Confusion is an emotion that almost never exists in pro wrestling. That's what you see on his face in its most pure form, genuine confusion. And then anger. Bret gets up, puts his arms on the rope, looks down, sees vinsi man, and spits right in vince's face. He then proceeds to get out of the ring and basically destroy everything in sight. It may be the moment that truly made you go, what is happening?
All the world’s a stage. Or, sometimes it feels that way, especially these days. In this episode, originally aired in 2015, we push through the fourth wall, pierce the spandex-ed heart of professional wrestling, and travel 400 years into the past to unmask our obsession with authenticity and our desire to walk the line between reality and fantasy.
Thanks to Nick Hakim for the use of his song "The Light".
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