Pro-Wrestling, Saturday afternoon Canadians

Pro-wrestling is entertainment that has a simple story that is easily understood by the audience, with good versus evil resolving their issues through violence, a very popular and problematic concept. This form of entertainment appeals to a certain male adolescent mentality that is part of its toxic masculinity culture. This is true of all male-dominated organizations through history of glorification and subjugation through violence. Its saving grace is his own self-deprecation with over-the-top stereotypes. Seeing it as spectacle, suspending it from its problematic themes (Who could really take this seriously?)

Watching Pro-Wrestling, Saturday afternoon, as so many Canadians, was a small part of my childhood on TV every Saturday afternoon. Where I remember occasionally watching with my father, neither of us were or are fans but enjoyed the spectacle with a smile. 

I’m focusing primarily on Canadian wrestlers right now, but will add more portraits over the next couple of months, so be sure to come back and see new ones.
I must give thanks to the podcast.  The Secret Life of Canada show Why Are So Many Canadian Pro Wrestlers for pushing this idea forward to create concrete images.

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