After the realization that a great man and genius such as Donald Trump once participated in pro wrestling (for branding and fun), it got me wondering why people enjoy it.
Loved it as a kid but grew out of it by age 10.
But I understand its appeal from a sociological standpoint:
1) men love drama as much as women as long as it's peppered with violence (even when that violence is fake). Pro wrestling is all about fake drama queens doing theatre
2) it's an escape from the boring real world and the world's problems. There is a part of all us that never grows up, and for some, this means watching wrestling throughout life.
3) pro wrestling is the closest we get to real life superheroes so we voluntarily play along with the facade that people are actually getting their asses kicked in the ring
4) most males want to be Chads - big, strong, tall, muscular. The wrestlers have the physicality that boys and men aspire to so they watch them. The unspoken assumption is that they have huge cocks, too
5) it's live theatre that encourages crowd participation - a form of entertainment that resides between professional sports and broadway. What red blooded male doesn't want to let loose and channel his pent up energy into some kind of cause, like supporting your fav wrestler against the other scoundrels
Now you know. Do not look down on fans of pro wrestling. They are us.
Loved it as a kid but grew out of it by age 10.
But I understand its appeal from a sociological standpoint:
1) men love drama as much as women as long as it's peppered with violence (even when that violence is fake). Pro wrestling is all about fake drama queens doing theatre
2) it's an escape from the boring real world and the world's problems. There is a part of all us that never grows up, and for some, this means watching wrestling throughout life.
3) pro wrestling is the closest we get to real life superheroes so we voluntarily play along with the facade that people are actually getting their asses kicked in the ring
4) most males want to be Chads - big, strong, tall, muscular. The wrestlers have the physicality that boys and men aspire to so they watch them. The unspoken assumption is that they have huge cocks, too
5) it's live theatre that encourages crowd participation - a form of entertainment that resides between professional sports and broadway. What red blooded male doesn't want to let loose and channel his pent up energy into some kind of cause, like supporting your fav wrestler against the other scoundrels
Now you know. Do not look down on fans of pro wrestling. They are us.
