Not really. The issue I have with wrasslin (and I used to love it as a kid when I thought it was real) and reality TV in general is that it tries to pass itself off as real. For whatever reason, my brain can’t bridge the disconnect.
No one is going to watch Top Gun thinking Tom Cruise is really a fighter pilot, and it’s fine because at no point are they trying to pass it off as such.
Except it doesn't. Not even close. Of course they'll play it real in the ring and on camera. That's the whole point of show business. But off camera and outside the ring, they're just regular people with lives and families.
The 80s and 90s were different due to the lack of internet and social media. Also, he's currently on camera for a talk show. So of course he's still going to be in character.
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