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

• Soggy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨days⁩ 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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    • Soggy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Most sports never make the news. Even in the US it’s pretty fringe except for the wrestlers who transition to Hollywood, like John Cena or Dave Bautista. Though it had a heyday from the Hulk Hogan era through Stone Cold and The Rock when people were much more aware, generally. I don’t know anyone who watches but I know a bunch of people who used to watch.

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