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Message: [QUOTE="Renegade, post: 2887796, member: 1928"] IMO it's a couple of factors; 1. I think you are confusing the type of wrestling comparatively. Back in the day it was simply about putting them on the ground or wrapping up the offload. It was a contest until the guy was on the ground. These days, its about turning the guy around so he's facing his own line/or putting him on his back so he takes longer to get up - that is a different type of wrestling employed than the type 25 years ago. 2. Media coverage Wall to wall 24/7 media coverage will ensure that any small issue is inflamed to a massive one. Forward passes always existed in the game, were they complained about as much? Probably, but not on a medium that allows 100k + people to talk about it all in the same instance. The more technology we introduce the more "mistakes" we are finding, but they always existed, they just weren't magnified to the degree they are now. 3. Players are athletes moreso than footballers nowadays There's not much to add on this point, but it's easier to have athletes contort bodies if they've been built to perform such measures than it is to have footballers do it. Pure footballers just want to play, athletes want to maximize their athletic contribution and wrestling is a great way of doing just that (i expect this point to be debated). Are we overreacting? Maybe, maybe not. IMO, it's more a case of 1) what you want to believe and 2) how you were introduced to the game, and when? if it was less than 15 years ago this is probably considered normal, but prior to that, then yeah wrestling is bad. There has to be a balance though - the rugby 7's are boring because it's constant end to end, it doesn't allow you to appreciate a tactic/play that opens up the field because there's always open field, conversely no one wants to see wrestlemania every time there's a game, but either extreme isn't good viewing. [/QUOTE]

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