it’s not a point of US defaultism, it’s that nobody in our respective social circles can give a shit about wrestling lol
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sucius@lemm.ee 11 months agoSame. US defaultism strikes again. I don’t think I have ever heard anyone talk about wrestling in my life
redsunrise@programming.dev 11 months ago
Soggy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Wrestling has a significant presence in Central America, Japan, and Europe. Presumably other regions as well but I really don’t follow the sport so my experience is all second-hand.
x00z@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Real wrestling yes.
Soggy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Sports theater as well.
x00z@lemmy.world 11 months ago
God that’s cringe.
HK65@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
Where in Europe?
Soggy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
…wikipedia.org/…/Professional_wrestling_in_the_Un…
Quick little history of the last century in the UK.
…wikipedia.org/…/List_of_professional_wrestling_p…
Active circuits are pretty much everywhere.
sucius@lemm.ee 11 months ago
That’s not significant at all. The viership is practically non existent. I’ve lived in 3 inches different countries in Europe plus the US. Not once have I’ve seen wrestling make the news anywhere in Europe. It’s extremely fringe.
samus12345@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I live in the US and also never hear about wrestling.
SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Nah, at least this once it’s definitely not a US defaultism thing.
As an American, this is the first time I’ve thought about pro wrestling in a very very long time.