#2 Trump’s time in WWE helped him become President?
President Donald Trump’s history with the WWE is well documented, dating back to WrestleMania 4, which took place at Trump Towers. The President has since made several appearances on WWE television, once being involved in a kayfabe takeover of Monday Night Raw, selling it back to Vince at a reduced cost a week later. His most notable appearance was perhaps at WrestleMania 23 in the Battle of the Billionaires match between himself (represented by Bobby Lashley) and McMahon (represented by Umaga).
If we all thought this was just a bit of fun, we were perhaps grossly mistaken. Trump has credited his time with WWE, especially in front of the WWE Universe, as crucial in helping him to hone the persona that he still uses to this day, on the political scene. In a roundabout way, you could say the WWE have helped Donald Trump to become the US President! This kind of makes sense as we live in an age where reality and entertainment have become so intertwined that it’s hard to tell them apart.
Voters claim they want their politicians to come across as ‘real people’, but the problem is we often confuse what we see on reality TV shows with our expectations of how people should be. One of the many reasons Trump was able to beat Hilary last year was his ‘straight-talking’ approach, portraying himself as outside of the elite political bubble and relying mainly on media soundbites. If there’s anywhere that can offer you a qualification in media soundbites, it's the WWE.
