Dominik Mysterio has been in and around the wrestling business for decades now and he’s learned a lot about the industry. Recently during an interview with PAPER, Dominik was asked about the biggest misconception about wrestling, and he addressed people who call wrestling fake.
“I feel the most common misconception is that it’s fake, but it’s like, brother, tell me what do you watch on television that is real? Just sit down and enjoy the show.
“We’re putting our bodies on the line, doing all this crazy stuff, like taking chair shots to the head. At the end of the day, we’re just trying to do our best to entertain you guys.
“My best advice is, just put it on. Put on Raw and see if you like it, because I promise you, at the very least, you will be entertained.”
Mysterio was also asked why there’s so much crossover appeal when it comes to wrestling right now, and he said, It’s the reach we’ve been able to get through Netflix. Nothing against USA Network, it was the home of Monday Night Raw for a lot of years… the longest-running episodic televised show in history, but Netflix just brought the viewership from around the world and really just globalized it.
It also doesn’t hurt that some of the top movie stars in Hollywood right now are wrestlers. You know, you got guys like Dwayne Johnson, Dave Bautista and John Cena.
Dominik Mysterio will be in action at WrestleMania this weekend as he’s currently set to face off against Finn Balor during night 2 of the big event.
Stay tuned for updates.