DEAN AMBROSE IS GOD. CM PUNK IS GOD. AJ LEE IS A GOD.
This sort of thing appears on my twitter feed too often and the worst part is is that those who post it truly believe it. This idea that a wrestler can become a deity is more confusing than Swoggle being the anonymous GM. I understand that you can believe in whatever and whoever you choose but going this far is unnatural. So I ask, "Has Fandom gone too far?"
As I write this I guarantee that there is at least one argument on my feed about the newly announced UFC fighter CM Punk and about how he is amazing or how he is the worst thing to happen to wrestling in ten years. The fact is fans, in my opinion, have become part of the problem with wrestling. Well, I say that but they always have been a big issue in wrestling. Since the IWC was, shall we say, dead, during the 90's there was never any real focus on the arguing between fans and it was just that wrestling was pushed at those in the arena. Now it seems that wrestling is pushed at the wider market and rightfully so but there is one issue. The fans. The fans believe that they impact the product much more than they actually do. Take the AJ/Paige fiasco for example. Fans began demanding a Paige/AJ feud and the WWE gave it to them and all this did was prove that Paige wasn't ready for that level of feud. Regardless of what people think Paige was not ready and AJ was held back. That being said the writing was never great so that impacts it. But this was all added to by the fact that fans couldn't just learn to watch the damn product.
You have a voice. Use it. But DO NOT abuse that gift. When you abuse that gift you ruin teh product for yourself and everyone else. Take the CM Punk chant, The WHAT chant, The BORING chants. Just because you want something doesnt mean we all do. Fans seem to think that by worshiping stars such as Dean Ambrose that WWE will pay attention and put him in the main event spots. Well guess what kids, DEAN DOESNT WANT TO BE YOUR HUSBAND AND WWE DOESNT WANT HIM THERE YET. Dean could be ready for years, nae, decades and WWE wouldn't use him in the main event until they feel he is ready. They may give him some spotlight for sometime just to keep you amused but that doesn't mean he is primed to be pushed. Look at Ziggler. Try tell me I'm wrong. I dare you.
On top of that you have the fans who believe that if they bombard their favorite wrestlers with tweets and affectionate sayings like "BAE" "MY HUBBY" "INSPIRATION" that they will get a RT, Follow or a FAV. Wrestlers, while they may appreciate your fandom, do not appreciate the constant attention. They are people too. Your tweets may "inspire" them but I also guarantee that they ignore more than 90% of your messages. Im sorry to burst your fan bubble but it's true.
CM Punk, Ambrose, AJ Lee, WWE. None of them care. Seriously. All WWE care about is that you watch their product and get invested enough to buy a tshirt or some other kind of merch. Its sad but true.
Don't get me wrong. You have a right to voice how you feel and you have a right to let WWE know what you think but be realistic. Take a step back and look at what happens when other people do it and you might see how you are reacting. Its a harsh and cold reality but sometimes when you step back from the product like I have recently you begin to see some of the real problems. Would you say Captain America is a God? Would you say Joker is a Deity? Is Batman........ok Batman is but we all know that. The point is, these wrestlers, these characters, are all people on the inside. Even people can feel pressure. So why not just step back and observe. Be immersed but not to the point you are drowning. Trust me, you will be thankful for it.
I CHALLENGE YOU TO NOT USE SOCIAL MEDIA THIS WEEK BEFORE AND AFTER WATCHING WRESTLING. DONT READ SHEETS, DONT READ RUMORS AND DONT TWEET YOUR FAVORITE WRESTLER.
Want to give me your thoughts? Get in touch on twitter at @LevellerLOW.
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