WWE Invades NFL!!!

[Redskins8588]

foxsports.com has an article about WWE's Brock Lesnar stating that after Wrestlemania XX he wants to leave the WWE and try out for the NFL. The article also states that he turned down tryouts for the Bucs and REDSKINS back in 2002. How well do you think that he will or could do in the NFL??

[Gmanc711]

Where's my man Johnnyredskins. Let me tell you somthing, Brock Lesnar wont succeed in the National football league. The guy hasent played football since high school, and I dont even know if he played it then. The only positions that this guy's body is framed for is Fullback and Line Backer, and hes too slow to play those postions. I mean hes a big, athletic guy, so ya never know. But my $$ is on him not even getting close.

[Redskins8588]

I agree with you I dont see him being a star or even making a team but he is big and athletic.

[Daseal]

Wrestling is almost as big of a joke as that oversized galoof trying to do anything more than practice falling and slamming 5 days a week.

Ive never understood the fascination with Wrestling. You have two (or more) guys who are obviously faking it and it's totally set. How can you get into it. THat's like going to a football game with a pre-determined outcome. It's just not fun!

Not to mention the 'personalities' of the wrestlers are just horrible. They try to act like badasses and try to be intense, but I guess that's what you do when your sport finished in the red and is losing fans like Nascar without wrecks.

[azskinsfan2]

I've never heard of this guy(I quit watching wrestling several years ago). I don't think he could make it in the NFL anyway (especiallly if he hasn't played since high school). Several football players have gone into wrestling (Rock) but I don't know of any going from wrestling to the NFL.
Wrestling may be staged and the outcome predetermined but don't ever think these guys aren't athletic. Some of the moves, jumps and falls they take would kick an NFL players butt!!!

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Daseal

Wrestling is almost as big of a joke as that oversized galoof trying to do anything more than practice falling and slamming 5 days a week.

Ive never understood the fascination with Wrestling. You have two (or more) guys who are obviously faking it and it's totally set. How can you get into it. THat's like going to a football game with a pre-determined outcome. It's just not fun!

Not to mention the 'personalities' of the wrestlers are just horrible. They try to act like badasses and try to be intense, but I guess that's what you do when your sport finished in the red and is losing fans like Nascar without wrecks.

Daseal, we may not agree on the Clarett issue -- but you hit the nail on the head with regards to "pro wrestling".

Well said.

[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by Daseal

Wrestling is almost as big of a joke as that oversized galoof trying to do anything more than practice falling and slamming 5 days a week.

Ive never understood the fascination with Wrestling. You have two (or more) guys who are obviously faking it and it's totally set. How can you get into it. THat's like going to a football game with a pre-determined outcome. It's just not fun!

Not to mention the 'personalities' of the wrestlers are just horrible. They try to act like badasses and try to be intense, but I guess that's what you do when your sport finished in the red and is losing fans like Nascar without wrecks.

The whats the facination with movies, everythings predetermined. How can you get into it? ( Sorry, I gotta stick up for it, I've liked it forever)

[Daseal]

I really don't like many movies, except goofy comedies. Just not my thing.

Sports, I'm not saying the guys that wrestle aren't athletes. It takes skill to do what they do, I'm just saying I don't see the appeal behind it. Lots of things can take skill but be worth nothing. Can these guys make the transition, I don't know. I'm talking about wrestling in itself.

[skinsguy]

Lesner didn't play college football, and I really don't think he'd make it in pro football. I think he's pretty stupid for wanting to leave the WWE. After all, he's been a main event top star and I think he had a contract for the next 8 or 9 years.

Many sources had said that he was upset in regards to the Undertaker coming back as his old "deadman" gimmick where he doesn't sell any of the punches from his opponent. For the non-pro wrestling fans here, that basically means that when an opponent goes to "punch you" or "hurt you", then you don't act like it phases you. Brock felt that the WWE would allow the Undertaker (since it was planned for the two of them to have a fued after Wrestlemania), to blow through Brock Lesner. Wrestlers don't like that, because it pretty much ruins their character's tough guy attitude..and Brock doesn't like that.

Anyways, didn't mean to talk Wrestling, just wanted to throw in my two cents worth. You know Bill Goldberg used to play pro football.

[DA Hogs]

There are a few guys in the wwe and the nwa now that have played in the nfl one of which Bill Goldberg who played for the falcons till he blew his knee out has came out and said that they are 2 different worlds each have there own grooling days. I don't think brock would make it but there might be a handful of guys that would have a chance (no qb's or rb's )

[sportscurmudgeon]

Brock Lesnar was the NCAA super heavyweight wrestling champion. That's real wrestling folks, not the WWE nonsense.

There was another NCAA super heavyweight wrestling champion who became a nose tackle for a Super Bowl championship team. His name was Curly Culp. And if you never saw Curly Culp play, he was a damned good nose tackle for a long time.

What I wonder is whether or not Lesnar can pass the NFL drug tests after a stint in the WWE? A few folks there have been known to ingest a few "banned substances".

[Gmanc711]

These guys are amazing athletes, but its at a completley different level than football. Its not saying one is above another, they are just completley different things. For football, you have to be quick, powerful and explosive. The only thing you need in wrestling of those, is power. You need more acting ability, charisma, and " Gymnastic" type athletisim to be a good wrestler.

[Daseal]

I agree with you on most all of those points, Gmac. However, I feel the wrestlers are in dire need of some charisma. Their catch phrases and little stunts are normally lame and I feel embarrassed just to watch them.

For a good example of how many wrestlers have a problem making a transition into another field, go check out Macho Man Randy Savage's new cd.

BE A MAN HULK!

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to rip on anyone's enjoyed hobby. I'm just trying to explain where I'm coming from. If you like wrestling, then don't think I'm trying to influence you any other man. Depriving another man of his opinion would make me a horrible person. Just posting my ideas so people can see it from another perspective.

[SittingBull]

Brock is definitely diesel and works out like a machine (as most wwe wrestlers do). He kind of looks like Drago from Rocky IV on a steroids/crack combination of some sort. I think he has the strength and stamina to try out for an NFL team but you need more then that to be good and his competition will have the advantage of experience and mentality over him so I dont think he'll make it too far. He was a dominating wrestler in college though. Real wrestling not fake hehe.

[skinsfanthru&thru]

Originally Posted by Gmanc711

For football, you have to be quick, powerful and explosive. The only thing you need in wrestling of those, is power.

while everyone knows wrestling is fake, it requires a lot more than just power. these guys have to be quick and explosive not just to protect themselves from injury but the other guy/s in the matches. both "sports" require their athletes to have great endurance as well. that being said I only see the rare exception of a wrestler becoming a pro football and only if they had previous expirience in college with a physical sport.

and on the note about why people watch, I honestly don't know why I watch lately. sure the most of the divas are very nice to watch especially the catfights in lingerie, but I digress. I think mostly its just something to help me stay connected to a part of my childhood when I thought it was all real and it was cool watching the good and bad guys fighting it out, especially the Undertaker.