big life; small space

If you can stomach it, pro wrestling fandom is pretty interesting - in the sense of the word that mostly means horrifying - in that regard, because the lines between storylines and real life, and onscreen personas and real people, are so blurred, and because the industry itself is not above exploiting real deaths for storylines. The mortality rate is so ridiculously high that romanticising death could be argued to be a fandom survival tactic. That's pretty much why I'm no longer an active fan, despite finding it a fascinating business.