Filling the Void
A void exists. And voids don't last. Either the void will be filled or the void will go away. But voids don't last. The void is in the wrestling business. The demand of fans and ex-fans for a more intelligent, grounded product has no supply to feed from. WWE can't or won't give up scripted promos and "invisible camera" segments. Lucha Underground is a fine product, but it's more television than wrestling. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) thrills local fans in Los Angeles, but their goal has never been to go mainstream. Surely there are other contenders, but none that have caught on. And so the void continues. Voids cannot last because eventually the demand dries up. People move on. Fans become fans of something else. How many have moved on to MMA or fantasy football or something else altogether? But wrestling's void persists. A hardcore fanbase and an intransigent monarch have sustained it. Nigel McGuinness wants to fill the pro wrest