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Analysis: How professional wrestling perfectly explains Donald Trump's "Superman" stuntWWE chairman Vince McMahon has his head shaved by Donald Trump and Bobby Lashley while being held down by ''Stone Cold'' Steve Austin after losing a bet in the Battle of the Billionaires at the 2007 World Wrestling Entertainment's Wrestlemania at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, on April 1, 2007.
The President of the United States openly considered tearing open his dress shirt to reveal a"Superman" T-shirt underneath? Because it would prove to people he was invincible after being hospitalized for Covid-19? Or something? It seems outlandish until you consider how much of Trump's sensibility about our current cultural moment is formed by his experience in reality TV. And, while Trump's time as the name and face of"The Apprentice" is often cited for his approach to politics, it's actually another form of reality TV where the President has dabbled that provides more insight into this"Superman" move: Professional wrestling.
Remember that Trump in the late 2000s became part of a running storyline with World Wrestling Entertainment founder Vince McMahon -- the two are personal friends -- that was cast as a"Battle of the Billionaires." The idea was that Trump was so rich that he could show up the notoriously insecure and touchy McMahon."Red-faced that a rival would steal the spotlight from him, Mr.
"A record number of viewers tuned in to watch The Donald back Bobby Lashley to victory over Mr. McMahon's Umaga and subsequently shave the WWE Chairman's signature mane in the center of the ring."For those who don't follow pro wrestling closely -- and I am one of those people who follow itclosely -- pro wrestling is a) staged and b) functions as a mirror of who we are as a society. And very rarely in a positive way.
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