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1) They're not actors. No matter how much bullshit about sports entertainment you wish to reel off, they're not comparable. The entire wrestling business is built on the illusion of everything being real and people paying money to see guys wrestle. They don't sell PPVs for CSI or 24. It's not a ludicrous proposition to suggest that the more WWE has exposed the business, the worse their profits have gotten. Look at how MMA is booming.
2) You're talking about DEEP SOUTH. Not fucking Raw. They operate in their own little world, to coin a phrase, and they want to keep kayfabe alive in that world. The chances of them being spotted out on the town or whatever are far higher where they are than being on the road 300 days a year. On top of which these guys haven't made it yet, and they need grounding in the business, however 'dated' it might be.
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