I would have been a much better wrestler in my junior high school gym class if they allowed and counted the kind of dramatics you see on TV wrestling. I was a 98 pound weakling, but acting… that I could do. I did manage to pin a guy, but that was only because (he claimed) I cut off his airflow. Whatever works.
My friend Kat is a competitor in Second Life Championship Wrestling, or SLCW for short. Here she is taking down a guy twice her size. They fight twice a week (noon SLT on Wednesdays and Sundays). I finally made it to a match this weekend. Considering that I don’t even like wrestling in RL, I was very entertained.
Aaaannd he’s done for. I hope he wasn’t planning on fathering any children. I didn’t even know who the first couple of competitors were, but in short order I found myself getting into the spirit of things, yelling “Bite him! Kill him! Ruin his credit score!” The dramatics and the characters encourage that kind of response.
I don’t care if he’s an avatar or not… that’s gotta hurt.When you think about it, SLCW wrestling is no less real than RL wrestling. It’s a show, they know it, and they gave me an hour of fun. You can’t ask for more than that. Despite the occasional technical difficulties (one guy missed pinning the champion in the final seconds of their match, ow!) I really enjoyed myself. My inner thespian is even thinking about applying to be a competitor myself. The Masked Blogger? Captain Thong? The Bald Brawler? Hmmm….
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Davey%20Jones%20Locker/34/68/23
Oooh, that leopard lady looks vicious. hate to run into her in a dark alley!
I heard she’s a real pussycat outside of the ring though. Could be just a vicious rumor for all I know.
You should definitely go for it Garth. You’d be great!
If you’re no careful she’ll whack you over th head with a chair.
The leopard skin still gives me the willies, though.