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I'm going to admit this up front. This is truly sad: I am kicking myself that I coincidentally will be in the vicinity of Wrestlemania XX this weekend and won't be able to go. I'll even have to pretend like I don't care! The trip to NYC had been planned for months, well before the date of Wrestlemania was announced. But it later turned out to be the weekend I'll be there -- to visit a friend, who knows or cares nothing about wrestling, as far as I know...
OK, here's the deal. I like wrestling. "Professional" wrestling. Yes, it's fake. I know. I even read storylines online that reveal what's going to happen to whom weeks in advance.
The reason people (and I) are hooked is because it's a soap opera (mostly for men, admittedly, but hey, some men faithfully watch daytime soaps, too). The characters, gimmicks and storylines are over-the-top stupid, insane, funny or just painful. Even though you know what's going to happen, the interesting part is in talking with other wrestling nerds about what gimmicks work, what don't and why: "Don't you think Rosey's Super Hero in Training (S.H.I.T.) gimmick has run its course?" or "They shouldn't have turned Jericho into a good guy. I liked him better as a bad guy."
It's a guilty pleasure for sure. No more or less so than Survivor or American Idol or All My Children. It's just that these soap stars are juiced and in spandex, which is almost as entertaining as an evil clown (and yes, there is a wrestling character for that).
And many of the gimmicks are comedic. Wrestling just makes me laugh. What better reason to watch TV?
As far as this weekend, who knows -- maybe my friend is a closet case like me, and we'll end up huddled together in sleeping bags in front of MSG after all!
Also coincidentally, the BF's brother, who lives in London, will be in NYC at the same time on business, and we're planning to do lunch -- and talk wrestling, of course. He's a closet case, too. So I'm not the only one who'll be so close, yet so far from Kurt Angle.
Current mood: Exhausted
Current music: Ladonia | Bel Canto
Replies: 2 shoutouts
Re: Eddie and Benoit: No doubt. Time for the company to stop giving the title to the same three people and let others who are just as good get their props. About the draft lottery: Don't you think it's weird that the wrestlers actually are in the dark as to what show they'll end up on? Could this actually be REAL?
Posted by Big Sis @ 03/17/2004 11:48 PM EST
Wrasslin' fans of the world, unite!
Benoit finally got his gold. Amen to that. He and Eddie deserved it. I'm a little worried about this second lottery, though. But hey, let's shake things up and see what happens.
Posted by Lil' Bro @ 03/17/2004 03:35 PM EST