The stories in WWE may sometimes make it seem that the performers hate each other, but in reality, they all have mutual respect for each other, and to show that respect, they follow these traditions and rules.
I remember this time Booker T was on a podcast where he recalled a time that Stone Cold gave him a receipt and he said that even in the heat of the moment he thought (I deserved that)
In NJPW, English-speaking wrestlers will speak in broken English to communicate with the Japanese wrestlers. Broken English is also a good way to get by as a tourist as well.
I think the Japanese names of most moves are from English anyways. If you watch Japanese matches, the Japanese commentators call out the move names in English but with Japanese pronunciation. Like "pai-ru-duraibaa" for "piledriver" or "ku-ro-su rine" for "clothesline".
I agree to the no leaving policy, it looks really disrespectful if you leave early when some of your workmates haven't even had their matches yet, so these are the rules that seems fair
I don't agree cause some people have a family the show end at 20:00 -21:00 no one can stay each show till this time and then go 2h car to home or even more it will just break ur own family It should be out of respect but not as a rule that u can be fired because of it as kevin owins almost got fired They still are humans everyone has his own life after the show
@@slamaniamine5491 if you work a job with certain hours you're expected to be there for those hours even if you have little to do. especially in a theatrical company where you may be called upon to do something later that night that was not originally planned because something has gone wrong.
You must have worked for legit promotors who love the business, I worked for many feds starting in early 2001 that used backyarders, or workers that were too green, or had poor training, or even had bloated egos from their connections to the promoter/booker, or their popularity with the rats.
@@nick_knows_stuff some of my peers have worked those shows so I’ve seen a few locker room horror stories, thankfully I only worked a handful of shows like that
Cruddy part for miz was another part of that rule was once you banned from the locker room, the only one who could let you back in was the one who threw you out, for miz this being Benoit. The reason taker did it was cuz of the Benoit incident cuz he obviously couldn't do it and I think it was months after it happened and taker just happened to notice miz going to change in the bathrooms which led to him lifting miz's ban
@@rocketblooom the unfortunate consquences of the old culture where newbies couldn't really speak up against veterans because some of them had huge egos. seems a lot better nowadays. unfortunately when you're job depends on not pissing off ego maniacs sometimes even asking what you can do to make up for it can get you in trouble.
It has zero to do with respect for past wrestlers. It is all about safety and being clean. Gorgeous George started it, and everybody after him just copied it. George worked it into his gimmick. His gimmick was basically an arrogant guy that was better than everybody else, so he would spray the ring down. He started realizing his boots got dirty walking to the ring, and it caused injuries to him and his opponents. So he simply worked it into his gimmick, and started bringing a rug to the ring and wiping his feet on t before he would get into the ring. Basically Gorgeous George did everything that everybody copies today. He was the first to wipe his feet, the first to get on the mic and insult the crowd, the first to wear a robe, the first to use entrance music, the first that had props, the first to have a female valet, the first to involve the referee and make them part of the show etc. He literally changed wrestling. You should go and watch some old footage of him, because he was hilarious. He would have his valet roll out the carpet, then disinfect the ring, disinfect the referee, then when he lost he would fight the valet and the referee. He was actually the first big TV star. I think that is what gave him all the ideas he used, because when people started buying TVs, he had to entertain the viewers, and present himself. So he came up with the ideas like using entrance music, having a hot female valet etc.
@@calebpage2138 No it is simply to b clean and not injure yourself or opponents. George first did it after getting split open multiple times by debris on opponents boots.
@@user-fg9oy3uo3h thing is, most of those examples are either dealt with by swapping out the ring mat, or not necessarily going to cause much trouble if someone lands on them. But debris, or other small objects that could get stuck on a wrestler's boots could potentially be sharp enough to cause unnecessary damage to a body part that wasn't intended to get hurt. But really, it's about tradition, as it would have been something that they originally did from the early days of Professional Wrestling, back when bloodbaths and beerbaths and all that weren't a thing, with the initial reasoning being to keep the mat as clean as possible, and the tradition has been kept going over the years because wrestling is super tradition focused.
@@R0D3R1CKV10L3NC3 Even then, they do not do that always, tradition or not. Like that one time when we had that "Captains only" match. John Cena, Ric Flair, DX vs. Rated RKO, Kenny and Big Show. As stated by Jim Ross as part of the storyline, John Cena "did not waste any time" as he rushed into the ring before DX showed up who also did not rub their soles.
Going way back, it also was a Heel Spot, wiping their feet so "Your dirty town doesn't get in my Ring". This is why a lot of the classier style heel wrestlers still do this.
It was worse if you did something with taker. He wouldn't do it right away. He would just say "Don't worry your receipt is coming" and make ya wait sometimes weeks before he delivers it.
Growing up and watching WCW & WWF in late 80 through the 90s it always stuck out to me even back then that Razor Ramon would wipe his feet before getting in the ring while standing on the edge on the outside & I always assumed it was to make sure nothing was stuck to the bottom on the boot to make sure he gets good traction and no slippage and also for his opponent lol that was if kicks or brings a drop kick there’s nothing dangerous/sharp on the bottom that could hurt the other guy and clearly I’m typing this before I watch the video lol bc I seen the thumbnail
According to stevie richards himself it wasnt a reciept it was planned between him and jbl and when jbl did get hurt he told stevie to play it off as one, you should look for the interview it was pretty interesting
I think its more symbolic now, as no matches stay in the ring. The area around the ring is still surrounded by the crowd, and nobody wipes off their boots midway through the match
@@mobl0x179 watch any match of hers and you'll see it. She was really strict about following traditions. All the good ones wipe their feet before getting in.
i remember seeing 123 kid with the shaved eyebrows on wwf magazine...lol...i always wondered what that was about...thank god it didn't become a trend...
You know watching some of those so-called secrets and kind of things they do behind the scenes are funny I mean I knew a lot of what was going on from what you guys were saying I I known that but at the same time like I mean it is a show yes they are physically wrestling but it is planned out probably of course to keep all the guys safe and I should say Ladies as well but I mean it's just like being in high school again it's a bunch of fun good times you know body slamming each other but either way it's fun you know to watch them get along and no matter what they try to stay friends and keep them real high and everything that they do in this video is just to keep respect for each other keep it up guys
We do it out of tradition and respect. It wipes off the dirt and debris that may stick to the bottom of our boots that we might get from the locker room to the ring, so it doesn't get in the ring. -Bionic Dan Bidondi
Miz should eat fried chicken over Benoit's grave just to prove that you can't be tough and at the same time be triggered as all hell just by that, dark place or no dark place.
I think I'm going to go skating today. Yeah... It's pretty nice out. I've been aching to land this front tailslide pressure flip out I've been going at it for like a week now and haven't landed it once. Someone give me luck 🤞 lol
Kinda cool how you keep such an upbeat tone about what is clearly hazing. And it’s hazing of fully grown, adult people by other fully grown adult people. Like, this isn’t joining a fraternity or some high school soccer team; these are people at work, folk with a job, grown men and women who are clocking in an out of their place of employ. It’s just incredibly weird to not notice the objective awkwardness of that.
@@jgfelix unfortunately a bunch of high testosterone guys in one place and that tends to happen. if a lot of them used steroids they may have been compensating for the side effects. serously though it seems the culture is shifting and people are recognising respect is not the same as servitude. just because you did it one way to earn respect does not mean it was the right way and that you should make others do it. seems the veterans have started figuring that out.
My stepdad used to be a wrestler and he said they did that because you could sleep in the rain it is getting all the dirt and dust off the bottom of your boots
I don’t know why a wrestler wouldn’t want to stay at a show your getting paid to be there and you get to watch the show for free especially wrestlemania
What is with the RANDOM pic of “he who shall not be named” and some random person while talking about The Miz (WHO IS AWESOME) and Chris Benoit (murderer) !!!
You're most likely to remember people to have done the boot wipe thing rather than the other way around. My reference is Layla, a diva search girl who became an acceptable wrestler in her own right.
Tradition is cool and all but hazing to make yourself feel better about yourself is lame. This applies with the fire service some people love hazing rookies and call it tradition. Those type of people are unhappy and usually hate their life. People go into these jobs because they want to. Hazing in any job doesn't encourage people to love that job.
