Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 20, 2016 Paid Members 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.
Paid Members JNLister Posted September 20, 2016 Paid Members Posted September 20, 2016 It's true wrestling goes in cycles. Here's the current one, which started in the late 90s.
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted September 20, 2016 Paid Members 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. 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.
Moderators PowerButchi Posted September 20, 2016 Moderators 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.
Guest Posted September 21, 2016 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
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted September 21, 2016 Paid Members 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.
The Clint Posted September 21, 2016 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.
Guest Posted September 21, 2016 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. What other geeky things have become socially accepted? Warhammer? Dungeons & Dragons? LARPing? Stamp collecting? MOC He-Man figures?
theringmaster Posted September 21, 2016 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)
Paid Members mim731 Posted September 21, 2016 Paid Members 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.
rubbafish Posted September 21, 2016 Posted September 21, 2016 Just seen they are making a movie about Adrian Street. Some details here: 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
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted September 21, 2016 Paid Members 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
Paid Members mim731 Posted September 21, 2016 Paid Members 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.
Paid Members Benno Posted September 21, 2016 Paid Members 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.
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted September 21, 2016 Paid Members 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!
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