Thread: Probably a dumb question: Is wrestling bigger in the US, or Japan?
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Old 11-09-2005, 05:11 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Joey J
It would be almost impossible to compare the two. There are so many factors involved. In Japan, Pro Wrestling is Pro Wrestling. In America we have Sport Entertainment. Japan is were you see some of the greatest matches ever. I would say this is kind of the Sport Entertainment or Pro Wrestling discussion. In Japan wrestling is HUGE. People love and respect the art that goes on inside of the squared circle. However in America Sport Entertainment over shadows any actual wrestling. I think most WWE fans would be just as happy to see a bunch of promos and Titty Contests then actual wrestling. So when you consider that, you can't truly respect wrestling for wrestling when your watching just for the next promo. In Japan if they tried to do a Diva Search there would be a fucking riot.

In terms of where is the most money to be made, I would still say Japan based soley on how large of a sell out arena they can have. Plus there really isn't anyone over there getting a "Hogan" salery. However you don't see people in Japan gushing over merch.

Like I said, it would be so hard to compare the two since the two cultures take away very different things from the product.
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