Sean Waltman Weighs In On The Six-Sided Ring Debate

UPDATE: Sean “X-Pac” Waltman has now weighed in on the debate of the six-sided ring versus the four-sided one. You can read his tweets on the subject below.

The 6 sided ring might look special, but it's actually way more dangerous. The angle of the ropes in the corners isn't 90 degrees.

— Sean Waltman (@TheRealXPac) June 19, 2014

Making 6 sided ring a bitch to climb the ropes and stand up with the same balance.

— Sean Waltman (@TheRealXPac) June 19, 2014

Dixie get your head out of your ass. 6 sided or 4 sided rings? How about good or bad wrestling show? And get off of TV like your ppl said.

— Sean Waltman (@TheRealXPac) June 19, 2014

ORIGINAL: EC3 and Austin Aries have come out against the six-sided ring making a return in TNA. As previously reported, TNA is holding a vote on ImpactWrestling.com whether to permanently institute the six-sided ring again starting with next week’s Impact tapings in New York. The two TNA wrestlers posted the following on Twitter today opposing it:

This is why democracy doesn't work. You people should not have a voice when it comes to my well-being and safety. #Traditional #4sides

— ec3 (@EthanCarterTNA) June 17, 2014

You want a 6-sided ring once a year? Fine, I can compromise. Call it "Six-Sided-Fest" or something. But wrestling belongs in #4sides.

— ec3 (@EthanCarterTNA) June 17, 2014

So the people who don't wrestle are letting people who don't wrestle decide what I have to wrestle in? Great idea. My body, my vote. #4sides

— Austin Healy Aries (@AustinAries) June 18, 2014

What's wrong with wrestling? Letting people who've never done it, and never put their bodies on the line, run the show. #DoesntWork #4sides

— Austin Healy Aries (@AustinAries) June 18, 2014

Please understand, I DO think the fans voices should be heard, and I'm all for an interactive experience, BUT I'm not sure…

— Austin Healy Aries (@AustinAries) June 18, 2014

…this is the appropriate place for it, nor do I feel the potential risk outweighs the potential benefit for the wrestlers.

— Austin Healy Aries (@AustinAries) June 18, 2014

For those curious, I find #6sides to be far less forgiving on the body and harder to maneuver around, especially on the top rope. #4sides

— Austin Healy Aries (@AustinAries) June 18, 2014

Guess I accomplished stirring up some debate on #4sides or #6sides. We all have opinions, and I shared mine from a different perspective.

— Austin Healy Aries (@AustinAries) June 18, 2014

Please don't misinterpret #6sides as unsafe or dangerous. Decision makers at @IMPACTWRESTLING would never put us in that position. #4sides

— Austin Healy Aries (@AustinAries) June 18, 2014

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