In the long storied history of professional wrestling, one thing has forever been a constant. No respect from mainstream media, no respect from sports fans and sometimes even no respect from within the business itself for its own alumni. Even in today s widely more accepted product, professional wrestling still takes heat from all sides.
Pro wrestling is blamed for almost every fault that is plaguing society at large.
From Bob Costas to Phil Mushnick to the PTC, professional wrestling is just something to take shots at for whatever reason. In Florida a child kills a playmate and the lawyer attempts to blame pro wrestling for the child s actions. A New York Times writer blames pro wrestling, mostly fixated on Vince McMahon and the WWF, for declining social and moral values. It would then go beyond the person and put a black mark on the sport as a whole. This is what has me bothered this week, two-sided journalism.