Wrestling as a reflection of real life…

Why is it that stables in wrestling reflect the real world? I’ve noticed that stables in wrestling always want to make an impact in the company they are working in. The Four Horseman, The Dangerous Alliance, The Heenan Family, The Hart Foundation, The Triple Threat, The Main Event Mafia, The NWO, and D-Generation X are just a few of my favorite stables because they all worked as “bad” guys or as heels. In the big dog company, WWE, a new faction has emerged by the name of “Nexus”. They seem as true legit badasses on TV but the truth is, this is how the real world operates sometimes because you get these new hotshot young guys who think they can run rough shot over anyone that crosses their path. I find it funny how the Nexus works according to what their leader says as Wade Barrett positions himself as being the true leader of this group because you always have the guy with most potential as being the one who voices his opinion. Barrett does have a point when he says that the WWE positioned them on the show NXT as doing these dumb challenges such as obstacle courses, “promos” on flowers and rainbows, and yes even the sell programs challenge. But the truth is, guys like these have to realize nothing is ever given to you on a silver platter but rather the saying in wrestling does ring true, “paying your dues” is something that is somewhat of a rite of passage as it is in real life. I do agree, before I saw the faction emerge I saw little life being inserted into WWE programming as I questioned why I even watched it at times. But when the faction burst onto the scene it was almost like they were shooting for that hot shot angle that has been done four or five times in wrestling history. The four or five times that I’ve seen it done it either got watered down or the concept got completely buried by what seemed to be like political reasons. First there was the Japanese angle where it originated which was a war between one organization taking over another and that seemed to work. However the NWO angle was the cool thing that got people back into wrestling where to the point it became water cooler talk and people were buzzing with did you see Nash bump Mysterio onto the trailer which was one of the most memorable times I remember being a wrestling fan because it seemed so real. Anyway, after a while the concept became watered down due to the angle not having enough steam behind it because of political reasons. The Nexus angle is a relection of real life because I know all to well the guys that think that they are better than everybody but the truth is these guys only know so little. What matters is how they learn about their craft and if they do it the right way. I know I’ve seen it at work at the big red machine and it’s probably in play in places throughout America. All I have to say is that people are always going to have conflict as to who is better and who can do what the best as the veterans in WWE at least stand up to the threat that has been presented to them. The amazing thing is, it will always be about the love of the business that these guys do it and in real life people like to defend their values and their morals.