Kemo
08-12-2019, 08:07 PM
Wrestling is an evolving business and it has seen many major changes in the past few decades. The average size of a wrestler has decreased and the sport has become more of a high flying affair than it ever was.
During a recent interview with WrestlingInc, WWE Hall Of Famer Brutus Beefcake talked about a number of things including changes in the wrestling business.
The WWE Hall Of Famer started his career in 1977 and after wrestling for more than 2 decades, he took semi-retirement from the sport around 1999.
Comparing the current style of wrestling to the one he is familiar with, Beefcake said that wrestlers are closer to being gymnasts than they ever were. However he then claimed that they worked more than the current wrestlers do:
“It’s a whole different type of wrestling now. They are closer to being gymnasts than we ever were; we did less high-risk moves although we worked way more than they ever have.
We worked seven days a week, sometimes twice on the weekends doing TV tapings. I checked my books when being interviewed by CBS Sports and had basically 500 matches in 1985-87. That’s another feat in itself.'”
Brutus Beefcake went on to explain that they worked all the time and barely had any time off. So they worked a style which allowed them to still show up and perform every night.
Apart from this Brutus, who had a couple of runs with WCW in the 90s also discussed Eric Bischoff’s appointment as the Executive Director of SmackDown Live.
He said that he wishes Bischoff best of luck because it’s going to be a tough position with all the people coming and going.
During a recent interview with WrestlingInc, WWE Hall Of Famer Brutus Beefcake talked about a number of things including changes in the wrestling business.
The WWE Hall Of Famer started his career in 1977 and after wrestling for more than 2 decades, he took semi-retirement from the sport around 1999.
Comparing the current style of wrestling to the one he is familiar with, Beefcake said that wrestlers are closer to being gymnasts than they ever were. However he then claimed that they worked more than the current wrestlers do:
“It’s a whole different type of wrestling now. They are closer to being gymnasts than we ever were; we did less high-risk moves although we worked way more than they ever have.
We worked seven days a week, sometimes twice on the weekends doing TV tapings. I checked my books when being interviewed by CBS Sports and had basically 500 matches in 1985-87. That’s another feat in itself.'”
Brutus Beefcake went on to explain that they worked all the time and barely had any time off. So they worked a style which allowed them to still show up and perform every night.
Apart from this Brutus, who had a couple of runs with WCW in the 90s also discussed Eric Bischoff’s appointment as the Executive Director of SmackDown Live.
He said that he wishes Bischoff best of luck because it’s going to be a tough position with all the people coming and going.