Ok, so just like professional wrestling, there are characters who, in the lead up to the match, shit talk their opponents, talk all big, etc. To add, let's have these characters have more in common with theatrical/fantasy personalities like Goldust, Papa Shango, Doink the Clown, etc. Big emphasis on costumes.
Everything is just like WWE, etc. except until the moment before opponents enter the ring. It is then that they shed their costumes and begin an MMA match. So the fighting is real, like MMA, and the story lines are formed based on the outcome of the fight.
Fans of pro wrestling would like it due to the story lines and stuff.
MMA fans would like it because other factors besides the combat shouldn't take away from enjoying the fighting.
>everything is just like wwe so i can jump my opponent five on one the night before a real fight and beat him half to death before the bout?
Jack Allen
I mean, PRIDE didn't really have costumes or anything, you know? It didn't have Beaver Man or Dog Man or any of that sorta shit. This would have that plus story lines and all that.
Actually sounds incredibly based, have a stable of wizards that train in the same mma camp It will eventually happen, with grotesque shit like Bareknuckle boxing being a decent success. Only thing is it’s even carnier than indie wrestling and socially accepted people tend to naturally be repelled by carnie shit
Parker Carter
I wish actual MMA fighters had wackier personas, but the whole drama thing doesn't work out the same because of mismatches and randomness and the fact that MMA fighters can only fight a few times per year.
Xavier Nelson
>It didn't have Beaver Man or Dog Man or any of that sorta shit >Beaver Man or Dog Man
yea, I'm bored with MMA the last buncha years. I liked it back in the early 90s when there weren't proper weight classes and sometimes people would have to fight multiple times a night. Plus it indeed was, actually mixed martial arts vs. what it is now which is basically just like, one style. Back then, the specific fighting styles were easily recognizable during a fight.
Austin Cook
haha this is what I'm saying! Fuck it, I'm adding something else to the rules of employment: you can't use your normal speaking voice when on camera. This includes not only just pre fight interviews and stuff but also while inside the ring (like, after the fight is over and you're talking to Joe Rogan) You have to speak like your character.
Jacob Morris
Your attempt at pro wrestling style MMA would end up like the WWE brawl for all unfortunately. I think maybe they could instead have a style of wrestling that looked closer to 90's MMA now that we have a good idea of what such fights look like.
> I think maybe they could instead have a style of wrestling that looked closer to 90's MMA now that we have a good idea of what such fights look like.
that would indeed look kinda neat...
> WWE brawl for all wait so, was this like, /actual/, real fighting in WWF at one point?
Check it out, it was a clusterfuck. Dan Severn dropped out because he knew it was stupid. Steve Blackman dropped out because he got injured. Nobody else could fight that well. Some guy (Bart Gunn, 1-1 pro boxer) they hated won it even though he offered to take a dive, so they sent Butterbean to knock him out then fired him.
Lincoln Brown
So basically Chikara
Carson Collins
Err, Gunn wasn't a pro boxer. But he knew how to fight for some reason, can't remember why.
Justin Brooks
>Dan Severn
Funny, I pitched this idea of "TMMA" to Dan once and it honestly went over his head. He couldn't (rightfully so, I'll admit, because the concept is so insanely stupid and jackass'ish). He thought I was talking about kayfabe MMA like was talking about: > "style of wrestling that looked closer to 90's MMA"
yea but Chikara still isn't MMA or actual fighting though
Have you ever seen a UFC fight that looked like complete dogshit? Like Starnes/Quarry but not being funny enough to remember? Even the shittiest UFC fighters are actually really fucking good at MMA. You don't want to see a bunch of bad fighters fighting each other.
Ayden Roberts
> Have you ever seen a UFC fight that looked like complete dogshit? Like Starnes/Quarry but not being funny enough to remember
I mean, I've certainly seen very boring fights. Is that what you're talking about?
