7 Things Bill DeMott's Resignation Tells Us About Corporate WWE
6. Wrestling Isn't "Protected" Anymore
One of the accusations against Bill DeMott is that he willfully endangered the physical safety of his trainees by intentionally botching moves that he performed on them. If we think about the history of wrestling, there's something amazing to consider. One of wrestling's most legendary tales is of how in Florida, Hiro Matsuda broke Hulk Hogan's leg in order to "test" him to see how much he wanted to be in the wrestling industry. Is a broken neck the same as a broken leg? No. But, was DeMott just "protecting WWE's business" in his role? Possibly.
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.
