... at a live wrestling show; they would physically and verbally harm the portrayed 'bad guy' wrestler because he was literally seen as that, a real-life bad guy. One fan on May 24, 1976 felt so much hatred towards a top heel named Ole Anderson that he jumped the barricade ... news [industry] to the people in the rasslin' business of 20 or 30 years ago who were trying to convince the audience that it was real, 100% sport. It never has been and never will be. It's the greatest form of sports-entertainment in history, and the audience loves it ... take a major storyline with a major sup...

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