Do you need to have talent to be a wrestler?

bcb1994 · 02-18-2009, 05:40 PM

Me and some friends were having a debate about this at school They said to be a wrestler u only need muscle. I said u need talent good memmory and a whole range of skills what do you think?

DD · 02-18-2009, 05:51 PM

Some of the best wrestlers of all time weren't even that big. HBK and Bret Hart come instantly to mind. (yes I am aware they are still muscular)

Obviously charisma, a good look, mic skills and overall dexterity and coordination are much more important than muscle.

Anyone can get muscular, not everyone can speak in front of 15,000 people and sell it.

Give your friends one of these
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, because they couldn't be farther off the mark.

neXus · 02-18-2009, 06:01 PM

Moved to General

I think it depends on the company the wrestler is trying to get a job in. Ive seen a couple reports over the years about how WWE had signed bodybuilders in hopes of training them to become wrestlers. In fact Ive heard that in the 70's & 80's it was all about the size of the wrestlers and not the talent, look at Warrior. If a person has the "look" and has a general interest in entertainment, I think there is a chance WWE could grab them up given the right circumstances. Independents would probably be a different story. Im not a major buff of them, but from what Ive seen and heard, talent is needed more than look.

RobyD · 02-18-2009, 07:24 PM

Yeah. It can work both ways considering that a company wants multiple types of stars to appeal to different tastes and demographics. The Great Khali only needs his size. On the other hand, CM Punk only needs his skill. You can go any way you want. Some people got nothing.

John Smith · 02-18-2009, 07:26 PM

Depends if you want to be a good wrestler or not.

King Steventon · 02-19-2009, 11:43 AM

Most proper jobs require talent of some sort.

Jasmine · 02-19-2009, 01:50 PM

Considering wrestling is all about speaking to the crowd, doing your moves, showing charisma, making sure things flow and all that.... all do require some amount of talent..... why is this question being asked? It's so stupid. The question is like asking if the sky is blue or is it purple!

Dman · 02-19-2009, 05:54 PM

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Considering wrestling is all about speaking to the crowd, doing your moves, showing charisma, making sure things flow and all that.... all do require some amount of talent..... why is this question being asked? It's so stupid. The question is like asking if the sky is blue or is it purple!

You just haven't seen the amount of noobs this forum is getting lately...

But yeah...I'm pretty sure you have to be talented in someway. I could be wrong though.
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RickD82 · 02-19-2009, 06:13 PM

lets just put it like this, you have to be talented to be a sucessfull wrestler and have a sucessfull career. There are plenty of wrestlers that come in and really don't have much talent but those usually don't last very long.

horrorfan_1986 · 02-19-2009, 08:09 PM

This is a joke thread, right?

Of course you need talent in wrestling. That talent may not necessarily mean in-ring skills, but either good on the mic or have an incredible persona. Every single wrestler the WWE pushed (Longer than just a trial period) has been talented. Hogan, Warrior, Andre, Austin, Rock, Michaels and even the fuckin' Godfather all was talented in their own ways.

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