That said, sad to see another wrestler dying at an early age. While I do not condone government action on the matter, WWE better clean up it's show if it hopes to continue. Sooner or later, many families are going to turn off to a show whose entertainers are dying regularly from drug use.
Good. The world will be a better place without staged wrestling.
If WWE decided to stop today, there would be dozens of others to take its place.
The wrestlers make millions, the industry itself makes billions. There are thousands of guys (and girls) that want to get a start in the big leagues of pro wrestling.
My point is, even though I don’t care for it, the market is there. When someone leaves there will be another right behind him to take his place. There is too much money to be made.
Sooner or later, many families are going to turn off to a show whose entertainers are dying regularly from drug use.
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Lots of folks still listen to rock and rollers, a good number of whom die young. May even add to the appeal.
Not so much for me. I’d be happier if Jerry Garcia was still alive (not as much for his work with the Grateful Dead as for his acoustic work with David Grisman).
Saw the Flav Roast (gotta note that the former Chyna was there getting her share of rips) and while Kimmel waited for a reaction the audience paused another beat (digesting this) before responding with a definite “Oooooh/Boooo”, loud enough to show that everyone knew what he was referencing. Kimmel’s attempted joke obviously tilted too far into bad taste to be attempted - even in the free-style forum of a celebrity roast. Even that night’s King of Fools looked like he wanted to sink through the floor.
Altogether a shame for a late-night host who has had more “wrestling entertainment” workers on his show than all the others combined. He just bit one of the hands who feeds him.