>>8273201it already is separate from theater because it has a direct call and response relationship with the audience where their engagement with the show immediately affects its outcome. i kind of agree with the statement about pretentious artfags, you can see it with the "muh shades of grey" youtube documentary faggots who are trying to do it with the face/heel dynamic when it's the whole crux of the medium.
as for the societal issues, I don't know man it depends. you could argue that the typical rags to riches storylines for examples will always be socially relevant, or political conflicts (i.e. muhammad hassan, nikita koloff...etc), or even something that is genuinely lucid about the current state of affairs (kerwin white). these things will always retain a solid place in wrestling, because they are presented in an exploitative fashion as opposed to delivering a lecture. but i know that you're referring to the average twitterfag's understanding of "social issues", in which case I agree with you.
if you had to be a booker, would you not tell stories using the social stereotypes that surround you? honestly asking
