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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Realistically if you go by that logic then you have to shut down the Hollywood entertainment history.
How many tragedies do we see in terms of deaths by things like overdoses etc.
If anything you could argue that the WWE has to an extent reformed themselves with the health and wellness program, and on top of that they do more for their former employees then Hollywood ever does.
As for the violent messaging, the stuff that you see on regular TV and regular movies is far in excess of the WWE in terms of staged violence and disturbing actions.
I think there's a huge double standard when it comes to wrestling versus other forms of entertainment.
Are there tragedies in the WWE and with their former wrestlers, sure but for every Chyna there's a River Phoenix. For every Balls Mahoney there's a Chris Farley.
How many stuntpeople have died doing dangerous things or been left crippled, we just don't hear a lot about it.
In terms of movies versus wrestling.
2 hours of home alone movies is more violent and sadistic then the past 10 Wrestlemanias.
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With wrestling you have the added effects of steroid/pain killer use, road scheduling, and a toss you aside once we're done attitude.
You basically put people in a situation where they are physically and psychologically messed up from years of pressured steroid and pain killer abuse. Then you pay them marginally well (I know the superstars get paid well, but that's not the norm) and force them to be on the road, so they can't pursue other avenues. After all that, the industry seems to treat them as though they were disposable.
You can argue they know what they're getting into ahead of time, but that doesn't make it nice. You don't have that same deadly combo in other entertainment industries....well maybe porn. But even then, they don't have the same grueling road schedule.