An old-school fan's view on today's WWE

**#1-norm-fan** · 10-24-2012, 10:58 AM

I don't buy that you just "grow out" of it because there's something intrinsic within pro wrestling that forces it. It's a unique form of entertainment in a lot of ways but at it's core it still depends mainly on emotional investment just like any other form of entertainment. If it's well done and creative enough to pull you in, it does. If it's not, you're gonna turn away from it. Or you're gonna keep watching it despite the lack of creativity because you feel years of emotional investment and the product has become more of an "old friend" that you're gonna stick with even if your attention isn't fully focused on it anymore.

I think a good portion of us fall into the later category.

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10-24-2012, 10:58 AM	#18
#1-norm-fan Resident drug enabler Posts: 45,473	I don't buy that you just "grow out" of it because there's something intrinsic within pro wrestling that forces it. It's a unique form of entertainment in a lot of ways but at it's core it still depends mainly on emotional investment just like any other form of entertainment. If it's well done and creative enough to pull you in, it does. If it's not, you're gonna turn away from it. Or you're gonna keep watching it despite the lack of creativity because you feel years of emotional investment and the product has become more of an "old friend" that you're gonna stick with even if your attention isn't fully focused on it anymore. I think a good portion of us fall into the later category.