Anyways, on one of his podcasts, Colt interviews Kenny Omega. I was not familiar with Kenny Omega beforehand, but after listening to the podcast I went online and checked out some of his stuff. Not too shabby. During the podcast, Colt asks Kenny what his goals are in the wrestling business. Kenny answered by saying that he is really out to reinvent wrestling and make it "cool again." (which we have also heard from C.M. Punk as well)
The answer really made me start to think about things a lot. It was one of those things that just changes the way you think about things overall and opens the floodgates to all of these new ideas. Omega is right, because there is no flowchart for wrestling at all. Some people may think there is, but there really is not. It's all about giving the fans what they want, period. Giving each and every person that comes and pays money to watch the show an entertaining experience.
I really do feel that the business has changes, which many people would probably agree with me on. What people probably won't agree with me on is the fact that many of the "old school" ways are outdated and waste of time stressing over anymore. Things that worked in the 70's and 80's are not going to work today, just because the world is completely different, which I feel is due mostly to technology.
Things like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and all other websites and whatnot has revolutionized the way that people see the wrestling business. The fans have a closer look to who each of us is personally. They have nearly unlimited access to videos of matches and promos. Social media has changed the way that many shows are promoted.
My point to all of this is that everyone is linked together nowadays. We should not be doing things "the way they always have been done" just because it is "the right way." We should be doing whatever the hell works, because that is the way to make money in this business and take things to a whole other level. Making money is "the right way," no matter what year it is.
Use all of these tools that we have nowadays to do something different. It's not necessarily about putting on a 5 star wrestling show anymore, it's about giving the fans "an experience." It's about making them walk out of that building, go home and tweet or post about the show on Facebook so that all of their friends find out about what is going on.
The problem with all of this is that people in general are just lazy and feel that one person cannot make a difference. EVERYONE, both fan and wrestler, can make a difference and take this business to a whole new level. Be proud of being a wrestling fan. Wrestlers, come up with something cutting-edge and relevant that the fans can get into. Promoters, pay the the extra money to use good talent and treat them well. It's all about little things that add up in the long-run.
My challenge to everyone who reads this is to step back, look at yourself and the business as a whole. What skills do you have that can make wrestling better? Take those skills and use them to help out. One person at a time, we will get the word out there. One person at a time, we will start a revolution. #LetsChangeWrestling
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