Dixie Carter Encourages Pro Wrestling Community to Save Wrestling in the Olympics

[womenwrestlerfan]

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As part of TNA’s campaign to fight the International Olympic Committee’s decision to drop wrestling from the Olympics in 2020, TNA President Dixie Carter is calling on WWE to act in a statement published on ImpactWrestling.com.

“We need to join together right now. We encourage our own IMPACT WRESTLING community, WWE and wrestling organizations worldwide as well as competitive amateur coaches and athletes to have a unified voice to make sure wrestling will be an Olympic sport in 2020.”

[Mighty Boosh]

But for all we know, it's pro-wrestling that motivated them to drop Amateur wrestling from the Olympics. Pro-wrestling and Sports Entertainment supporting their legit sport brother in this way may just support their decision to drop it.

I understand why they want to support amatuer wrestling and I'm against the drop, but if it's sports entertainment that turned the olympics committee off it, sports entertainment standing up for legit wrestling is hardly going to help.

[Shockage]

Source: WrestlingNewsSource.com


TNA Wrestling issued the following press release on Tuesday urging the pro wrestling world to save wrestling as an Olympic sport. The International Olympics Committee announced that it would be dropping wrestling from the Olympic program in 2020.

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING Raises Voice To Save Olympic Wrestling | #SaveOlympicWrestling

On Tuesday the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced “25 Core Sports” for the 2020 Olympic Games dropping one of the original Olympic sports: wrestling. Wrestling will now have to fight to remain a part of the 2020 games. TNA IMPACT WRESTLING is home to 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle and is dedicated to change this decision.

The IOC stated reasoning for the decision, according to the report, was an analysis of "more than three dozen criteria, including television ratings, ticket sales, anti-doping policy and global participation and popularity.” The IOC has decided to keep recreational sports such as badminton, handball and table tennis in the “25 Core Sports” category and to delete one of the oldest Olympic sport that premiered in the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896.

Kurt Angle is considered the best wrestler of all time to be in both amateur and professional wrestling and is gearing up to fight this decision and organize a battalion of like minds to save this Olympic sport.

“Wrestling is one of the most competitive sports in the world today,” stated TNA Superstar and 1996 Gold Medalist Kurt Angle. “Winning the gold for my country in one of the original Olympic sports was one of the greatest moments in my life.

“The wrestling community is in a state of shock with this decision– we can not sit back and allow this to happen. I will do whatever it takes and work with my company TNA WRESTLING and the competitive wrestling community to determine what we need to do to reverse this decision.”

“The news from the IOC is very disheartening to all of us at TNA as well as the tens of millions around the world who either participate in amateur wrestling or enjoy watching it in its entertainment form,” stated TNA President Dixie Carter. “We need to join together right now. We encourage our own IMPACT WRESTLING community, WWE and wrestling organizations worldwide as well as competitive amateur coaches and athletes to have a unified voice to make sure wrestling will be an Olympic sport in 2020.”

TNA encourages fans to take to social media to let your voices be heard. Speak out using #SaveOlympicWrestling and @Olympics.

[The Indy Junkie]

I had a sudden realization. It may not be pro wrestling as a whole just TNA and Kurt Angle.

[Shockage]

and the Iron Sheik and Bret Hart. The sad reality is nobody will give jack until the WWE makes a campaign. People should just use their common sense and not play follow the leader.

[The Indy Junkie]

I actually have a rational to this

[Goldie79]

I think that the Olympic committe would be more likely to respect the opinion of TNA on their own...as their product is less of a circus than the WWE

The masses probably associtae 'wrestling' with what they may catch on WWE broadcasts and wonder why its even labelled a sport.
As I said the other thread about this... though amateur wrestling is legit... the way pro wrestling is showcased may dissuade many from viewing it as serious sport

[The Indy Junkie]

I think that the Olympic committe would be more likely to respect the opinion of TNA on their own...as their product is less of a circus than the WWE

The masses probably associtae 'wrestling' with what they may catch on WWE broadcasts and wonder why its even labelled a sport.
As I said the other thread about this... though amateur wrestling is legit... the way pro wrestling is showcased may dissuade many from viewing it as serious sport

Ah but you forget my friend what Kurt Angle did. He exclaimed to the world he would try out for the US olympic team. Then After building hype he dropped out sighting injuries, but he still wrestled TNA. And what happened to him after that? Nothing. Now uproars from anywhere about how he insulted the Olympics and the medals he won. No boycotting TNA. No boycotting Angle in general. No TNA disciplinary action. Nothing happened to him in a bad way. No demand he apologize for defiling the Olympics. No claims he made a mockery of Wrestling. No bad chants during shows. Barley any mention that he insulted both Olympics and Amateur wrestling. Any other sport and the guy or girl would have been crucified. But nothing to Kurt. So obvious the sport in the eyes of the IOC is not taken seriously. So in there eyes why should a sport not given serious consideration be allowed to remain? See I told you I could explain this.

[Goldie79]

I take your point there about Kurt.... but doubt that was soley the reason why they will drop wrestling.
Kurt was only one weight class.... this didn't affect the others.... plus he never even made it to the trials.
If Kurt was their top pick for a gold medal having made the team in the first place... I could see why the selectors would get upset.

I for one, never expected Kurt to compete at the 2012 olympics .... in 1996 he was 28 years old and what he did was a great achievement.
In 2012 he was 44 ... years removed from his physical prime and hadn't wrestled legit shoot matches for years (remember when Daniel Puder embarassed him in 2004?).
I'm not sure whether Kurt said this for hype/TNA exposure... or whether he really thought he would be fit enough to go ahead with it.

[The Indy Junkie]

Well if it is for WWE reasons and other pro wrestling reasons they took their time to do it.

[The Indy Junkie]

Source: WrestlingNewsSource.com


TNA Wrestling issued the following press release on Tuesday urging the pro wrestling world to save wrestling as an Olympic sport. The International Olympics Committee announced that it would be dropping wrestling from the Olympic program in 2020.

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING Raises Voice To Save Olympic Wrestling | #SaveOlympicWrestling

On Tuesday the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced “25 Core Sports” for the 2020 Olympic Games dropping one of the original Olympic sports: wrestling. Wrestling will now have to fight to remain a part of the 2020 games. TNA IMPACT WRESTLING is home to 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle and is dedicated to change this decision.

The IOC stated reasoning for the decision, according to the report, was an analysis of "more than three dozen criteria, including television ratings, ticket sales, anti-doping policy and global participation and popularity.” The IOC has decided to keep recreational sports such as badminton, handball and table tennis in the “25 Core Sports” category and to delete one of the oldest Olympic sport that premiered in the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896.

It is this line alone that makes me know the IOC is LYING about their reasons. Badminton and handball yeah because everyone wants to watch those thrilling and competitive sports. Table tennis is big in the Asian area but not all global fame. There are only a handfull of sports that are truly world wide and have been for centuries that being Wrestling and football (soccer for the Americans). They just don't want to say it to make it look like this is a legit decision. I cam from a high school were wrestling was bigger than football (American version). I was a high school wrestler and I know they are BSing massively.

[The Indy Junkie]

Update: via Brian Bower aka former ROH Tag team champion, JAPW Heavyweight, Jr Heavyweight, and Tag Team champion Dixie



From our Jiu-Jitsu community to the wrestling community. Please LIKE and SHARE to help build awareness to SAVE WRESTLING in Olympics 2020!!!!!

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Now another sport is aiding Wrestling

[Shockage]

Source: WrestlingNewsSource.com


International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge has commented today about the criticism over the IOC voting to remove wrestling from the 2020 Olympics. Rogge spoke at a press conference, saying that wrestling will still be part of the 2016 games and that he is looking into ways to re-instate the sport for 2020.

“The vote of yesterday is not an elimination of wrestling from the Olympic games,” Rogge said. “I want to be very clear on that…We agreed we would meet at the first opportunity to have discussions. I should say [international wrestling federation ] FILA reacted well to this disheartening news for them. They vowed to adapt the sport and vowed to fight to be eventually included in the 2020 slot.”

The IOC executive board will meet in May for the next vote regarding the 2020 games; a final vote will be made in September.

[Mighty Boosh]

It is this line alone that makes me know the IOC is LYING about their reasons. Badminton and handball yeah because everyone wants to watch those thrilling and competitive sports. Table tennis is big in the Asian area but not all global fame. There are only a handfull of sports that are truly world wide and have been for centuries that being Wrestling and football (soccer for the Americans). They just don't want to say it to make it look like this is a legit decision. I cam from a high school were wrestling was bigger than football (American version). I was a high school wrestler and I know they are BSing massively.

Personally I think it's because although Wrestling is pretty much everywhere, it's really only America that treat it like a real sport. I'll quote what I put on the other topic before I go further:

Anyway, back on topic, I think I know why they may have removed wrestling and this is just a theory. It's really only the Americans that are into it. Take racing, pretty much every school in the world covers this in PE. Then there's boxing, not covered at school but more or less equally popular around the world. But then you have wrestling, I know here in the UK you can get wrestling lessons however it's not taught at school. I imagine there's a league but and competitions bit like gymnastics, but it's not taught at schools and it's not exactly popular. Meanwhile in America you can learn it in high-school, represent your school in competitions, and it's basically more popular.

That's why I think it's been removed from the olympics. It may have been an original event but these days, the only country still taking the sport seriously as a whole is the U.S so perhaps they see wrestling as a mainly American sport and therefore shouldn't be in the world olympics.

Don't get me wrong I'm against this, like I said other countries have amateur wrestling. My point is amateur wrestling is popular throughout America, most other countries it's not as big. Again look at boxing, Britain and America have different Boxing organisations but UFC aside, Boxing is equally important in each country.

That's my theory anyway. Maybe it's just most people imagine WWE when they think wrestling, but then that excuse is even worse. It's not like anyone tunes into the olympics to see Hulk Hogan slam Andre or something. I mean just watch an amateur match and it's clear that it's a legit sport.

So basically, I think it's possibly because only America as a Whole treats wrestling like a real sport. I mean other countries see it as a legit sport, don't get me wrong, but as far as I know only America teach it in highschool and as such a big deal.

However with that said, competition is a bigger deal in America, with basketball, wrestling and baseball along with Soccer and American football all being taught and competed in at highschool much like football and rugby here. So perhaps the US teaches wrestling at school while other countries don't, is less to do with the sport (hence why they also have basketball and baseball) and more to do with America being pro competition. This wouldn't change the fact that Wrestling, although a sport outside America, is less popular outside America.

But then, I don't think any school in any country teaches Judo, and that's still an olympic sport. So I don't know, my best guess is that the US are seen as the only country giving a dam. But then as you said Indy only Asian country's give a dam about table tennis.

So, I guess in summary, the removal of wrestling is either due to it's connection to Sports Entertainment or the fact that America is really the only country where it's really popular. But no matter what way you look at it, or which excuse, this is a dumb decision.

[Shockage]

Source: Gerweck.net


from BJpenn.com:

Following the news that shook the MMA world about the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s decision to drop wrestling from the Olympic games, UFC President Dana White took little time to voice his thoughts.

“The problem is, nobody wants to watch it,” White said.

White mentioned that he has an understanding for the decision to cut wrestling, from a business standpoint, that it doesn’t draw numbers. White continued on about the problem with wrestling and why mixed martial arts is different.

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[The Indy Junkie]

So UFC doesn't care, well that is gonna hurt the fight

[metfan51]

Why should Dana care? Hell, I bet he's hoping that MMA becomes an Olympic event. Easy way to scout and market new competitors.