Wrestling is a contact sport. Thus, the idea that people bleed, break bones and get injured on occasion must be expected and weaved into storylines. Yes, wrestling is in a "PG" age. But, let's also realize that Bambi and Old Yeller get shot at the end of the movie, too. Family-friendly need not also mean almost entirely non-violent. The kids don't need Mick Foley at Hell in a Cell, but every so often if John Cena breaks his nose and bleeds a gusher on Raw, that's the best "don't try this at home" argument ever.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.