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Wrestling isn't Wrestling

A new short made by Max Landis, the guy who made the Death and Return of Superman short a while back (and writer of Chronicle). Production values are surprisingly good for a fan retelling of wrestling, and thought it was worthwhile for a thread. Plus tons of cameos.

Lock if old.

 

[HyperCubed4]

Never thought I'd see Macaulay Culkin doing... well, anything after Home Alone. Only 3 minutes in, but I'm liking it so far. The storylines do sound absurd when described like that.

 

[Kurdel]

This is awesome!

 

[Angry Grimace]

This is great.

 

[Toa TAK]

That was a fantastic video. Didn't expect that end there.

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

The introduction of Degeneration X got me good.

 

[Massive Nights]

Can't wait to watch this later, looks like fun!

Also, dat Punk.

 

[Angry Grimace]

I liked when he went off on how shitty Cena is.

 

[DeathyBoy]

This was made by the writer of Chronicle...

 

[mreddie]

Seth Green, David Arquette, JTG, Goldberg, Colt Cobana...ok.

 

[DeathyBoy]

'People who are better than him.'

In 2000, the time Landis is talking about, HHH was legit worlds ahead of Chris Jericho in every possible regard.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

This guy's a real piece of crap. Who is he fooling? Goddamn.

 

[JamesSaysRelax]

Was that Josh Peck?

 

[Angry Grimace]

This guy's a real piece of crap. Who is he fooling? Goddamn.

I can't even tell if you're joking or what

(Hint: nobody knows whether you're in character or not outside of the wrasslin' thread)

 

[Frustrated_Grunt]

Was that Josh Peck?

Had to do a double take when I saw that. Haven't seen him in anything else in years.

 

[Egg0]

Good stuff, also Sam Witwer as Chyna is pretty good.

 

[Sane_Man]

Haha, that was so well made and I haven't followed wrestling for about 12 years.

 

[shaowebb]

That was fantastic. I'd love to see him cover other characters as well like Undertaker, Foley, and Jericho.

 

[joelseph]

Fuck yes!

 

[Technosteve]

Childhood nostalgia feels, also pretty girls make everything better.

 

[Kojirospath]

I used to love wrestling. This reminded me of why Great vid!

 

[RobotNinjaHornets]

Heeey, Kazarian and Daniels were in there!

And was that Joey Ryan in the HURGH AMERICA bit near the beginning?

*looks out for more cameos*

EDIT: OH SHIT FRANK SOBOTKA

 

[piratepwnsninja]

Fantastic video. So great.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Fantastic video. So great.

Apparently it actually sucks. Reasons, I suppose.

 

[hitme]

Colt Cabana sighting!

Plus. name of Cena chick pls.

 

[British Monsoon]

That was pretty fucking on point, to be honest. This line at the end, in particular, sums up the beauty of wrestling;

"We love to watch people grow, change, struggle. Good people, bad people, we don't care."

When viewed in isolation, wrestling can seem hokey, poorly written, badly acted and it's easy to see why so many people hold such a low opinion of it. But for a fan, for someone who watched year after year after year, the capacity for that cycle of struggle & growth is something that's nearly unmatched in any other form of fiction. When the video talks about Daniel Bryan at the end getting his WrestleMania moment, that wasn't just his moment, it was a moment for his fans as well. I'd followed his career since 2002 and to see him go from the scrawny young kid wrestling in high school gyms to THE guy main eventing WrestleMania, soaking up the adulation of thousands upon thousands of fans, that was such a wonderful, vicarious moment I'll always remember. That's the power of professional wrestling.

 

[Sephzilla]

Max Landis is awesome

 

[The Yo Tornado]

That was pretty amusing. Playing "spot the wrestler" in every scene change helped. I wonder if this is what Landis visited WWE HQ for a while back.

 

[joelseph]

So good I had to rewatch it immediately.

 

[Sanjuro]

I was curious what Max has been up to. Video is great!

 

[Bobby Roberts]

the capacity for that cycle of struggle & growth is something that's nearly unmatched in any other form of fiction.

It's basically Professional Wrestling, Soap Opera and Superhero comics, really. The difference between X-Men, All My Children, and WWE Smackdown is nowhere near as big as you'd think looking at the surface. They're all doing essentially the same thing.

 

[ezekial45]

I was curious what Max has been up to. Video is great!

He's got the American Ultra and Frankenstien coming up as well. He's been busy, I'm surprised he got this up while making those.

 

[shadyspace]

This got real dumb at the end.

 

[Sanjuro]

He's got the American Ultra and Frankenstien coming up as well. He's been busy, I'm surprised he got this up while making those.

The only thing I hate about him is his Twitter. The number of tweets are too damn high!

 

[Sephzilla]

This got real dumb at the end.

what part?

 

[DynamicG]

If only the WWE was this good at explaining their own overall narratives.

 

[LycanXIII]

Haley Joel Osment sighting!

 

[WyndhamPrice]

This got real dumb at the end.

You mean the part where he made a cogent, thoughtful observation about why pro wrestling is appealing to millions of people? Yeah, what a waste of a video.

 

[Skid 4 Dead]

So good. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Sanjuro]

I hope he does one for John Cena real soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI5lrn69rOI

 

[Sephzilla]

I hope he does one for John Cena real soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI5lrn69rOI

he seems to generally dislike everything about the Cena character. Just when Landis can't get cooler, he does.

 

[Foggy]

I can't even tell if you're joking or what

(Hint: nobody knows whether you're in character or not outside of the wrasslin' thread)

WrassleGAF in a nutshell

 

[Speevy]

I know this isn't the point, but I really liked Triple H and never thought he was a second-rate character.

 

[Massive Nights]

He's got the American Ultra and Frankenstien coming up as well. He's been busy, I'm surprised he got this up while making those.

He also wrote and directed his own film, 'Me Him Her' which will apparently be released this year too.

 

[Sephzilla]

I know this isn't the point, but I really liked Triple H and never thought he was a second-rate character.

It's kind of true though, HHH almost always had to keep other big names around him in order to keep himself relevant. Solo HHH has always been pretty boring (IMHO). He did his job pretty damn well though, because he's probably #1 on my all time heels I hated to see on my TV list.

 

[Jimmy King]

Just when Landis can't get cooler, he does.

 

[Sephzilla]

Go away Arn, your unimpressed father stare doesn't scare me

Spoiler

i'm lying

 

[Plywood]

That was great. Thoroughly enjoyed watching and it sells what can make it so great. If only the booking would hold up at least 60% of the time.

 

[Thorakai]

You mean the part where he made a cogent, thoughtful observation about why pro wrestling is appealing to millions of people? Yeah, what a waste of a video.

Maybe he is talking about how a goat-faced vegan won the title

 

[Dick Justice]

This guy's a real piece of crap. Who is he fooling? Goddamn.

Are you talking about Vince "Incest Advocate" McMahon or Max Landis?