>>16564368It's literally a Scooby Doo gimmick played deadpan and that's what makes it one of the best selling gimmicks of all time.
When you are full of edgy piss and vinegar you think that being more grounded and realistic is better for immersion because the step from everyday reality to believing dudes in leather jackets are fighting for real in a ring is shorter.
But if you can get people to believe for a second that goofy ass spandex overalls wearing motherfuckers are having a drama about who holds the urn of their dead parents ashes while the other shoots flames out of ring posts, you've got the hooked for life coming back to see where that outlandish story goes. That is better wrestling without a single punch thrown because it draws
