Professional wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker who is also a former seven times WWE World Champion recently talked about the disadvantages of social media and explained how it was really difficult to make wrestlers believable because of it.
The world is changing and social media has brought a huge change in the world of professional wrestling just like the rest of the world. Wrestling is not the very same anymore like the time of the Attitude Era and the previous time. During those days, the world of wrestling work on the way bookers wanted it to be.
The Undertaker Explains Why He Is Not A Big Fan Of Social Media
That means babyfaces were cheered, and the heels mostly got negative reactions and it did not matter how good of a wrestler or worker they were. But nowadays, it is really difficult to connect with the fans through the kayfabe. Fans cheered for whoever they wanted and not the one the promotion wanted them to.
This is just one example of the change that social media made in the world of professional wrestling. There are other disadvantages as well as advantages of social media in the world of professional wrestling as well. Nowadays it is very easy to catch up with all the rumours and sometimes the spoilers too.
Somehow social media is killing the spirit of professional wrestling. The impact of the Attitude Era or even the Ruthless Aggression era can never be recreated in today’s world of wrestling. No matter how good a promotion does, things can never be the same anymore.
The Undertaker who is also a former seven times WWE World Champion recently spoke to the Hot Boxin with Mike Tyson program where he talked about the disadvantages of social media and explained how it was really difficult to make wrestlers believable because of it. He said;
“For me, it does. Just our fanbase in general, they are more concerned now with what’s happening behind the scenes, not so much what’s going on in the ring. They want the dirt. It’s just like anything else in our society and it’s all social media driven. Everybody puts their life out there.
“It’s hard for me, watching everything, ‘you’re this guy on TV and then you go on social media and you’re somebody completely different.’ For me, it’s a huge disconnect. It is what it is and that’s where we’re at. I don’t necessarily like it, but there’s nothing I can do about it. That’s just the way it is. It makes things harder. It really makes things harder to have good storylines and people invested. Guys give everything away.”
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