Signs You're Watching Too Much Wrestling

You wonder why Sting, Wolf Blitzer and Bryan Adams stole wrestlers' names.

You only come out of your room if your theme music is playing.

When your boss is pissing you off you kick him and give him a stunner.

You always end a speech with, "That's the bottom line 'cause John said so!" or "Do you smell what John is cooking?"

Your new wardrobe consists of multi-colored bicep tassels, tights and capes.

If there's one beer left you suggest it should be suspended from the ceiling and the winner has to climb a stepladder to get it.

Whenever you see someone lying on the floor, you get the urge to put him in the sharpshooter.

Why Do We Like Wrestling So Much ?

What can one say about wrestling? It's fake and full of steroid-pumped men that scream, bark and throw chairs, yet millions of fans are drawn to it.We love sports yet wrestling isn't a sport, it's entertainment. But every Monday night BANG!, millions and millions of fans tune in to smell what The Rock is cooking.

We've all gone through phases of fondness and abhorrence toward wrestling. We watched in the 80's when Hulk Hogan, Iron Sheik and Andre the Giant were the main attractions. Then we were turned off by the fake punches and the terrible acting. Recently though, it seems as though we can't go anywhere without hearing someone say that "it doesn't matter what your name is!".

Just about everyone watches. Grown-up successful men that have six figure incomes are even mesmerized by wrestling. It's difficult to understand and for the most part, the wrestling isn't the interesting part, it's the professional acting that most of us tune in to witness. These 250-pound men are great actors and they can even be funny sometimes.

So why do we watch? Men (and women) have always loved watching fights. That's why useless people, like Mike Tyson, are paid $30 million to fight and why so many lions ate people back in ancient Roman times. Since most of us don't fight on a daily basis (girlfriends don't count), we look for an outlet of aggression. What's better than watching giant men attempt to kill each other in the name of entertainment? You can't beat it. Add a little bit of T & A to the formula and guys are hooked.

No one should attempt to explain why grown men watch wrestling. It should simply be accepted as a law of nature (the same reason why men will never understand women). One request though...please don't quote wrestlers...or I'll have to lay the smackdown on you, jabroni!.

The Making Of Professional Wrestling

There was a time when all decisions in sports were made on the basis of "does it help the team?" The basis now is "does it help the bottom line?" Decisions in sports seem to be controlled by the quest for the almighty dollar.

The result is sports teams - and leagues - transforming themselves into corporations instead of sports franchises.

Unfortunately, the sports fan gets lost somewhere in the middle as we see these giant "corporations" take each other on. An interesting example of this is wrestling, where two well-funded organisations - the WWF and WCW - compete on a daily basis.

Those who follow wrestling have seen the industry grow exponentially over the last few years. The reason is very simple: the business people really running the show realize that there is money to be made. That's it, that's all.

The sport has grown so much that it is now a multi-billion dollar industry. Wrestling fans are a great demographic, ranging from little kids, to women, to senior citizens, where essentially the same "product" is sold to all.

When a company like the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) - that has been around for as long as they have - is as successful as it is - it is hard to believe that no one tried to get a piece of their pie sooner than the WCW did.

One of the reasons is that Vince McMahon, CEO of the WWF, has built an empire that cannot be easily dislodged. He often says that he is in the sports entertainment business, his lasting success is mainly due to his clear vision of where the sport is headed, and constantly fine tuning the content of the shows to suit current tastes.

He has transformed the sport from the "good guy/bad guy" concept to a more sexual, soap-opera kind of concept, with complex storylines and more in-depth character development