5 Reasons why Pro Wrestling companies keep hiring celebrities

#5 Having 'legitimate' athletes participate lends credence to pro wrestling

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One of the things that have haunted pro wrestling almost from its inception as a modern concept is a fact that the matches are scripted and the victors predetermined. While this has never been a deal-breaker for fans it can be a major determent to fans of other sports partaking in pro wrestling content.

It is a performance. When Brock Lesnar hurls Roman Reigns through a table, what you see is happening even if The Beast Incarnate throws The Big Dog in such a way that he's not seriously injured.

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But when you involve 'legit' celebrity athletes like Floyd Mayweather at Wrestlemania XXX or Lawrence Taylor at Wrestlemania X, such critiques seem to die out. After all, if athletes who are, no questions asked, legitimate tough men, respect pro wrestling enough to participate, then it can't be entirely a joke or a punch line.

There you have it; five reasons why pro wrestling companies keep using celebrities in their programming. Questions or comments? Please leave them below, and as always, thanks for reading!

About the author

Christopher Scott Wagoner is a writer from Austin, Texas in the United States. He is also a proud descendent of the Choctaw and Lakota people.
Chris has an English and Creative Writing degree, and is a published author with Simon and Schuster. He's ghost-written over eight million words in more than 500 books.
A long time wrestling fan, Chris is also a professional journalist who covers sports-entertainment. He's been writing for Sportskeeda since 2018.

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