Glenryck Pilchards Posted August 4, 2017 Posted August 4, 2017 Ax and Smash are two of the 51 wrestlers currently in a legal battle with WWE. So more than likely down to that.
Guest Posted August 4, 2017 Posted August 4, 2017 In a line-up that included Edge, Christian, and William Regal, it was Demolition that had me wishing I was at London Comic Con last weekend.
Guest Posted August 4, 2017 Posted August 4, 2017 Oh, you! I'm assuming "graps" is just a twitter thing because it's shorter than writing wrestling.
AshC Posted August 4, 2017 Posted August 4, 2017 Hadn't thought of that, to be fair. Thought it was hipster code.
Guest Posted August 4, 2017 Posted August 4, 2017 "Wrestling" and "the graps" both take up nine characters.
Paid Members gadge Posted August 4, 2017 Paid Members Posted August 4, 2017 It's not as Twitter friendly to say wrestling. Heading to the wrestling to see your mates? "ALL ABOARD THE #GRAPSTRAIN! CHOO CHOO!" Yes, i realise how silly/stupid that sounds.
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted August 4, 2017 Paid Members Posted August 4, 2017 If I tweet about "pro-wrestling" I'll sometimes write "pro-graps." Partly because it's a few less characters and also partly because I feel like the only people who'll know what I mean are wrestling fans themselves and I'm still dealing with the whole wrestling fan shame thing.
Paid Members Big Benny HG Posted August 4, 2017 Paid Members Posted August 4, 2017 I like calling it "the graps", especially when talking about as a live experience. Evokes a sense of laid-back jokey fun and daftness with your pals that plain, boring, serious "wrestling" doesn't.
FUM Posted August 4, 2017 Posted August 4, 2017 2 hours ago, SpursRiot2012 said: If I tweet about "pro-wrestling" I'll sometimes write "pro-graps." Partly because it's a few less characters and also partly because I feel like the only people who'll know what I mean are wrestling fans themselves and I'm still dealing with the whole wrestling fan shame thing. I haven't had anybody slag me when I've mentioned I watch wrestling in years.
Guest Posted August 5, 2017 Posted August 5, 2017 Yeah all I get is people asking about it, as all they see on social media is folk having a great time at shows. If you feel you need to hide it, then shame is with you
Paid Members Tommy! Posted August 5, 2017 Paid Members Posted August 5, 2017 On 04/08/2017 at 9:33 PM, Big Benny HG said: I like calling it "the graps" I always had you pegged as a better man than that.
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted August 5, 2017 Awards Moderator Posted August 5, 2017 On 04/08/2017 at 8:59 PM, FUM said: I haven't had anybody slag me when I've mentioned I watch wrestling in years. It's not as bad as it was but I've had the odd one and it's funny. People spend hours posting on Twitter and Facebook about Love Island, Big Brother and that kind of shite. In no way should anyone feel a bit twitchy about posting/speaking about wrestling. I've found those who have a pop are the ones who watch all that along with the soaps, so it's hardly a difficult comeback. But in the main, jangling about wrestling, whether in person or online, seems to be more accepted these days. Don't know if it's because people scrolling through their feeds just gloss over what they don't know, or if society's just a bit not arsed, but either way it's good to be able to talk about wrestling without some dickhead pulling the usual cards out.
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