE, Owen Hart hits the concrete and dies live on Pay Per View. And then they continue the show. These are real people, doing real stunts, with real danger. The only thing fake is the outcome of the match.
endtime 4y ago
Pro wrestling is ballet. Simplest way to think about it.

AzzieElbab 4y ago

Pretty sure Rogan is free to do whatever he wants. I would worry about the quality of upcoming ufc fights, though. The fighters will have to spend more time promoting fights with WWE-style kayfabe, sacrificing actual training.

nailer 4y ago
> The fighters will have to spend more time promoting fights with WWE-style kayfabe This happens now. Colby doesn't have many recent wins but he's getting a title shot because he's provocative.
- mistrial9 4y ago
  Colby represents a certain jingoism that will never get old.

game_the0ry 4y ago

Unlikely that rogan will be forced to commentate for both ufc and wwe events.

mmcgaha 4y ago

I have been a wrestling fan for as long as I can remember. It is irritating to be in the middle of a show when someone walks in and feels the need to inform me that it is fake. They don't do that when I am watching a movie or television show. They don't even do it in other venues where it is a show such as monster truck jams. They only do it with wrestling (ok sometimes a moon landing documentary too).

sschueller 4y ago
I think it would be better if people would say that it is scripted as it is certainly a very physical activity requiring quite a bit of athleticism even if the hits may not be as hard as if they were "real". In fact I would compare wrestling to what stuntmen do. Scripted but very real in most ways.
- BjoernKW 4y ago
  > Scripted but very real in most ways. Different era, but back in the 90s, guys like Ric Flair or Mick Foley were almost superhuman in terms of stamina or the bumps they were able to take and still continue.
  - sschueller 4y ago
    It's been a while since I saw wrestling but I remember the Undertaker throwing Mick Foley off the top of I think a 12 foot high cage.
    - AndrewOMartin 4y ago
      Which surprised even the Undertaker at the time... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS110ggmHIM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS110ggmHIM
    - yamtaddle 4y ago
      Shane McMahon did a similarly-nuts fall from a cage a few Wrestlemanias ago.

dncornholio 4y ago

Non of those comments strike me as hostile. Looks like common casual talk. I was in the same boat, don't actually find WWE super entertaining, but respect the athletes. I do enjoy amateur wrestling and been to a lot of events. All that Rogan said is not untrue.

pandemicsoul 4y ago

[flagged]

bena 4y ago

It is an actual athletic event. People come at pro wrestling from the wrong angle. It's a stuntman exhibition show. And no one is going to say that it doesn't take athleticism to be a good stuntman. That it's not dangerous. The difference between the WWE and professional stuntmen is that the professional stuntmen have guidelines and rules about safety. The WWE, less so. On a movie set, if you were going to dangle a person 100 ft in the air, then every possible landing surface would be covered in padding and foam. Then about 10 yards further out just in case. In the WWE, Owen Hart hits the concrete and dies live on Pay Per View. And then they continue the show. These are real people, doing real stunts, with real danger. The only thing fake is the outcome of the match.

endtime 4y ago

Pro wrestling is ballet. Simplest way to think about it.