Essay on Should We Respect Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestlers

Pro Wrestlers – Why Can’t They Get Any Respect? Time to point out the obvious: pro-wrestling is not a sport. Why? Because pro-wrestling involves no sport[ing]. Wrestlers do not show up to work every day trying to do all they can to win; they show up to work trying to do all they can to do their job, which is entertain the fans. However, this line of thinking often leads to another conclusion: If pro wrestling is not a sport, then wrestlers are not athletes. This could not be further from the truth. What pro wrestlers do in the ring day in and day out may not be sport, but it is athletic activity on the most demanding level. It is high time that the men and women who work harder than any other professional athletes got a little†¦show more content†¦Pro wrestling is year-round. There IS NO OFF-SEASON. For this reason, wrestlers take Work Injuries, faked injuries that give them time off while their in-ring personas get well. As for the in-ring work itself, there is very little anyone can say to truly refute that wrestlers are incredibly talented athletes. I will give two examples of the hundreds of moves that can be in a wrestlers repertoire. One is an example of taking a bump, or being on the receiving end. The other is an example of a tough-to-execute high-flying move of the lucha libre style (a Mexican-developed high-risk style of wrestling). The first is called a sidewalk slam. Imagine for a moment that you lie stomach-down over the shoulder of a man who stands 67 tall, facing behind him. He grabs you by the legs around your thighs, and swings you in an arc that takes you straight backwards, and slams you down flat-backed on the mat (which, by the way, is a thin sheet of canvas covering a wooden platform). Now, granted, as a trained wrestler, you know how to take that bump, and land correctly, and your trained wrestler opponent knows how to deliver the move without snapping your back. But I challenge you to claim that such a maneuver doesnt hurt at all under the given circumstances. The second example I will use is called the Shooting Star Press. Now imagine that you are standing above the turnbuckle, one of four corner poles where the ropes around the ringShow MoreRelatedProfessional Wrestling: A Trend among Children1263 Words   |  5 PagesProfessional Wrestling has become one of the trends among people especially children. Leng et al in a literature review from their article their article (pg 45) explain profession wrestling as more of a source of entertainment than a sport where there is a portrayal and dramatization of good versus evil. My paper will focus extensively on television violence with respect to professional wrestling and its effects on children; it will also assert sexuality with in professional wrestling. AccordingRead MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pagesorganization is sound and the author does a superior job of presenting the structure of arguments. David M. Adams, California State Polytechnic University These examples work quite well. Their diversity, literacy, ethnic sensitivity, and relevancy should attract readers. Stanley Baronett. Jr., University of Nevada Las Vegas Far too many authors of contemporary texts in informal logic – keeping an eye on the sorts of arguments found in books on formal logic – forget, or underplay, how much of Read MoreIgbo Dictionary129408 Words   |  518 PagesRoger Blench Roger Blench Mallam Dendo 8, Guest Road Cambridge CB1 2AL United Kingdom Voice/ Fax. 0044-(0)1223-560687 Mobile worldwide (00-44)-(0)7967-696804 E-mail R.Blench@odi.org.uk http://www.rogerblench.info/RBOP.htm To whom all correspondence should be addressed. This printout: November 16, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations: ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Editor’s PrefaceRead More_x000C_Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis355457 Words   |  1422 Pagessubmit a request online at http://www.thomsonrights.com. Any additional questions about permissions can be submitted by e-mail to thomsonrights@thomson.com. Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 10 09 08 07 ExamView  ® and ExamView Pro  ® are registered trademarks of FSCreations, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation used herein under license. Macintosh and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Used herein under license.