Quote Originally Posted by nightflier
So how is this different from a gladiatorial spectacle?
It's not. Neither is Boxing, Martial Arts, Football......

Bottom line....some people just like pain. Tattoos, Body Piercing, people who get into hanging themselves on hooks.

Even worse, people enjoy watching. We can't get enough. Look at every bloody shoot em up games that 95% of parents let their kids play. Look at all the violent TV shows both parents and kids watch. How many people can get killed or blown up in 24 (hours)? How many times in a half hour news program will they show the same casing and blood stain on the ground?

The razor blade to the forehead is probably the oldest blood letting trick and there from the early wrestlers. Look at any old timers forehead.

All I can say is at least these nuts are doing what they enjoy and getting paid something. You don't have to do these types of matches unless you want to.