5 Reasons social media and the internet are bad for pro wrestling, and 5 reasons they are good

Bad for wrestling: Killing the suspension of disbelief

Andre the Giant attacks Hulk Hogan on Saturday Night's main event.

Though the curtain has been pulled back on pro wrestling before, the 24/7 access that fans have to wrestling and the performers mean there is no more suspension of disbelief. The fans are quickly aware of which injuries are legit and which are staged, and whether or not a wrestler who has been 'fired' on television is really done with the company.

Leading up to Wrestlemania 4, Andre the Giant attacked Hulk Hogan after a match with King Kong Bundy, viciously choking the champion and tossing him around like a ragdoll. NBC was actually flooded with phone calls asking if the Hulkster was okay. Fans were emotionally invested in the angle in a way that would not be possible today during the information age.