This post is to point out a serious limitation of WWE.
WWE wrestling matches provide a good entertainment option and way to pass time. But the fact is, is it healthy? What I feel it does not lead to development of 'grey matter' in the brain.
It makes a brain not 'intellectually inclined. In other words it makes the brain kind like hollow or rather it makes it filled up with material not conducive to the personal growth of an individual.
What I have decided from now onwards I will not watch those matches 'religiously'. It is okay if I get a chance to watch those matches, then I will not let go of these. But if there are more important tasks at hand I will lay emphasis on those tasks.
I will not download and watch those matches. I will watch them on Ten Sports.
But I find a serious flaw in WWE. Fact is that the people who fight there are WWE Superstars. And WWE has an inherent benefit in keeping them 'alive and kicking'. It cannot hurt them.
Contrast it with earlier what used to be gladiator matches like in Ancient Rome. People used to fight till death. Even now many wrestling matches or boxing matches or UFC matches would be more genuine than these WWE matches. This WWE is nothing but a well packaged affair so as to provide entertainment to the millions and millions of followers around the globe.
So God forbid if anything serious happens to any of its current stars it would be huge loss to the WWE organisation. Thus it takes care to ensure that matches are 'little bit staged'. People will not get hurt so much so that they may not be able to compete in future.
I can give example, how yesterday in Extreme Rules, Daniel Bryant emerged winner only to be shown that he would be meeting Kane in next match to be held in June 1. Thus WWE has an interest to 'generate this interest' in its followers so that they come back for 'more and more'. They get revenue from this through Pay-Per-View and sale of tickets.
When it wants to 'retire an ageing star' it does so. Like in the case of 'Nature Boy' or now we can see happening in the case of 'John Cena'. But this is nothing new. Old will have to move and give way to the new. It is a part of life that new stars will replace the old and ageing stars. The fans also keep getting newer and newer. Many old fans will 'grow old' and their interests will change.
Anyway, yesterday I saw WWE Vintage show a character named 'Bab Bam Bigelow'. I remember it from my childhood. When initially cable TV came to India along with MTV and CNN, we could also see WWE shows. Due to 'getting more and more involved in life', I had forgotten all about WWE and not watching it. Part of the reason was that I knew or I felt deep-down that these matches were staged. But certain things cannot be staged I realise now. People will get old and that includes WWE Stars and they have to make way for the new.
They may not fight till the end like in Colosseum days but they will fight and newer and newer fights till they are old enough not to keep the audience entertained anymore and then it is over for them.
If we look at it that way, Bigg Boss is a 'step ahead'. As we know that one person would be getting eliminated every week. Also, cricket also provides 'instant gratification'. As a person who is out is 'gone'. If he is not 'gone permanently', he is actually 'gone from the game on that day'.
But WWE matches the opponent can be back and WWE Enterprises thrives on that. It is newer and newer matches with 'known and famous' faces/stars which keep it growing.
WWE wrestling matches provide a good entertainment option and way to pass time. But the fact is, is it healthy? What I feel it does not lead to development of 'grey matter' in the brain.
It makes a brain not 'intellectually inclined. In other words it makes the brain kind like hollow or rather it makes it filled up with material not conducive to the personal growth of an individual.
What I have decided from now onwards I will not watch those matches 'religiously'. It is okay if I get a chance to watch those matches, then I will not let go of these. But if there are more important tasks at hand I will lay emphasis on those tasks.
I will not download and watch those matches. I will watch them on Ten Sports.
But I find a serious flaw in WWE. Fact is that the people who fight there are WWE Superstars. And WWE has an inherent benefit in keeping them 'alive and kicking'. It cannot hurt them.
Contrast it with earlier what used to be gladiator matches like in Ancient Rome. People used to fight till death. Even now many wrestling matches or boxing matches or UFC matches would be more genuine than these WWE matches. This WWE is nothing but a well packaged affair so as to provide entertainment to the millions and millions of followers around the globe.
So God forbid if anything serious happens to any of its current stars it would be huge loss to the WWE organisation. Thus it takes care to ensure that matches are 'little bit staged'. People will not get hurt so much so that they may not be able to compete in future.
I can give example, how yesterday in Extreme Rules, Daniel Bryant emerged winner only to be shown that he would be meeting Kane in next match to be held in June 1. Thus WWE has an interest to 'generate this interest' in its followers so that they come back for 'more and more'. They get revenue from this through Pay-Per-View and sale of tickets.
When it wants to 'retire an ageing star' it does so. Like in the case of 'Nature Boy' or now we can see happening in the case of 'John Cena'. But this is nothing new. Old will have to move and give way to the new. It is a part of life that new stars will replace the old and ageing stars. The fans also keep getting newer and newer. Many old fans will 'grow old' and their interests will change.
Anyway, yesterday I saw WWE Vintage show a character named 'Bab Bam Bigelow'. I remember it from my childhood. When initially cable TV came to India along with MTV and CNN, we could also see WWE shows. Due to 'getting more and more involved in life', I had forgotten all about WWE and not watching it. Part of the reason was that I knew or I felt deep-down that these matches were staged. But certain things cannot be staged I realise now. People will get old and that includes WWE Stars and they have to make way for the new.
They may not fight till the end like in Colosseum days but they will fight and newer and newer fights till they are old enough not to keep the audience entertained anymore and then it is over for them.
If we look at it that way, Bigg Boss is a 'step ahead'. As we know that one person would be getting eliminated every week. Also, cricket also provides 'instant gratification'. As a person who is out is 'gone'. If he is not 'gone permanently', he is actually 'gone from the game on that day'.
But WWE matches the opponent can be back and WWE Enterprises thrives on that. It is newer and newer matches with 'known and famous' faces/stars which keep it growing.
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