Fox Sports host Rob Parker Rob Parker sparked debate with his recent comments. He questioned why adult men still watch wrestling today. The take came during a discussion about WrestleMania 42.
Parker compared wrestling fandom to childhood interests. He mentioned things like going to the zoo or circus. According to him, people usually grow out of those phases. But he doesn’t see that happening with wrestling fans. That part confused him the most.
Rob Parker Says He Doesn’t Understand Adult Wrestling Fans
Speaking on The Odd Couple podcast, Rob Parker spoke about the criticism over WrestleMania 42. He said, “I’m just shocked to see ESPN, and I know McAfee was involved, and I get it. He’s one of their personal Stephen A. was there so that they could boo Stephen A., you know, and all that. And that goes with the territory. It just tells you’re a big guy when they’re booing you at an event like that.”
He continued, “But it was a big ordeal, and I just saw stuff online where social media people were ripping it, that it wasn’t good. You know what I mean? And then there were a lot of commercials, and then four hours, and they only wrestled for an hour and a half out of those four hours. So there were a lot of people disgruntled.”
Parker also pointed out things he found surprising. He mentioned adults wearing championship belts in public. He talked about fans attending watch parties at bars. “But my point is this. I can’t understand how people are still grown men are still into wrestling. I can’t. We all went to the zoo. We all went to, the circus as kids, right? And at some point, Kelvin, you grow out of it.”
“I just cannot get over how older guys who are sports fans who are sports fans, who watch the NFL, who watch Major League Baseball, who watch the NBA they live and die for that stuff, but they have this soft spot for wrestling, and they’re walking around with the belts, and they’re going to a watch party at a sports bar, whatever it may be. I need somebody to explain it to me because I don’t understand it.”
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