[bigbaldjim]

my 12 year old stepson is driving me mad by sayin that that ray mesterio (i think thats right) could kick the ass of any mma even the great bas himself aaaargghhh no mater how i point out that they are not really hitting each other and if you were really gona hide a chair under the ring hit some one with you'd hide a bloody hard big wooden one not one made from baco foil . please dont think that i'm childish and just want to win said arguement (well maybe a little) but i really hate the way these guys act yes i do mean act i expect these guys in real life would not gang up 3 on to kick the crap out of 1 poor sod .i just hate the way he idolises these morons they are bad role models for him with none of the respect and honour you see in mma i know gary smiler turner and a few cage rage stars and my boy has met them . so can any one tell me has any actor wrestler ever made it in mma and how can i get across the crap he watches is not real please guys if any one has a good point i'm gona show the lad so watch the f's and c's please thanks

[D_LOC]

Daniel Puder is the first that comes to mind. Also Brock Lesner is suppose to be making his MMA debut soon. These are just guys from the U.S.A side. I'm pretty sure that a few fighters in PRIDE have fought in pro wrestling.

Note: This response is purely based off the thread title, as I can't make sense of the post.

[bigbaldjim]

sorry mate i do tend to ramble a bit . what i mean is how can i put the lad off of crap wrestling and on to mma and if these morons are so tough how come none of them have done well in mma

[Cojofl]

Sakuraba

[DCsharkz]

Duuude, Rey Mysterio is like 5'4 160lbs, I'm pretty sure he'd get his ass handed to him..He can't do flips off the cage and stuff.

[XTrainer]

I heard the the lines between pro-wrestling and MMA in Japan are somewhat blurred. Guys like Sakuraba have made a spectacular transition.

[D_LOC]

Originally Posted by bigbaldjim

sorry mate i do tend to ramble a bit . what i mean is how can i put the lad off of crap wrestling and on to mma and if these morons are so tough how come none of them have done well in mma

Why?

If he starts roller blading are you going to tell him that he should be skate boarding? Your not going to be able to change a 12 year olds mind about this, just show him both and let him draw his on conclusions.

Pro wrestlers aren't MMA fighters, thats why they havent done well in the sport.

[jakesteele]

Sakuraba from Japan was a pro wrestler over there but now that he's doing it for real he doesn't hit people with chairs, just his patented "Mongolian Chop".

[TheOne]

Tony Halme (known as Ludwig Borga in WWE) fought once in UFC. He had tough luck in facing another new competitor called Randy Couture.

[bigbaldjim]

its not the roller blade skate board thing mate , its just most of the really nice people i know are bang into their mma , i'd just like the boy to follow the respectfull 'houourable way of a mix martial artist than watch these guys bad mouthing hitting with chairs and generally being everything you'd rather your kid not be i do know i cant make the lad do anything he dont wanna do . so i was hoping some of you guys out had had this problem before a younger brother or a son and said this or showed him this and it had worked for you sorta thing or even dont do this or say this he will drag his heels and it will make him worse