The popularity of this “sport” suggests that while thousands of years have passed, clearly we have made little progress in terms of civility. The problem extends to the message it sends to its viewers, mainly, that this type of ancient and uncivilized sport should be highly valued in a society pushing towards a more sensitive approach to human connectivity.
I do not take issue with the athletes themselves and respect them for what they do. I acknowledge that those who participate in this sport should be recognized as athletes as they possess an incredible amount of skill and require a tremendous training schedule. The fact that many people learn these skills for self-defense is commendable.īut the issue with watching wrestling for pure entertainment value stems from the fact that wrestling originated as a method of self-defense and was turned into a sport akin to that of the Roman gladiator fights. Now do not get me wrong, mixed martial arts serves its purpose. Simply put, UFC is utterly barbaric and the fact that there is such a massive fan base for it suggests that we are not as advanced as we believe ourselves to be. Why then, is entertainment wrestling like the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) so popular? If you asked the majority of people living in the developed world, they would claim they live in the most advanced, enlightened era history has ever known.