I stopped in a small town one Sunday night. I needed a break and thought I’d have a nice meal. The place was crowded and they were all watching “wrestling” and cheering wildly. As soon as the show was over they all left.
Pro Wrestling may be "mere"entertainment, but they must be some of the most fit and flexible athletes ever to perform. I am with Wirepunchr, I would never get in the ring with any of them.
Professional Wrestling is exactly like politics. Carefully scripted, meticulously rehearsed, outcomes ordained, and over-the-top-personalities. But there is one difference; the result of a wrestling match does not entail life or death to either the participants nor the audience.
After all the sound and fury of a Pro-Wrestling match, there is little change in your life. However, political kabuki, unfortunately, has real-world implications.
Pro wrestling is a microcosm of real life. You have the “good guy” who obeys the rules and tries to do what’s right, versus the “bad guy” who breaks any and all rules in order to get ahead. Politics is nothing but “bad guys”.
When Jesse Ventura ran for governor of Minnesota the general consensus was he was leaving a business full of corruption, turncoats and phonies for ….. Figured it was a natural fit.
dadthedawg Premium Member over 4 years ago
I’m wrestling with a real cool politically correct ring name…..
eastern.woods.metal over 4 years ago
I stopped in a small town one Sunday night. I needed a break and thought I’d have a nice meal. The place was crowded and they were all watching “wrestling” and cheering wildly. As soon as the show was over they all left.
rshive over 4 years ago
And the politicians are slightly better-dressed.
tripwire45 over 4 years ago
Good one.
littlejohn Premium Member over 4 years ago
I do believe that Pro Wrestling has referees. I have yet to see referees in politics. All you can do is change the “players” at voting time.
wirepunchr over 4 years ago
I consider wrestling as staged entertainment. Saying that I still wouldn’t get in the ring. I’m not that physically fit. (Or stupid.)
BiathlonNut over 4 years ago
Pro Wrestling may be "mere"entertainment, but they must be some of the most fit and flexible athletes ever to perform. I am with Wirepunchr, I would never get in the ring with any of them.
Bookworm over 4 years ago
Professional Wrestling is exactly like politics. Carefully scripted, meticulously rehearsed, outcomes ordained, and over-the-top-personalities. But there is one difference; the result of a wrestling match does not entail life or death to either the participants nor the audience.
Linguist over 4 years ago
I’ve begun to believe that like Pro Wrestling, politics is fixed and the outcomes are predetermined.
KEA over 4 years ago
Pro Wrestling: the great grandparent of “Reality TV”
jmcenanly over 4 years ago
After all the sound and fury of a Pro-Wrestling match, there is little change in your life. However, political kabuki, unfortunately, has real-world implications.
Numbnumb over 4 years ago
That is because that was all there was in that small town.
Charlie Fogwhistle over 4 years ago
The outcomes may be pre-established, but the athleticism is real. And the injuries.
dsjwriter over 4 years ago
Of course it’s real. It’s as real as any production of “The Nutcracker”, and it’s just as choreographed.
wlbr549 over 4 years ago
Pro wrestling is a microcosm of real life. You have the “good guy” who obeys the rules and tries to do what’s right, versus the “bad guy” who breaks any and all rules in order to get ahead. Politics is nothing but “bad guys”.
dimndno over 4 years ago
When Jesse Ventura ran for governor of Minnesota the general consensus was he was leaving a business full of corruption, turncoats and phonies for ….. Figured it was a natural fit.