Why professional wrestling can be enjoyed

Interesting article by Joe O'Connell of The Spectrum:

I know it’s fake. I am aware Kane was not actually in a fire as a small child and wrestles to ease the pain of his soul; he’s just some big Spanish man named Glen that wears a mask. Or at least used to.

And the stereotypical fighting Irishman is not the father of the leprechaun, and the two black guys are not actually street thugs who steal, and the happy jumpy Jamaican guy is not actually from Jamaica. Though it is amazing what they can get away with.

But yet, somehow, there is something enjoyable to this. Yet even admitting this can usually result in a look of disappointment or even pure disdain from a non-fan.

Maybe they’re not entirely wrong, but then how could it be that wrestling, even in a down period like today, continues to be so popular?...More?