tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546665963755719151.post2770125096133937135..comments2023-07-15T07:17:49.535-04:00Comments on Professional Wrestling in U.S. Popular Culture: Tunney, the Wildman, and Emotional InvestmentSam Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233749268141980625noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546665963755719151.post-91368125264345606702014-10-01T07:12:13.959-04:002014-10-01T07:12:13.959-04:00I was thinking about this quite a bit as well, Mik...I was thinking about this quite a bit as well, Mikey. I've been to plenty of wrestling shows over the years. There's a pristine-ness, a polish, at WWE shows that isn't there on the indie circuit. Not everyone can afford $110 tickets, which were the cost of the section we were in. You're at great physical distance to the ring. More than that, this is a machine...It's an intricate operation. And the show always keeps on schedule, from the promos, to the video packages, to the pyro, etc. There's something that feels slightly hollow in it and/or that the live audience is not a major focus. And, to be honest, it differs from arena to arena. I've been to plenty of WWE shows in which the crowd was much more vocal. One issue with feature-show events is that there's very little mic work done, which means there's less verbal chance for interaction between in-ring performer and fan...Sam Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233749268141980625noreply@blogger.com