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WWE Hall of Famer and former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura was recently interviewed on the Talk Is Jericho podcast during which he discussed today's world of pro wrestling and why the lack of rules or enforcement makes it hard for him to follow. Check out some interview excerpts below:Ā
āWhen I watch WWE today, and it took me a while to determine why wrestling today, to me, doesnāt have any intrigue whatsoever to it. And Iāll tell you why. Thereās no rules. Now when I say that, hereās what I mean. In my day, when you broke a rule, you could lose a match. In my day, when you broke a rule, the referee would make you break up the hold. In my day, the rules meant something. If a guy was thrown out over the top rope, that was considered so dangerous...that was a disqualification. And with those rules, it allowed you to get heat. Because when youād win by breaking the rules, people were angry legitimately."
āI could start the match off, hit my opponent, knock him out of the ring and run his head right into the steel post, and the match goes on. Now in my day, youād be disqualified for that. You had to hide it. You had to be creative to cheat. Today, the performers donāt need any creativity. They can blatantly cheat because again thereās no rules. And thatās why I canāt watch. Thereās nothing there that intrigues me.ā
āA heel canāt get my respect because heās not showing me the ability to perform and break the rules and get away with it, because thereās no rules to get away with. And the babyface, well, they start off, they donāt even to bother to show theyāre a superior wrestler. Itās beating the guy right in the head and cutting meat right from the opening bell. When do you see a hold? When do you see a guy go back to a hold? I guess the major difference is, in my day, it was still wrestling as a basis. Today, street fighting is the basis because thereās nothing you can do that can disqualify you. If I went out and kicked the guy right in the nuts, would I get disqualified?ā
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ā Guy Incognito Jul 14, 2022 12:01PM
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