bnwtwg Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Because she is done with these amateur games and ready for professional wrestling https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/37316360/olympic-wrestling-champion-tamyra-mensah-stock-signs-wwe i am an idiot on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 TMS did. She's going into the entertainment industry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 She's much too nice to be a part of that entertainment. I predict she won't last too long. mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 17 minutes ago, mspart said: She's much too nice to be a part of that entertainment. I predict she won't last too long. mspart I think she'd make a good action movie star but it sounds like she wants to go out and "compete" without having to worry about cutting weight. Either way, she has a lot of options available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of the Quakers Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Good for TMS. She has enough size and boatloads of personality for pro wrestling. But, as we've seen with Gable, the transition from "real" sports to pro wrestling is not so easy or obvious. Best of luck to TMS. She is a credit to our sport and country. 3 Dan McDonald, Penn '93 danmc167@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 This ^ mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripnsweep Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 I think she makes a comeback in 2024 to win another Olympic gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Gable is doing it. Why not? mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyhoyle Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 9 hours ago, CHROMEBIRD said: I think she'd make a good action movie star but it sounds like she wants to go out and "compete" without having to worry about cutting weight. Either way, she has a lot of options available. Does she act? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parrish Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 I don’t see her lasting over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jross Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 22 hours ago, CHROMEBIRD said: I think she'd make a good action movie star but it sounds like she wants to go out and "compete" without having to worry about cutting weight. Either way, she has a lot of options available. She would win at the next higher weight in WFS -- no need to cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parrish Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 1 hour ago, jross said: She would win at the next higher weight in WFS -- no need to cut. She could have gone to 76s and cleaned house. I think she was tired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 It is tough to keep this going for so long. Only good wishes for TMS. mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgaveMaria Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 WWE is not wrestling. It is 'rassl'n' and is for whores of the sport. Yes, some very good wrestlers go that route but it is a sad thing to see. 1 ” Never attribute to inspiration that which can be adequately explained by delusion”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1032004 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhs67 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 1 hour ago, 1032004 said: I expected to read the comments and see a lot of political trash. I didn't. It is mostly folks either complaining about WWE being fake or questioning Tyra Mae Steele as her name. "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1032004 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 9 minutes ago, nhs67 said: I expected to read the comments and see a lot of political trash. I didn't. It is mostly folks either complaining about WWE being fake or questioning Tyra Mae Steele as her name. Ha. Yeah I think the name is fine, at least it keeps her initials. Unlike Steveson, I think she could be successful in the WWE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of the Quakers Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 G'Angelo Hancock (aka Tavion Heights) has had a couple very impressive matches on NXT on TV. Dan McDonald, Penn '93 danmc167@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1032004 Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 She “lost” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1032004 Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 (edited) 12 hours ago, Voice of the Quakers said: G'Angelo Hancock (aka Tavion Heights) has had a couple very impressive matches on NXT on TV. Didn’t realize that. Apparently he just “beat” Bobby Steveson (aka Damon Kemp) and now they’re on the same tag team or something Edited July 6 by 1032004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Good for her, I guess. Still makes me sad. I have no idea why 'wrestling is a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunaticfringe Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 13 hours ago, Bulldog said: Good for her, I guess. Still makes me sad. I have no idea why 'wrestling is a thing. Imagine going to your day job and being told, if you are the top person in the world you get 500k this year, if you are 2nd in the world you get 250k this year and if you are 3rd you get 100k. If you are 4th or worse you get enough pay to live in an apartment or rent a room and eat ok. That’s essentially what being an international wrestler is. In this game she has way less pressure, just to perform. She gets paid the same whether she wins or loses. Not really any different than being a figure skater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyhoyle Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 (edited) On 7/5/2024 at 3:57 AM, nhs67 said: I expected to read the comments and see a lot of political trash. I didn't. It is mostly folks either complaining about WWE being fake or questioning Tyra Mae Steele as her name. It's a legitimate question...Why would they rebrand her when she won the Olympics and got TONS of good press from that? 22 minutes ago, Lunaticfringe said: Imagine going to your day job and being told, if you are the top person in the world you get 500k this year, if you are 2nd in the world you get 250k this year and if you are 3rd you get 100k. If you are 4th or worse you get enough pay to live in an apartment or rent a room and eat ok. That’s essentially what being an international wrestler is. In this game she has way less pressure, just to perform. She gets paid the same whether she wins or loses. Not really any different than being a figure skater The best in the sport do pretty well in the long term. I bet Gable Steveson would have been better off financially if he had stuck with wrestling. We'll see what happens in his career vs JB, Taylor, Dake, Snyder. Obviously, TMS has less earning potential than they do, but I doubt she has that much in WWE either (based on how they have treated her and that clip). WWE is not about actual wrestling skills at all, and it never has been. WWE stars come from being roided up and playing on whatever the zeitgeist is. Women's amateur wrestling is growing, and TMS could be a leader in that-there is much more space for growth there than there is in WWE. Edited July 7 by billyhoyle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunaticfringe Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 18 hours ago, billyhoyle said: It's a legitimate question...Why would they rebrand her when she won the Olympics and got TONS of good press from that? The best in the sport do pretty well in the long term. I bet Gable Steveson would have been better off financially if he had stuck with wrestling. We'll see what happens in his career vs JB, Taylor, Dake, Snyder. Obviously, TMS has less earning potential than they do, but I doubt she has that much in WWE either (based on how they have treated her and that clip). WWE is not about actual wrestling skills at all, and it never has been. WWE stars come from being roided up and playing on whatever the zeitgeist is. Women's amateur wrestling is growing, and TMS could be a leader in that-there is much more space for growth there than there is in WWE. She can always be Pro amateur wrestling, Kurt Angle and Chas Betts still are. She has a lot better chance to make $1 million or more the next few years in fake wrestling than real wrestling. She’s aging into her 30s now, not everyone eats, breathes and thinks about wrestling all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1032004 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 19 hours ago, billyhoyle said: It's a legitimate question...Why would they rebrand her when she won the Olympics and got TONS of good press from that? The best in the sport do pretty well in the long term. I bet Gable Steveson would have been better off financially if he had stuck with wrestling. We'll see what happens in his career vs JB, Taylor, Dake, Snyder. Obviously, TMS has less earning potential than they do, but I doubt she has that much in WWE either (based on how they have treated her and that clip). WWE is not about actual wrestling skills at all, and it never has been. WWE stars come from being roided up and playing on whatever the zeitgeist is. Women's amateur wrestling is growing, and TMS could be a leader in that-there is much more space for growth there than there is in WWE. I believe the WWE still markets “Chad Gable” as an Olympian despite changing his name. It seems the only people that don’t have their name changed are ones that already have names that sound like stage names. Looks like there may also be something about the WWE being able to trademark the fake names but if that was a significant impact I don’t see why they wouldn’t just change everyone’s names. What makes you say she doesn’t have much earning potential? I saw mostly positive feedback from her performance, especially when you compare to Gable. We also know she has a good personality and charisma, so combined with her athleticism I would expect her to do just fine in the WWE (and “just fine in the WWE” would translate to “far more earning potential than in wrestling”) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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