The Unlimited Challenge <Wrestling Special>

July 2, 2010 10:01 AM

Dance sports competition in 2007

Aerobics competition in 2008

Bobsledding in 2009
Pro wrestling season in 2010!
After viewers voted for wrestling as the new challenge they wished to see on the Unlimited Challenge (Directors: Kim Tae-ho, Kim Joon-hyun, Jo Wook-hyung) in June 2008, it took a year to finally finish shooting the Wrestling Special, which took 10 weeks to prepare. It is the first time that a variety show has prepared a special segment that required 10 weeks of shooting. Therefore, the Wrestling Special in The Unlimited Challenge is a meaningful project for everybody involved in the production.
The launching of WM7, a new wrestling club, by the members of The Unlimited Challenge!
The members of The Unlimited Challenge create their own wrestling club, choosing Park Myung-soo to be the president. The “W” in WM7 stands for wrestling while the “M” stands for Myung-soo. Their commitment to preparing an excellent show in the Wrestling Special led to the creation of their own The Unlimited Challenge Wrestling Federation.
Actor Kim Min-joon, who has a black belt in judo, was a special guest in The Unlimited Challenge, where he taught the members how to fall down without getting hurt during a match. His contribution to the wrestling project was invaluable. In addition, member Roh Hong-cheol recommended Cherry Filter drummer Sohn Star as their wrestling coach due to his vast knowledge about wrestling. Although the other members initially resisted the idea of hiring Sohn Star, they relented and trained under him.
Due to the labor strike that hit the network in the spring of 2010, shooting for the Wresting Special had to be halted but the members took this time to train under personal trainers and wrestling coaches. Many of them sustained bruises and light injuries during their training but it was further proof of their eagerness to see the show go on. With an unwavering spirit, the members undertook a year of wrestling training.
Their mentor and coach Sohn Star was worried that the members would flop badly in the wrestling challenge since most of them were unfit but he was amazed at how they progressively improved their skills and even pulled off difficult maneuvers.
The Wrestling Special will air on July 3, 2010!
With the actual wrestling competition set to be held two months later, the members are continuously practicing what they’ve learned and perfecting the execution of a variety of moves... The burly Jung Joon-ha has power; Yoo Jae-seok is quick and agile; Roh Hong-cheol wins in the showmanship department. Park Myung-soo, the WM7 president, mastered all the dirty tricks, Jeong Hyung-don is surprisingly athletic for a person of his size, and Haha, who joined the show later on, will show how much he has learned in a rather short time.
One of the spectacles in wrestling that pleases the crowd is the flashy costumes worn by the wrestlers. So the members of the Unlimited Challenge designed their own costumes, which will be revealed in the show.
Once the most popular spectator sport in Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, pro wrestling will make a comeback in The Unlimited Challenge as the members revive those memories. Many older viewers will be able to recapture the excitement they felt when they were young fans of wrestling while younger viewers will be introduced to a rather obscure sporting event.
Wrestling requires great teamwork between partners! The members of the Unlimited Challenge take on the professional world of wrestling on July 3^rd at 6:30 PM.