Saturday, March 20, 2010

The (crushed-in) face of wrestling is changing

I read on the interwebs that, in an effort to prevent wrestlers from getting concussions, the WWE is no longer going to allow chair shots to the head. I found more info on this looking at the wellness policy on WWE's corporate website (which mostly talks about steroids). It doesn't say anything about outlawing hitting someone in the head with fists, boots, trashcans, microphones, bamboo canes, ring bells, ladders, tables, sledgehammers, brass knuckles, or championship belts, but it does now specifically ban hitting someone in the head with a metal folding chair. Also, looks like you can still hit someone with a chair in the knees or the back, just not the head.

I guess doing something to prevent concussions is a good move, but... BOOOOOO! Chair shots are fun! I saw Eddie Guerrero give JBL a chair shot when I went to a WWE event in Japan, and it was the best part of their match. (Caught a pic of it below. The ref is out! BAM!) It saddens me that future generations of wrestling fans will no longer get to experience the wonderful sight and sound of chair meeting skull. "Back in MY day, they used to smack each other in the head with steal chairs. Now THAT was wrestling!" Sigh. WWE sure better keep chair shots in their wrestling video games. Otherwise I don't know how well 5'7", 140lb high-flying luchador create-a-superstar "Ben" will fare against the rest of the competition.

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