Very annoying recent trend in wrestling (Millenials at it again)

[DF 181]

Been noticing every so often the loser of the finals match at a major tourney (eg, state finals) will self-congratulate himself after the final whistle (clap to himself, raise his arms to point to his supporters in the crowd).

 

This is not only unsportsmanlike behavior but it also takes away from the real winner of the match.  You might be proud of yourself for wrestling a good match despite losing but it's unbecoming to act and make gestures like you "won".

 

Furthermore this is a recent trend.  Most likely due to the millennial generation of "everybody's a winner/"everybody gets a trophy" where losing is a foreign concept.

[spladle 179]

I have never seen such a thing. You must be imagining this.

[1032004 802]

Most don’t consider people currently in HS to be Millennials

Edited April 4, 2018 by 1032004

[Ogalthorpe Haywood 313]

Fake News

[StallWarning 156]

Been noticing every so often the loser of the finals match at a major tourney (eg, state finals) will self-congratulate himself after the final whistle (clap to himself, raise his arms to point to his supporters in the crowd).

 

This is not only unsportsmanlike behavior but it also takes away from the real winner of the match.  You might be proud of yourself for wrestling a good match despite losing but it's unbecoming to act and make gestures like you "won".

 

Furthermore this is a recent trend.  Most likely due to the millennial generation of "everybody's a winner/"everybody gets a trophy" where losing is a foreign concept.

 

Everybody blames Millennials for the participation trophy thing, but the reality is that Baby Boomer's are the ones who invented it and gave their kids the participation trophies and now all they can do is criticize the generation for something their generation invented.  If you ask Millennials they'll likely tell you they never wanted participation trophies to begin with.

 

Millennials get criticism and hate that is undeserved, and the anger over things like participation trophies is directed at the wrong generation.  

[iGranby 175]

Yes, you do know that current HS kids (and really the last few years) aren't "millennials", right?

 

And also, the everyone gets a trophy trend started when millenials were pretty young. So, it was kind of fostered by their parents/ Gen Xers. 

 

With that being said - I saw this happen one time, and I had a similar reaction to you. With that being said, havent seen or heard of it since. 

Edited April 4, 2018 by iGranby

[stonerd7 53]

https://twitter.com/nickbennett63/status/970445171610529793

[stonerd7 53]

[spladle 179]

You are a snowflake if that truly bothers you.

[iGranby 175]

 

This is the exact one that I saw, lol. Havent seen any others. 

[steamboat_charlie 727]

Shouldn't a true anti-hero always celebrate in defeat?  Isn't it the ultimate form of stolen valor?

 

On a different but somewhat related note--we need to lay down the law related to hugging your opponent after a match.  There was nothing more annoying than going in for the post-match handshake and realizing your opponent is trying to come in for a full hug... (a) nobody in the crowd with a brain is impressed by your "compassion," and (b) if you're the guy that's initiating the hug, there's a 99% chance the other wrestler involved is not interested in reciprocating.  I propose a minimum of 3 overtime periods must be involved before it becomes even remotely acceptable.  And save it for the post-season... nobody should be hugging after matches at a round-robin in November.  

[cornercoach 448]

.... I enjoyed Tipper and Al Gore pointing to the crowd, as if recognizing some individual, and giving the thumbs up sign- and

you had to know it was "fake thumbs upping" .......

[1032004 802]

I don't really see a problem with it.  That kid's tweet is actually kinda funny.    Taking 2nd isn't really comparable to the whole "everyone gets a trophy" thing.   The Olympics has been rewarding 2nd place since 1896.   I think it's more teaching them that they're not going to always win everything.

[BigTenFanboy 1,710]

The kid who won is like... uh.. you just lost!

[Plasmodium 1,566]

This is the exact one that I saw, lol. Havent seen any others.

The runner-up is the one holding up the two fingers? 😀

[iGranby 175]

The runner-up is the one holding up the two fingers?

 

Correct

[headache 124]

It all started with the hand slaps after missed freethrows. This country is going down the toilet.

[spladle 179]

The country may or may not be going down the toilet and it has nothing to do with the kid still being happy he got that far.

[StallWarning 156]

Are there any more examples of this or is there just this one example?

[spladle 179]

N=1, meaning it is not a trend.

[Jaroslav Hasek 1,864]

very serious and important post. definitely worth sincere reflection from all of us. thank you for starting this conversation, DF. 

[potentiallydangerous 191]

We live in a country in which losers in elections are given cabinet posts by winners which are used to extort billions through influence peddling, followed by the losers losing again despite millions of illegal and fraudulent votes which lead the repeat losers to write books blaming everyone, so what do you expect?

 

Disclaimer: Any resemblance to living persons is a coincidence.

[potentiallydangerous 191]

It all began when people started referring to funerals as "life celebrations."

[spladle 179]

It's going to be a long off season.

[RichB 189]

Plenty of guys born oct 1, 1999 - Dec 31 1999, wrestled this season without having been held back. Millennials born Jan1, 1982 thru Dec 31 1999. Millenials, born in the 20th century and became of age (to me turned 18) in the 21st