theoneandonly

It is actually characterized as "Entertainment" but not to split hairs. You can call it a show. Let me ask you, have you ever tried wrestling? Went to a wrestling camp? Know anyone personally that has? I have done it and I've know many that failed.
I know there are some big strong guys here and believe me that is not what it's all about. Guys like that are usually the 1st to drop out. It's all about conditioning. And in order to make it even 2 weeks you had better have trained for it prior to showing up.
In a camp of 30, more then 50% drop out in less then a week. By end of week 2 that number drops radically once again and by the end there are at best 5 remaining and that is on the high side.
So I think it safe to say that if every member of this site had to show up at one of the top training camps tomorrow by the end of the week MAYBE 1 or 2 would still be there and by the end of week 2 you would all be gone.

theoneandonly

BTW ... I'd bet more than a few of us could hang.[/quote]

BC,, one last word, your 47 years old dude. Trust me, you wouldn't last 2 hours at the Wild Samoan Pro Wrestling Center or Dory Funks school for example. I did it after coming out of the Marines in the best shape of my life and it almost killed me.

BoneCrusher

I'm not trying to get into a pissing match with theoneandonly. You're talking about people on a fitness site not being fit enough to handle WWE work. I say more of us can deal with it than you think.

I weigh a little over 230ish with an average BFI of <10% and I'm not anything unusual here at IM. Plenty of the guys have cross trained most of their lives as well. You gotta remember where you are ... this is no bunch of dough-boy no cardio doin wannabes posting on sherdog. Most of the guys here train pretty hard at cardio as well as strength and like me have a strong MA and MMA background.

I'm not going on with this anymore because I feel like I've crossed the border into internet tough-guy land. Believe what you like brother. I believe the guys here at IM are fitter, stronger, and more athletic than you give them credit for.

Stewart20

i believe that anyone here that doesn't have their entire day to devote to training WILL NOT make it in the WWE, ie, those of us with so called normal lives with day jobs and kids etc., no way.

I think some of us might be physically bigger or stronger than those in the WWE, but not conditioned enough at this level, and those that are super conditioned, probably aren't big or strong enough.

Even though it is staged, the majority of them still have to be considered somewhat elite athletes....or else we would all be on the cards fighting each other.....

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Triple Threat

Too bad TOM isn't around anymore. He could lend some insight on this topic.

theoneandonly

I don't think your coming across as an internet touch guy in the least and I respect your opinion. I'm glad you are that confident in yourself. All I'm saying is I've been on both sides of the fences. I've actually done it. Your going answering by "heart, emotion and maybe even some ego" and that isn't a bad thing at all. In fact all three are prerequisites to be successful but it takes more then that. You think you have it all, great. I can't argue that. The only real test is to do it as so many do. All I'm saying is everything you said, I've heard it a hundred times and out of that hundred STILL only a small handful make it though an entire camp. Most don't last 2 days like I said. And I'm talking bodybuilders, fitness guys all ripped and shreaded, runners all walks of life.

I'll let you in on a little secret. EVERYONE has a weakness. EVERYONE!!! Unless your superman, you do to.

It is the job of the trainers to find those weaknesses for each individual and exploit that area the most. It can be the runner who can hang all day with the cardio sessions can't bodyslam another individual 60 times in a row without throwing up as the trainer is screaming at him calling him names and telling him he doesn't have what it takes and to just do them both a favor and quit. Point is they find your weakness and push you beyond your possible limits over and over again (not just once) and break you down mentally as well as physically constantly telling you that you don't have what it takes and that you really need to come back another time. Sooner or later you break. The only ones that don't break are the ones they think may do well and they "let" you not break. So in short, if they don't like you, or think your marketable, you not making it bro. Not even with your MMA background. Everyone these days has some sort of MMA background anymore and it doesn't hold much weight in Pro Wrestling. There isn't a single pro wrestler with MMA Background currently wrestling. Maybe in some small independent circuit but nobody note worthy. OPPPS one... Samoa Joe with TNA. He added MMA to his story line. I don't think he really was ever in an MMA match though. Not sure. Worth checking if your interested.

theoneandonly

I believe this gentlemen just said it all. If it were that easy as BoneCrusher brushes it off to be, everyone would be doing it.
He is just talking about something he has no clue about. I suppose many members here could fly right through Navy Seals training too!!!! Sure at least 1/3 because they are in cardio vascular condition. lol OK.