Wait wait wait wait... wrestling is fake?! On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 5:35 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ronda Rousey is apparently done with the WWE and maybe pro > wrestling altogether. She cited crappy fans. She called pro wrestling fake > fighting. That's burning your bridges. > > https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/10/ronda-rousey-shuts-down-wwe-full-time-return-blames-fans/ > > Anecdotally, I have a Facebook friend who is a single mother and is really > into pro wrestling with her children. She hated Rousey from the start and > repeatedly posted negative comments about her. > > On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 10:10 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Turns out the UFC announced it is expanding into boxing. The future >> apparently looks bleak. Ratings continue to drop. One person wondered if >> the new owners bought MySpace. >> Link >> <http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Indictment-Social-media-firms-got-played-by-Russian-agents-474357783.html> >> >> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 2:38 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 6:49 PM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I think Kevin’s on the money. The UFC is truly international, and while >>>> they might struggle with some of their stars, they can basically contain >>>> their costs. Conor McGregor’s fight was widely considered a bit of a joke, >>>> and while he can sit tight having earned his millions, I doubt many more >>>> will be queuing up anytime soon. >>>> >>>> XFL would be incredibly unlikely to have any non-US traction. The NFL >>>> struggles with just pockets of interest here and there, so who’s going to >>>> want an inferior football product? The UFC *is* MMA on the other hand. >>>> >>>> Personally I have little to zero interest in the UFC or MMA in general, >>>> and my sports package includes most of the PPVs. But it still feels like >>>> it’s on upward trajectory, especially compared with boxing, or even WWE. >>>> >>>> The NBA is the only major US sport that feels truly international, >>>> although without supersonic flights developing ex-US markets is tough! >>>> >>> >>> I wasn't going to comment because I'm not an MMA fan. But one thing that >>> occurs to me is that the UFC had an unprecedentedly fast meteoric rise. The >>> established sports we know took generations to rise to prominence. They >>> have their ups and downs while still small in scale and over time build in >>> some stability as they gain popularity. The UFC has shot up in about 20 >>> years and it may simply not had that stability built in. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yywf9iPKnGQmp-ixyt0DJBvzp4sp-ad9v81D6%2BqBEVR9w%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yywf9iPKnGQmp-ixyt0DJBvzp4sp-ad9v81D6%2BqBEVR9w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DJhzHLtNZKyPXTxr-8K4JqpGLQBYjyqVbwrkw2qif1Dg%40mail.gmail.com.
