THE 2026 PROJECT, 52 SUNDAYS, 52 MONOLOGUES
Pro Wrestling Heat
BY JEFFREY LO
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GREG
Don’t look at me like that.
Like I’m stupid or, or some child.
What, just because I still watch pro wrestling at my age?
What’s wrong with watching pro wrestling?
Oh, let me guess – “You know that’s fake, right?”
Obviously, I know it’s fake!
Do you really think I believe that there’s an undead mortician from part’s unknown that has decided the best use of his time was to fight mortals in a ring throughout the country?
Do you think I want it to be real when a someone bashes their knee into someone’s skull repeatedly?
Of course not.
I’m not a psychopath.
I know it’s fake.
Pre-determined.
You must watch – what – Game of Thrones?
Do you really think that that’s real?
Those dragons and what not?
No.
You don’t see me judging you for whatever it is that you watch.
I watch wrestling for the spectacle.
The pageantry.
The comedy.
For the morality play that it is.
The adrenaline pumping through our veins when the pyro blast into the sky.
The community you feel when everyone boos the heel at the same time.
Or the visual of 20,000 fans putting their one’s to the sky.
And you get to be a part of it!
Not the body slamming, obviously, please no. I mean look at me.
BUT you get to help determine what happens next.
Because when you cheer – you’re cheering for the characters sure – but you’re also cheering for a person. A human being. An artist that is putting their body on the line for your entertainment.
And the louder you cheer the good guys (we call them baby faces) or boo the bad guys (heel’s in the biz) – you are doing your part to let the people in charge – the people in the back – know that your favorite deserves to be put to the top.
Your favorite deserves the belt.
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So trust me, you’re the one that’s missing out.
And you know what?
That’s not my problem.
So sad for you.
What was that? You say I take it TOO seriously?
You think I take my love for professional wrestling TOO seriously.
PSH!
Well to that I say –
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Fair.
Fine.
But whatever, IDon’tCare. MindYourOwnDamnBusiness.
END.