For as long as I have been a fan of professional wrestling I have been asked the same question over and over and over again, and that question is, "why do you watch wrestling? You know it's fake right? Wrestling is entertainment at it's very best. It contains all aspects of almost every other entertainment medium. Action, drama, humor, infidelity, love stories, betrayal, overcoming adversity, facing tough obstacles, pain, both mental and physical, joy, happiness, and family issues are just some of the aspects of pro wrestling that make it entertaining.
To anyone who says the WWE is "fake", my response has always been, what shows do you watch that are "real"? Are they real? Are they entertaining? For some reason, some people in the 70's and 80's still thought wrestling was real. Likewise, we know how to hit each other and crash to the mat as safely as possible but things can still go wrong.
Even when things go right, studies reveal the physical consequences of a match to be comparable to being in a small car accident. Because pro wrestling is a century-old artform deftly fusing ancient performance techniques with modern pop-culture sensibilities, capturing an audience with drama, intrigue, comedy and violence, bundling the whole thing together in a sporting context. As a wrestler, I'm able unleash elements of myself that would have me arrested should I cut loose in a similar way on public transport.
For the audience, wrestling plays out all manner of cathartic fantasies that would see you sitting in a cell next to me were you to indulge them. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work.
It's not just people belting each other over the head with folding chairs. Women wrestlers make waves on the world stage. More on:. Top Stories Queen sprains back, won't attend Remembrance Sunday event.
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Residents warned to stay indoors as factory fire causes explosions, toxic smoke. I recently fell in love with it again about five years back and I am doing what I can to make up for lost time. Austin 4 LIFE. The difference with storytelling in wrestling is the showmanship, the athleticism, the spectacle. You can switch on a wrestling show and see every kind of person represented, every kind of person telling a story you can immediately understand, pick a side and cheer for.
The difference is the variety of emotions you can feel and styles you can watch on TV or live with thousands of screaming fans, like at WrestleMania. Fans are always finding it or rekindling past love for wrestling. Plus anything can happen. WWE, when I was a kid, women were valets. Subscribe Manage my subscription Activate my subscription Log in Log out. Regions Tampa St. Letters to the Editor Submit a Letter. Investigations Narratives Pulitzer Winners. Connect with us.
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