Philosophy Smackdown by Douglas EdwardsMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Quite disappointing, as a wrestling fan I didn't really feel I came away any more enlightened and the few philosophical interrogations felt underdeveloped. Liked the concept of Pro-Wrestling as monster (although not original to Edwards), and how this makes it a difficult 'sport' to pin down (pun not intended) - the tensions between reality/acting, sport/entertainment inherent and almost unique to wrestling are one of the most fascinating things about it for me, and Edwards does explore this well.
I'd recommend this more to the non-wrestling fan or someone curious why watching two spandex wearing, oiled muscle-men play fight could be of interest to an adult.
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