rant · moment 6 of 20

Ray's Wrestling Night and the Question of Grown Men Loving Wrestling

from Carney Code · #123

Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.

2 min

Ray describes watching Ronda Rousey get beaten with a kendo stick at a wrestling watch party, leading to a debate about why adult men still love scripted wrestling.

In this bit5 moments
  • 17:08Tim attended Survivor Series wrestling event at Dan's apartment last week.
  • 17:21He watched Ronda Rousey getting beaten with a kendo stick for the first time and found it fascinating.
  • 17:47Tim loved wrestling storylines and big matches as a kid, wrestling with action figures and jumping off bookshelves.
  • 18:08He questions what appeal wrestling still holds for adults who grew up with it.
  • 18:41He can understand MMA but struggles to see the point of watching fake wrestling as an adult.
Mentioned here

Ronda Rouseywrestling

All 20 moments in this episode →