tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post7009303541462767919..comments2023-10-05T10:40:37.936-06:00Comments on Rantsylvania: Sports Entertainment vs WrestlingScott Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125091232930805562noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-89548700838180384212015-05-30T09:40:48.322-06:002015-05-30T09:40:48.322-06:00The original "Black Saturday" show had V...The original "Black Saturday" show had Vince refer to his product as "wrestling entertainment," which I think is a fine medium.limoncello1976http://www.pumpproplus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-80131685723422104592015-05-30T09:17:52.790-06:002015-05-30T09:17:52.790-06:00I always appreciated the subtle change to it later...I always appreciated the subtle change to it later on.<br /><br />The Most Electrifying Man in Sports AND Entertainment.Stan Fordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-24085643816052766982015-05-30T09:14:57.175-06:002015-05-30T09:14:57.175-06:00Lincoln was way too injury prone. One blow to the ...Lincoln was way too injury prone. One blow to the head and he's done.X-Manhttp://www.disconnexions.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-89313715421670149852015-05-30T09:03:03.789-06:002015-05-30T09:03:03.789-06:00The word sports entertainment has been around for ...The word sports entertainment has been around for a long time, but I think the real transition came in 1997 when WWF/E made a big deal about getting Summerslam 97 taxes waived by the governor of NJ declaring them sports entertainment or whatever. Then the Bret Hart thing happened and the illusions and walls that they strongly put up crumbled, and of course Russo.<br /><br /><br />I have no problem with the term, I just have an issue where the idea of sports entertainment is that they took pro wrestling and made it as fake as possible. You could call it sports entertainment all you want, as long as the in-ring product is taken seriously and treated with respect which has gone way out the door today.thejob111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-17306707836257465042015-05-30T08:59:41.333-06:002015-05-30T08:59:41.333-06:00Screw Mark we need Puppet H back!Screw Mark we need Puppet H back!Bob Patelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-34963941651527092182015-05-30T08:56:10.649-06:002015-05-30T08:56:10.649-06:00Probably Cornette.Probably Cornette.Fozzy Osbournenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-39650263559752757962015-05-30T08:55:38.465-06:002015-05-30T08:55:38.465-06:00That might be my all time favorite SK line.That might be my all time favorite SK line.Fozzy Osbournenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-58110991965593207842015-05-30T08:55:34.484-06:002015-05-30T08:55:34.484-06:00Yeah, Vince was saying it as far back as the mid 1...Yeah, Vince was saying it as far back as the mid 1980s.<br /><br /><br />Sometimes he'd call it "sports and entertainment" instead of "sports entertainment" though.nwa88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-17776553397920031902015-05-30T08:53:46.892-06:002015-05-30T08:53:46.892-06:00Nah, they were part of a huge entertainment compan...Nah, they were part of a huge entertainment company, so I don't think it was ever an issue for them. The NWA definitely did though, which limited where they could tour to some extent, because the athletic commissions in certain states made it prohibitive to run profitable shows there.nwa88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-74585166888858976682015-05-30T08:52:07.030-06:002015-05-30T08:52:07.030-06:00Yes but the term ran even more rampant when he was...Yes but the term ran even more rampant when he was writing.James M. Fabianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-83459209167371629632015-05-30T08:49:35.381-06:002015-05-30T08:49:35.381-06:00ECW surprisingly used to say "Sports Entertai...ECW surprisingly used to say "Sports Entertainment" non-ironically a lot in the mid-90sFunkDoc1112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-46711491015993413982015-05-30T08:44:13.371-06:002015-05-30T08:44:13.371-06:00"It still says marquee on the wrestling."..."It still says marquee on the wrestling."<br /><br />AA got it backwards, but the point was there.Buffalo Hopscotchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-49150804695237579212015-05-30T08:44:00.792-06:002015-05-30T08:44:00.792-06:00The greek stuff reminds me of one of your ancient ...The greek stuff reminds me of one of your ancient history quips that I couldn't stop laughing at: "JR notes that this is probably what the action in the Roman coliseums <br />was like. I don't recall the Christians putting the lions in a chinlock <br />and whispering "Roar and then bite my leg off and I'll bleed to death", <br />but I'll take his word for it. "FunkDoc1112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-67483997745586974292015-05-30T08:43:13.721-06:002015-05-30T08:43:13.721-06:00I forget who said this quote but I've always l...I forget who said this quote but I've always liked it. "No one says we're going to the sports entertainment show, they say they're going to the wrestling show."cultstatusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-84077624571465886292015-05-30T08:41:48.589-06:002015-05-30T08:41:48.589-06:00Wow, walking.Wow, walking.cultstatusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-4401787229529442422015-05-30T08:37:01.911-06:002015-05-30T08:37:01.911-06:00Don't forget it's also suddenly a "sp...Don't forget it's also suddenly a "sport" for SAG/WGA purposes.PeteF3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-4009217012030457352015-05-30T08:35:35.835-06:002015-05-30T08:35:35.835-06:00Referring to it as "sports entertainment"...Referring to it as "sports entertainment" on air sounds dumb to me. It'd be like actors saying "this is the most important scene in the film" in a movie.HartKiller_09noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-7534293649242699822015-05-30T08:27:46.077-06:002015-05-30T08:27:46.077-06:00Well it kind of is. It isn't a real sport wher...Well it kind of is. It isn't a real sport where the outcome of a match isn't depending of the will of a writer, but of the quality of the athletes.. It's a mix of sport and entertainment. <br /><br />So to say what's REALLY stupid is to say, that it isn't wrestling. It is, was and will always be wrestling (pro wrestling, not to confuse with amateur wrestling), but it's also sports entertainment. Because there isn't pro wrestling, that isn't predetermined. Otherwise it's called MMA.Michael Kehmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-24025561399956501732015-05-30T08:21:50.090-06:002015-05-30T08:21:50.090-06:00The failure of rebranding with that name notwithst...The failure of rebranding with that name notwithstanding it seems dumb that promoters didn't do that way earlier.jobber123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-26331723403871533672015-05-30T08:16:14.554-06:002015-05-30T08:16:14.554-06:00I remember a few years backnow reading a quote fro...I remember a few years backnow reading a quote from Vince, saying something like "we don't put on wrestling shows, we put on entertainments"kirknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-30692189571085456492015-05-30T08:14:25.989-06:002015-05-30T08:14:25.989-06:00The only time I liked the term "Sports Entert...The only time I liked the term "Sports Entertainment" was when the Rock called himself "The most electrifying man in sports entertainment." It fit with his character of being an egotistical Hollywood style jock. Outside of that, it just sounds stupid.Edward Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-21712940077837714272015-05-30T08:12:42.538-06:002015-05-30T08:12:42.538-06:00It was sports entertainment well before Russo came...It was sports entertainment well before Russo came along. joedusthttp://joedust.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-27081976960572735162015-05-30T08:09:13.307-06:002015-05-30T08:09:13.307-06:00You'd be surprised at how physical you have to...You'd be surprised at how physical you have to be in order to compete at the highest level. pros walk almost 20 miles each weekend in addition to actually hitting shots, and it takes a great deal of technical skill.ebEliminatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-34989675639114244992015-05-30T07:54:23.417-06:002015-05-30T07:54:23.417-06:00I agree, but I don't think it is that cut and ...I agree, but I don't think it is that cut and dried. I don't know if I'd call wrestling a sport, but I think it is more of a sport than golf.cultstatusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838126259950293862.post-68113893147479382852015-05-30T07:45:15.917-06:002015-05-30T07:45:15.917-06:00I like how wrestling is a sport when WWE can brag ...I like how wrestling is a sport when WWE can brag as being #1 in something in a Did You Know? fact, like how one of their DVDs is the top selling sports DVD.<br /><br />WhiteGoodmannoreply@blogger.com