There are many interesting terms that get used in the world of professional wrestling, and one that gets used often is the word “mark.” From time to time fans use the word “mark” as a way to insult other fans, and one fan recently caught the attention of Cody Rhodes when he described him as someone who sides with “loser marks that have killed wrestling.”
https://t.co/0SBMIZQTYz @THEVinceRusso @CodyRhodes what a shame two nicest guys ever met at wrestling event were these two . Unfortanatley one takes the side of the loser marks that have killed wrestling .
— nick kolakowski 🦂 (@kolakowski316) May 25, 2018
But according to Cody, a “mark” is a fan or customer, and he declared that he will always side with the marks while saying that he believes wrestling is doing pretty well nowadays.
"Mark" means fan or customer. So yea, that'll be the side I take. Always.
Wrestling is doing pretty wonderful these days. Onwards and upwards with every show.
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) May 25, 2018
Cody also responded to another fan who tried to explain what casual fans want from wrestling, and he continued to share his take on where the business is at the moment.
No mark is someone obsessed with wrestling to the point it’s their life . Casual fans don’t care about the crap in Japan or the young bucks . We want larger then life stars and reasons to care about matches . Not high spot after high spots with no phychology .
— nick kolakowski 🦂 (@kolakowski316) May 25, 2018
Well that's incorrect. If YOU don't like them, so be it…but more and more fans. Casual, hardcore, whatever fans…no need to qualify unless you're doing market research. Dollars and cents wise and merchandise and tickets/ticket returns is staggering. Facts.
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) May 25, 2018
Nowhere near as staggering as when Russo wrote for WWF during the attitude era.
Which you described in this video as your "least favourite period of wrestling".
— Bradley Lobo (@obolyeldarb) May 25, 2018
I don't know where he assisted w/the shows…but I'm assuming somewhere in the "attitude era". A profitable and fun time for fans and wrestlers alike. But we can't go back. Only forward. All forms of sport & entertainment change to cater to the consumer.
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) May 25, 2018
What does the word “mark” mean to you? Sound off in the comments below.
