06-26-2007, 10:34 PM
I’ve always been a proponent of individual responsibility. So no, of course it’s not ALL McMahon’s fault. McMahon didn’t choke anyone to death. But what he has done by transforming wrestling into this “sports entertainment” bullshit is directly cause the unnecessary deaths of dozens of wrestlers. Look at Eddie Guerrero. Perfect example. Circa 1997 when he was in WCW he was a great cruiserweight, weighing no more than 180 pounds, give or take. He wrestled against similar wrestlers like Rey Mysterio, Ultimo Dragon, Dean Malenko, etc. After being in the WWF for a few years, suddenly he got all huge and beefed up to about 225. Why? He was a great wrestler as it is, so why would he feel the need to juice up to that extent? Because the ONLY way he could compete in the WWF; the only way he could get a title push or be a “main eventer” is if he competed against the likes of John Cena and HHH and Batista. What business does this 180 pound guy have wrestling against these fucking bodybuilders that are twice his size and weight? That’s what the problem is. Yeah, it’s easy to say it’s their own fault for doing what they do to their own bodies. But that’s the only chance they have of making it. Now that Vince has a virtual monopoly on wrestling in this country, that’s the only way they can become a successful wrestler. It’s the only way they can make any money.
The inherent risk with being a professional wrestler has nothing to do with this. Look at Japanese wrestling. Yes, SOME organizations over there do partake in some “sick shit”. But how many 30 or 40 year old Japanese wrestlers do you hear about dying from heart failure – or from anything for that matter? The only Japanese wrestler I know of that’s died in the last few years is Shinya Hashimoto, and if you take a few seconds to google his image, it will be obvious that steroids were never a factor in his life. In Japan, you don’t have to make your body “look a certain way” to be a successful wrestler.
I don’t put all the blame on Vince just because he has globs of money. I put most of it on these fucking blind, dumbass, ignorant fans that give him his globs of money. Wake up, you morons.
The inherent risk with being a professional wrestler has nothing to do with this. Look at Japanese wrestling. Yes, SOME organizations over there do partake in some “sick shit”. But how many 30 or 40 year old Japanese wrestlers do you hear about dying from heart failure – or from anything for that matter? The only Japanese wrestler I know of that’s died in the last few years is Shinya Hashimoto, and if you take a few seconds to google his image, it will be obvious that steroids were never a factor in his life. In Japan, you don’t have to make your body “look a certain way” to be a successful wrestler.
I don’t put all the blame on Vince just because he has globs of money. I put most of it on these fucking blind, dumbass, ignorant fans that give him his globs of money. Wake up, you morons.