tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546665963755719151.post5380404533414349697..comments2023-07-15T07:17:49.535-04:00Comments on Professional Wrestling in U.S. Popular Culture: A Promoter’s DreamSam Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233749268141980625noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546665963755719151.post-37043294283314707702014-10-01T07:06:27.340-04:002014-10-01T07:06:27.340-04:00Fred Blassie is quite the man (just ask him). In a...Fred Blassie is quite the man (just ask him). In all seriousness, he probably embodies pro wrestling more than few others...You can't help but be somewhat attracted to his personality and also think he comes off as an authentic jerk, but in a way that slightly endears you to him nonetheless. And then you dislike yourself a tad for liking him. What I like about Fred is that he makes his heel-ness seem natural, even as it's outlandish and over the top. Sam Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233749268141980625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546665963755719151.post-74822277652207294432014-09-29T16:51:34.050-04:002014-09-29T16:51:34.050-04:00Blassie is a great example of character developmen...Blassie is a great example of character development and blurring the line between character and the person himself. In part this he is a product of his time, where acknowledging a distinction would be career suicide. That said, his promos during his wrestling days appeared very natural, not unlike the braggart at the end of the bar. It's little surprise he could get over. Timothy S. Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05759704121030358820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546665963755719151.post-41474918342998247972014-09-29T01:51:36.329-04:002014-09-29T01:51:36.329-04:00Blassie's reputation as a biter was hilarious ...Blassie's reputation as a biter was hilarious to me. He seems on par with the Sheikh as far as stretching the limits of the audience's suspension of disbelief. Here's this fellow flagrantly flouting the rules, even blatantly filing his teeth because he is planning on biting more people, it's a part of his strategy, and no one ever questions why he keeps getting invited back to wrestle. No wonder he drew so much heat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201061972050852563noreply@blogger.com