tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546665963755719151.post542750234166870599..comments2023-07-15T07:17:49.535-04:00Comments on Professional Wrestling in U.S. Popular Culture: another screwjob commentSam Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17233749268141980625noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546665963755719151.post-28735980722385763852007-03-27T20:23:00.000-04:002007-03-27T20:23:00.000-04:00I'm reminded, reading this, of J.R.'s comments abo...I'm reminded, reading this, of J.R.'s comments about Jerry Lawler and Jim Carrey on Man on the Moon; that the whole thing was rigged, but Jim was being such an ass that it perhaps wasn't entirely fake.<BR/><BR/>I think that, even assuming all of Wrestling With Shadows was a setup (i.e. with Bret in on the joke), there were certainly some real feelings involved, especially by the end. After all, the reviewer noted that, if fake, it's the best performance Bret ever gave.Beeznutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933308928180953131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546665963755719151.post-31383388199677076302007-03-22T22:01:00.000-04:002007-03-22T22:01:00.000-04:00Kate, very good points. As we mentioned in the ta...Kate, very good points. As we mentioned in the talk with J.R. tonight, WWE is a business where a wrestler can get accused of road rage and then have it worked into the plot of the show, since their character IS them in a way that it doesn't happen in any other place.<BR/><BR/>And, as you say, even if Bret spitting on Vince was a "shoot," it becomes part of the performance in which, no matter its scripted-ness, it's still "part of the show."Sam Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233749268141980625noreply@blogger.com