Some guy’s rant on a wrestling forum
I've always had an odd perspective on the world of professional wrestling. To me professional wrestling is not just "fake." Wrestling has 3 key elements that cause me to have this outlook upon it:
When I watch a grown man jump from a ladder onto another man and they smash through a table it says one thing to me, "Holy shit. That hurt." Wrestling is a unique sport; however, most importantly wrestling is staged. The squared circle is their stage.
Wrestling is also always provided in front of some sort of live crowd, and due to this that makes it impossible to create any one moment. Remember those countless number of times the WWE has attempted to recreate, rehash, or re-do the Montreal Screwjob? Remember the countless times that this failed? Due to being live wrestling is impossible to recreate.
Wrestling is being performed
Moving onto the third element of wrestling there are two things being performed in professional wrestling. We have the actual in-ring work, and we have talking skills. The most complete professional wrestler in the world currently in my mind is John Cena. John Cena can wrestle tremendously well, and he can also talk.
Now, you could be sitting there wondering, "Milkyway! Why the fuck should I give any fucks about your nuisance ass rambling on about 3 elements of wrestling we already fucking know about?" Don't worry. Don't worry! There's a point to all this children!
These 3 elements are also the 3 key elements of theatre! In my perspective wrestling is theatre.
Taking this perspective of wrestling into consideration it is important that there is a need for suspension of disbelief when watching wrestling. Without the suspension of disbelief professional wrestling could be one of the single most boring things to ever be created; however, with the suspension of disbelief professional wrestling is spectacular art.
Without the suspension of disbelief of course we would have never been able to watch Shawn Michaels, Rey Mysterio, Bret Hart, Eddie Guerrero, etc. Instead I'd much rather be capable of watching some of the most entertaining stars this business has ever seen.
In closing, Fuck you Kevin Nash. Fuck you.
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