WWE And TNA: 7 Worst Moments Of The Week (August 30)
5. Kayfabe Dies Even More
Kayfabe (hiding the fact that wrestling isnt on the up-and-up) has been gone for years, but shouldnt something...anything still be just a little bit of a mystery? Isnt seeing Dean Ambrose on a morning talk show pretending that his upcoming fight is real infinitely more entertaining than Chris Jericho critiquing a non-wrestlers promo ability? Theres just something that still feels wrong about wrestlers being given their gimmick on a television show, then going into character, then cutting a promo about how happy they are to be there, then wrestling while hearing Paige critique the performance in real-time, and then standing up immediately afterwards showing no effect of what they've been through, and then being graded on their performance live in front of a million people. Well, the ratings were dismal for Tough Enough this year, so was it really worth it? A little mystery on what wrestlers are really likes seems more profitable in the long run for the business than continually showing us behind the scenes nonsense from wrestlers who will probably never make it big on an official WWE show. And lastly, why would anyone name themselves The Yeti? Did no one learn from The Dungeon of Doom?
As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at."
Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week.
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