Hoptimus Posted May 30, 2021 Posted May 30, 2021 Is it just me or is wrestling the only entertainment medium in the world where the fan base create social media accounts pretending that they are the actual talents themselves? This is not to be confused with fan accounts of a talent or tribute accounts for talent. This I straight up I'm making a Twitter account and I'm pretending to be Sasha Banks. I'm talking to other fans being her and also interacting with the actual talent that they are currently with a program with on TV as if they are part of the story by saying stuff that relates to ongoing storyline on TV? I genuinely find it worrying why wrestling fans don't get the whole separation between them being the fan and not the participant. What goes through the mind to think these things are ok and acceptable. I always am worried about the fantasist nature of wrestling fans and the ones that create these accounts. It always leads me to wonder what other underlying mental health conditions these people display or not have diagnosed either by being with their local community mental health team and or professional counseling. I find some wrestling fans to be really dangerous mentally unstable people.
Vamp Posted May 30, 2021 Posted May 30, 2021 Pretty sure even Ian Hislop has had somebody pretend to be him on Twitter.
wordsfromlee Posted May 30, 2021 Posted May 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Vamp said: Pretty sure even Ian Hislop has had somebody pretend to be him on Twitter. Yeah, people pretending to be celebrities on Twitter is the whole reason they brought in the blue ticks.
Paid Members BomberPat Posted May 30, 2021 Paid Members Posted May 30, 2021 This is more about the "roleplay" accounts than someone trying to scam anyone or for clout, or whatever other reason people pretend to be other people on social media. They definitely exist outside of wrestling fans, so pretending there's something uniquely mentally wrong with wrestling fans is a bit rough. It's maybe a little odder "roleplaying" as wrestlers than as characters in a TV show or movie or whatever because there's less of a divide between character and self, but I'm sure there are people on Twitter roleplaying as MCU actors as much as MCU characters.
Merzbow Posted May 30, 2021 Posted May 30, 2021 I'm pretty sure any TV show/movie with any kind of relatively young audience has people roleplaying as characters from them, it was/is a huge thing on Tumblr.
WyattSheepMask Posted May 30, 2021 Posted May 30, 2021 God I hope Ogogo absolutely obliterates Cody tonight
AnotherCrapUsername Posted May 31, 2021 Posted May 31, 2021 Love how Flair sells this like the absolute pro that he is.
Paid Members FLips Posted June 7, 2021 Paid Members Posted June 7, 2021 Not Twitter but this was ace https://streamable.com/wt068x
Paid Members Nick James Posted June 7, 2021 Paid Members Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, FelatioLips said: Not Twitter but this was ace https://streamable.com/wt068x I really enjoyed that when I saw it this morning, really gave me vibes of the reactions at the old One Night Stand PPV's. Who would have thought that would be the most interesting thing he has ever done? Edited June 7, 2021 by Nick James
Chili Posted June 7, 2021 Posted June 7, 2021 32 minutes ago, Nick James said: I really enjoyed that when I saw it this morning, really gave me vibes of the reactions at the old One Night Stand PPV's. Who would have thought that would be the most interesting thing he has ever done? Pissed myself at that. Well done boys. That. Might. Work!
CavemanLynn Posted June 7, 2021 Posted June 7, 2021 Is that what Honky looks like now? Get him in as Elias' da!
Merzbow Posted June 7, 2021 Posted June 7, 2021 6 hours ago, FelatioLips said: Not Twitter but this was ace https://streamable.com/wt068x Misses the part when he started screaming "fuck you" to the fans over and over.
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