Richard Blonoff
Make America Rassle Again
So the WWE is set to launch a number of new Youtube shows this week, a few of which follow the lives of the superstars out of the ring. In the last few months the WWE has developed an obsession with Twitter and Facebook, mentioning multiple times per show what is currently trending and often pointing out the number of followers or fans someone has.
Due to this the everyday lives of workers are becoming more and more available. We now see and know things that only fifteen years ago would be considered taboo for those in the industry to reveal. I remember a time when heels and faces couldn't be seen talking in public, now they follow each other and Twitter and are known to have conversations with each other no matter their current disposition.
It was only back in 1996 that The Qliq was involved in probably the most infamous instant of breaking kayfabe. Now we know of nearly every friendship in and out of the ring, across promotions and it seems that two or three times a year we hear a story of a backstage breakup causing certain workers to be buried or fired.
So I ask you has social media killed kayfabe, does it still exist, or was it killed long before?
Due to this the everyday lives of workers are becoming more and more available. We now see and know things that only fifteen years ago would be considered taboo for those in the industry to reveal. I remember a time when heels and faces couldn't be seen talking in public, now they follow each other and Twitter and are known to have conversations with each other no matter their current disposition.
It was only back in 1996 that The Qliq was involved in probably the most infamous instant of breaking kayfabe. Now we know of nearly every friendship in and out of the ring, across promotions and it seems that two or three times a year we hear a story of a backstage breakup causing certain workers to be buried or fired.
So I ask you has social media killed kayfabe, does it still exist, or was it killed long before?
