Greetings and Salutations, BROTHER!!
One of my greatest, and longest lasting loves, is professional wrestling. I can't get enough of it. I never seem to outgrow it. It remains one of my great passions.
The question is, why?
I am a 41 year old man. WHy do I keep watching it? I mean, these guys are not really fighting.
These guys don't really hate each other.
I DO know pro wrestling is "fake" right?
Scripted?
Choreographed?
Planned out?
Predetermined?
Well, YES!! However, if I gave it up for the reasons given above, then by necessity, I'd have to give up watching movies, cartoons, reality tv, etc, as those are also all predetermined, choreographed, scripted, and "fake".
Pro wrestling is not a sport, and it doesn't claim to be. It is sports "entertainment". It is not a competition. It's goal is to entertain. There are story lines and plot twists along the way. It is similar to the Walking Dead, or Lost, or any other tv show, in that it is about the characters more then anything.
As a child, it was my escape. It defined right and wrong, good and bad, and gave me a sense of being. It was an occasion for fellowship, as many were the times when I would have friends over to watch a pay per view. And it gave us hours of discussions as to who was better then who, and why.
Years later, I even got to be a part of pro wrestling, becoming a good guy manager named Handsome Johnny Angel, and a bad guy manager named Johnny BigTime.
I know people look down on this art form, and on those of us who love it. They shake their heads and wonder why.
Well, whats the point in trying to explain?
After all, as magician and mentalist Joseph Dunninger once said (and pro wrestler Jeff Jarrett in the video below) "For those who believe, no explanation is needed. for those who DON'T believe, no explanation will do."
If you guys want to learn a little bit of the "why" that attracts us fans to pro wrestling, check out the video below. It is a very light hearted and fun documentary on pro wrestling's history and modern appeal.
EXCELSIOR....... and God Bless.
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