I HATE Professional Wrestling.

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  • čas přidán 12. 07. 2024
  • I have been watching professional wrestling for 17 years. I've watched WWE, AEW, occasionally NJPW and TNA, but I have always had a bad taste in my mouth about the industry as a whole. Whether its how trainees are treated in wrestling schools, the scandals of Vince McMahon and other wrestlers, how womens wrestling is handled by companies, or the wrestling fanbase as a whole, there's a whole lot to not like. So why am I still watching?
    CHAPTERS:
    0:00 Intro
    0:48 The Industry
    9:02 Women's Wrestling (In America)
    20:10 The Fans
    26:03 Why Am I Still Watching?
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  • @Smallafro
    @Smallafro  Před 2 dny +15

    Hey I wanna address a few comments I’ve seen since this video has been posted
    - “This doesn’t only apply to pro wrestling” I know. It still applies though.
    - I feel like I didn’t articulate my point about women’s wrestling right. I say multiple times that it’s not the women’s fault. My thought is that the focus should be BOTH the in ring work and looks. Most people just focus on looks, and I blame the companies for that.
    - You’re not a bad person if you’re a wrestling fan. But yall know the people I’m talking about

    • @SDKIZZLE
      @SDKIZZLE Před 2 dny

      The onus on women's looks isn't on the company. Of course, companies can steer certain things due to storylines and character work, but you still need to remember that these are women. Women want to look good regardless of their creed and trade. There's a level of empowerment that comes with looking good and powerful and all these companies are still doing what they can to make sure both the wrestling and looks are focuses. The people JUST focussing on looks are a minority

  • @QuadZillaGodZillasbrother
    @QuadZillaGodZillasbrother Před 12 dny +304

    One of my women friends once told me that the reason a lot of women like to sexualize themselves is because they like to look sexy while kicking ass and she compared to when men like to look bloody and scarred during a fight because it makes them look bad ass

    • @Schnirt
      @Schnirt Před 12 dny +21

      That's lowkey kinda pathetic

    • @nkatekolebuso6143
      @nkatekolebuso6143 Před 12 dny +75

      ​@@SchnirtU just proved the point made about respecting people's opinions

    • @kittypryde571
      @kittypryde571 Před 11 dny

      @@Schnirt How is it pathetic? Are you just an incel?

    • @CaptainKG23
      @CaptainKG23 Před 11 dny +8

      @@nkatekolebuso6143how did he disrespect his comment?

    • @wrestlingcaws17
      @wrestlingcaws17 Před 10 dny +3

      I guess that's one way to look at it and that's actually a fun way of seeing things

  • @WWE4LlFE
    @WWE4LlFE Před 12 dny +601

    You forgot the people that complained about Cody’s title reign in the FIRST WEEK

    • @lorenzana9668
      @lorenzana9668 Před 12 dny +41

      For me it’s about….. What Comes Next? I always look forward to a WWE Championship match. No matter what.

    • @TTV-Trixzy
      @TTV-Trixzy Před 12 dny +30

      Fax it was so annoying because all the people that were complaining I feel like all wanted Cody to win then they complain straight away and didn’t give it a chance

    • @ProfessionalWreslingFan
      @ProfessionalWreslingFan Před 12 dny +20

      Fax like he literally cut a promo and that’s it, like did you expect him to run a 60 minute iron man match with solo the next day?

    • @P3TER_Official23
      @P3TER_Official23 Před 12 dny +15

      People switched from "We want Cody" to "We want Roman" real quick after the title changed hands

    • @aaroncampbell9102
      @aaroncampbell9102 Před 12 dny

      Facts

  • @RingsideRebel785
    @RingsideRebel785 Před 7 dny +83

    I've been watching for 42 years now. Here's my pro tip: Log off of pro wrestling social media and just watch the product.

  • @absentminded5623
    @absentminded5623 Před 12 dny +128

    daniel bryan said it best, "FICKLE, THEYRE FICKLE!!!" in his promo

  • @jamesange3124
    @jamesange3124 Před 12 dny +133

    I firmly agree with this. I also hate this whole tribalism thing. Wrestling is wrestling. We should enjoy it all.

  • @lukesmith4792
    @lukesmith4792 Před 12 dny +111

    I remember when jade Cargill botched the springboard at clash of the castle she got tons of hate but when breakker botched a move the next week on raw everyone just said it was OK because he was learning 😭
    Obviously none of these people deserve hate for botching, my point is just how womens wrestlers get viewed differently to the men.

    • @harrymaguire5740
      @harrymaguire5740 Před 11 dny +11

      I am not trying to defend the Jade hate but tbf it was on a bigger stage and WWE is painting her as one of the faces of the women's division. I myself have not heard the excuse that it is ok for Bron as he is learning but rather that he never messes up and always puts on great matches, so one botch is ok. Jade has been messing up and botching quite a bit before leading into that match and that botch was just the thing that drove fans over the edge. Bron is what he is made to look like where Jade is close, but not there yet. I also want to say I think the hate for Jade is stupid and we should not hate on her at all and I wish her all the best (I am actually a big fan of hers) but I just wanted to put some things into perspective. There is a major problem with wrestling fans hating a lot more on women then men for the same things but I think this case was a bit (not fully) different although still definitely wrong.

    • @toxiczombiewolf5692
      @toxiczombiewolf5692 Před 9 dny

      Fr because they change it to be more fair for women any time they mess up they get shamed far mire then the men. You see it it everywhere

    • @_Xds_
      @_Xds_ Před 7 dny +10

      There's a reason people look past Brons botch and not jades and it's not cause she's a woman lol. If u can't see the obvious difference in talent between the 2, one was at a ppv, one was at raw. Obviously the one on raw is gonna get a lot let less spotlight

    • @Kyle-fe8ul
      @Kyle-fe8ul Před 6 dny

      @@harrymaguire5740

    • @user-xt3qr2qp2q
      @user-xt3qr2qp2q Před 2 dny +1

      The difference is jade was learning for years in aew ,bron had less time in Nxt ,imma get hate for saying this but Aew doesn’t focus on storylines as much as the pure wrestling ability ,so she could’ve gotten better at that point in the ring and on the mic in wwe ,but she kinda tried doing the opposite which irks people

  • @thomasklein8564
    @thomasklein8564 Před 12 dny +108

    The storyline with Liv Morgan is something we can’t criticize too heavily because we don’t know how this was set up. We don’t know if Liv came up with the idea, we don’t know how much control Liv has over this story. In a time of all of this social media, if Liv wasn’t comfortable with what she was doing then it would’ve been reported already. I do think there should have been a different route on this storyline but we don’t know all if the behind the scenes to be criticizing too much.

    • @Smallafro
      @Smallafro  Před 12 dny +49

      You’re absolutely right. I even said I can’t speak on how comfortable certain people are doing certain things, I can only talk from my perspective

    • @user-lp9ly7ot4n
      @user-lp9ly7ot4n Před 12 dny

      @@Smallafroto touch back on the womens part i kinda agree with you its okay to have a mix of hot women plus wrestling but when all i see on wwe tv and twitter is who is gonna have to tits or ass out, who is gonna have the biggest butt and it takes away from the wrestling like no hate but lola vice , her promo skills are meh but she screams im a latina and shakes ass now everyone loves her, i dont mind it but i would rather watch more than just ass yk?

    • @McQuicky310
      @McQuicky310 Před 10 dny +1

      Dom's wife probably don't like it

    • @toxiczombiewolf5692
      @toxiczombiewolf5692 Před 9 dny +2

      ​@McQuicky310 they probably had a conversation pretty sure liv is still in an irl relationship too

    • @thomasklein8564
      @thomasklein8564 Před 8 dny

      @@Smallafro exactly and I respect the perspective because it’s definitely getting a little over the top and the most recent match she had with Zelina wasn’t about the wrestling it was about the moment in the match where Dom fell on Liv.

  • @rahulmcintyre2553
    @rahulmcintyre2553 Před 12 dny +105

    Once I became a fan. Wrestling is my life. Nothing comes close to WWE and Wrestling. No one carries Stars for decades like WWE does. People still talk trash like they can keep everything interesting all year long and decade. Bad or good, Wrestling is the best.

    • @cmproductions1217
      @cmproductions1217 Před 12 dny +6

      yes that may be true but think about all the disgusting things that go on backstage

  • @shawnmichaels568
    @shawnmichaels568 Před 12 dny +156

    Wrestling is just like that one addicting thing that sometime when it's at its lowest you want to just stop quit watching it, (*Ahem 2018-2019 RAW) but you just come back to it cause that's what your insticts tell you, It's part of your life that you can't just get rid of that easily, No matter it's state. And also definitely agree that not having an opinion is major reason for this.

    • @adsavage1276
      @adsavage1276 Před 12 dny +2

      Agree

    • @jeffreyjohnson3179
      @jeffreyjohnson3179 Před 12 dny

      Was gonna like this but then it got 69 likes and now it has to stay that way

    • @RussellMcCabe
      @RussellMcCabe Před 9 dny

      ​@@jeffreyjohnson3179 It's over 69 now my boy, you can like now 🙏🏻

  • @showtime1235
    @showtime1235 Před 4 dny +8

    i agree for the most part on the women’s wrestling part but at the same time the women themselves are sexualizing themselves
    you can’t criticize people for sexualizing them when they do it themselves

  • @Kaltagstar96
    @Kaltagstar96 Před 12 dny +96

    OK, when the section about women's wrestling came up, I was wondering where this was going to go; also, it's cool that you put over the NXT Women's Division, which is one of the highlights of the show. There's so much depth in that women's division to the point where you can have a midcard title for the NXT women and go "Yeah, that makes sense" but actually mean it, instead of it being sarcastic.

    • @tayfuncoban7773
      @tayfuncoban7773 Před 12 dny +9

      current nxt womens division is the best division i have ever seen anywhere ever thats crazy and all of them are so young as well if they actually care abaout them we will see some bangers after bangers on the main roster for the next decade

  • @RandomBlackGamer
    @RandomBlackGamer Před 4 dny +9

    If I had to play the drinking game anytime I saw a female wrestler with tight shorts and a belt placed under their cheeks I'd have liver failure. I still remember Mandy Rose ushering in that look. And there was an interview where Athena AKA Ember Moon said she left the company because the producers told her to "dress sexy like Mandy Rose." Now damn near every women's wrestler is sporting the belts under the buttcheeks.

  • @l.o.s.t.p.u.p.p.y
    @l.o.s.t.p.u.p.p.y Před 12 dny +32

    Wrestling's biggest problem has always been the fans.
    We're toxic, misogynistic, disrespectful, close minded, enablers and the whole tribalism thing is embarrassing af. Maybe if the community got better and we were allowed to have respectful conversations, give constructive criticism and were able to call people out on their stuff without being sent death threats, maybe then it could get better, maybe then people like Vince wouldn't feel so comfortable taking advantage of people or feel so comfortable playing god. Maybe then. But overall I agree with everything you're saying dude, this was a great video👍

  • @IMKYLIANIT
    @IMKYLIANIT Před 12 dny +28

    The way to described the fanbase, i think thats just twitter😂, most wrestling fans irl arent like that, and yes some people arent on social media all day(casuals) like my friend has been a wrestling fan for 10 years and every time i tell him about a rumor he asks where i got it from(he doesnt have twitter fsr)

  • @tronzilla1xboxhater850
    @tronzilla1xboxhater850 Před 7 dny +6

    I hate smelly wrestling fans, always crying about fake fighting

  • @RICKYAKIMBO
    @RICKYAKIMBO Před 12 dny +34

    I mostly agree with this video but saying "WWE and AEW know that men only watch womens wrestling because of their looks" is such a bad take. Yes the clips that go viral are of Lola Vice and Jaida Parker being hot but it's not like people are switching the channel to see some ass. NXT has had a growth but it's been a consistent growth because of how good the product is. Eva Marie is one of the hottest women to ever step in to a ring period. Her in-ring work didn't even work in the divas era, by 2016 with Charlotte, Sasha, Naomi, Bliss she felt like a relic of the late 90s. If AEW "knew how much men loved womens wrestling" they'd probably feature them more but they don't,

    • @dragansnyder2786
      @dragansnyder2786 Před 18 hodinami +1

      I do think his point was not about people only watching because of women being hot, I think what he was meaning was, people may tune in to watch women wrestle, but after the show itself not a lot of that gets talked about on social media, most of the things you see on social media about the women's division is, " so and so has a nice butt, so and so has a nice rack, and so and so has thighs that I would like to be crushed by"I don't think he was meaning to dispute that people tune into the broadcast to actually watch the women wrestle, he was just expressing frustration that most of the comments on social media or most of the posts on social media are about how hot the women look, rather than how good the matches are

  • @chadbrisco4042
    @chadbrisco4042 Před 12 dny +27

    I don't have a problem with the Liv Morgan/Dom thing because it's one thing. It's not like back in the 2000s when every single Women's storyline had to be a love triangle or a romance angle. You don't see Iyo Sky or Bianca Belair being injected into a romance storyline with let's just say Austin Theory for example. That's literally the type of stuff they'd do on a weekly basis in the early 2000s where it got to the point that Trish Stratus was basically with every member of the men's roster at one point in time. Having one or two storylines in like this at one time is okay but I don't think we should revert back to where Lita was with Edge, Torrie Wilson with Tajiri, Stacy Keibler with Randy Orton and Trish Stratus with Christian like it literally was every single week during the ruthless aggression era.

    • @g.o.a.t.8168
      @g.o.a.t.8168 Před 11 dny +4

      If Liv never said was going to take everything or if there was no easter eggs the last 2 months of her involvement with Dom & Finn & she just suddenly kissed Dom that would be a problem cz it doesn't make sense & it's just a desperate attempt for shock factor.

  • @BigRion16
    @BigRion16 Před 12 dny +23

    13:20
    Sol Ruca: moveset consists of high flying type moves like crossbody, springboards like clothlines, sentons etc
    Lola vice: she somewhat like Shayna, mix of striking/submission, like she has a back fist, spinning overhead kick like Mickie James mick kick, a leg submission, takedowns etc
    Jaida Parker (yeah lowkey this one is actually hard): she more of a brawler and a lot of her moveset involves her ass, like her finisher is kinda like Naomi but she uses the side instead, she does a sit down ass splash to the stomach (no idea what’s it called), powerslam, takedown, etc (again most her moveset is ass related)

    • @TheSupinesmokey
      @TheSupinesmokey Před 8 dny

      Naomi hasn't used the Rear view as a regular finisher in nearly 10 years , that's more of a signature move at this point she wins most matches with the split leg moonsault, Jaida only has two moves she does here involve her booty,

    • @BigRion16
      @BigRion16 Před 8 dny

      @@TheSupinesmokey Naomi uses rear view, split leg moonsault, and rings of Saturn submission as her finishers

  • @WrestlingEmpireChannel2
    @WrestlingEmpireChannel2 Před 12 dny +13

    People who want Maven Huffman to react to this lol
    👇👇👇👇

  • @theitfactorjameswheezer2852

    The first part is just kinda life, any industry, movies, music etc.

    • @Smallafro
      @Smallafro  Před 12 dny +19

      Yep. It being the norm does not make it good

  • @dominicanderson1494
    @dominicanderson1494 Před 12 dny +29

    I'm 24 yet i started watching wrestling since 2010-2011 so I've been a fan for about 14 years. It changed so much, it had it's ups and downs but finally i can say im enjoying wrestling again in this Triple H era.

  • @zacharyrosemann
    @zacharyrosemann Před 3 dny +5

    Something that kind of pisses me off is that when a beloved wrestler dies, almost the ENTIRE IWC are on the same page for atleast a DAY and a half, saying how that wrestler impacted their lives before going back to comparing AEW and WWE's ratings.
    Like, genuinely WHY can't it be like that all the time. Just talking about positive things about our common interest instead of arguing about whether MJF is a bigger main event draw than Cody Rhodes or some dumb shit like that.
    And yeah, the fact that most of the IWC will either hype up a talent until said talent gets pushed or wait until people they don't like botch something so they can say how they're the worst wrestler ever is such dogshit.
    There were literally people calling Sami Zayn "Super Zayn" after winning against Bron and its only been 3 MONTHS since he won the title.

  • @JCPentagonYT
    @JCPentagonYT Před 12 dny +32

    See i had this weird revelation a while back because i see a bunch of people online getting upset that wrestlers vote this way, or support this, or act like this. it just came to a point where i say "once you realize everyone in the business is probably a terrible person, you save yourself a lot of trouble" because its not EXACTLY true, but its got a decent success rate 😭
    and then at the same time its probably very similar if not worse in other industries (hello Hollywood) so if you cant trust the wrestling industry, then you probably cant trust much else, and then you cant trust shit 💀so i just still be watching cuz i love it

    • @StevenWatters
      @StevenWatters Před 11 dny

      Welp, I'm going to Daytona, bye Hollywood. 😒

  • @Aceman52
    @Aceman52 Před 2 dny +5

    Womens wrestling has gotten a really bad rap for most of its existence. Its only in the past 10-15 years that women have truly begun to be recognized for their talents and abilities.

  • @lucarioxtreme8948
    @lucarioxtreme8948 Před 12 dny +10

    Spitting nothing but facts! Nobody hates hates wrestling more than professional wrestling fans, it’s a shame

  • @ANM1706
    @ANM1706 Před 12 dny +15

    This video does a great job in highlighting the issues with pro wrestling as a whole and issues which SHOULD BE TALKED ABOUT WAY MORE BY THE WAY. However, I will never 'hate' wrestling for these things. I dont know how to describe it perfectly but it's like once you get invested in wrestling as much as me and I assume most of you reading this have, it's hard to just stop watching. It's like a weird addiction, I just love wrestling man.

  • @SDKIZZLE
    @SDKIZZLE Před 2 dny +8

    Saying that men only watch women's wrestling because of their looks is so reductive because a lot of these women are working hard and going viral due to their work

    • @Smallafro
      @Smallafro  Před 2 dny

      @@SDKIZZLEman you didn’t listen to what I said at all

    • @SDKIZZLE
      @SDKIZZLE Před 2 dny +3

      @@Smallafro I did

    • @jackivury6662
      @jackivury6662 Před 7 hodinami

      They are going viral because of their looks

  • @boze-montana22
    @boze-montana22 Před 12 dny +9

    I’ll speak for myself. In the midst of everything that was said here (which I agreed with), the reason why I stay invested in professional wrestling is for moments like Cody Rhodes finishing the story. Moments and stories like this, I get emotionally invested and brought into it to a point where I’m in tears of joy. I can leave all the issues of the industry and the internet at the door if only for a little bit.

  • @user-bh2ut9bf6l
    @user-bh2ut9bf6l Před 12 dny +5

    Dude i loved watching this, you are very passionate about this and i respect it. Great Job Jarren

  • @ILMPLAYS
    @ILMPLAYS Před 12 dny +27

    Smallafro: Who doesn’t have Twitter
    Me: I don’t

    • @Njyboss
      @Njyboss Před 11 dny +3

      Neither do I I’ll never will

    • @user-kb7be2jt7u
      @user-kb7be2jt7u Před 11 dny

      Well, clearly you do have CZcams which he said a second later

  • @agiammarco94
    @agiammarco94 Před 12 dny +7

    I think one of the things that help me in my fandom of anything really, is kind of keeping myself at a little bit of a distance. I love pro wrestling, and I have for my entire life….but I don’t watch weekly wrestling. I like watching matches and watching matches with others, but I don’t watch the weekly shows. I think one of the issues in terms of fandom, is people who kind of base their whole identities around a promotion and feel that anything else is inferior and an insult to them. There are pockets of good stuff and good conversations out there, but that’s with so many fandoms in general. I’m also a massive comic book fan, and there’s a lot of shit in that industry and especially that fan base. Just gotta figure out where the boundaries are.

  • @jacob47329
    @jacob47329 Před 11 dny +4

    thank you so much for making this video. i hope that people actually listen to this and check themselves.

  • @maskedmovies9858
    @maskedmovies9858 Před 12 dny +12

    I get what you’re saying, but to me if it has nothing to do with me personally I try to not care. Also ive never hated or disliked wrestling but one thing that has increased my enjoyment was laying off the insider scrolls, and reporter channels like I used to Ryan wretsltalk or culatholic video and know everything but I knew everything that was happening and was gonna come, irl and in ring- these days I barely watch those channels I feel more engaged with the sport and excited to watch it. Yeah I hear and see things in social media it’s inevitable but trying to know as little of what’s going on backstage helps
    I love this sport

  • @Gelo______
    @Gelo______ Před 12 dny +6

    I see the talent in the ring of women’s wrestlers not their body
    But you opened my eyes on how insane the wrestling industry really is

  • @king-bb6es
    @king-bb6es Před 12 dny +4

    This is why i watch u. U keep it 100. I agree with everything u said and ESPECIALLY ur take on having your own opinion.

  • @landen3994
    @landen3994 Před 12 dny +8

    I saw the Bull Dempsey part and just reminded me of how badass that dude was/is he’s awesome

  • @jetteclausen4666
    @jetteclausen4666 Před 12 dny +4

    Great video man it feels really good seeing someone saying there own apinion

  • @lowlyfejoncho
    @lowlyfejoncho Před 12 dny +8

    Almost lost him with that bump

  • @PossumBuddy420
    @PossumBuddy420 Před 2 dny +2

    The sad part is that pro wrestling used to be a lot worse, people used to get threatened and even MURDERED doing this shit

  • @Indeeditsjoseph
    @Indeeditsjoseph Před 12 dny +5

    I agree lot of those wrestlers wouldn’t be there if it weren’t for Vince McMahon. But sometimes you have to let go of the things that you love if they’re bad for you and everybody else

  • @clgmotorsport3021
    @clgmotorsport3021 Před 3 dny +2

    This video earned a sub from me. A lot of what you said about the wrestling industry and fans have been what's on my mind a lot lately, especially regarding women's wrestling. I've definitely noticed there's been a surge in sexualization on the women and storylines from both companies lately, almost to the point where its become somewhat annoying and it's almost gotten me to switch the channel a few times. Glad to know I'm not the only one who's thinks this way.

  • @reactsofhafiz9694
    @reactsofhafiz9694 Před 12 dny +30

    Trust me this is gonna be controversial

  • @GorillaMon541
    @GorillaMon541 Před 12 dny +5

    My answer to the NXT Women's moves is no i can't name any, but it's because I really only watch NXT PLE's and not week-to-week

    • @harrymaguire5740
      @harrymaguire5740 Před 11 dny

      tbf tho Lola Vice and Jaida Parker were not great examples because for the most part, they have very generic move sets but I was able to name some of their moves but for you I would not worry about it.

  • @oldschoolmatt7396
    @oldschoolmatt7396 Před 11 dny

    I get where you're coming from mate. The business and the fans make it hard to defend. And truthfully the compulsion to walk away from it does exist. I did learn something new though, I wasn't aware Vince Russo had a fan base. Great video

  • @jeffreyjohnson3179
    @jeffreyjohnson3179 Před 12 dny +1

    Not that it has to matter, but in my opinion you articulated yourself great and got your point across insanely well.
    There will always be people who view things differently and might get mad at your opinion but in my eyes you handled this topic amazing and I hope you do more videos like this

  • @jeffreyjohnson3179
    @jeffreyjohnson3179 Před 12 dny +9

    Love that you did this video. Appreciate the honesty and glad that you wish to nurture a community that respects each other

  • @Philouimette_
    @Philouimette_ Před 10 dny

    Though these topics were very hard to discuss (especially the women’s wrestling part) I know you have great intentions wuth this video. I’m just now starting my own CZcams journey in this space of pro wrestling and I know all the feelings you’re talking about here. Great video.

  • @StevenWatters
    @StevenWatters Před 11 dny +2

    Welp boys, time to switch to NASCAR, and other sports out there. 😂😂
    Love the video btw. ❤

  • @Mr.DontOverThinkIt
    @Mr.DontOverThinkIt Před 12 dny +5

    The attitude era is kinda the blueprint for whats happening now if you think about it. We all saw how bad PG stuff was. So its like the business doesnt want to go back to that. The internet just makes it all more of a dumpster fire because it didnt propely exist back in the 90s

  • @DomMagicWand
    @DomMagicWand Před 12 dny +1

    Lola Vice that Backfist & that Spin Kick & Jaida Parker idk 🤣

  • @haveaniceday.productions
    @haveaniceday.productions Před 11 dny +1

    I say this knowing that your literal job is to be plugged into what's going on with the business, and so this may not be fully realistic... I think that occasionally unplugging and staying off social media/out of the wrestling fandom is extremely important. A lot of my frustrations with the business are at their worst when I'm constantly having wrestling discourse thrown in my face. I love wrestling so much more when I just watch the TV shows as a fan, and don't pay attention to the discussion surrounding them. Even a week away can do wonders.
    Also, as someone who works in my local indies as a camera guy, your assessment of the industry is accurate. I have zero interest in being an actual performer in the business at this point because it's just politics and weird backstage dynamics and breaking your body for not much in return... which sucks. I'm good behind the camera.
    Keep doing what you do, my man.

  • @michaellavalleyiii
    @michaellavalleyiii Před 7 dny

    I thought at first this was a 30 minute Reddit video and I got hyped BUT this is a well put together and very well explained video ❤

  • @SME_Wrestling
    @SME_Wrestling Před 2 dny +2

    13:04
    I DON'T WATCH THE PRODUCT, ITS NOT MY FAULT😭😭😭

  • @Chuydoesartfr
    @Chuydoesartfr Před 9 dny +1

    I've been a wrestling fan ever since I was like 10 years old watching it with my father, I never interacted with the IWC until last year, and dude, your vid actually mentioned every single problem I have with the community, especially on Twitter. from the tribalism to the weird gooning shit...thankfully I stay out of the community and only interact with like 2 or 3 people who also fans of wrestling every time there's a show and that's it.
    also, just wanna say based on the vinyl collection in the back u have an EXCELLENT music taste IMO Green Day, Kendrick, dua lipa, etc. all HITS

  • @trenton6954
    @trenton6954 Před 12 dny +3

    You know shit is real when it’s a 27 minute video

  • @Anthony-gd3zx
    @Anthony-gd3zx Před 12 dny +1

    Hey Jarren, on the women's wrestling topic usually on Cage match you will hear good things about women's wrestling usually and people rate matches and many other things. A lot of the people on there talk about how fun some of the women's matches are instead of looking at them in a weird way.

  • @truthtransistorradio6716

    What I love most about wrestling has little to do with in ring work. I love the Wyatt 6, The Bloodline story, Team Hell No, Broken Matt Hardy saga on TNA, Damien Mizdow, etc.

  • @Howtoplaylist17
    @Howtoplaylist17 Před 12 dny +9

    This is my 11th year as a wrestling fan

  • @prestonkelly4232
    @prestonkelly4232 Před 12 dny +1

    Excellent video with great points everyone should watch this

  • @T-Rock218
    @T-Rock218 Před 12 dny +1

    See, I am a huge wrestling fan, but you, especially when talking about women’s wrestling and the fans, make a very strong point. I am going to Raw tomorrow, but you made me think with these points and like what you said with Truth and like, yeah, your speaking facts.

  • @Mattgrant2
    @Mattgrant2 Před 19 hodinami +1

    Liv motivation against Rhea is not about hooking up with Dominic and sex. It’s called the Liv Morgan revenge tour. She’s (Liv) trying to get revenge on Rhea for injuring her. So she’s out to hurt her in anyway she can, including taking away Dominic. Dominic is just a means to an end for Liv and in the end it will be revealed that she was actually hooking up with Finn to get more inside information. but that’s besides the point. Liv Morgan’s character is a femme fatale who is out for revenge against another woman who wronged her.

  • @rj218network9
    @rj218network9 Před 11 dny

    I fully agree what you had to say. I think toxicity of the industry has definitely increased with social media especially as some fans get carried away whether it’s their obsession over a specific wrestler(there’s a difference between looking up to someone and being so obsessed over someone that they and their family members/friends don’t feel safe leaving their home) or overthinking of wrestling. I do get that we’re all passionate about wrestling and we all have an opinion but you cross the line if you’re attacking wrestlers online, sending them creepy dms, stalking them at airports, spreading false info about them or trying to get them to lose their job. As some wrestlers have often said that these horrible things said to them online they would never hear in person or at meet and greets. The people say these things to them are basically protected by their computer, and phone but fail to realize that the wrestlers receiving the comments are people too just like the rest of us. They’re living their dream just like everyone else in the world is trying to do. The same goes for wrestling content creator they’re people too and don’t send them creepy dms. I used to never post on social media about wrestling because I didn’t want people to know that I was a wrestling fan because of all the negativity I would see online. Over my years being a fan I’ve slowly started posting on social media my enjoyment of wrestling and have gotten to a point where I don’t take wrestling seriously I’m just here for the ride and hope everyone is successful and treated correctly. Also it shouldn’t matter which company you’re a fan of. It’s all under the same category which is wrestling. Just have fun,be positive,have a great day!

  • @BeastNationXIV
    @BeastNationXIV Před 2 dny +1

    "The industry can hate me. Fuck em all and their mama." - Smallafro, 2024

  • @ajaeR2222
    @ajaeR2222 Před 12 dny +3

    He keeps on making BANGER AFTER BANGER AFTER BANGER videos!!!

    • @Ash-x9m
      @Ash-x9m Před 11 dny

      Burger after burger

  • @jaredwelch7910
    @jaredwelch7910 Před 6 dny +1

    When you said you've been a fan for 17 years...my first thought was "it definitely shows" lol. From what I've seen most people critical of the business are younger fans. No matter what fandom or avenue of entertainment you find it's run by assholes. Wrestling has carny roots and no matter what it's always going to be there

  • @JuanJacobs-yq7kw
    @JuanJacobs-yq7kw Před 12 dny +30

    The one move that Lola vice does 305 backfist

    • @Smallafro
      @Smallafro  Před 12 dny +22

      That move is genuinely insane. The one she hit on Roxanne was awesome

    • @RealSK2.0.
      @RealSK2.0. Před 10 dny +1

      I was thinking roundhouse kick

  • @danframpt0n
    @danframpt0n Před 7 dny +1

    dude. you're the man. this video rules. great job.

  • @Omega5678
    @Omega5678 Před 12 dny +1

    13:23 Lola's backfist is a cool move

  • @finnfan428
    @finnfan428 Před 11 dny +1

    yo jarren thx for speaking out abt this bc a LOT of people can agree.

  • @dylanwutft9414
    @dylanwutft9414 Před 12 dny +1

    I hope more people see this, great video

  • @ItsMeKarno
    @ItsMeKarno Před 12 dny +3

    Well spoken on the IWC part.

  • @FusionRacing24
    @FusionRacing24 Před 12 dny +1

    thanks for making this cuz it really makes me realize how toxic this world is and what i can do to make it better :)

  • @apru4065
    @apru4065 Před dnem +1

    We really should remember that AJ Lee and Paige started the women's evolution especially with AJ lee

  • @darkwarrior123onthebeat2
    @darkwarrior123onthebeat2 Před 12 dny +2

    My lord brudda spoke ABSOLUTE FACTS GAH DAMN w afro

  • @justin_0924
    @justin_0924 Před 12 dny +3

    This video needs to be seen by more people

  • @TMW7555
    @TMW7555 Před 12 dny +4

    Just Wait Till This Gets A Million Views

  • @dapeux
    @dapeux Před hodinou

    Hey are you the same guy who has a Reddit? Your shit is real bro good channel! 😀

  • @IMKYLIANIT
    @IMKYLIANIT Před 12 dny +1

    Jaida parkers finisher is a hip attack and lola vice does a leg submission on their face

  • @Ross-Gonz20
    @Ross-Gonz20 Před 12 dny +1

    I think you're right look at people like alexa bliss she is good looking but she is great at promos her wrestling is great and has great characterization. Nia jax is improving a hell a lot which not many people are giving her credit for and you are 100% correct about fans allowfans to have their own opinion and allow fans to react how they want react whether it's screaming and chanting or it's more mellow and calm.

  • @HectorG24812
    @HectorG24812 Před 12 dny +1

    Ok before I start this video brotha you said you watched wrestling for 17 years I’m bouta turn 20 in august😂

  • @kalebblack8309
    @kalebblack8309 Před 11 dny

    side note: i love the folklore album on the wall

  • @JGTheTruIsland
    @JGTheTruIsland Před 12 dny +1

    Lola Vice is a true fighter. And she’s good looking as well. I thought it was for looks as well, but watching she’s getting better in the ring.

  • @dragansnyder2786
    @dragansnyder2786 Před 19 hodinami

    13:11 I don't know if we're specifically talking finishers but I know that llola vice does the spinning back fist and that usually knocks people out, which is where her whole gimmick of my fists don't lie comes from (and since I said the thing I must now say the other thing "Shakira Shakira!")

  • @kgrghostryder6411
    @kgrghostryder6411 Před 12 dny +1

    In all honesty, this is exactly what I feel, it's a love hate relationship with it sometimes

  • @williamwaw3146
    @williamwaw3146 Před 12 dny +1

    I saw this Video and thought it was a Smallafro2 Video

  • @TopLuck201
    @TopLuck201 Před 12 dny +2

    W small Afro he spitting the truth

  • @dirtbaby333
    @dirtbaby333 Před 12 dny +2

    Honestly Jarren my boy…there are glimpses of this in every industry…we’d be here for the rest of our lives going through it with every one of them😂

    • @Smallafro
      @Smallafro  Před 12 dny

      Definitely. But this is a wrestling channel

    • @dirtbaby333
      @dirtbaby333 Před 12 dny

      @@Smallafro Valid. It’s just so crazy to me how similar it all is. There was nothing in this video that I honestly disagreed with. That’s why I stay out of the mix now and just enjoy wrestling for everything that it is worth. But one thing for sure…this industry is dangerous.

    • @danielwilliams8726
      @danielwilliams8726 Před 12 dny

      @@dirtbaby333the industry is just a mess that can’t be fixed and mistakes that tarnished the representation of WWE

  • @grayknightgamer8120
    @grayknightgamer8120 Před 12 dny +4

    With the women’s bit I agree especially with aew. Honestly the only person I can see who wasn’t Uber sexualized in aew was Britt

    • @josephthegamer157
      @josephthegamer157 Před 12 dny

      I don't feel that the women in wrestling have been over sexualized i think there natural beautiful i think problem is the creative that there giving and it's ok to be critical of the women division not ever thing about it is perfect there are good female wrestlers and bad female wrestlers not match is amazing nor segment but i want the division to be good

  • @lemmyxpro
    @lemmyxpro Před 10 dny

    I HEAVILY agree with almost everything you said... and i dearly hope that this video didn't ruin professional wrestling for anybody... 😢😨

  • @NBA.JACK-33
    @NBA.JACK-33 Před 12 dny +1

    You're so right about this video . I think that Gunther will osprey and Bryan danielson are the best wrestlers in the world today, but that's just my opinion

  • @brianallison9437
    @brianallison9437 Před 2 hodinami

    Jada has the corner hip drop thing. Lola got a spinning back fist or elbow

  • @ismaelnevarez9449
    @ismaelnevarez9449 Před 11 dny

    Ive been watching since 2002 and never stopped being a fan, we didnt grow up in the attitude era stage but like you said...sex sells, and you right now you have waaaayy more talented females for looks and can wrestle than you did back than, I can name literally like 4 they back than, idk if you're afraid that the attitude era is slowly possibly coming back but I mean its what sells, I love when they curse or even when there's blood in the match or segments its what sells....I love this video thank you for speaking out how you feel about it bro

  • @toxiczombiewolf5692
    @toxiczombiewolf5692 Před 9 dny +1

    I'm a woman, and womans wrestling got me into the whole sport. The a women i first saw was Gigi in the indie scene, then Paige and Alexa Bliss in WWE in 2019.
    I grew to love the whole sport men and women. I'm glad the women got a chance to perform without the sex object storyline. I too would live to give it a try.
    Onecthing about wrestling rhat bothers me is that certain women are way too over sexualized and shamed for mistakes compared to the men. And how fickle the fans are with long term story telling. I can see it slowly changing for the better in HHH era but yeah. Unfortunately, a lot of fans are perverts.
    Ring The Belle is a great channel talking about women's wrestling only and the matches, stories and interviews. Really made me appreciate it more. Sorry for the long text hope it made sense.

  • @danielwilliams8726
    @danielwilliams8726 Před 12 dny +3

    22:18 preach brother preach

  • @p.d.l7023
    @p.d.l7023 Před 5 dny

    I started watching way back in the 80s with my grandma when I was a little kid. To me, 2006 was the cut-off. It's when I stopped loving it. I was talking about it with someone just yesterday. It will never be as great again as it used to be.

  • @Ty_91870
    @Ty_91870 Před 12 dny +5

    YOUR THE BEST CZcamsR

  • @WWE_actionfigure-matches

    I agree with this a lot. I mean I will admit, I don't really like watching women's wrestling unless the superstar is hot imo (Naomi for example), and I'm a 15 turning 16 teenage boy, but I don't try to be weird or toxic about it. Thanks for this Jarren, you spoke some very true words and I respect it.

  • @siyabonga4665
    @siyabonga4665 Před 12 dny +1

    The title alone is shocking

  • @shadowking2477
    @shadowking2477 Před 2 dny

    My cousin told me he was watching Chris Bey on Instagram live and he told him he was a huge fan and that he kinda reminded him of ricochet and Chris Bey’s response was at least I can cut a promo and when my cousin told me that I was like wow ig Ik what kinda guy he is😂