WWE star Dominik Mysterio has shared his advice to people who call wrestling ‘fake’, suggesting that they give watching a show a go.
Describing the assumption as “the most common misconception”, Dominik Mysterio would address the physical aspect of the pre-determined form of entertainment during a recent interview with PAPER.
Comparing it to other television products, Mysterio would suggest doubters could watch a show such as WWE Raw, promising they’d be entertained, stating:
“I feel the most common misconception is that it’s fake, but it’s like, brother, tell me what do you watch on television that is real? Just sit down and enjoy the show.
“We’re putting our bodies on the line, doing all this crazy stuff, like taking chair shots to the head. At the end of the day, we’re just trying to do our best to entertain you guys.
“My best advice is, just put it on. Put on Raw and see if you like it, because I promise you, at the very least, you will be entertained.”
Dominik Mysterio would be the recipient of a chair shot to the head at a recent AAA show, leaving him with a nasty gash. In a recent interview, he revealed that getting it treated without stitches has left him with glue in his hair despite the scar healing.
“Wrestling’s Not Fake!” – Gordie Boggs, Ready To Rumble (2020)
Calling wrestling ‘fake’ is probably among the easiest of things to say to a wrestling fan, with many having answers at the ready, unaware they’re unlikely to change the opinion of someone who doesn’t really care and just needed to say something in order to have an imagined high ground.
It’d be something of a surprise if, as a reader of the WrestleTalk, you were unaware of the pre-determined nature of wrestling, whatever the product you consume. Suffice to say that you, as a fan of wrestling, are more interested in the stories being told and the action therein, along with what may be going on behind the scenes, broadly as you may be with any other form of entertainment you consume on a regular basis.
It’s that suspension of disbelief that drives any viewer to engage with entertainment in its many forms. After all, it’s highly unlikely many watched HBO’s Game of Thrones thinking “there really were dragons and White Walkers”, or took in Breaking Bad, thinking that a career as a future Walter White might be an option.
Watching wrestling and looking for the “fake” is surely a dull experience, as is dismissing it without actually sampling the product at all. Even lapsed fans are more likely to talk about “falling out of love” as opposed to casting aspersions on its authenticity.
Looking forward to WrestleMania 42, Dominik Mysterio faces Finn Balor in his persona of “The Demon”. It’s doubtful that many WWE fans over a certain age will watch that match thinking that the former Judgment Day member is, indeed, a demon of any description. It’s the same as understanding the entertainment factor of The Undertaker and not assuming the average fan thinks that he is a literal dead man, with occasionally occult undertones (and overtones).
We discover what wrestling truly is at a young age, more so in an era where so much information is available online, and stars talk so openly about their experience. It’s something we accept as we grow older and, for many of us, it remains entertainment, because that’s what it is.
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