I too havent watched wrestling in quite a while (a year or so). The "old ladies" you are talking about are prolly The Great Moolah and the other old time wrestler lady that always hangs around with her. They have been getting beat up for years now in the new form of this entertainment. I will never forget when they lifted the old lady to the top rope and slammed her back first FROM the top rope into a table. I thought she was DEAD! This sport has been gradually getting worse for many years but like the rest of the world these days, its all about what brings in money.