# Your favorite sport sucks too, SUCKA! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 18, 2001, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sport-sucks-too-sucka/76866 "2001-08-18T05:03:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![NothingMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@NothingMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NothingMan)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sport-sucks-too-sucka/76866/41 "2001-08-22T00:04:10Z")
**hardygrrl** , you can touch me _anytime_. šŸ˜‰ Yeah, I know - way too easy. Matt and Jeff were very nice (truthfully they seemed a little shy) and actually not as big in person as I thought they would be. This was a couple of years ago and they had not yet won their first tag titles. They had very strong southern accents and I wondered if that might not work against them. Now when I see them cutting promos (and doing a good job at it as well), it makes me think that WWF must have worked with them because the accents do not seem as strong on TV. I actually had a pic of me with the Hardys, but I lost it (along with many other treasured pictures) in the move. Sucks. Luv 'em Hardys. - **NM** ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sport-sucks-too-sucka/76866/42 "2001-08-22T01:03:12Z")
[hijack] **NothingMan** I envy you still. I just have to meet Jeff, Rob Van Dam and Spike Dudley. THen Iā€™ll feel complete. šŸ™‚ [sub]Had the chance to go the the hotel the Hardyz stay at the last time the WWF was in town but the person I went with had to work so I couldnā€™t go.[/sub] [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sport-sucks-too-sucka/76866/43 "2001-08-22T03:06:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mister Armageddon \* > \*\*Hmm, so it seems wrestling involves both skill and competition. Whoā€™da thunk it? \*\* I never denied that wrestling requires skill. However, the ā€œcompetitionā€ does not evaluate those skills. If you are going to expand the definition (in the arena of sports) of ā€œcompetitionā€ to include behind-the-scenes politicing then what I do every day in board rooms is a sport. I better get me a promoter and a ring-side announcer. ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sport-sucks-too-sucka/76866/44 "2001-08-22T03:50:55Z")
Itā€™s fun to watch. My favorite episode was when Edge and Christian were playing Siskel&Ebert while watching what was likely interveiw auditions from the Hardy Boys. They were really bad, and Edge and Christian were making the most hilariously humiliating comments. The Hardyā€™s are great high-flyers, but still need work on interview. Jeff should have just said ā€œIā€™m poking Lita! Can you top that.ā€ That was the problem with Kevin and Kerry Von-Erich. Great athletes, but the most boring wrestlers about trash talking. Muhammed Ali attempted to make boxing colorful outside the ring. George Foreman got good when he was older. Mike Tyson is a heel in real life and downright scary, but none have the flair that pro wrestlers have. ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sport-sucks-too-sucka/76866/45 "2001-08-22T13:22:47Z")
I have to agree with **Mr. Fusciatrist** about the sport thing. If the outcome is predetermined, it is not a sport, in my book. That is not to say that many, if not most, pro wrestlers are not excellent athletes and showmen. I have no doubt that the worst student at Wrestling U. could kick my ass from here to Friday. I also realize that I would probably not have the same camera/arena presence that those guys have. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be entertained by watching both of those skills displayed. I just donā€™t consider it a sport. Bowling is a sport (or atleast a contest) Golf is a sport. High School/College wrestling are sports. The big difference for pro wrestling is that there is not a contest of athletic ability involved in the ring. The wrestler who outperforms the other one does not necessarily win. That said, the few times I have watched pro wrestling, I was amused, but I just never felt the need to seek it out. ---
**Author:** ![Krispy\_Original](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ec9cab/32.png) [@Krispy\_Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krispy_Original)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sport-sucks-too-sucka/76866/46 "2001-08-23T06:52:18Z")
Is the outcome of a professional wrestling match pretermined? Iā€™m seriousā€¦I want to knowā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sport-sucks-too-sucka/76866/47 "2001-08-23T12:32:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dragonblink \* > \*\*Hooray! I made a good point! > > Does this mean I lose my Newbie crown? \*\* Let me check the secret filesā€¦ Makes a good point that is acknowledged- 50 points Refers to self as ā€œnewbieā€-------------- -30 points Two steps forward and one step back, but youā€™re getting there! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![robgruver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@robgruver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robgruver)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sport-sucks-too-sucka/76866/48 "2001-08-24T05:33:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Krispy Original \* > \*\*Is the outcome of a professional wrestling match pretermined? Iā€™m seriousā€¦I want to knowā€¦ \*\* Yes, they always know who is going to win before the match. The wrestlers practice together on a daily basis to make sure the match looks good. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sport-sucks-too-sucka/76866/49 "2001-08-24T17:56:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racinchikki \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > _originally posted by racinchikki_ > > Can I apply the OP to auto racing in general and NASCAR specifically, and get a hell yeah? > > \*\* Yeah! What really gets me is the people (often fans of road course racing) whoā€™ll say ā€œdriving around in circles all day is easy, even I could do thatā€. Really? Then why arenā€™t you out there earning millions? Are you still waiting on that call from Ferrari to take over Shumiā€™s F1 seat? ---
**Author:** ![nikjohns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/53a042/32.png) [@nikjohns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikjohns)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sport-sucks-too-sucka/76866/50 "2001-08-24T20:52:00Z")
actually, > [@](#): > > The wrestlers practice together on a daily basis to make sure the match looks good. is generally incorrect. There are basically three ā€œclassesā€ of wrestler. C - e.g. Hulk Hogan - these wrestlers whisper pretty much every move to the other wrestler throughout the match, and do indeed practice together (Hogan and Warriorā€™s Wrestlemania 6 match was practiced for weeks) B - e.g. Chris Jericho - Call the majority of spots A - e.g. HHH - Call few to little spots. (a spot being a move or sequence of moves) A problem can occur when a wrestler is working with someone of a different ā€œclassā€, and have to adapt accordingly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sport-sucks-too-sucka/76866.md?page=2)