Wrestling with the american culture
Wrestling with the american cultureWrestling with the American
Culture
Wrestling on television today is a window into the basis of the American
culture. It shows our need for violence and sex at an accessible arena. It�s not
extremely graphic but it�s what serves a wide variety of audiences. It reaches a
wide range of people, everyone from 10-12 year olds and elderly men and women.
The largest demographic for them is the 18-24 year olds.
Today in the American society the highest rated weekly television show is the
WWF �RAW IS WAR� followed closely by the WWF �WARZONE�. Both of
these shows are wrestling shows. Wrestling is not a very complex sport, It basically
is two combatants trying to beat up each other until one either is counted down with
there shoulders on the mat for 3 seconds, till they submit, are knocked unconscious,
or are disqualified. The way to get disqualified in most matches is to bring and
weapon to the ring, have out side interference by a team member, or be outside the
ring for more the a ten second count by the ref. To score these victories they use
some moves that are very technical and precise but other moves our punches and
kicks. The wrestlers dress in mostly bright colored and tight clothes that have there
name or �catch phrase� written on it.
Wrestling goes straight to it�s demographic audience when it gets sponsors
like Castrol motor oil, RC cola, Chef Boyarde, and Tower Records. The color
commentators plug these every chance they get before or after the matches. The
fans of this sport cheer every chance they get and bring large signs for everyone to
see. even though the fans don�t physically get into a match, they psychologically
distract some wrestlers with blaring chants that go straight to the wrestlers brain.
There are 2 announcers that sit at ringside and tell the actions of the match witch
includes telling who did what, what happened on previous shows, and why 2
wrestlers are engaged in this type of combat. Even though wrestling is called a fake
sport it can be very tiring on peoples body�s, minds, and souls. They get beat up
and slanders yelled at for a living. These men and women can show the best and
worst side of the American culture in a single show. They can show that hard work
pays off in the long run and that cheating pays off right away. It lets us praise the
�good� guys and boo the �bad� guys. It sometimes shows a piece of American
culture that is unwanted and that is the violent and sometimes vulgar minds of young
Americans. It shows how we as a nation cheer for blood and boo when someone
doesn�t get put through a table.
In conclusion, if there was one show that showed the true side and the true
feelings of the American culture it would be wrestling. It shows people that work
hard, make millions, and are free to say what ever they want. It also can turn our
country views on others, because of wrestlers like �The Iron Sheik� we had a great
hatred for Iranian soldiers, because of wrestlers like the Heart Family we had a new
found pride in our neighbors from the north Canada, and our nations military power
is always reinsured when we saw �Sergeant Slaughter� beating on wrestlers that
were from other countries. This does not mean that wrestling is the true side of
America it�s just the side no one really likes to talk about, it�s the cold and slimy
under belly that we only really see in sports and war, but like all other sides it�s
needed for the survival of a nation.