Part of me suspects Bret's hatred is kayfabe. He has been in the wrestling industry all his life, he operates with the mindset of generating heat. People shitting on Goldberg is 100% due to Bret complaining about the kick for years. It's such common knowledge WWE jokes about it with Gunther telling Bret that Goldberg was his favorite wrestler and then ribbing Goldberg on Bad Blood.
I own one, sure.You actually wear a MAGA hat?
But anyone denying CTE is real is a legit moron. Taker, Austin, etc. are all really stupid if they believe that
I've sometimes wondered why a company (maybe a WWE subsidiary) doesn't specialize in manufacturing realistic-looking yet harmless chairs, gimmicked tables, etcetera.
They're called prop companies but it's often cheaper to do it yourself, Mick talks about gimmicking tables and chairs in his first book.
The thing about CTE specifically that gives me doubts is that "it can't be seen until the person is dead". Looking at pics of supposed CTE wracked brains, they often look shrunken with large gaps where there shouldn't be. So you mean to tell me that can't be picked up on a cat scan or something? I'm not sure if CTE really exists, but it sounds like punch-drunk syndrome to me.
They do, now. After the CTE thing started gaining traction they began using prop stuff. The result is tribalist retards trying to bury companies for using fake props in their fake fighting matches.
There is a reason that punch drunkness wasn't really a thing in the days of bareknuckle boxing but immediately became a massive issue once gloves where introduced. In bareknuckles boxing if you catch one decent blow to the right place on the head or face you are out, match over. With gloves you have boxers taking dozens of softened blows to the head each fight. Yes the people getting punched aren't getting knocked out in a single hit, but their brain is getting bounced around their skull over and over again.
Then there is just gimmicked chairs. Back in the day before they had props they would "gimmick" a chair by detatching popping the rivets at the joints and seat, then lightly securing it in place so that when swung the fall apart at the slightest bump. There is actually a really funny story about the Big Boss Man and a gimmicked chair.
Punch drunk syndrome is essentially CTE, idk what else being repeatedly hit in the head and experiencing madness could be.
Is it just me or is MJF the babyface in this one?He looks even smaller and weaker than before. Like dude, just because you couldn't use your feet doesn't mean you couldn't work the arms.
MJF from the top rope
Bret would be anti Trump if Trump fucked over his wrestling career, however Trump didn't fuck his career and Bret couldn't think of why he should hate him so he went to somewhere where he'd know him by.
Honestly I wonder how much of a comparable rate of CTE diagnosis within Football, MMA, and Wrestling. Like which sport carries the most risk of CTE?
I wanted to follow up on this as I forgot to mention it in my original post. I believe CTE is simply a "rediscovery" of what was always known as Punch-Drunk Syndrome. It's nothing new, just a different name for it.
heard about Backlund, its unfortunate, my older cousin often texts me 80s wrestling clips (I started watching in 2007 so I am moreso a typical Gen Z Cena fan, though ive seen plenty of 90s and early 2000s matches via YouTube and other sites), 80s definitely seemed safer given the fact , but yeah taking even minor bumps can add up over time, I was discussing Hogans back problems, and even the leg drop can be risky if you are doing it hundreds of times a year at weekly tv,house shows,ppvs,etc. its just not a life most people could handle especially as they age
I think it's less they literally don't believe in it and more they won't say anything that could implicate Vince because they had a positive relationship with him and he made them incredibly rich. It was pretty telling when they were interviewing Jimmy Hart in that documentary, and he said something like, "I'm not sure if they'd want me to talk about that." Anyone who got filthy rich working for Vince probably isn't going to trash him too badly outside someone like Bret, Punk or Warrior who felt Vince dicked them over at some point.You actually wear a MAGA hat?
But anyone denying CTE is real is a legit moron. Taker, Austin, etc. are all really stupid if they believe that
Legends deals are the closest thing to a retirement some of these guy have, and burning a bridge with TKO is probably not the best idea.
Lol, that pic is from the late 80s when Backlund did a brief stint with one of Japan's "worked shoot" promotions. He took a real battering in a couple of those matches. Taking stiff kicks to the skull, I'm sure, did him no favors.
Copy of the lawsuit attached for the curious.
A lawsuit like that, especially by UFC fighters, seems inevitable. During the recent settlement negotiations for their antitrust suit, something like 150 fighters sent in statements of support for the new deal. They all alleged a bunch of physical/mental issues suffered by the fighters (the argument being the settlement money would help them deal with that shit), and a lot alleged they were showing signs of TBI/CTE. Once the antitrust settlement money runs out a health issue lawsuit seems likely IMO.
The WWE already had a class action lawsuit regarding CTE. The entire suit got dismissed. They tried to appeal to a higher court and worked it all the way up to the Supreme Court where it was declined. I posted Maven's video about the lawsuit a couple of days ago. The whole suit was really sketchy from what I recall and the lawyer was such a fuckup that he ended up having to pay his clients. I think he even pulled some Ty Beard tier retardation and failed to file basic paperwork on time.
