{"id":2385,"date":"2016-05-09T03:22:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T21:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/wrestlemania-wwe-ufc-mma\/"},"modified":"2016-05-09T03:22:49","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T21:52:49","slug":"wrestlemania-wwe-ufc-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=2385","title":{"rendered":"The Passion of Wrestlemania: Why MMA Will Never Beat Pro-Wrestling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"container page-content\"><p><span class=\"dropcap\">O<\/span><\/p><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ne! Two! Three!\u201d For one surreal moment last year, sitting at home on my couch, I felt unified with the 75,000+ fans in Florida when Roman Reigns finally downed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/sports\/undertaker-wwf-wrestlemania-usa-the-phenom-the-deadman-big-evil-the-big-dog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Undertaker <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at WWE Wrestlemania. It\u2019s the biggest wrestling extravaganza of the year, and it serves as an annual arm-drag down memory lane for lapsed fans like myself to revisit the heady joy of pro-wrestling. We may be older and wiser to the tricks of the trade and the rigged nature of the industry, but when the intoxicating cocktail of athletic competition and physical theatre culminates at an event like Wrestlemania, wrestling becomes real to us all over again.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most fans of pro-wrestling in general, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/john-cena-shah-rukh-khan-bollywood-hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WWE <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in particular, wean themselves off the product after they learn the storylines are scripted and the matches are pre-determined. They graduate to MMA, a combat sport for real fighters \u2013 or so they believe. They trade in the dramatic storytelling of a WWE match for the methodical brutality of the UFC, Bellator, or any other MMA promotion. Realism is important to them\u2026 so I fail to understand how they think falling off a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xtz4e3bXuk4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20-foot ladder <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hurts less because it was pre-planned. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both forms involve modern-day gladiators doing battle, in a square ring for WWE and an octagon for MMA. The crucial difference is that WWE is the equivalent of arthouse cinema to MMA\u2019s viral YouTube clip. The YouTube clip is genuine and spontaneous, but the carefully crafted storyline and high-end production makes the motion picture more appealing to watch every time. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe I\u2019m ascribing too much <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/love-and-sex\/sesquipedalian-grammar-nazi-sapiosexual-sexting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cerebral capacity <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to those who are entertained by the sight of two sweaty individuals wordlessly grinding atop one another while making miniscule movements to gain some form of control. These are people who think watching Ronda Rousey lock in a first-round armbar makes them a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. They will share news stories about people getting mugged, and then wax eloquent about how they could have stopped that with a single-leg takedown. Theirs is a credibility borrowed from legitimate MMA fighters, and they will use it to stare down their noses at the fans of pro-wrestling.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a newsflash for those who believe pro-wrestling isn\u2019t real. It friggin\u2019 is. <\/span>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/buzzer\/story\/the-night-undertaker-and-mick-foley-went-through-living-hell-102014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mick Foley <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">knocking his tooth out, accidentally swallowing it with a mouthful of blood, and then snorting it out through his nostril in the middle of the ring <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">really happened<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zzFR9T29PoQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vader <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">having his eyeball pop out of its socket before pushing it back in by hand and finishing the match <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">really happened<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cagesideseats.com\/2012\/5\/16\/3023793\/on-this-date-in-wwe-history-eddie-guerrero-destroys-the-muta-scale-at\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eddie Guerrero <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shedding literal pints of blood in his match with JBL <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">really happened<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last I checked, something that really happened is proof of realness. And every one of those instances is proof that pro-wrestlers are among the hardest individuals on the planet. Every bump, bruise, and scratch they receive in the ring is authentic, and deserves as much respect as a UFC fighter getting kicked in the head.<\/span>\n\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\"><p>Unlike a Wrestlemania main event, which is the culmination of a year-long story arc akin to the thrill-a-minute climax of a Marvel film, high-profile MMA matches could end in a matter of seconds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Undertaker-Roman Reigns match at last year\u2019s Wrestlemania blended the real story of an ageing veteran visibly struggling to keep up with a younger opponent with the in-storyline arc of an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/sports\/anil-kumble-virat-kohli-dhoni-indian-cricket-team-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">upstart <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">challenging the established hegemon. Over the roughly 20 minutes of the match, it expertly exploited both my innate fandom of The Undertaker character as well as my real-world respect for the man behind the gimmick. I was so caught up in the spectacle of it all that by the time the referee made the three-count, I was chanting along with the crowd, all complaints about the moment\u2019s authenticity forgotten.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An MMA match, which might be of interest to students of martial arts, has no such emotional payoff. The competitors are cookie-cutter badasses, with the only distinction between them being their tattoos and the sponsors on their tights. While WWE wrestlers portray characters with fleshed-out backstories and motivations driving them to fight one another, the only storyline you can ascribe to MMA is of two people accepting large sums of money to hurt each other. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike a Wrestlemania main event, which is the culmination of a year-long story arc akin to the thrill-a-minute climax of a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/guardians-of-the-galaxy-film-review-marvel-chris-pratt-hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marvel <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">film, high-profile MMA matches could end in a matter of seconds with the crowd failing to get even slightly involved. When the matches go on longer than a couple of rounds, they usually devolve into lacklustre bouts with a split decision by the judges providing the tepid finale. As a spectator, give me the protracted drama of the WWE main event anyday, where the dramatic tension continues to climb until its explosive denouement at the sound of of the bell!<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It all boils down to the spectacle of Wrestlemania, which means that the players on stage have an off-screen life too \u2013 that is of as much interest to fans as the on-screen characters they portray. A follower can experience the duality of a wrestler\u2019s on- and off-screen personae, but MMA fighters are basically themselves. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pov\/comeback-king-conor-mcgregor-floyd-mayweather-mma-trash-talking-ufc-mix-martial-arts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conor McGregor <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a cocky asshole in his matches and a cocky asshole IRL. The Undertaker is a motorcycle enthusiast outside the ring and an immortal zombie wizard inside it. You decide which makes for the more interesting character.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This weekend, the 34th edition of Wrestlemania will have taken place at the Mercedes Benz Superdome New Orleans. Coincidentally, UFC 223 will also have concluded on the same weekend, featuring a high-profile title match as its main attraction. As a fan of entertainment featuring punches and chokeholds, I know which event will draw my attention. One year ago, I watched Roman Reigns put The Undertaker away for what seemed like the last time. Today, I will be waiting with bated breath for the Dead Man\u2019s gong to toll once more. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because though MMA might be the flavour of the month. But pro-wrestling? To take inspiration from WWE\u2019s tagline, it is \u201cThen, Now, Forever.\u201d<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MMA fans thumb their noses at WWE, skipping its dramatic storytelling for the UFC\u2019s methodical brutality. 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