# Now I know why I don't watch wrasslin' anymore, it's more yakkin' then wrasslin'

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 1, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-i-dont-watch-wrasslin-anymore-its-more-yakkin-then-wrasslin/192408 "2003-08-01T17:57:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-i-dont-watch-wrasslin-anymore-its-more-yakkin-then-wrasslin/192408/22 "2012-02-07T00:10:00Z")

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> [@Darth\_Panda](#):
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> Can we rewind to 2003 when someone would give a shit? 😉

Wrestling is eternal. The OPs rant is as valid now (or more so) than it was 9 years ago.

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**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-i-dont-watch-wrasslin-anymore-its-more-yakkin-then-wrasslin/192408/23 "2012-02-07T00:14:02Z")

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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> Wrestling is eternal.

I thought you said you could watch it in 10 minutes?

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-i-dont-watch-wrasslin-anymore-its-more-yakkin-then-wrasslin/192408/24 "2012-02-07T03:03:47Z")

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> [@Darth\_Panda](#):
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> I thought you said you could watch it in 10 minutes?

Yes, by skipping an eternity of useless nonsense.

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**Author:** ![Sacrilegium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@Sacrilegium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sacrilegium)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-i-dont-watch-wrasslin-anymore-its-more-yakkin-then-wrasslin/192408/25 "2012-02-10T02:12:03Z")

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Now I’ll never know who Rick Flair and Ollie Anderson are.

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**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-i-dont-watch-wrasslin-anymore-its-more-yakkin-then-wrasslin/192408/26 "2012-02-10T15:18:04Z")

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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> Wrestling is eternal. The OPs rant is as valid now (or more so) than it was 9 years ago.

Wrestling. Wrestling never changes… 😉

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**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-i-know-why-i-dont-watch-wrasslin-anymore-its-more-yakkin-then-wrasslin/192408/27 "2012-02-10T17:14:26Z")

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#1 Things are different now.

#2 No they’re not. They’re more the same than ever.

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