One thing Taz is missing out on is not EVERY wrestler in pro wrestling would make a great cross over into MMA. I can name quite a few off the top of my head who tried and failed...probably the best example I can think of is Tony Halme "The Viking" taking on Randy Couture in what was 'The Natural's' first or second pro mma bout. It didnt even go 30 seconds. Sure you can point out that the guys today are more athletes than showmen, than their 1980's, 1970's etc counter parts, but still...Lesnar is great for a few reasons: he's still young enough to make an impact, he's willing to learn, he's got tons of speed and strength, and he was an athlete long before being in the WWE on the national level, even if it was collegiate. Taz, imo, has sour grapes that his own tough guy mystique was never 'proven'. If I recall, during his ECW days, he was supposed to get involved in a shoot with former boxer Leon Spinks, but it never came off because the camera shot they needed of Spinks in the audience challenging Taz didnt happen---Leon, ever the drinker and drug addict, was puking his guts out.
I for one have no problem with Brock talking **** after the fight. Mir talk, and talked and talked..and didn't back it up. He got beat and punded. Brock was pissed and it's true he is a Love him or hate him type of guy. If you are a true MMA fan then you should be more pissed of with Hendo. What he did couldv'e done real damage. MMA fighter talk about how nobody has died in the ring, but Hendo was out of class for taking a cheep shot at a down man that he even said knew he was out. So get all pissy with Brock all you want, but if you don't get on Hendo's case then you are just blowing smoke.
Joe Rogan is legit on the mat, he would murder Taz. These vids are old too; Rogan has gotten better, Taz has gotten more like a pro wrestling announcer. 06 Myspace tough guy [yt]5KuPcKo2EIU[/yt] 08 - Running a dominant, but more coaching type roll on Anthony Galdi Galdi was competing at blue belt in 07, this is in 08, not sure where he was then or now [yt]fm_hJHI9eus[/yt] Apparantly he wants to throw some Muay Thai knees on a reality show ****** too :lol; [YT]QoIWwJavpM4[/YT]
Wow, Taz is a ****. WWE should get no genuine respect as fighters. They should get respect as physical specimens i.e. size, strength etc Rogan stated the obvious. It doesn't matter if it is the fight business. Some class never goes a miss.
I think Tazz just enjoys stirring **** on his twitter or facebook or whatever it is. He'd t-bone suplex then choke out Rogan with the tazmission anyway.
Doesnt Taz have a black belt in Judo? Taz's comments are funny just because there have been guys in the past from pro-wrestling who achieved great things in MMA. 1. Ken Shamrock. Shamrock was not a pro-wrestler after his UFC stint. He went to the WWE afterwards but before the UFC shamrock was a pro-wrestler. 2. Dan Severn was a pro-wrestler. He even had the NWA World Title when he won the UFC. 3. Japanese legend Kaz Sakuraba. Saku was and still is a pro-wrestler. He makes no distinction between the two. When he won the HW UFC tournament in Japan he said to the crowd Afterwards, "In fact, professional wrestling is strong"
They might have had success but heres one guy that didnt do to well... [YT][/YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqRFIscsanw[YT][/YT] I'm pretty sure he almost had to retire cause he challened some smaller, regular guy toa fight and then promptly got his ass kicked and fractured an orbital bone lol He also apparently assaulted a woman, ****! :verysad
nah it is "the fight game" , so some of that should be tolerated especially given the circumstances (cocky Mir talking tasteless trash, pro Mir crowd, etc). I agree no need to "make up fake bad guys" but by the same token this isn't NFL or the NBA it's a one on one sport where each is trying to hurt the other (to varying degrees). as in boxing, if you want guys to behave like animals (fight each other) don't be surprised if they're not all humble and nicey nice before and after.
He became a pro wrestling because of his shootfighting trainging though, he was always a shootfighter first, pro wrestler second. Severn was again after MMA Sak was definatly a pro wrestler, but also an amatuer wrestler in school, at a national level, he didn't become the fighter he was because of pro wrestling. Good points though in general.
Well, I agree, MMA being a real sport is bordering on that fine line though. But lets be honest, Rogan aint no fighter. Rolling with Eddie Bravo and smoking grass doesnt make you tough and Rogan like Taz has likely never been hit in the head. Rogan talks a big game but he hasnt done **** and he doesnt know **** about anything other than BJJ. So really, who knows how the fight would end up, all I know is it would be sloppy as hell and both guys would come off looking alot less tough than what they perceive themselves to be.
How can you say MMA being a real sport is "bordering on a fine line"? Any line for that matter? There is no more real sport than MMA. Rogan may not be a fighter, but he is a completely legit brown belt, closing in on his black; and was a champ TKD guy, which migh help a little. It wouldn't look sloppy at all, it would look like a guy getting a takedown and then tearning through like a hot knife through butter.
How does that make any sense? Real sports dont put Hong Man Choi or Zulu in there with the best MMA fighter in the world. Real sports dont give a 2-1 fighter a title shot. TKD would make a very little impact, but yeah his BJJ would decide it.
Real sports are sports where the competition is real. There is no more real form of competition between two men than fighting. Hitting a ball with a funny stick is not "real" in the primal way MMA is "real". The stuff outside of the sport has nothing to do with the realness of the sport. If the WWE was as classy and professional as Wimbledon, everybody was treated like a VIP, the fans were all Ph.D's, the arena was made of diamonds and marble, it would still not be a real sport, because it isn't a natural competion. Real competition = real sport.
Dont you think your being childlike by already comparing Taz & Rogan to a fight? what are you like twelve? The man is entitled to his oppinion and there wasnt anything threatning about it.