Many people view professional wrestling with derision. They call it "fake," "staged" or "scripted" and decry it as inauthentic when compared to mainstream professional sports. But I just went to see my first wrestling ever at Netflix's "WWE Raw" in Atlanta this past Monday (Jan. 27) and after seeing it for myself, I can tell you those people are wrong to hate it.
I'm not alone in this opinion. For as many people that dislike professional wrestling, it also has an incredibly large, devoted fanbase and that was certainly visible to me in person when at the event. American sports teams would kill for the passion of these fans and frankly, their choreographed reactions to each wrestler's performance. It's tough to decide whether it's more like seeing a soccer match in Europe or a midnight showing of "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and frankly, professional wrestling might just be a combination of both.
