RBX asked alot of good questions in my last blog entry and I think the response deserves its own blog post.
McMahon probably won't wrestle any more matches. He injured himself in his last bout and his doctors have advised him never to wrestle ever again. And at age 61, that's probably for the best.
Last Raw, it was revealed that Umaga will represent McMahon at Wrestlemania. He's billed as the "Samoan Bulldozing Machine". He holds the intercontnental championship, so he'll probably wrestle a similar caliber wrestler.
It's hard to give a good estimate as to when professional wrestlers retire. Many of them wrestle in the independent circuit long after they're released from WWE. It largely depends on the shape of the wrestlers and how many injuries they've sustained over their career. Ric Flair is still wrestling every week on WWE -- he turns 58 on Feb. 28th!
As for the nature of professional wrestling. I always say that it's a real performance. Winners are predetermined and conflicts are created from the minds of writers, but the matches themselves are largely improved. Wrestlers abuse their bodies in the ring and generally have to survive on pain pills. When wrestlers bleed, that's usually real blood. They hide razor blades in their wristbands and cut their foreheads to produce the blood. Cutting their foreheads in this fashion is called "blading" and when they bleed it's called "juicing". Other than that, every professional wrestler has a long list of accidental injuries sustained over thier career, so when you see a wrestler grimmacing in pain -- that may not be an act at all!
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I'm not required to post under your blog, but since I am a wrestling fan, just wanted to see if you went to Smackdown and ECW last night?
I used to watch wrestling in middle school, and recently while flipping through the channels noticed A LOT has changed. One is the number of older wrestlers that are still active participants the weekly tapings. Why do you think they still wrestle? Money? Fame? Passion? Women?
I have also always been interested on the inner workings of the storylines. I am sure McMahon has a lot to do with the stories.... I found an informative article online about the history and storylines of WWE that might help those who are not familiar.
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Wrestling and boxing both are very horrifying and damaging sports. It is entertaining to watch and I must admit it's quite impressive that people are still doing it at age 50 and 60 but the amount of injury that it places on the body is intense. I definitely feel like the people who wrestle for a living are really courageous to put themselves out there like that. I wonder if any of them feel regret later on about causing their body so much physical damage?
This blog answers all my questions--thanks. I'm going to be watching for the outcome of Hair v. Hair. I also want to find out more about Vince McMahon's contribution to wrestling. I think he is probably a very saavy businessman in the wrestling industry.
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