Pro wrestling is something you have to buy into to enjoy. The first time you see it, the fakeness of it is obvious. But if you watch it for a while, you buy into the fiction and set aside your critical judgment. It's the same thing that goes on when you see a stage play, or read a fantasy novel. You suspend your disbelief in a way that allows you to enjoy the fiction.
Pro wrestling is something you have to buy into to enjoy. The first time you see it, the fakeness of it is obvious. But if you watch it for a while, you buy into the fiction and set aside your critical judgment. It's the same thing that goes on when you see a stage play, or read a fantasy novel. You suspend your disbelief in a way that allows you to enjoy the fiction.
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