I love what Engin says at the end about the amateur spirit. Everything should be professional and smart in business aspects etc. but the pure love for the sport should always stay
One thing that I wish was addressed more in these mainstream talks though is the rules. Armwrestling clearly still has an issue with that, and we should prioritize that too
It would be incredible to watch Neil Pickup announcing matches at Madison Square Garden, on mainstream TV. I grew up watching armwrestling videos on the internet, and it would be so cool to see that happen.
Love these pre event interviews! I was very gladful you guys implemented this format since several events ago. It's so interesting to listen to what the athletes hav to say, status of their training, thoughts on the opponent and so on. What Engin has been doing for the overall growth of the sport is amazing. Just within past few years, armwrestling has super obviously got big, and is really fun for us who get fun out of the sport. The man also know what is needed to sustain this success. The fact that people keep deeming every last card "the best card so far" is for sure a very good sign! Some people doesn't seem to understand how important of a sportform to get mainstream status..., sustainability for instance; without mainstream success= less awarenss= lesser new talents= bad, talking about longterm sustainability. Some of the fellow armwrestling fans are just hard to understand for me :/ The fact is, for many people, armwrestling has never been this enjoyable in history! For that thank you very much to everyone involved in making East vs West
I love engin so much he knows what's best for this amazing sport , I believe we will see a main stream event in next 5 years with the right backing of financial money invested, it deserves it's place at one of the top sports , let's be honest it's one of the oldest sports in history , I believe engin and this beautiful community can raise it to its peak 🎉❤
If this is the greatest card, then why the hell would they not hold the event in the greatest country in the world. I’ll buy the pay per view but I sure as hell ain’t flying to turkey.
Thats definition of gatekeeping brother, which i dont think is good. Other people want to enjoy armwrestling as much as me and enjoy this sport. You can't prevent people from loving armwrestling you see. Also why?? 😅 Why not want the sport you claim to love to be successful with more global awareness, therefore more influx of fans who could one day become capable armwrestler themselves, so more armwrestling prodigies= me and you hav to enjoy armwrestling for the rest of our life! These armwrestlers we are loving so much right now, thy woudlnt be alive forever you know. Im not even sure what your thought process actually is. But from my understanding, you're just alittle selfish 😅
As an arm wrestling fanatic I would love for it to be mainstream since it would bring interest in the sport as more people notice it and allows more amazing athletes to the sport of arm wrestling
