We often talk about kayfabe, and its’ prevalence on the world stage.
I’ve often drawn connections between President Trump, his relationship to Vince McMahon, and his time in the WWE.
Linda McMahon is again serving in President Trump’s administration. Having also done so in his first term.
We saw The Undertaker, Kane, and even Stone Cold Steve Austin come out in support of President Trump. These 3 were arguably the biggest stars in the WWE in the 90’s save for The Rock.
We also often talk about the culture war, in which, pro wrestling - especially its fanbase - had become pretty left leaning and woke.
Is the fanbase as large as the NFL, or NBA? No. But it is still a very large fanbase, and a decent swath of society that still must be snapped out of their slumber.
The WWE is the biggest wrestling promotion in the world. Worth billions of dollars.
As an example: Wrestle Mania weekend rivals many of the nation’s other largest sporting events - including the Super Bowl.
Recently we saw Paul Levesque, also known as “Triple H” - the CEO of WWE in the crowd with Dan Bongino and President Trump at a UFC fight.
Roman Reigns is the face of the WWE, and has been for the last decade.
He is also related to Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) and is a member of the legendary Anoa’i family. A family which wrestlers such as Rocky Johnson, Rikishi, The Rock, Umaga, The Usos and many more came from.
Recently, he did an interview with Vanity Fair, in which he admitted to being a Trump supporter despite being a registered Democrat.
This? This is EXACTLY what we need to bring people over to our side.
Roman Reigns, the face of the WWE admitting that he is a Trump supporter is an absolutely huge win in the culture war.
ESPECIALLY amongst 18-24 year olds. A demographic we desperately need.
Like it or not, pro-wrestling may have, and very well may be playing a way bigger role in saving the country than we realize.
[P.S - At this year’s Wrestle Mania, John Cena will be vying for his … *17th* WWE Championship.]
“It’s like he needs that adversary,” he says. “He needs that opposition to bounce off of. He needs that competitive motivation or something.” Trump’s pugilistic approach, of course, is not unlike WWE’s own template.”
“To be honest,” Anoa’i says, “the world seems to be more like wrestling than any other form of entertainment.”
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