Comment on Did the western world just suddenly go back to pretending wrestling is "real" for some reason?

• samus12345@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I live in the US and also never hear about wrestling.

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• SolOrion@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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• Soggy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • HK65@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Where in Europe?

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    • Soggy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • sucius@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • x00z@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Real wrestling yes.

    www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWfeskasuOjBfZ5WxG…

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    • Soggy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Sports theater as well.

      youtu.be/IFe4hgS5cpA

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      • x00z@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        God that’s cringe.

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• redsunrise@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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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