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A day doesn't go by when I don't see a line like this on youtube...

“Wrestling is fake and gay.” Of course I've cleaned up the grammatical errors that most trolls put in wrestling videos, but they put up a valid argument...kind of. Why should you watch something that's fixed? If football was fixed, people would be in uproar... If cricket was fixed... you get the idea, so why is it wrestling is so universally loved and loathed? Because it's more than just being “fixed” it tells a story.

A story about life and death, good and evil, the invincible force versus the immovable object. Wrestling is essentially the storytelling of the universe, the big bang and everything that goes in the world. Why? Because it has emotions. Emotions are the very essence of a human being, and in wrestling it is showed to full effect. Take the classic match between Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels. Despite it being well known that Flair would be “retiring” it didn't stop fans from chanting his name to try and win the match, or to stop HBK fans from chanting HBK, or to hear WOOOOOOOOO chants every 5 seconds. Not to mention the heart-wrenching moment when Shawn says “Sorry, I love you”. I question any wrestling fan to not feel some sort of emotion when they saw that the first time.

On top of this, when a wrestler wins their first BIG title, it shows the viewer how much blood sweat and tears it took them to get to the top of the mountain, to be seen as the future of the industry. The Miz is the perfect example. He is the absolutely perfect example to explain the number 42, he fought from the very beginning, in small independent shows, to tough enough, to the developmentals, to teaming with Nitro/Morrison, to winning tag belts, to winning the US title, to win money in the bank, to finally winning the World title. Despite being pushed back from time to time, he has showcased that you do not give up. He is the PERFECT role model for kids despite his heel persona, that if you want to succeed in something, never give up...

“Never give up, never surrender.” - Galaxy Quest


Now the same can be said with video games, and i'll discuss that in the next blog.