They’re not THAT big
The premise of wrestling is to have fantastically muscled hulks maul each other in front of throngs of screaming fans. Problem is, these guys need to have a bit more than just big muscles.
The argument here isn’t the non-wrestling skills, though it is very relevant. Finding big guys who can keep the crowd engaged with their mouths is tough. And as we’ve seen, it’s more often the smaller guys who have the gift of the gab.
Everybody knows Vince’s love affair with giants. But just like the Jurassic and Triassic eras, the WWE would have become history if there were only giants walking around. Enter the saviours of the WWE – guys with real character and personality, but a little undersized.
So in keeping with the stated premise, the WWE always enhances them on paper – for eg, John Cena is around 6 foot even, but is ‘billed’ at 6’1” or 6’2”, and is proclaimed to weigh 250 pounds, which is a little hard to believe.
