# Wrestling and laws of motion. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 23, 2001, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-and-laws-of-motion/89187 "2001-10-23T22:50:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![100](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/a698b9/32.png) [@100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/100)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-and-laws-of-motion/89187/21 "2002-04-01T07:02:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dead Badger \* > \*\*In the spirit of random wrestling questions: > > I saw a match between two guys, one of whom was the Rock. They both “beat” the snot out of each other for a while. They get to the end bit where they’re both really “hurt” and rolling around on the floor. Some other guy, who is not involved in the match) runs on and pins the Rock. He wins. > > W … T … F? \*\* that was probably for the hardcore title. Which has a 24/7 rule, Anyone can pin the champion anywhere, anytime, 24/7 and win the title. Probably the February 7th Smackdown. ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-and-laws-of-motion/89187/22 "2002-04-01T14:32:23Z")
THe two wrestling moves that always got me are the pile driver and vertical suplex. Both moves obviously…nah, BLATANTLY require the cooperation of the “victim”, as he holds his body vertically. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-and-laws-of-motion/89187/23 "2002-04-01T19:10:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by stankow \* > \*\* > You’d be surprised how little this actually hurts, which is why guys like Mick Foley can get hit by a chair eleven times in one match and just be a little dazed backstage (of course, Foley’s is a rather extreme example of what the human body can withstand, but nevertheless). It’s the hits with the edge of the chair that can really hurt, which is why it’s always done much more carefully than a standard chairshot. \*\* Foley, in his last book, talked about how Al Snow once no-sold (IE didn’t act like it hurt him) a chair shot, and they gave him hell about it backstage. Snow said he didn’t remember a chair shot. Talk about someone who got his bell rung one too many times… Foley went on to say that he and Snow were going to form a tag team known as the Seller brothers: Best and No. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-and-laws-of-motion/89187/24 "2002-04-01T19:38:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mouthbreather \* > \*\*And since we’re attacking the “realities” of pro wrestling, I’ll throw out my all time favorite. When someone throws you into the ropes, why would you bounce off and come back? I’d just hold on. \*\* That’s my favorite too, but what’s more is that the velocity produced by the bounce is _greater than the velocity going in_. If a wrestler is thrown against the ropes he will be thrown back to the oposite side of the ring at a greater speed, where he will bounce against the other set of ropes, pick up more speed and be thrown back, etc. The oscilation of the wrestler continually increases in speed until his oponent clothes lines him. I bet we could use this phenomenon. I envision vast arrays of wrestler/rope perpetual motion oscilators that would solve the world’s energy problems. We need a team from MIT to study it right away. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-and-laws-of-motion/89187.md?page=1)