How The Future Of Wrestling Might Be In Grave Danger

Nia Jax Kairi Sane
WWE

There will be no coordinated celebration; it is far more likely that the two wrestling companies with a TV rights deal will, in cahoots with the more irresponsible states and cities, chase socially distant crowds with the targeted desperation and danger of a d*ck pic-sending pervert.

We are close to hurtling from the Empty Arena Era and into the Florida Era, which, from a distance, looks an awful lot like "endangering the lives of the public and potentially adopting a stigma that might end our business for good". This is a sort of potential indirect manslaughter that will come with it a reckoning after the inquest.

Professional wrestling is staring PR disaster, receding viewership, and a growing lack of interest down the crosshairs - and they are sprinting towards it like it's a f*cking run-in.

Even before we plummeted from a world of ultra-convenience into a hell we thought forever coated in dust, wrestling in the U.S. was trending towards an uncertain - and grim - future. Wrestling is not exactly well-positioned to absorb such brand damage. It is Kairi Sane in the clutches of Nia Jax.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!