# My husband is addicted to pro wrestling. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 16, 2000, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-is-addicted-to-pro-wrestling/33432 "2000-09-16T21:10:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Grimhacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Grimhacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grimhacker)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-is-addicted-to-pro-wrestling/33432/21 "2000-09-17T15:51:50Z")
I want my own **HO TRAIN** ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2000, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-is-addicted-to-pro-wrestling/33432/22 "2000-09-17T17:19:38Z")
Diesel, grrrrr! I think I’ll just have to accept that we don’t see eye to eye on this one. I was going to debate the topic more, but then I saw your sig. Way to go! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-is-addicted-to-pro-wrestling/33432/23 "2000-09-18T00:31:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Democritus \* > > I _will not_ admit to laughing at any of it! 😉 > > It’s the most idiotic thing I have ever seen. I feel “dumbed” after watching just a few minutes of it… I have a feeling they are under the control of the subliminal messages played throughout the show. Nothing else would explain someone wanting to watch the same garbage over and over. And I’m only half joking when I say that. > > Needless to say, Kim, I feel your pain. What’s worse, she’s now watching college football on Saturdays as well.\*\* **Demo** , I’m with you. I can almost feel the IQ points slipping as this show plays out for its two hours. I will admit to having laughed at how stupid it is, though. There’s got to be some sort of addiction thing going on here. There’s no rational explanation for it, so I am willing to accept irrational explanations, and that one will work. As for the football - college, pro, he watches it all. At least that’s a real sport, though I’m not a football fan. The worst thing, though, is he’s a **Detroit Lions** fan. Gets kinda depressing watching them get slaughtered all of the time 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Skribbler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Skribbler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skribbler)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-is-addicted-to-pro-wrestling/33432/24 "2000-09-18T02:14:47Z")
That’s a shame. Have him comitted. ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Lord\_Davidson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@Dark\_Lord\_Davidson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Lord_Davidson)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2000, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-is-addicted-to-pro-wrestling/33432/25 "2000-09-18T02:39:40Z")
I love wrestling! Sure, it’s fake. Who cares? You can’t tell me that falling 70 feet off of a scaffold doesn’t hurt, or that it’s totally fake (Bob Holly had his arm broken by Angle a while back…and look at Foley - the guys practically a walking scar). The thrill of it is when you see your favorite wrestler come out, the tens of thousands of people cheering for him, and then he goes face-to-face with the baddest of them all. It makes for great television! Now, the one thing that does need to be stopped is the imitation of it by young kids, who hurt and maim themselves. That’s not healthy. I commend the major wrestling organizations that put out messages saying “leave it to the pros”. I personally know someone who was blinded in his right eye when a broom handle that was weakened in the middle intentionally so it would break shattered and smashed his eye socket. Thankfully, it was temporary, but it could have meant the loss of an eye, or worse. Anyway… The best wrestler in WWF right now is Jericho. He’s as sharp on the mic as he is in the ring. Makes me laugh every time I see him. Okay, I’m done…I’m gonna go buy me a Jerichoholic T-shirt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-is-addicted-to-pro-wrestling/33432.md?page=1)