10 Most CRINGE Things Wrestling Fans Always Say
A look ("WHAT!") at cringy ("WHAT!") statements made ("WHAT!") by wrestling fans.
It's safe to say that the title of this article may be a tad controversial. After all, the adjective is cringeworthy - cringe is the verb form of the word - so the title should really be "The 10 Most Cringeworthy Things Wrestling Fans Always Say".
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It's safe to say that the title of this article may be controversial. After all, nobody wants to visit a pop culture website to be told their particular corner of fandom is more embarrassing than most. So rest assured that this article isn't intended to make anyone feel bad for how they enjoy wrestling. Hell, keep reading and you'll see that the writers at WhatCulture cheerfully use the cringiest statement on this list!
Cringe, after all, can be an outpouring of joy - parents cheering too loudly at their kids' graduation, a normally introverted soul headbanging like a loon at a concert - and everyone's all been guilty of it at some time or other.
So in that spirit of acceptance, let's take a look at some of the dafter things wrestling fans say. Things like...
10. “Wrestling Was Better In My Day!”
Wherever there is a modern PPV, there will be a veteran wrestling talent telling you that these dang-nab modern wrestlers are doing it all wrong.
And you know what? That's absolutely fine!
Seriously, wrestling has changed so much over the decades that it's perfectly natural for those who preferred the old days not to jive with the modern product. Some people like the days when no-one outside the industry knew what the word "kayfabe" meant; some prefer the instant gratification, car-crash TV of the Attitude era; and plenty of modern fans love the incredible in-ring action of the modern product.
Whatever era of wrestling you prefer, enjoy it! Heck, some of this writer's fondest wrestling memories have been formed by watching old matches recommended by curmudgeons such as Jim Cornette. (Whatever your opinions of the man, there's no doubt he and the Midnight Express were every bit as good as Cornette claims they were).
But while you're enjoying your wrestling, please allow modern fans to enjoy theirs as well. Wrestling is an ever-changing beast, and whatever it looks like in the future will be as alien to us as the sight of Orange Cassidy would have been to wrestling fans back in the eighties.
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