10 Wrestling Clichés You Can't Ignore
5. Babyfaces And Their Fancy Cars
Wrestlers are more disconnected from the real world than a lot of them would probably like to believe, and much of that is okay.
It's an industry misconception that all of us just want to be best mates with the performers. The reality is that the relationship was forged between performer and audience with a guardrail in between, and the original form is still the best. Heels are to be loathed, babyfaces to be aspirational, all within the context of fans mostly being from working-to-middle class backgrounds.
It's perhaps why a lot of the wrestling millionaires thing fancy cars are cool rather than hideously obnoxious. Especially midway through the umpteenth recession in a decade. And especially during and post a life-altering pandemic.
Steve Austin had a branded pickup, but vehicles were as much a weapon to 'The Rattlesnake' as his Stone Cold Stunner. They're status symbols for the likes of Cody, The Inner Circle and most recently Bad Bunny. It's so close to perfection too - use those expensive wheels for heels and you've hit upon yet another emotional response to the bad guys. Don't deploy them to cut a connection between your heroes and paying customers.