“You’re not going to get in to it when you’re older, trust me. It’s fake.” Erik Lagunas’ father had just broken his 8-year-old son’s heart. The young boy stared at his TV screen in disbelief. The father was not referring to the jolly bearded man who comes from the North Pole bearing gifts, to the mystical winged creature that compensates youth for their dentures. He was referencing robust men, wearing brightly colored latex costumes, which have become apart of the largest wrestling promotion in the world.
Despite its skewed reality, many fans of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), have stuck with the company since it’s beginning in the early 1990s.