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I dont know about any of you gentlemen, but I have a really hard time trying to find a girlfriend that is a wrestling fan. Its not as easy as finding a girl who loves baseball and is a Red Sox fan. As long as youre in Boston or whatever you have a shot. But in wrestling, Id settle for a girl who really loves wrestling, but is a massive fan of the cutest guy. That is the bare minimum I will ever be willing to accept, but Im truly seeking a woman who loves wrestling, but is also smart to the business. In baseball terms, what Im looking for is a lady who has a deeper understanding of the game to be able to actually challenge me as a fan mentally. She knows the stats, her players, the history and the psychology. She loves the game, not just the players. In wrestling terms, she is a wrestling fan who knows the holds, her players, the stories, the history and yes, even the psychology. I want her to not only know what is happening in the ring, but why it is happening. Shes passionate and compassionate for the industry. Her voice is just as loud as mine. She will always steal my wrestling shirts. She gives a shit about more than what is happening on the surface. She truly understands this wrestling passion that defines me. This is the woman I could love the rest of my life. This is the woman I would make my wife.
But I dont even know if this kind of female wrestling fan exists. I started thinking about it, and in my experience, a monumental percentage of passionate wrestling fans have been male. I can name you great female wrestlers, managers, or valets, but I cant name you five wrestling fans I know that are female and are intelligent fans. Dont take the word intelligent out of context here. I simply mean that I could watch wrestling, cheer the faces and boo the heels and just enjoy the show, but I wouldnt really understand the way the industry works, what makes a good match, or have a deep understanding of the connection between wrestling and wrestling fan. This is actually a major problem between mainstream and hardcore wrestling fans, not just male and female. This is the debate that drives fans like me crazy because it waters down the product. Not just WWE, any show. Do we take it too seriously? Of course we do, but thats the point. Ive met a ton of people who dont get wrestling, or sports at all because they dont understand how someone can put blind passion into something they have no control of, or can watch a team lose for decades without any payoff. This is a totally separate issue, but I can watch years of sub-par WWE programming just to get to a few months of solid stuff. Why? Because I am a goddamn wrestling fan.
I know some ladies are reading this, and if that is you then come find me because Ive met zero women in my life who look at and bring that much passion to wrestling. Ive seen women at shows, or talked to them over numerous social media, or forum sites, but nothing to that level. From what Ive seen in my twenty-five years is female wrestling fans who route for the faces, cute guys, cute girls, the popular Divas, whoever I like, or they take everything so lightly. Sure, from a business perspective their money is just as good as mine. But where is the female passion for this sport that I cant seem to find? It makes me ask how the majority of female wrestling fans watch wrestling? I know the types of fans Ive seen, but where are the passionate ones? Are they embarrassed to say they like it?
It is funny. Here I am complaining about the one thing in my life that I am free from the female perspective on, and I want to give that up. Im sorry about that, but I really think women can have a far more significant role in the wrestling industry. Not just in the crowd, or in front of the TV, but in the ring and behind the scenes. Someone like Stephanie McMahon was born into it. It is the true wrestling fans that carry the industry because they are the ones who grow up to become the superstars. Change comes from within in this industry and change always starts is in the crowd in this industry.
So ladies, if youve connected to wrestling in that very special way, then learn the craft. Study and understand the industry because wrestling is something that could use a much more defined feminine touch because frankly, you guys are smarter than us and better than us at most things. In truth, the industry could use more beautiful passionate wrestling fans. Maybe Ill get lucky someday and meet the future Ms. McCormick who will be obnoxious at wrestling shows next to me, but until then my search continues. But even if I settle for something else, itd be nice to have female wrestling fans as interested as us fine gentlemen. Again frankly, itd make wrestling only that much more fun.
I dont know about any of you gentlemen, but I have a really hard time trying to find a girlfriend that is a wrestling fan. Its not as easy as finding a girl who loves baseball and is a Red Sox fan. As long as youre in Boston or whatever you have a shot. But in wrestling, Id settle for a girl who really loves wrestling, but is a massive fan of the cutest guy. That is the bare minimum I will ever be willing to accept, but Im truly seeking a woman who loves wrestling, but is also smart to the business. In baseball terms, what Im looking for is a lady who has a deeper understanding of the game to be able to actually challenge me as a fan mentally. She knows the stats, her players, the history and the psychology. She loves the game, not just the players. In wrestling terms, she is a wrestling fan who knows the holds, her players, the stories, the history and yes, even the psychology. I want her to not only know what is happening in the ring, but why it is happening. Shes passionate and compassionate for the industry. Her voice is just as loud as mine. She will always steal my wrestling shirts. She gives a shit about more than what is happening on the surface. She truly understands this wrestling passion that defines me. This is the woman I could love the rest of my life. This is the woman I would make my wife.
But I dont even know if this kind of female wrestling fan exists. I started thinking about it, and in my experience, a monumental percentage of passionate wrestling fans have been male. I can name you great female wrestlers, managers, or valets, but I cant name you five wrestling fans I know that are female and are intelligent fans. Dont take the word intelligent out of context here. I simply mean that I could watch wrestling, cheer the faces and boo the heels and just enjoy the show, but I wouldnt really understand the way the industry works, what makes a good match, or have a deep understanding of the connection between wrestling and wrestling fan. This is actually a major problem between mainstream and hardcore wrestling fans, not just male and female. This is the debate that drives fans like me crazy because it waters down the product. Not just WWE, any show. Do we take it too seriously? Of course we do, but thats the point. Ive met a ton of people who dont get wrestling, or sports at all because they dont understand how someone can put blind passion into something they have no control of, or can watch a team lose for decades without any payoff. This is a totally separate issue, but I can watch years of sub-par WWE programming just to get to a few months of solid stuff. Why? Because I am a goddamn wrestling fan.
I know some ladies are reading this, and if that is you then come find me because Ive met zero women in my life who look at and bring that much passion to wrestling. Ive seen women at shows, or talked to them over numerous social media, or forum sites, but nothing to that level. From what Ive seen in my twenty-five years is female wrestling fans who route for the faces, cute guys, cute girls, the popular Divas, whoever I like, or they take everything so lightly. Sure, from a business perspective their money is just as good as mine. But where is the female passion for this sport that I cant seem to find? It makes me ask how the majority of female wrestling fans watch wrestling? I know the types of fans Ive seen, but where are the passionate ones? Are they embarrassed to say they like it?
It is funny. Here I am complaining about the one thing in my life that I am free from the female perspective on, and I want to give that up. Im sorry about that, but I really think women can have a far more significant role in the wrestling industry. Not just in the crowd, or in front of the TV, but in the ring and behind the scenes. Someone like Stephanie McMahon was born into it. It is the true wrestling fans that carry the industry because they are the ones who grow up to become the superstars. Change comes from within in this industry and change always starts is in the crowd in this industry.
So ladies, if youve connected to wrestling in that very special way, then learn the craft. Study and understand the industry because wrestling is something that could use a much more defined feminine touch because frankly, you guys are smarter than us and better than us at most things. In truth, the industry could use more beautiful passionate wrestling fans. Maybe Ill get lucky someday and meet the future Ms. McCormick who will be obnoxious at wrestling shows next to me, but until then my search continues. But even if I settle for something else, itd be nice to have female wrestling fans as interested as us fine gentlemen. Again frankly, itd make wrestling only that much more fun.
