Daniel Bryan Defends Art in Pro Wrestling

Daniel Bryan recently made a big announcement that India is going to feature two WWE live events in the country for the first time in over a decade.

While on tour in India to make that announcement, Daniel Bryan spoke to NDTV about WWE 2K16 and other topics. One of those topics was the frequent criticism of the pro wrestling industry being “fake”. The former WWE Champion had the following to say about wrestling being scripted:

“You know how in art, there’s this term, postmodernism, and it’s basically, art for entertainment? I think we’ve become a little like that. I mean, everyone starts to knowingly say, ‘it’s fake, it’s fake,’ and then the word ‘entertainment’ comes into our name, and I think that the audience doesn’t react the same way – you see something amazing, and you go, ‘yeah, that’s just a part of the script’.”

“But of course, it’s also real, it’s really difficult, and you can get badly injured. That’s why we’ve got to keep telling people, ‘don’t try this at home,’ because it is entertainment, but it’s also real. It’s difficult, and it’s painful.”

The loss of Seth Rollins just showed us all that pro wrestling hurts. The wrestling is “fake” argument has always been childish. Honestly, once you’re in the pro wrestling club, you don’t care how “fake” it can sometimes look. What Daniel Bryan is saying is true, wrestling is essentially art for entertainment.

It’s just a shame so many naysayers have to keep using the “it’s fake” argument to attempt to break down a wrestling fan’s passion for the industry.