Should there be political characters and storylines in wrestling?
> Together they developed “The Progressive Liberal” Dan Richards, often the bad guy at the matches in the Republican-voting mining towns of Appalachia and some southern states. The Liberal would get a hearing and even some cheers as crowds watch the staged violence at a night of pro wrestling.>Over the past five years, however, that atmosphere has turned far darker, James and Harnsberger said this month. >The crowd has taken on a more violent approach towards me,” said Harnsberger, who plays the Progressive Liberal in the ring. “I had rocks thrown at me. A lady pulled out a lighter, tried to light my trunks on fire while they are on me. And had someone else pull out a switchblade.” https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/22/politics/political-tensions-wrestling 