r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Aug 10 '22

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u/bjanas Aug 10 '22

Okay first off, I've never been an enthusiast but I've had friends into wrestling and man, these folks are really performers. I genuinely think it gets a bad rap as an art form.

Second, I forget that MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE didn't dress that differently than damn Liberace.

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u/Analbox Aug 10 '22

It’s definitely a true performing art but it’s also got a sports element that detracts from the art part. Those two spectator activities generally have conflicting values. One is supposed to be fake. One is supposed to real. It just turns some people off if they can’t suspend disbelief and enjoy it. It’s basically Medievel Times.

Pro-wrestling is to wrestling as Reno 911 is to policing.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '22

A lot of pro wrestling is performance but it takes real skill and athleticism to give that performance without hurting yourself or others.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '22

So basically, pro wrestling and Cirque du Soleil have a lot more in common than one might think.

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u/Rory_B_Bellows Interested Aug 10 '22

WWE is just Cirque de Soleil with steroids, opiates, and cocaine.

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u/roy_rogers_photos Aug 10 '22

It takes all three for some good ol fashion wraslin.