4. Little Guys Do "Moves"...Fans Love Moves
There was once a time that larger wrestlers were totally safe in pro wrestling because all they had to do was walk through the curtain, flex their muscles or just stand in am impressive manner, and they were more over than if they did anything else. In pretty much every other era of wrestling save the modern one, levels of execution of pro wrestling maneuvers was secondary for larger wrestlers because their size was the main attraction. However, pro wrestling fans in the current day are growing more esoteric in their tastes, and moves -- alongside appearing athletically fit -- are ultra important. The increased influence of a more globalized style of wrestling action is quite apparent in WWE, and those able to deliver in regards to this shift in mood are excelling. Larger wrestlers not necessarily being able to do these "moves" is proving to be problematic insofar as these performers being able to retain a certain relevance in relation to the current WWE product.
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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.
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