Saturday, 8 June 2013

Would Collection Services Have Any Part In Wrestling Storylines?

By Rob Sutter


I can't help but feel as though the men and women who write for World Wrestling Entertainment do not fully understand how the real world is supposed to work. It almost seems like everything is an exaggeration of how it would unfold in real life, which doesn't make it very believable. Yes, I know that wrestling is full of exaggerations and that's part of the reason why it's so popular. However, suspension of disbelief can only go so far and the idea of collection services coming into storylines is hard to fathom.

I think that one of the most sizable tropes in wrestling is contract signings and not many of them seem to deviate from the norm. For those who don't watch, I'm sure you're curious as to what the norm exactly is. Allow me to break it down for you: two competitors step into a ring and sit down at a desk before they throw insults at each other before they ultimately sign the contract, at which point chaos spills over. It's a repeated process that longtime viewers can tell from the word, "go."

Those who have watched wrestling for a long will most likely be able to tell you how ridiculous romantic storylines come across as. Recently, it's been a case of Kaitlyn - who is the Divas Champion, mind you - working to find out who her secret admirer is. Not only is the premise dead on arrival but you have to take into consideration that these are adults following through with this storyline. I don't know about you but I don't know of many adults who are stuck with this middle school mentality of having secret admirers.

However, I think that this kind of romantic narrative would be stellar compared to how wrestling writers would represent collection services. Keep in mind that these companies are able to operate at high levels, so it's clear that they're immensely capable. I have my concerns, however, about how many details of the business will be accurately described and followed through with. There are certain aspects these writers aren't smart enough to effectively tackle and agencies the likes of Rapid Recovery are just a few of them.

I believe that wrestling fans have all of the right in the world to critique the aspects of the spectacle they don't agree with. They know that the performers are capable of working in the ring, so it's not exactly a problem that rests on the shoulders of wrestlers. Instead, I feel like the material they have to work is not conducive to their characters, which results in storylines coming across as rather fragmented. I believe that all fans can see when a storyline will not work.




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