To: All the Critics of Professional Wrestling
From: Ron Johnson, Pro Wrestling Community Leader
RE: Enough is Enough!
Dear Critics and Naysayers (aka Closet Fans of Pro Wrestling)
For over a year, I have been writing about professional wrestling. I must have done something good to have the big guys at BR make me the leader of the page. Since my acquisition, several writers have emerged as true artists, and in that time, we've gotten bigger and better.
Much to the chagrin of all of you, we've gotten a lot of publicity from several places. Thanks to a mountain of blogging and an independent wrestling site, our section is becoming what it's supposed to be: Front Page Material. We're getting more hits than the recap writers on WWE.com. We're creating more buzz than the independent wrestling writers. To top it all off, we're finding more and more wrestling fans who have found their voice on this site.
But as always, there will be people who knock our talents. No one is putting a gun to your head and forcing you to watch wrestling, let alone read it. But yet, you still read it in the hopes of steering us off course. You feel that you are better than us because you're
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I have been bashed for disrespecting Kobe, the Patriots, the Red Sox, the Packers, even softball being considered an Olympic Sport (or even a sport at all). I have brushed them all off and walked on with the best intentions. But for over a year, I have heard more people knocking wrestling than before. Now that's just plain pathetic. What the hell are you guys doing in your spare time? Whacking off in a tool shed?
It's funny how you all say that you hate wrestling. You hate the show, the wrestlers, the writers. Yet, you still watch it. You still read about it. You still comment about it. In all honesty, it sounds like you envy those of us that are good at making a bad show sound entertaining.
You hate the fact that you haven't been able to write a decent piece so you come here and bash the writers that do have the skills. This isn't just about talent. This is also about pride. I am proud to say that I am a pro wrestling fan. I don't treat it like a religion (football has that title), but I do watch it to help unwind after a hard day at the office.
Wrestling is on 52 weeks a year. When baseball, football, basketball and hockey are done for the season, I have wrestling. I get into the action and the drama. I tune into the plot twists and insane storylines. I, like every man in the world, drool and drop my jaw at the bombshells known as Divas and Knockouts (except Awesome Kong). We all enjoy a little drama on top of our action. We won't admit it, but we do.
So with this being my 300th article with Bleacher Report, let me inform those guys who think they're insulting me with their comments that I will be writing even more than ever. I will continue writing wrestling columns and watching the sport that is known as professional wrestling. I will continue to do this because I am a writer, a wrestling fan and a sports junkie. I do this because I love it.
And of course, if you ain't down with that, on behalf of all the wrestling writers, I got two words for ya: S*CK IT!!
With People's Elbow Regards,
Ron Johnson
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about 1 month ago
I certainly don't bash people that write about the wrestling, you are free to write about whatever you want. But sports have real drama, drama that doesn't reek of predictability and foregone conclusions. People changing from heros to heels, etc.
I have read Mankind's book, and learned about all the dangers and real athleticism it takes to be a part of professional wrestling, and I respect that entirely, I understand it takes quite a bit of skill and hard work to be a pro wrestler.
But flopping in soccer is penalized, flopping in basketball is now penalized, yet in pro wrestling moves that clearly don't hurt are over-exaggerated and faked are sold like someone actually drilled them in the face. They fake blood, and pain.
You aren't recapping the unpredicatable, you are recapping things that have been meticulously planned out and orchestrated.
about 1 month ago
I'm going to be honest with you Ron, I wouldn't probably watch wrestling if you put a gun to my head...but I love to read you wrestling writers. You're hilarious, intense and you get to the point.
I should note that this is my first (and likely last) wrestling comment...I really have no idea what I'm talking about.
That said, keep writing because, though I don't love wrestling, I'll always be a fan of good writing.
from about 1 month ago
What an accomplished journalist you are! Keep it up Ronald, I see a Pulitzer Prize calling your name soon!
Yes, we all enjoy drama and good storylines in sports, provided that they are real and not preconceived.
"I don't treat it like a religion (football has that title), but I do watch it to help unwind after a hard day at the office."....I'd rather whack off in a tool shed to relieve my stress.
about 1 month ago
What an accomplished journalist you are! Keep it up Ronald, I see a Pulitzer Prize calling your name soon!
Yes, we all enjoy drama and good storylines in sports, provided that they are real and not preconceived.
"I don't treat it like a religion (football has that title), but I do watch it to help unwind after a hard day at the office."....I'd rather whack off in a tool shed to relieve my stress.
from about 1 month ago
Note to self: Don't go to bars where there are tool shed whackers named Weston in them.
from about 1 month ago
Agreed! There are better ways to express your opinion than letting people know you enjoy wacking off in tool sheds...
about 1 month ago
yea weston that was weir but so is a an adult who loves pro wrestling
about 1 month ago
The tool shed comment was i reference to his gem of a line: "But for over a year, I have heard more people knocking wrestling than before. Now that's just plain pathetic. What the hell are you guys doing in your spare time? Whacking off in a tool shed?"
about 1 month ago
"And of course, if you ain't down with that, on behalf of all the wrestling writers, I got two words for ya: S*CK IT!!
With People's Elbow Regards,
Ron Johnson"
Single Handedly.... the most homosexual thing.... I have ever read.... in the history of journalism...
You fit the prototypical overweight, balding guy wearing a tattered NWO shirt with your fake WCW championship belt draped over your shoulder as you sit at your desk surrounded by John Cena action figures typing away feverishly in an attempt to argue why Triple H was better as a heel as your stare at your Sable calender from 1999
from about 1 month ago
This coming from the guy who is wearing his prom tux in that picture? Listen here, bud. As I said before, no one is forcing you to watch it or read it. But if you wanna keep bashing me, you might wanna think of something that doesn't make you sound like a homophobe. This explains why I probably got more action at your Senior Prom than you did. See how that works? You insult me. I insult you. We bare knuckle box for 30 minutes. We go out for beers. We pick up chicks and rock their world. Then we go our separate ways when the party's over.
Combining positives with negatives. That's my specialty. Besides, someone has to prove that you're not gay or hate gay people.
from about 1 month ago
You know that's Eli Manning right?
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