I used to be a professional Tennis Fan, until I developed Repetitive Neck Injury. They never offered compensation, and four years later, I still need a collar brace.
I don't get what the big deal is. He's just confirming what we all already knew. How could anyone turn a wresting match on their tv and think any of the people in the stands could really be that excited over this?
i'm glad he exposed us... as the quality of wrestlers has diminished in the past decade, the quality of fandom performances has as well. we kinda need the exposure and some well-deserved credit.
Being a professional sports fan runs in my family. My grandpa was such an accomplished ping pong fan that he even made it into the Olympics. I followed in his footsteps and became an archery fan in high school where I was scouted and got into a scholarship program for college. Unfortunatly I suffered a broken wrist during a tournament and couldn't clap for a whole month which in turn made it where I couldn't participate in the sport anymore and so had to pack my bags and head back home.
I'm not joking -I really did have a friend who told me that he was paid to sit in a wrestling game...the same with the Jerry Springer show audience...I'm not saying that all of the audience is paid...some are paid to fill in the empty seats.
I thought that Dean Winchester was a huge fan of wrestling. Then I found out that his real name is Jensen Ackles, and Beyond The Mat was just an episode of Supernatural.
The text: "Do the recent economic conditions predict another end of prosperity?". And this video was posted January 2008. Before the Great Recession lol!. :)
even though im a wrestling fan, this was hilarious. when i watch the shows even i'm embarssed by sum of the stuff they do - if a good guy gets booed and it's not a live show, they cut out the audio of the fans booing him up and replace the sound with cheers. - if a wrestler messes up a move and it's not a live show they have him do it again and edit out the footage of him messing up.
I was a professional fan for a while. Vince fired me because I caught ahead of my work and wasing booing Triple H before he turned heel. Vince said he couldn't afford to have people who get too far ahead in the work. That was my third offense. The first two were bringing an Undertaker sign to the arena before Undertaker debuted and accidentally missing my spot to chear for Batista and instead went to use the restroom.
Whats funny is I've actually heard about fake crowds; they would edit out boos and add in fake cheers when they wanted to They'd edit out fan signs as well
Since the news broadcast was aired in Jan 08 I have lost over $60K I have been a paid Pro-Wrestling fan since Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior faced each other in Wrestlemania 6 I used to get over $400 for each event I attended but since Craig Thompson released his book and exposed our industry the work has pretty much dried up! You Mr Thompson will feel MY ULTIMATE power because MY power has just started to grow! and when I get done with you BROTA YOU! will feel the true meaning of PAIN!!!
I've been a professional jazz club patron for years. It pays much better than being a wrestling fan, but frankly, I would only recommend it as a last resort, unless you're deaf like me.
hate to be that guy and I doubt anyone else noticed, but RKO (Randy Orton) and 619 (Rey Mysterio) signs in a 2001 WWF Pay Per View? Orton and Rey didn't debut in WWF proper until 2002 and certainly not on a major enough PPV like Judgment Day
@RudedoggXX In which case, your reaction has doubled it's punch, and this reply has strengthened the trolling nature of his comments even further. I wish to congratulate you, thg2814, for opening one of the most lively debates in recent memory. People across the continent are standing at watercoolers, debating the validity of your statements. The state if Minnesota is releasing a collection of special edition "State Mints" in your honor. They're breath freshening, and great conversation pieces.
I KNEW IT!!! Now, if only they'd do an exposé on so called "ufc fans", or people who "watch American Idol". COME ON! Who do they think they're kidding!?!?
So....the fact that there are plants in the audience is nothing new. that's why when a "fan" gets hit by a heel, no one gets sued. The whole front row or so is usually plants, but the rest of the arena are normal fans.
@DaveWazzify I'm not saying the crew member stuff happened regularly just once on Smackdown, but on all their taped broadcasts (everything besides Raw, which Bret was on) they add in crowd noises to get bigger pops, more heat, more boos, etc. Same for TNA. You can tell as the fans are noisier than on Raw even though they are sitting down rather than standing or you may see some more empty seats...Didn't know about the TNA thing though...
I don't care about wrestling and I was unaware that Southerners pronounced it any different than anybody else in the US, but saying we don't say something 'correctly' is incredibly arrogant. People all over the US speak with accents, and few talk like Webster's Dictionary or Encyclopedia Britannica would say we should. I hear folks in Boston say "Paahk the caah" instead of "Park the car" but they don't get criticized in questions like this! No, of course not.
I think a true wrestling fan would go out and buy the WWF wii version. If I'm not mistaken, the ringside edition comes with taser guns, mace and steroids. Golf fans that appear on the greens get in as much mileage as the caddies and players themselves. The added bonus is that you can get away with laughing at your favorite player's opponents when they hit a ball into a sandtrap or in the pond. You get caught with the giggles in church, you'll go straight to hell.
srry for blowing up on u its just that wen ppl say stuff they have no idea wat there talking about makes me mad. ik some things are fake but i dont like to use that term Fake. its alright that its planned out only bcuz the fans dont know wats gonna happen and they do it for the fans. some of the stories are cool like the Rey Mysterio vs Eddie with Dominik but the Mr. McMahon killing himself was dumb. ive watched wrestling for over 10 years, its my passion, know just about everything in wrestling
Professional golf fan? Those guys are all over 80 and are told it's a gardening event or a nap party. That's why the announcer is so quiet and boring. I think the wrestling announcer and the golf announcer should switch places for a game. Best golf and wrestling match ever.
I'm 37 and I'm a fan of the sport! Yes I know Pro Wrestling is fake, but I like the entertainment and the athletics the wrestlers show. I've watched Wrestling since 1983, this guy is so full of himself, he's trying to make himself bigger than the Sport.
Technically the fans are fake - WWE edits Smackdown and Superstars to have a loud reaction, they even reshot a segment with a replacement "crowd" consisting of crew members wearing shirts and holding signs during a close up...
The Onion has the look and a feel of MSNBC! This is a brilliant take on satire...because when you get to the depth of it all, it really isn't a satire but instead a reality of the 24/7 cable news networks.
As a pro wrestling fan, I'd be more upset. But seeing as my dinner tonight came from 7-11, I need to conserve my energy to keep my heart beating as necessary.
This is making me upset.... I've been to a handful of WWF House Shows going back to 1989 in the Spectrum & First Union Center, I've been to Monday Night Raw twice in 1998, I've been to Sunday Night Heat in 1998 (remember that show?) & I've been to WrestleMania XV. Not to mention the original ECW at the world famous ECW Arena - neither Todd Gordon, Paul Heyman, nor Vince McMahon Jr. has sent me a check. I remember all the fans cheering and jeering and having a good time
No, because those have complex, interesting plots. Wrestling has 3/4 continuously recycled different plot types punctuated by unrealistic and badly performed fights.
Lol, funny thing is many of the fans in the audience in WWE are fake. They are paid to fill the seats when the shows are meant for broadcast so it doesn't look bad on camera with empty seats. If it's a house show, non televised they don't do that.
@TheSeal825 the fans are fake? damn... i've always thought that I was a real human being. and it's a fake sport? well i dont professional wrestling is referred to as being "sport" it's actually SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT. key word being "ENTERTAINMENT"
I used to be a professional Tennis Fan, until I developed Repetitive Neck Injury.
They never offered compensation, and four years later, I still need a collar brace.
HotCuppaCoffee Can I hire you as a chess spectator?
@@anakinlumluk2136 Ive been a professional chess spectator and ive suffered from still neck syndrome.
Did it also damage your emotional/social relationships?
In that case you might be entitled to compensation!
I used to be a professional archery fan until I took an arrow to the knee.
I wish you fifteen - love!
The Onion may be "Fake" news, but my God, they sure dp make good arguments for fiction. I'm willing to believe this is real, it all adds up really
do*
Damn oops this is from 8 years ago
@First name Middle names Last name look at your name bitchass
Fake?
The truthiness is off the charts, for sure.
I don't get what the big deal is. He's just confirming what we all already knew. How could anyone turn a wresting match on their tv and think any of the people in the stands could really be that excited over this?
KEWB89 lol tru
@@dancalvano8702 he posted a channel intro 5 months ago. myth mythstered. people cannot die in 6 years. fake
I did not know they were Fake
@@voidofspaceandtime4684 nah he was right i'm dead as shit
@@KEWB99 hi dead I'm dad
i'm glad he exposed us... as the quality of wrestlers has diminished in the past decade, the quality of fandom performances has as well. we kinda need the exposure and some well-deserved credit.
Wrestling Leagues After Inventing Wrestling Fans: Business is boomin'!
*Wrestling Fans After Inventing Wrestling Leagues
@@richardai1894 I can't tell if you are correcting him, if so... missed the point?
"I might become a golf fan". Lmfao.
The shade of it all 😂
Time to master the “quiet clap”.
Professional
Me who is a golf fan: 👀
@@JapriAjmi718 How are the hours?
Being a professional sports fan runs in my family. My grandpa was such an accomplished ping pong fan that he even made it into the Olympics. I followed in his footsteps and became an archery fan in high school where I was scouted and got into a scholarship program for college. Unfortunatly I suffered a broken wrist during a tournament and couldn't clap for a whole month which in turn made it where I couldn't participate in the sport anymore and so had to pack my bags and head back home.
"I would have to wear a mask for the rest of my life if that happened."
Well, buddy, you didn't even need that to happen.
The coronavirus won’t last forever
@@cookiecakeeater6340 if we allow it, the lockdown will
@@alguldandoce7982 definitely
Some people were/are desperate to whine about mild inconveniences, as though it's some oppressive conspiracy.
I was an extra on the movie “The Main Event”. I was literally a professional wrestling fan 😳
No real fan over the age of 15 :-)
Not in Nigeria, Most of the Fans are real
Lol🤣🤣
I'm not joking -I really did have a friend who told me that he was paid to sit in a wrestling game...the same with the Jerry Springer show audience...I'm not saying that all of the audience is paid...some are paid to fill in the empty seats.
I feel this is probably true. Most of the really loud WWE fans are probably actors.
fcukugimmeausername lol
what are they gonna tell me next that the matches are scripted and not real i mean come on
The Onion is the original fake news before CNN was trying it.
Can't believe it took ppl this long to see through their lies
TCt83067695 The Onion is obviously the most trustworthy news network around.
I'm a professional golf fan, the pay is good
and I can read books from my phone while pretending to be interested in the sport.
I thought that Dean Winchester was a huge fan of wrestling. Then I found out that his real name is Jensen Ackles, and Beyond The Mat was just an episode of Supernatural.
...but...what am i then? Am i even real???
Big Ray lol
Someone under the age of 15?
probably a child
You're an unpaid intern
You’ll get your W2 in the mail any day now
"they're gonna burn my face more severly then undertaker burned kane's face" haha
Sometimes I wonder if people like you are still alive, 11 years ago was a better time
as a 30+ years wrestling fan.. i can confirm , this is 100% accurate
Ahaha, he's worried he might have to wear a mask for the rest of his life.
Welcome to 2020, we all fear that too.
this is 100% true
+A101 TheUNF dont feed the trolls son
"Bedraggled Appearance" Blahahahah
never knew Charlie Todd did some work for the onion, nice
The text: "Do the recent economic conditions predict another end of prosperity?". And this video was posted January 2008. Before the Great Recession lol!. :)
"Kane's face was burned by his brother the Undertaker" LOL!!!
cain*
"I'm thinking about taking on something new, perhaps becoming a professional golf fan."
ROFLMAO
even though im a wrestling fan, this was hilarious.
when i watch the shows even i'm embarssed by sum of the stuff they do
- if a good guy gets booed and it's not a live show, they cut out the audio of the fans booing him up and replace the sound with cheers.
- if a wrestler messes up a move and it's not a live show they have him do it again and edit out the footage of him messing up.
2:07 "I would have to wear a mask for the rest of my life if that happened!"
The irony, now you have to do that anyway...
Being a professional golf fan is too intense for me.
Where can you watch these clips, is there a channel for this?
This was the first Onion video I ever watched, I was in 5th grade and I thought this was real lol, I was so fucking pissed as a wrestling fan lol
What if wrestling is real, but the fans are fake?
that fucking ending
I was a professional fan for a while. Vince fired me because I caught ahead of my work and wasing booing Triple H before he turned heel. Vince said he couldn't afford to have people who get too far ahead in the work.
That was my third offense. The first two were bringing an Undertaker sign to the arena before Undertaker debuted and accidentally missing my spot to chear for Batista and instead went to use the restroom.
Whats funny is I've actually heard about fake crowds; they would edit out boos and add in fake cheers when they wanted to
They'd edit out fan signs as well
It says so on their graphics, and they wouldn't be allowed to say it if it wasn't true.
Since the news broadcast was aired in Jan 08 I have lost over $60K I have been a paid Pro-Wrestling fan since Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior faced each other in Wrestlemania 6 I used to get over $400 for each event I attended but since Craig Thompson released his book and exposed our industry the work has pretty much dried up! You Mr Thompson will feel MY ULTIMATE power because MY power has just started to grow! and when I get done with you BROTA YOU! will feel the true meaning of PAIN!!!
I've been a professional jazz club patron for years. It pays much better than being a wrestling fan, but frankly, I would only recommend it as a last resort, unless you're deaf like me.
Genius
Vince wishes that was the case.
He broke kayfabe.
professional golf fan LOL
They say it's Judgement Day 2001, yet I see plenty of RKO signs, and Randy Orton wasn't in the business yet.
This guy stole my idea, I was writing this book long before him. Now no one wants to publish it. He blackmailed me, saying he'd expose me.
That's too bad. I'm sure you can find a support group for that.
hate to be that guy and I doubt anyone else noticed, but RKO (Randy Orton) and 619 (Rey Mysterio) signs in a 2001 WWF Pay Per View? Orton and Rey didn't debut in WWF proper until 2002 and certainly not on a major enough PPV like Judgment Day
Never understood how they sold out every monday and Wednesdays.
What wheres my money then
@RudedoggXX In which case, your reaction has doubled it's punch, and this reply has strengthened the trolling nature of his comments even further.
I wish to congratulate you, thg2814, for opening one of the most lively debates in recent memory. People across the continent are standing at watercoolers, debating the validity of your statements. The state if Minnesota is releasing a collection of special edition "State Mints" in your honor. They're breath freshening, and great conversation pieces.
I KNEW IT!!!
Now, if only they'd do an exposé on so called "ufc fans", or people who "watch American Idol". COME ON! Who do they think they're kidding!?!?
considering that it's a whole bunch of wrestling fans, I would dare say that they may never get the joke.
So....the fact that there are plants in the audience is nothing new. that's why when a "fan" gets hit by a heel, no one gets sued. The whole front row or so is usually plants, but the rest of the arena are normal fans.
@DaveWazzify I'm not saying the crew member stuff happened regularly just once on Smackdown, but on all their taped broadcasts (everything besides Raw, which Bret was on) they add in crowd noises to get bigger pops, more heat, more boos, etc. Same for TNA. You can tell as the fans are noisier than on Raw even though they are sitting down rather than standing or you may see some more empty seats...Didn't know about the TNA thing though...
WWE does use crowd manipulation.
they really do need their own show on comedy central
"I would have to wear a mask for the rest of my life"
I nearly spat out mah drink right then arghh
Did you also spit your tea when 2020 started?
Wait... You guys are getting paid???
I don't care about wrestling and I was unaware that Southerners pronounced it any different than anybody else in the US, but saying we don't say something 'correctly' is incredibly arrogant. People all over the US speak with accents, and few talk like Webster's Dictionary or Encyclopedia Britannica would say we should. I hear folks in Boston say "Paahk the caah" instead of "Park the car" but they don't get criticized in questions like this! No, of course not.
I'm a wrestling fan and I'm sorry everyone, I actually don't exist. This was one of my biggest mistakes, I should've known better, I'm sorry😭😭
This is awesome.
he actually used a kane reference haha thats great i love the onion
"So then what is your next step? well I'm thinking about taking on something new, perhaps becoming a professional golf fan" LOL!!!!
I think a true wrestling fan would go out and buy the WWF wii version. If I'm not mistaken, the ringside edition comes with taser guns, mace and steroids.
Golf fans that appear on the greens get in as much mileage as the caddies and players themselves. The added bonus is that you can get away with laughing at your favorite player's opponents when they hit a ball into a sandtrap or in the pond. You get caught with the giggles in church, you'll go straight to hell.
You got it right man! You took the words right out of my mind. It's a non competative exhibition.
The convenience store diet lol
I'm watching this bed eating chips and drinking soda. :(
srry for blowing up on u its just that wen ppl say stuff they have no idea wat there talking about makes me mad. ik some things are fake but i dont like to use that term Fake. its alright that its planned out only bcuz the fans dont know wats gonna happen and they do it for the fans. some of the stories are cool like the Rey Mysterio vs Eddie with Dominik but the Mr. McMahon killing himself was dumb. ive watched wrestling for over 10 years, its my passion, know just about everything in wrestling
i love the advertisement on top of the channel menu..hahahaha..' making you seem better informed'
Professional golf fan? Those guys are all over 80 and are told it's a gardening event or a nap party. That's why the announcer is so quiet and boring. I think the wrestling announcer and the golf announcer should switch places for a game. Best golf and wrestling match ever.
I meant is there a tv station, Where is the original source, clearly it isn't youtube oriented.
it's funny how a fake news station is making fun something for being fake
“I’m thinking about taking on something new, perhaps becoming a professional golf fan.”
*wheeze* I'm dying 😂
I once dated a woman who took pro wrestling serious. One day I told her I thought it was stupid ... and she never talked to me again! LOL!
@Polyfusia He's trolling, your reaction made it all worthwhile.
At first I thought the title said that a tell-all reveals that WWE is fake (and they would act like this is shocking)
No argument there, glad we cleared that up.
No matter how outrageous the story is, some one will always think it's real. Such comments are testament to the Onion's genius.
I'm 37 and I'm a fan of the sport! Yes I know Pro Wrestling is fake, but I like the entertainment and the athletics the wrestlers show. I've watched Wrestling since 1983, this guy is so full of himself, he's trying to make himself bigger than the Sport.
Good thing he’s still getting work now, saw him as a professional vtuber fan a while ago. Hope he’s getting paid well.
Technically the fans are fake - WWE edits Smackdown and Superstars to have a loud reaction, they even reshot a segment with a replacement "crowd" consisting of crew members wearing shirts and holding signs during a close up...
The Onion has the look and a feel of MSNBC!
This is a brilliant take on satire...because when you get to the depth of it all, it really isn't a satire but instead a reality of the 24/7 cable news networks.
As a pro wrestling fan, I'd be more upset. But seeing as my dinner tonight came from 7-11, I need to conserve my energy to keep my heart beating as necessary.
Is fake fake news real or is real fake news fake? - I'm confused.
That book cover " Faked" is hysterical haha
Someone should've reminded me sarcasm couldn't be read on the Internet.
I was going to write something to respond with, but honestly, I'm tired of dealing with stupid people.
I find it funny that some people don't. But hey, that's just giving more credit to the news style they use.
This is making me upset.... I've been to a handful of WWF House Shows going back to 1989 in the Spectrum & First Union Center, I've been to Monday Night Raw twice in 1998, I've been to Sunday Night Heat in 1998 (remember that show?) & I've been to WrestleMania XV. Not to mention the original ECW at the world famous ECW Arena - neither Todd Gordon, Paul Heyman, nor Vince McMahon Jr. has sent me a check. I remember all the fans cheering and jeering and having a good time
No, because those have complex, interesting plots. Wrestling has 3/4 continuously recycled different plot types punctuated by unrealistic and badly performed fights.
You gotta be kidding! Wrestling fans are fake? Like - the guys who then also jump into the ring?
But why won't wrestlers stop them then?
I wouldn't be surprised if there were some paid hacks planted in the audience to rouse them.
You'll see! The next biggest name in book writing will be Steve Van Ronk, author of "Going Rogue: A Wrestling Fan"!
The fans live in Austrailia.
Australia isn't real
@@goldengod5915 Further proof that the Fans are fake
Lol, funny thing is many of the fans in the audience in WWE are fake. They are paid to fill the seats when the shows are meant for broadcast so it doesn't look bad on camera with empty seats. If it's a house show, non televised they don't do that.
that couldnt have been judgement day 2001 because there is randy orton signs and he didnt debut until 2002, sorry just a wrestling geek
Trombley Creative Media how much did they pay u for that comment?
You'd HAVE to be paid to watch wrestling.
In a backwards twisted way The Onion news is spot on when it comes to current issues and events
That is the point of satire, yes.
correct, but lost has an amazing plot to it full of mysteries and shocks, while with WWE you get body buildres smashing the ground with their palm
@sccoffee Satirical? Surely you must be joking. The Onion is the country's most dependable and trustworthy news resource.
"Perhaps becoming a professional golf fan", does that make golf more or less boring to wrestling?
@TheSeal825 the fans are fake? damn... i've always thought that I was a real human being. and it's a fake sport? well i dont professional wrestling is referred to as being "sport" it's actually SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT. key word being "ENTERTAINMENT"