theme that plays out inside the ring, outside the ring. This key to the impact that wrestling has on humanity and popular culture. As Roland Barthes, French literary theorist and philosopher, professional wrestling is like “perfect intelligibility of reality,” “a pure, full, and rounded nature (Barthes 25). Susan Sontag wrote “Notes on 'Camp '” Professional wrestling is much like ‘Camp’ as she writes, “the love of the exaggerated, the ‘off,’ of things-being-what-they-are-not in many ways”…
physical strength, the ability to control and scare other people, to intimidate, and especially to not back away from confrontation. In fact, real men of the WWE invite confrontation and conflict.” Famous professional wrestlers like The Undertaker, Edge, and Triple H vie for grandeur through ruthless aggression and all-out mayhem. The WWE promotion is a primetime example of masculinity and an integrated marketing combining with television, live events, film, the internet in 2007 made $500…
The WWE clearly no longer cares about breaking kayfabe guaranteeing that wrestling seems real; anyone past adolescence who forgets that they are watching scripted professional wrestling show is referred to as a “mark.” Mazer defines this synergy with fans and…
Arrow has reached its 100th episode. The 100th episode happens to air right in the middle of the CW 4-way superhero crossover, which is the channel Arrow airs on. Since Arrow was such a big success it has caused Warner Brothers/ CW to spawn off 3 other superheroes shows Flash, Supergirl, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Since the fans of all these show love crossovers. The CW decide to do a 4-way crossover. The crossover is called Superheroes V.S Aliens. We are bringing back the majority of…
The Rock” Johnson is a famous action movie star and a professional wwe wrestler. After he performs on live tv shows and he acts on movies like Fast and Furious, Hercules, and Tooth Fairy. One way the Rock also known as Dwayne Johnson influences me, is that he shows others to keep your head up and there is always a point where someone wanted to give up but he always says don’t give up. I respect the “Rock” because he left the wwe in wrestlemania 29 after he wrestled John Cena for the world…
aren’t going to make it!” replies Joe. “Stop running and br-…” Seth lost the sound of Joe’s voice as it was drowned out in the violently loud sounds and tumbling debris. He feels blood trickle down his torso as he is knocked in the head, and begins to lose consciousness. *** It’s a normal night in the arena. Lights beam down onto the ring as Seth watches the ongoing match in the WWE arena, as he has a normal conversation with a man he met only an hour before, only because their seats were…
General Purpose: To Entertain Reason for Award: His passion for giving back to the community is his greatest accomplishment. Specific Purpose: To show ways that it is possible to make a difference. Central Idea(Thesis): While performing in and out of his WWE Wrestling and acting career, tonight’s recipient has impacted the lives of many. Organizational Pattern: Topical Introduction I. A. (Attention-getter) Ask yourself, why do we look at celebrities as role models? Tonight, I would like to…
big growth spurt. This intimidated a lot of kids so they picked on me because I was bigger than them and had lots and lots of acne. I don’t hold it against them though because they were just kids. They also picked on me because I enjoyed watching WWE. WWE was also…
viewed. It seems that the brain takes the media violence as false and feels no need to react to it in a violent or angry way. Although, media violence with objects such as the Oculus Rift (virtual reality headset), can cause aggression, as the brain is only receiving info that proves the violence is real, therefore provoking a real reaction. Games like Mortal Kombat and shows like WWE Wrestling can cause small violent outbursts in the moment, but not in the long run. Emotions such as joy or…
pharmaceutical medicine to a point of death or severe addiction. The creator of the film, Chris Bell, interviews various former pharmaceutical drug addicts and a supplier/whistleblower. He meets with many former WWE and MMA athletes. They speak of their addictions, what led to them, how they played out, and what the short term and long term consequences were. Chris Bell’s own brother, Mike Bell, died of causes directly related to his own pharmaceutical drug addiction. In Chris’ eyes, his brother…