Exploring modern pro wrestling through the lens of narrative, rhetorical & cinematic devices used in literature & film. Drawing from past and present examples on WWE and AEW television, we debate the effectiveness of storytelling elements from the audience’s perspective.
Episodes
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Jordan Cooper & Jon Alba discuss the importance of protagonists & antagonists in pro wrestling storytelling, why virtue may be an antiquated descriptor when identifying "good guys" and "bad guys", how the audience dictates the alignment of characters more than anything else, and the difference between presenting a single main character versus an ensemble cast.
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/theory-of-pro-wrestling/id1692460190
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