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Originally Posted by Vastardikai
Shepard's rant, from just after the generic rasslin' insults up until he gets to the New Day, doesn't sound that much different from a Cornette rant. And the problem is, he isn't wrong.
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He's not wrong but his whole point was that it's not cool to the mainstream. It's never been a cool thing. What sports/entertainment property in the 90s didn't strive? That was the last time wrestling was huge but it still didn't hold any weight to the NBA, NFL, and MLB. Hell NASCAR was bigger than wrestling in the 90's and early 2ks. They're all forms of entertainment and each has it's own die hards with some carry over. Wrestling has the advantage of being able to write the story but it also comes with the fake narrative.
If wrestling was looked at more as a movie or TV show the mainstream might look different on it. After all any movie or TV show is also fake if you use that logic. Instead it's pushed as a sport that isn't really a sport. Sports Entertainment is the problem, if pro wrestling is left to it's self it can build and grab new fans but it's never going to be mainstream cool. In these times I'm not sure if any thing physical will remain mainstream cool for long though.