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02-15-2013, 08:11 PM
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Mad Scientist
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
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Hey Wrestling Fans...Olympics drop Wrestling by 2020
Hey wrestling fans,
I don't know if you heard but the IOC (International Olympic Committee) has dropped wrestling as part of it's summer program and is not consider part of the "25 core sports". I'm not even a professional sports fan nor a wrestling fan, but the decision was surprising that they got rid of it and not the "modern pentathlon" considering the long history of wrestling. Here's a couple of news articles about it: http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireSto...mpics-18473870 http://news.yahoo.com/ioc-drops-wres...6483--oly.html I'm surprised with so many wrestling fans here, nobody on these forums posted about it. And you guys call yourself wrestling fans...tsk, tsk, tsk (Just kidding...  ) (Sorry, if somebody did already post this, I looked through the search function. Anyways, I posted this in "Current Events" since it was more "newsworthy" than adding this on the "Pro Wrestling Discussion" in "TV and Movies".) |
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02-15-2013, 08:32 PM
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Second Gear
 
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Why would "wrestling fans" care? It's not like Hulk Hogan was leg dropping Yokozuna to win gold for the US.
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02-15-2013, 08:36 PM
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02-16-2013, 08:41 AM
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Leo-holic
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Uh, most of us wrestling fans are the fans of pro wrestling, not Olympic wrestling. I do think it's a shame though as the Olympic type of wrestling was the first type of wrestling out there. However, I never really watch Olympic wrestling anyway. Too boring.
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02-16-2013, 09:58 AM
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02-16-2013, 09:39 PM
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Big, Bad & Bold
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i think it's a shame really. if Kurt Angle can drum up enough support to get the decision reversed, that'd be cool
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02-18-2013, 12:05 PM
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02-18-2013, 01:20 PM
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Mad Scientist
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I think it's a shame, even tho it may not be he most exciting to watch it is one of the oldest competitions and has its roots in the original olimpiads. ( this coming from a guy who likes curling...)
And I think it's hilarious that "pro wrestling" is what comes to mind when some people read this thread title, come on guys 
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02-18-2013, 09:53 PM
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02-19-2013, 11:15 AM
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British Bloke
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Oh dear....
Wrestling should stay in the Olympics. No need for it to randomly go. |
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