Monday, December 26, 2016

‘Suplex’ in Chinese? Professional Wrestling Tries a Big New Market

Wrestling’s cartoon violence and sometimes salacious storylines could attract unwanted attention from the [Chinese] government. And while it has its fans, American-style wrestling-as-scripted-entertainment is largely unheard-of among mainland Chinese.

From the New York Times

Are matches between heels and faces
Something the Chinese embraces?
Perhaps he will view
If you add kung fu;
Otherwise it’ll be stasis.


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