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So like, I was curious about why people liked to watch professional wrestling and so decided to read the wikipedia page on it. Like okay, sure, fights can be fun to watch, but like these dudes have wacky costumes and stuff so there has to be more to it.
... and well, I was right.... I went down one hell of a rabbit hole filled with weirdly deep lore and plot twists and just all around wild events from murder to mass cheating on partners to zombie dads coming back from the dead to kick their sons rear in. Which doesn't even begin to touch on how wild this stuff gets... like jeez.
That being said, yup, I get why people enjoy it now.
CrunchWrapFrappuccinoo
SophieClockwise
Pretty much every "reality" show in the U.S. is a scripted soap opera to one degree or another. Some just aren't quite as blatant about it, like the hundreds of interchangeable ones that feature the most generic white people pretending to buy and/or restore houses, or all the ones about gold mining that try so, so, *so* desperately — and almost endearingly — hard to be even remotely interesting.
TwoForSpookin
venom181st
GhostBear3067
I have heard it called "red neck anime"
shmoogeeoogee
Yea. And?
kickmyballsrealhard
I believe if you never got into as a child, it’s really hard to understand or get into as an adult.
AngryRogueMage
They know, that's the point.
TheThirdDay
I didn't get it for years either, lol. But yeah, it's purposely over the top and silly.
Sechran
WWE is just Redneck anime.
Shaows
South Park covered this a couple years ago, or maybe a decade ago, I can't remember.
gtotherizzle
It's homoerotic and only slightly socially acceptable, which makes it super rebellious for questioning young people and deep in the closet old people to enjoy together.
varyael
The fact is, most of the general population is attracted to humans, not genders. Sexual proclivities can insect with what we find entertaining but in general it's just dick waving to me. Even the girls do it (I love the type of woman that could kick my ass spike style). Plenty of dudes watch straight up soaps, they may like the "romance" which is just as bad as entertainment wrestlers
spitslap
DrewThe3DPrinterGuy
EaNasirsExcellentHighGradeCopper
Man, i wish WWE had acting as good as soaps did.
SithElephant
With a steel chair!
themobileappisbroken
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Mrpipboy3000
Wrestling is just red-neck anime ...
TheSongofRiver
I love certain storylines to the point where I rewatch them. I love certain characters, that I will rewatch their promos, storylines and in ring action. But I also enjoy the athleticism in the ring and knowing that most of the time no one gets hurt on purpose.
VernonTWalldrip
It definitely is macho. It’s macho soap opera.
SmellingMistake
HumanFromPlanetEarth
jkwgn
Krashtestdummy
PostalHeathen
It's just plain fun to watch.
BestUsernameICouldThinkOf
It's lowbrow theater where, at any given moment, someone could break their neck.
taksoto
Might be low brow, but it is OH MY GOD FROM THE TOP ROPE
TheThirdDay
Wow, that is super on point haha.
Valkor
if you can at all, go to a local event! they're way more common than you might think and tend to be extremely wholesome fun for the whole family. cheaper than movie tickets. my partner & i are super invested in to one particular storyline and character at our local Company (BANANA!)
NerdyPegger
With luck, you can watch a young up-and-comer grow into the next big thing, like I used to do Kenny Omega around Winnipeg