8 Easy Ways To Be A Better Wrestling Fan
3. Act Like Your Opinions Are In The Royal Rumble And Keep Them In The Ring
If any of these suggestions should be rules it is that jokes about wrestler’s personal lives are rarely funny, witty, or relevant. While it's not great having masses of people criticising your art, at least this type of discussion can remain fairly objective towards its target. However, as soon as it strays into the personal lives of performers, emotions are unleashed.
A good rule of thumb for fans is to keep criticism to what you see on-screen. However, here is where the problem lies. Gone are the '90s when wrestlers only interacted with fans in arenas, airport lobbies, and designated meet and greet; talent now have a Faustian pact with social media. It can help get them (and their promotion) over, but it also puts them at the mercy of the shadier side of the fanbase. Insults and general ugliness can intrude on a personal life 24/7.
Female talent bear the worst of these intrusions into personal lives. Repeated unpleasantness such as criticism of Charlotte Flair's physical appearance and the constant misgendering of Nyla Rose, should make any fan of the industry angry and ashamed to be linked to these comment section cretins.