10 Signs You're A Pro Wrestling Mark

4. Wearing Wrestling Merchandise Out In Public

When you're younger, it's hard to buy WWE merchandise since... well, you don't have much money as a kid. You have to live off your parents and unless they're as big of wrestling fans as you are, chances are they won't dish out the cash to buy as much merch as you'd like. Once you get older and you have your own money to spend, it's like a wrestling wonderland. You spend countless hours on WWEShop.com looking for what fits you and especially what's on sale. It doesn't matter your gender, shopping for merch is something we wrestling fans all have in common. I mean, how you go to a live Raw show and not buy any memorabilia or merchandise? That's a crime in and of itself. If you're parents don't want to buy you a shirt for your favorite wrestler, tell them that it'll commemorate the experience of your first wrestling show and they'll more than likely make the purchase. Once you put the shirt on (or whatever the item may be), you feel just like your favorite wrestler. Buying a WWE shirt is one thing, but wearing it out in public is entirely different. Do you honestly think you'll get "bullied" or mocked by someone for wearing a WWE shirt in 2014? I'm not saying it's impossible, but even though watching wrestling isn't the "cool" thing to do nowadays, people still understand its appeal and respect the fact you're wearing the shirt in public for the world to see. That takes real guts. You're more than willing to wear WWE shirts when you're younger, but once you enter than awkward age of puberty, you may feel embarrassed to rock your merch out in the open. Once you're done with that stage of your life, you'll realize there's no shame in wearing wrestling shirts outside your home. Be proud of it. For me, I wore my Ultimate Warrior shirt to the mall not too long ago and got many compliments on it. You never know who you might meet because of it. It's a real conversation starter, too.
 
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Since 2008, Graham has been a diehard pro wrestling fan and, in 2010, he combined his passions for WWE and writing when he joined Bleacher Report. Equipped with a master's in journalism, Graham has contributed to WhatCulture, FanSided's Daily DDT, Sports Betting Dime, and GateHouse Media. Along the way, he has conducted interviews with wrestling superstars like Chris Jericho, Edge, Goldberg, Christian, Diamond Dallas Page, Jim Ross, Adam Cole, Tessa Blanchard, Ryback, and Nick Aldis among others.