5 Reasons wrestlers should not "die" like Allie on Impact, and 5 reasons why it's not wrong

"Dark" Allie met her fate on Impact Wrestling when she 'died.' Should wrestling shows use this type of storyline?

Not acceptable #2: There's been too much real death in wrestling

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Jerry "The King" Lawler and Jim Ross are grim-faced as they announce that Owen Hart has suffered an accident at Over the Edge in 1999.

Perhaps the biggest reason why pro wrestling companies should not use death as part of their storylines is the sad, tragic history of pro wrestlers dying young.

Most people will recall Owen Hart's fatal fall from the top of the Kansas City arena in 1999, and the way it deeply affected the pro wrestling industry. Owen Hart was far from the first man to die at a wrestling event. Bruiser Brody was stabbed to death in his locker room in Puerto Rico, and no one was ever convicted for the crime.

More recent, and more tragic, examples certainly exist, but it's not necessary to dwell upon them. What's important is to realize that with real-life death haunting the world of sports entertainment like a specter, having 'fake' death makes a mockery of the real world tragedy, and thus it should not be included as part of a storyline or angle.

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