Daniel Bryan has boldly proclaimed himself the "King of Beards."But could there be a new bristly contender for the WWE Tag Team Champion's throne?Major League Baseball star Josh Reddick has accepted the submission specialist's challenge over Twitter to a "beard-off," in which fans will vote on which athlete has the best beard and the loser will have to shave off their long whiskers at the end of the year."Two men, two beards and there can only be one winner," Bryan briefed WWE.com about the impromptu challenge. "I assure you, it will be The Dazzler!"Will this challenge spell doom for Bryan's signature beard, one that he's impressively been growing out since Money in the Bank 2011? Or will Reddick's facefro ultimately have a date with the razor? Regardless of the outcome, the true winner here might be the followers of both these hirsute stars."I think this will be a lot of fun for both the WWE Universe and for the fans of Major League Baseball," Bryan told WWE.com. "Two stars in each sport going one-on-one in a beard-off."
When i asked Jim Ross on his Q&A about the current stature of WWE wrestling, naming such people as Jerry Lawler, Wade barrett, William Regal & Roddy Piper, the reply was: -
I think the smart way to look at this is to separate what men did at one point in their life and what they did/do once they arrived in pro wrestling. Two different careers. Pro wrestling has always been entertainment based."
Having accepted this, & looking to who sells the best to me (Jerry Lawler, Wade Barrett, Brock Lesnar, Sheamuus), i felt at ease that my long love of professional wrestling is all but name the same badass as it always been, with the territories gone WWE'S got that whole combination of everything under one roof.
So if this business has menifested into entertainment, why would you get a guy like Daniel Bryan comparing baseball to professional wrestling? when it's no longer the case anymore.
On the Subject of Sport & Entertainment, being English & seeing JR's views, made me think of our own & what us brits do. For one David Beckham is no sports star, his name is on purfume & underwear & shaving foam, etc, he changes his appearance every few months he married a former pop star & has embraced the celeb lifestyle - not really sportsman like qualities of the rugby players or the hard soccer players like Razor Ruddock, who only does the odd celeb thing once inn a while, but still remains the bad boy of soccer - this to me is what a sportsman is soccer comes first before fame & fortune & the celeb staus, Beckham reminds me of The Rock in is image, stage presence, which is why , Beckham is not a sports star & if i'm wrong follow JRsBBQ on twitter & think of the English FC (football club)
The way us brits see american wrestling is appalling,-
Sky Sports, who show WWE programming on UK TV, have been criticized by OfCom (UK TV independant TV regulator) for showing "scenes of violence" such as a "bare knuckle fight"."A complainant alerted Ofcom to content in a pre-recorded sequence featuring English WWE wrestler Wade Barrett, aired on Sky1 on November 10, 2012 at 9.20am." writes DigitalSpy.com
"Lasting around one and a half minutes, the package included several close-up shots of punches and kicks to the head and chest in slow motion, with one competitor getting a bloody bruise on their chest.""After being contacted by Ofcom, UK WWE broadcaster Sky said that the sequence was intended to portray Barrett "as a dark and dangerous character".
to quote The Miz, really? REALLY??
This is pro wrestling we're tallking about!!! things are bound to happen, Wade's a bare knuckle fighter! what do these ppl expect when watching a show like this? and it was old school, old school Raw - old school Barrett, INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING TO DAMN OFCOM, TURN TO ANOTHER DAMN CHANNEL!!!!!!!
Unbelievable!!! we've lost the passion that was once fueled by Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks.
Last thing....
RIP Paul Bearer, you've been on of the greatest, X
For many reasons, it's a sad time for wrestling & sports alike
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