BY MICHAEL GOODPASTER
(FOUR) MULTI PLAYER VIDEO GAMES
I've never been a huge gamer, but wrestling games always rocked. People can
nitpick, but these games have always been fairly consistent in terms of fun.
Some say it’s a good create-a-wrestler, some love the season mode, or even the
entrances and arena variety. One great part is when you can play against someone. It's a video game, so it’s mostly a waste of time. At least with this some
bragging rights are to be gained.
(THREE) AUTO DESTRUCTION
For some reason it’s become perfectly acceptable for any and all on-camera cars,
trucks, limos, and modes of transportation to be vandalized. Isn't that crazy?!
It's pretty fun to see a brawl on top of a car or on a loading dock. There have
been many, but still seeing something horrible is awesome.
(TWO) POSTERS
Wrestling posters suck so bad that they're kind of awesome. If you love wrestling
then you should have no problem displaying it outward and on your wall. This is almost like playing chicken with your own fandom. How far are YOU willing to go?
(ONE) BOOKING STRUCTURE
There is an art to putting together a great wrestling. You want a fast paced and exciting match to open up the show, often you’d want to let the good guy win. This gets the crowd excited and on their feet. The second match is typically one of the less athletic and more of a spectacle. You go into intermission with your “second main event” so the fans go into intermission happy and ready to spend money. You come back from intermission with “the popcorn match”. It’s a match that has to get the people back into the action and compete with the concession and bathroom stragglers. Then we eventually get to the main event with the big blow off or next step advanced in whatever your main plotline is. There is A LOT more to it, but that’s just a jist of it. The art of putting it together isn’t as formulaic as that, but it’s a very tricky process that when done wrong can ruin the flow of a show.
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