Hollywood Screenwriter Talks About His Time In WWE

Paul Guay is a Hollywood screenwriter who never understood why Tinsletown execs looked down on the pro wrestling business and it's fans in particular.

Paul Guay claims in the story, "I really think it's as simple as the fact that it's fake," he begins. "Because it's fake people look down on it, which doesn't make any more sense than saying: who likes Hamlet, that's fake." He goes on to point out that the "real versus fake" debate simplifies the complexities of good storytelling in wrestling and gives people an easy way to label the sport-entertainment conglomerate and its fans. "Yeah, it is fake, but is it well done? Do you get involved with the characters and their personalities? I think people stop at, 'Oh it's fake, therefore it's for children and idiots.' Well, there are children and idiots who like wrestling, but there are also intelligent people who like wrestling...More?

source: postchronicle.com