wwe-longhair problem?
Posted by Walsall85 on May 09, 2003 at 05:31:41: Previous Next
As a big fan of wrestling for years i was interested to read some of the posts on this board about the wwe and the McMahon's not liking long hair on men too much. It got me thinking about the number of wrestlers who got their hair cut the last few years. Test,Chuck Palumbo, Billy Gunn,Val Venis/Chief Morley and Mick Foley to name a few. Could someone please shed more light onto why the wwe seems to hate long hair so much? There is only edge and christian with really long hair anymore.
WWE is just a trend
Posted by T a r i k h on May 09, 2003 at 05:51:05: Previous Next
In Reply to: wwe-longhair problem? posted by Walsall85 on May 09, 2003 at 05:31:41:
Long hair to the WWE is just a trend.
Trends go with time, whereas we here, we love our hair for hair`s sake, not for trends or because of the WWE.
The WWE is just "entertainment" and in entertainment there is no sincerity, just the desire to achieve more fame and more money, that`s all.
Re: wwe-longhair problem?
Posted by Skarred Orange on May 09, 2003 at 10:08:45: Previous Next
In Reply to: wwe-longhair problem? posted by Walsall85 on May 09, 2003 at 05:31:41:
: As a big fan of wrestling for years i was interested to read some of the posts on this board about the wwe and the McMahon's not liking long hair on men too much. It got me thinking about the number of wrestlers who got their hair cut the last few years. Test,Chuck Palumbo, Billy Gunn,Val Venis/Chief Morley and Mick Foley to name a few. Could someone please shed more light onto why the wwe seems to hate long hair so much? There is only edge and christian with really long hair anymore.
Well basically Triple H doesn't like the idea of other people looking like him. That's why Test and Nova have had to cut their hair despite a protest. Christian managed to get away with it somehow.
Re: wwe-longhair problem?
Posted by Longhaired Boy on May 09, 2003 at 18:17:06: Previous Next
In Reply to: wwe-longhair problem? posted by Walsall85 on May 09, 2003 at 05:31:41:
: There is only edge and christian with really long hair anymore.
christian have had cut his hair, too. but not so much, as other wrestler.
Re: wwe-longhair problem?
Posted by Nick on May 09, 2003 at 19:29:55: Previous Next
In Reply to: wwe-longhair problem? posted by Walsall85 on May 09, 2003 at 05:31:41:
: As a big fan of wrestling for years i was interested to read some of the posts on this board about the wwe and the McMahon's not liking long hair on men too much.
Is it that the McMahons's don't like long hair or
could it be that they want short hair
to "sell" wrestling to the 18-25 maile demographics?
There was a time when wrestling held the top positions in
TV ratings. Those days are now gone, could
short hair be one of the methods McMahon & Co. are using
to regain ratings?
I used to follow wrestling years ago when lots
of them had long hair and they had story lines that
held my interest. Now there is nothing to hold
my interest, no long hair, no interesting story lines,
no interesting wrestlers.
I even heard an evil rumor that the Undertaker got a
haircut.
Re: wwe-longhair problem?
Posted by Skarred Orange on May 09, 2003 at 19:39:46: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: wwe-longhair problem? posted by Nick on May 09, 2003 at 19:29:55:
: : As a big fan of wrestling for years i was interested to read some of the posts on this board about the wwe and the McMahon's not liking long hair on men too much.
: Is it that the McMahons's don't like long hair or
: could it be that they want short hair
: to "sell" wrestling to the 18-25 maile demographics?
: There was a time when wrestling held the top positions in
: TV ratings. Those days are now gone, could
: short hair be one of the methods McMahon & Co. are using
: to regain ratings?
: I used to follow wrestling years ago when lots
: of them had long hair and they had story lines that
: held my interest. Now there is nothing to hold
: my interest, no long hair, no interesting story lines,
: no interesting wrestlers.
: I even heard an evil rumor that the Undertaker got a
: haircut.
That happened years ago.
Cactus Jack
Posted by nWo_Slapnut on May 09, 2003 at 20:59:53: Previous Next
In Reply to: wwe-longhair problem? posted by Walsall85 on May 09, 2003 at 05:31:41:
As far as I know, Mick Foley (Manking/Cactus Jack/Dude Love) did away with his hair in a decision of his own; I remember seeing him coming on television with a buzzed head AFTER he'd wrestled his last match and was only there to do a few final promos. There wouldn't have been much sense for McMahon, as foolish as he can be, to have Foley loose his hair just before he retired, especially considering how much he (Foley) sacrificed his body for some of the most brutal matches in the history of wrestling (If you could even call Hell in a Cell an actual match, since so much of it was real).
Re: wwe-longhair problem?
Posted by ghodaddyyo on May 13, 2003 at 21:19:49: Previous Next
In Reply to: wwe-longhair problem? posted by Walsall85 on May 09, 2003 at 05:31:41:
If I was a wrestler, I too would keep my hair very short. It's more practical for combat. Being highly involved in Martial Arts, my hair always manages to get in my face, no matter how I restrain it. Each moment I have to move a strand from my eyes is a potential hazard for attack. Even when play fighting a child, I've been hit square in the nuts while moving my bangs from my eyes!