Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 20, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 20, 2016 does anyone else feel it's generally not as frowned upon to like wrestling these days? Listening to the Damien Abraham podcast he said something like "the internet has made it acceptable to be a geek", it made me think about how like comic book type stuff is widely accepted these days also, not that im a comic book fan but i don't think it was always like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted September 20, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 20, 2016 It's true wrestling goes in cycles. Here's the current one, which started in the late 90s. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted September 20, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 20, 2016 does anyone else feel it's generally not as frowned upon to like wrestling these days? Listening to the Damien Abraham podcast he said something like "the internet has made it acceptable to be a geek", it made me think about how like comic book type stuff is widely accepted these days also, not that im a comic book fan but i don't think it was always like that. Â I get the impression that virtually all other geeky pursuits have become sort of cool now, with the exceptions of wrestling and trainspotting. WWE always fire so far wide of the mark when it comes to pop culture integration that even in an age when society has accepted most nerds of the world, wrestling fans are still rejected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted September 20, 2016 Moderators Share Posted September 20, 2016 Sofia Vergara has gone to a PWG show. It's not super duper uncool. Indie wrestling seems pretty solid within Hipster Culture too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I think it is definitely more acceptable to be into nerdy things these days, sub cultures getting much more mainstream respect than just being mocked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted September 21, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 21, 2016 I've never heard so many "WWE wrestling" references in my life on TV at the moment and the product is at an all-time low. Odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Clint Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I've always been amazed that the writers on The Big Bang Theory doesn't have a character that's a fan of wrestling. Infact wrestling has never been mentioned on the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I'd say the comics thing has more to do with the proliferation of big budget movies with wall-to-wall marketing over the last decade and a half than the Internet. Â What other geeky things have become socially accepted? Warhammer? Dungeons & Dragons? LARPing? Stamp collecting? MOC He-Man figures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theringmaster Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Sofia Vergara has gone to a PWG show. It's not super duper uncool. Indie wrestling seems pretty solid within Hipster Culture too. Indie Wrestling is definitely becoming a 'thing' in hipster Culture, Nixon Newell appeared on this guy's Instragram I know who is the ultimate hipster (He's like 42 and dresses like he's 16 still, complete with Baseball cap and skinny jeans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted September 21, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 21, 2016 Wrestling even gets a brief mention in Aziz Ansari's Netflix series Master of None, and that was the most hipster-riffic comedy (even if I think it was supposed to actually be mocking those very people at points) I've seen in a while. So it can't be totally out of the sphere of cultural zeitgeist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbafish Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Just seen they are making a movie about Adrian Street. Some details here: Â http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/14753808.Torfaen_mining_museum_to_feature_in_film_on_Brynmawr__39_s___39_glam_rock__39__wrestler_Adrian_Street/?ref=mr&lp=17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted September 21, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 21, 2016 Wrestling even gets a brief mention in Aziz Ansari's Netflix series Master of None, and that was the most hipster-riffic comedy (even if I think it was supposed to actually be mocking those very people at points) I've seen in a while. So it can't be totally out of the sphere of cultural zeitgeist.  Really? When? I can’t remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted September 21, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 21, 2016  Wrestling even gets a brief mention in Aziz Ansari's Netflix series Master of None, and that was the most hipster-riffic comedy (even if I think it was supposed to actually be mocking those very people at points) I've seen in a while. So it can't be totally out of the sphere of cultural zeitgeist.  Really? When? I can’t remember   It's super brief when Dev is talking to a street vendor (I forget which ep, it's the one where he's searching for the perfect Tacos) and the vendor says he's busy listening to a wrestling podcast, and elaborates on it being a CM Punk interview. Super brief, but notable that it snuck in there I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Benno Posted September 21, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 21, 2016 Wrestling even gets a brief mention in Aziz Ansari's Netflix series Master of None, and that was the most hipster-riffic comedy (even if I think it was supposed to actually be mocking those very people at points) I've seen in a while. Nobody self identifies as a hipster, just like nobody thinks they're the chav. Same thing for being a "dem wan" or "IWC member". It's always about someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted September 21, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 21, 2016   Wrestling even gets a brief mention in Aziz Ansari's Netflix series Master of None, and that was the most hipster-riffic comedy (even if I think it was supposed to actually be mocking those very people at points) I've seen in a while. So it can't be totally out of the sphere of cultural zeitgeist.  Really? When? I can’t remember  It's super brief when Dev is talking to a street vendor (I forget which ep, it's the one where he's searching for the perfect Tacos) and the vendor says he's busy listening to a wrestling podcast, and elaborates on it being a CM Punk interview. Super brief, but notable that it snuck in there I thought.  Ah, yes! I remember now! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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