Henry Waxman's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has, in its wisdom, conducted an extensive investigation into steroid use in professional wrestling, which means Vince McMahon's WWE. It gives people a full view of what's behind the wizard's curtain. The revelations include:
- The WWE employs 10 writers to develop story lines for wrestlers.
- A group of producers travel with the performers to choreograph each match.
- Each match is written with three acts--a beginning, middle, and end.
The startling implication is that what we see on TV isn't real. That it's mapped out, choreographed.
I'm shocked. Just shocked.
Career-wise, I've been hanging around and writing about and cheering on churches and pastors for the past 25 years as my denomination's Communications Director.
I always knew that stuff had to be staged, but I actuall was shocked at all the work they put into it! Maybe it's a stretch to make the connection, but imagine if we put all that hard work into the Church. No, not staging Jesus; but rather putting effort like that into introducing people to Christ and thinking out how everything we do will impact people for the Kingdom.