8 Questions Only WWE Kayfabe Era Children Would Understand

As a youngster, I once shook hands with Bushwhacker Luke at a house show, and was amazed to note that a) he expressed himself politely and without grunts, and b) I walked away completely un-licked. I wouldn't discover the word €œkayfabe€ until years later, but that evening at the Forum, I first saw through it. Up until then, I had bought into it completely, just the same as most kids. In terms of a watching fantasy and not knowing it, few things compared to being a young wrestling fan in the late 80's; in those days, it was considered perfectly rational in the 10-and-under world that Hulk Hogan and Mike Tyson essentially had the same job. Years after abandoning the notion of sentient stuffed animals and holiday home-invaders, this writer was still willing to believe that muscle-bound monster men would congregate from the outskirts of civilisation to compete in regimented sporting events. Now, if you believed pro wrestling was real, it was impossible not to wonder about certain things you saw which tested your belief. The answer had to be out there, because €œit's not real€ wasn't an option yet€ The following are eight questions only a child of the kayfabe era would ask, and how one in particular tried to answer them.