There are so many wrestling stories that are coming out with more podcasts and interviews than ever before and it’s easy to become swamped in the information overload.
Because of this, it’s easy to become cynical, frustrated, or simply not care about the matches or storylines we see on shows and at live events.
In some ways, knowing the magic behind the tricks often take away from the act that’s being performed as we’ll spend more time and energy in pointing out the flaws and how something works instead of enjoying ourselves.
I promise all wrestling fans, if you stop investing in this “behind the scenes” rumor-mill horseshit, you’ll enjoy Pro Wrestling soooo much more. Imagine giving this much attention to “behind the scenes shit” with movies and other TV shows? Why?? Sooo stupid. https://t.co/rhvYEh18iq
— Hurricane Helms (@ShaneHelmsCom) November 7, 2021
Is there too much exposure?
This is really more of a rhetorical question. There’s no doubt we’re over exposed as the market’s saturated by the WWE.
While there are other companies, the WWE is the Disney of professional wrestling and they’re everywhere on social media.
This proved double edged as it’s made the market ripe for other companies but it’s also made it difficult to make a dent. This hasn’t deterred them from trying, and everyone, including the Indies, has grown to a certain degree.
One thing they all have in common is they don’t put every thing possible on social media as they’ll share various insights and news, but they don’t put everything out there.
A line to walk
If anything, it looks like there’s a line to walk for the companies, and while it’s understandable for them to say we don’t have to watch or listen to everything that comes out, it’s hard not to.
Some of us are that passionate about the sport that we want to know everything we can, and that often comes with a huge downside we never see coming.
There’s an old saying about being careful when meeting our heroes, and it makes perfect sense.
We expect the movie stars, musicians, and sports to be the way they are in interviews and at public appearances.
Learning they’re into drugs, abusive, or are generally flawed human beings instead of the flawless characters we see on our television screens.
It’s a perception vs. reality type of thing that is often the hardest to get over. Wrestlers have always elicited emotions from the ultimate joy to rage.
How much of those emotions are altered by what we see or read behind the scenes compared to if we only watched them in the ring?
Do you think we’d all enjoy wrestling more if we avoided the extra content being put out, or does it add to the experience? Let us know in the comments below.
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