Are You a Fan of ‘Rasslin’, BROTHER!?

 Wrestlemania 30 recently occurred and once again, the topic cropped up of why do people (mainly men) watch Professional ‘Rasslin?  I watch, and NO, I DO NOT believe ‘rasslin’ is real.  Of course, nowadays, I don’t think anyone truly believes the ‘competition’ is real.  Hell, the WWE calls itself ‘sports entertainment’.  I normally will get pulled in by the ‘story lines’ and ‘pomp & circumstance’ of Monday Night RAW and the WWE in the gap between the end of Monday Night Football & the beginning of the Major League Baseball season.  I do not purchase the monthly Pay-Per-Views and will not purchase the newly created WWE Network even with it’s promise of offering PPVs for $9.99 a month.

Here is my ‘take’ on professional ‘rasslin…yes, it’s goofy…yes, it’s a ‘soap opera’ for guys…but how is watching it any different from watching any scripted sitcom or drama?  It’s the same damn thing.  So, if I am entertained by The Rock or Daniel Bryan fighting or by their ‘microphone skills’ as opposed to Jennifer Lopez or Harry Connick Jr. passing judgement on karaoke singers, what does it matter?  It is all entertainment….something to take our minds off of our daily grind.