One of the first things we have to deal with as wrestling fans is the stigma. To be fair, you can't really argue with the common public perception of WWE as something 'dumb' and 'for kids'. That's not something we can blame the mass public for, it isn't that they're ignorant, it's just that WWE has broadcast so many trashy and kid orientated things over the years. The perception sticks, which means the mass public don't get chance to see the quality things that interest us as mature and serious fans. Things like the elite athleticism and story telling of a Daniel Bryan match go unnoticed, meanwhile something like the silliness of a Los Matadores character makes the average channel flicker form an instant opinion of the WWE as ridiculous. We have to deal with getting pooled in with the connotations of WWE as being childish stupidity. As wrestling fans we are looked down on. Even the TV Networks look down on us as the poor and unwashed, hence the reason why WWE TV Right fees remain shockingly low despite the 4 million weekly American viewers they pull. Honestly, the WWE really isn't that bad, it's a shame that the public think we are so dumb, but then I kind of think 52 million people following Justin Bieber on Twitter is also a slightly bonkers interest. For whatever reason the public and mainstream media just don't understand us.
