Fans often get excited when a former WWE talent hits the independent circuit to ply their trade in more intimate environments, but no superstar in recent memory has caused as much of a stir in the wrestling world with their post-WWE career plans as former 6-time tag team champion and 2-time Intercontinental Champion, Cody Rhodes.
After releasing the now infamous checklist in May, Rhodes is lining up a who's who of dream matches that fill the remainder of 2016, beginning on August 19th in Joppa, MD at Evolve 66 and continue through Ring of Honor's Final Battle pay-per-view on December 2nd in New York City.
In one of the most relaxed and conversational interviews we've had on the show, Cody joined this week's Chad Dukes Wrestling Show for an
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Is that something that you think is intrinsic to the industry, is that something that's learned? Why do you think wrestlers, there's exceptions to the rule of course, seem to get that better than other professional athletes?
Rhodes: Well, I think it's pretty simple, if you're fortunate enough to make it into the fold and call yourself a pro wrestler, the mainstream, typically somebody that covers sports and entertainment on the high levels, Hollywood, big screen, little screen, wrestling's always always been looked down upon a little bit and not by everybody, I don't want to grind an axe, but almost every time there's a wrestler in a television show or wrestler in a movie it's always like, "Oh, [scoffs]," and then usually by the end of it, it's like, "Wow, they knew what they were doing." So I think that's why when you speak to some of these young talent or old talents they are very approachable, because they want they want to build that bridge to the mainstream. They want to be part of it, they're on TV just like these other shows, they want to be treated as such. You treat others how you'd like to be treated yourself, I
Cody is doing what everyone should do, follow your hopes and dreams and never give up. He has been having many great opportunities over the last 10 years. He is doing a great job helping out Joey Gase and Jimmy means racing this year and hopefully many years to come.
When the father slaps his son, he is doing it out of fear that his son will be better than him. He is scared that there will always be someone better than him. He used violence so that it would not seem like his son was better than him. Inside he was starting to realize that his son is better than him. He did not want those three hundred people to think that he was not the best. Crutcher writes, “Three-year three-sport letterman at Coho High School in the mid-1950s and number two wrestler at 177 at the university of oklahoma after that. Number two is mysteriously absent from his version.” In the father’s wrestling career he was always number two, and not the best. He is scared of that, especially if it is his son who is better than him. This proves that the father is a fearful character because he is scared of being weak, and not being the
Finally it was time to go home. Cole had dreamed of this day many times, that dreadful day that he would have to fit back in to the world.
I have many things that I love in this life, one of those things is wrestling. I have been wrestling for seven years and I have developed quite the passion and love for it. Wrestling has always been an interesting sport for me. Growing up in Oregon I watched my uncles wrestle in high school. I watched both of them win their state tournament in their respective weight classes, this is one of my fondest memories of my childhood. One of them went on to wrestle division one, I thought this was the coolest thing in the world. I looked up to my uncles and wanted to be just like them. I did not always wrestle though. The process of pursing my dream as of becoming a wrestler started of with basketball, then went to a rocky start, then being on Worland High School wrestling team.
In conclusion, wrestlers should not cut weight rapidly or starve themselves. It can lead to psychological damage, damage to the wrestler’s current body, and their future health. They are willing to risk their lives, but we all should want them to rethink before they do such a thing. We need to show our care and compassion for saving a life. Coaches could take the next step and punish a wrestler for loosing weight too fast and make them sit out. Coaches should also educate the team on how to eat nutritiously and safely. All in all, the behavior of wrestlers has improved in the past twenty years, but there is more that everyone can do to help stop the cutting of weight.
Today I am taking a break from the series of articles I usually write, to bring you a subject I have thought about for a long time. I only started paying attention to wrestling in my teen years, so the "Attitude Era" was what I considered wrestling. I won't go into what made the era special, because that would be insulting to your intelligence, everyone knows what made the era successful, and why some fans still pine for it. Needless to say, it was "cool", it suited the times, and it broke the mold formed over the previous decades.
She was not only representing the USA but also acted as a role model for young girls. When Shawn was in the Olympics,she was sure that she was going to win the Olympics and also Dancing with the Stars. Shawn was confident in her ability to do well at the Olympics. On DWTS, Mark Ballas was very helpful when Shawn was not feeling herself. For example, when Shawn was told she had a stalker Mark helped her even though Shawn was not able to tell him much. Her parents also helped her to live her dreams through gymnastics. Shawn was confident in her abilities to do well in gymnastics, as well in dance. Her parents were often her biggest cheerleaders. Her parents always encouraged her even at an early age to believe in herself and always reach for the
Like most parents, Dwayne's parents wanted to protect him from whatever they could. In Dwayne's case, they wanted to protect him from the hardships of professional wrestling because they knew what it could do to a person and a person's life. Dwayne, however, was determined to be a professional wrestler, and he did everything in his power to make that happen. However, Dwayne put the idea in the back of his head. Instead, he later went on to get a scholarship for football. His new dream of becoming a professional football player soon came to an end when Dwayne suffered from a dislocated shoulder.
At this stage in my career, an athlete must work in the classroom as hard as they work in the arena. Earning a beneficial, long-term degree is as important as the success every athlete desires and works for in competition. A degree will allow a rodeo athlete the opportunity to make a living to support themselves financially during the beginning and tough stages of their career. Trey Johnson, a motivational speaker and outspoken Christian, said that, “If you want to develop in any area, learning to focus will help you breakthrough. When we begin to wrap our hearts around focus, it will always take us to new levels, whether it is in business, in our relationships, in our relationship with God, financially or in school” (pg. 9). Making a living in the rodeo world requires every dollar an athlete can get their hands on, one must work continuously and not be picky but be thankful for the jobs that come their way. Working hard is not limited to financials either, to be a professional athlete one must work hard in the gym. Body fitness is important in order to have a long, successful career. Rodeo is like any other sport; it eventually takes a toll on your body. Being fit is very important because it will bring you immediate results and help you win more in the future because your body can undergo the difficulties and stress that rodeo puts on a person. Drew Horner, professional team roper and Bob Feist Invitational Champion, has taken fitness to the next level in the rodeo industry and explained some of his theories in Spin to Win’s issue by saying, “Cardio is important, too. It’s endurance and mental strength. I hate running, so I have to push through it, so it helps my mental
I started wrestling in the seventh grade, and continued to wrestle in high school. I found wrestling to be a great sport to help me stay in shape, but also make great friends. Many of my friends in high school I made from the wrestling team. Everyone is very supportive of one another, through the many ups and downs wrestling has to offer. There are many injuries that one can suffer from such a rough sport. Many wrestlers end up getting injured during sometime of their wrestling career. My wrestling injury came when I was just a freshman on the wrestling team at Bishop Guertin. It was a time of much pain and recovery that I had to endure in order to make it back out on the wrestling mats. I was afraid and in a lot of pain when I got injured for the first time.
Until the break of 1980, wrestling was primarily a big man's game. Sheer strength and intensity ruled the ring, forcing smaller wrestlers to take the extra leap to make a name for them. The real main-eventers were the Bruno Sammartinos, and the Bob Backlunds, and Killer Kowalskis. Men like Bret"Hitman"Hart, Tito Santana, Ricky Steamboat, and the "Macho King"Randy Savage had to add more excitement to their style due to the lack of strength. What they would devise became the most popular ring structure for over 15 years. Technical wrestling is best characterized by faster, moving confrontations with endurance to the end. A good technical wrestler, such as Bret Hart, will use a series of fast-paced moves that don't take much strength but rather his opponents' momentum. He will use the ropes to give him more speed but he isn't clumsy on the rebound. He's quick to counter just about anything and he definitely isn't afraid of taking his attack to the next level, such as ascending the turnbuckles. He will take risks but he can usually access second and third winds when endurance becomes an issue. The technical wrestler has a keen sense of his surrounding environment, and because he is always alert he usually finds himself controlling the situation.
CLAP, CLAP, CLAP, CLAP, echoes through my head as I walk to the middle of the mat. "At 160lbs Aidan Conner of La Junta vs. Rodney Jones of Hotchkiss." All I can think of is every bead of sweat, every drip of blood, every mile, every push up, every tear. Why? All of this: just to be victorious. All in preparation for one match, six minutes. For some these six minutes may only be a glimpse, and then again for some it may be the biggest six minutes of their life. Many get the chance to experience it more than once. Some may work harder and want it more than others, but they may never get the chance. All they get is a moral victory. Every kid, every man comes into the tournament with a goal. For some is to win, for some is to place, others are just happy to qualify. These six minutes come on a cold frigid night in February at a place called the Pepsi Center. Once a year this gathering takes place when the small and the large, the best of the best, come to compete in front thousands of people. I am at the Colorado State Wrestling Championships.
Depending on how the 2015-16 season goes for the team, there could be wrestlers going to
According to the article they are replicating and engaging in similar behaviors that have yielded in many cases “where deaths resulted from attacks that imitated maneuvers in broadcasts of professional wrestling” (Williams, 2002, p. 1). Many people believe the popularly saying that, Imitation is the greatest form of flattery. It is also an important aspect of learning. Learning from other people by imitation is essential for human culture (Csibra & Gergely, 2006, 2009,
Wrestling has grown to extensive amounts since it’s infancy. It has become one of the most organized and planned out sports in our Olympics, with some of the worlds most committed and die-hard fans to enter a stadium. Wrestling is still practiced almost everywhere in the world, whether it be in one of it’s more traditional forms, or the more modern one.