Jedah Crow
Dull Brilliance
Pro-wrestling or more specifically the WWE (WWF) has always appealed to me because it's an over-the-top spectacle, full of colorful charactes. With storytelling that is simplistic yet can be epic at the same time. It exists in a parallel universe where no matter what problems you may have, it can always be resolved by kicking the other guy's ass inside the ring. It's uncivilized but appeals to our more barbaric urges that we restrain.
Professional wrestling also has a unique appeal in that it's truly interactive. When you're there live you are part of the show. You cheer the heroes, boo the villains and stars react to what the crowd feels. There's no other show anywhere where after the hero stands triumphant you can feel satisfied in that you played small role in his victorious battle or when the hero has been defeated you share his anguish because it just wasn't enough.. this time.
And yes, pro-wrestling is fake . I never understood why it's detractors would think that even matters to us. Yes, pro-wrestlers are actually just actors and stuntmen, yet so is everyone else on tv. But while pro-wrestling may be scripted or pre-determined it is at the same time more real than any other fictional show you'll find on tv.
These guys risk their bodies everytime they go into that ring, in order to entertain the fans. You can learn how to fall so you don't seriously injure yourself but there's no way to fall on your back twenty times a night without it hurting. Accidents happen, a lot and every night these guys end up with cuts, bruises, scrapes at best. Pulled muscles, teared ligaments or broken bones at worst. Yet no matter how banged up they get, if they can still walk and still see, they'll go right back out there to entertain the crowds the very next night.
Professional wrestling also has a unique appeal in that it's truly interactive. When you're there live you are part of the show. You cheer the heroes, boo the villains and stars react to what the crowd feels. There's no other show anywhere where after the hero stands triumphant you can feel satisfied in that you played small role in his victorious battle or when the hero has been defeated you share his anguish because it just wasn't enough.. this time.
And yes, pro-wrestling is fake . I never understood why it's detractors would think that even matters to us. Yes, pro-wrestlers are actually just actors and stuntmen, yet so is everyone else on tv. But while pro-wrestling may be scripted or pre-determined it is at the same time more real than any other fictional show you'll find on tv.
These guys risk their bodies everytime they go into that ring, in order to entertain the fans. You can learn how to fall so you don't seriously injure yourself but there's no way to fall on your back twenty times a night without it hurting. Accidents happen, a lot and every night these guys end up with cuts, bruises, scrapes at best. Pulled muscles, teared ligaments or broken bones at worst. Yet no matter how banged up they get, if they can still walk and still see, they'll go right back out there to entertain the crowds the very next night.
