Pro Wrestling Degrades Amateur Wrestling?

[Guest JMA]

-Brock Lesnar says Pro Wrestling Degrades Amateur Wrestling! Torch subscriber and VIP member Brady Olsen writes: "I found it pretty funny. I was cleaning my room, and was looking at some old magazines. The June 2000 issue of Sports Illustrated for Kids caught my eye because it had a picture of Goldberg and Scott Steiner on the cover. The article asked if pro wrestling was a real sport or not. As I was flipping through, the magazine asked amateur wrestlers the question. On the top of the list was a picture of Brock Lesnar. He said, "Calling pro wrestling a sport is degrading to amateur wrestlers because of the hard work we put into our sport." The irony in that was hilarious. Just thought I'd pass it along.

 

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[Guest The Czech Republic]

Didn't Kurt Angle say soemthing along those lines as well pre-WWF?

[Lil' Bitch]

I don't know what to make of this.

[Guest CanadianChris]

I don't know what to make of this.

Just an ill-informed opinion. I'm sure he'd look back and laugh at how ignorant he was.

[Guest Askewniverse]

To be fair, that interview was probably conducted before Brock became a pro wrestler. Most amateur wrestlers seem to feel that way because they don't realize how much work goes into becoming a pro wrestler.

 

I think that even Kurt Angle once said the same thing that Brock said. I vaguely remember Angle mentioning that he turned down a WWF contract in 1996, because he didn't want to jeopardize his credibility as a legitimate wrestler.

[Guest JaKyL25]

I'm sure he realizes now how much hard work it takes to be a pro wrestler, but he still might think it's not proper to call it a sport.

[Guest Choken One]

If I recall Lesnar had to twist Benjamin's arm to convince him that Pro Wrestling wasn't an Insult...