>>12557877>watching wrestling in 2023kek, fag
>>12559090>Kayfabe is dead, audience is full of smarksFundamental conditions haven't really changed: if the audience doesn't buy the work, you've failed at kayfabe.
Conor McGregor showed what effective kayfabe can look like in the modern era, it's performative and designed for maximum entertainment, and he also has an off-stage persona which is presented as the "real Conor". The actual real Conor is doing bumps in the pub jacks before punching 60 year old punters, but I digress.
Lack of effective kayfabe is a skill issue, not a smark issue.
