"As they say, anything can happen in the World Wrestling Federation"
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“As they say” is doing sneaky work here: it pretends this is folk wisdom, already agreed upon, when it’s really a sales pitch delivered with a wink. Jerry Lawler isn’t describing the World Wrestling Federation so much as he’s licensing chaos. “Anything can happen” is the core promise of pro wrestling as televised melodrama: not realism, not fairness, not continuity, but surprise. It’s a contract with the audience that says, keep watching, because the narrative can swerve at any second.
The subtext is about trust, not truth. Everyone knows the outcomes are scripted, so the suspense can’t come from who’s “better.” It comes from when the script decides to detonate. Lawler’s line reassures fans that the show’s unreliability is a feature, not a bug. A dusty trope in other storytelling becomes, in wrestling, a brand identity: abrupt heel turns, interference, title changes, celebrity cameos, “injuries” that evaporate next week. The phrase gives writers permission to break the rules because the rules are that there are no rules.
Context matters: Lawler is a broadcaster and performer, a bridge between the ring’s absurdity and the living room’s skepticism. He’s not just calling action; he’s smoothing over the seams of the performance with hype that doubles as commentary on the medium itself. It’s meta without sounding like it’s trying: a knowing shrug that turns unpredictability into inevitability, and turns viewers into co-conspirators.
The subtext is about trust, not truth. Everyone knows the outcomes are scripted, so the suspense can’t come from who’s “better.” It comes from when the script decides to detonate. Lawler’s line reassures fans that the show’s unreliability is a feature, not a bug. A dusty trope in other storytelling becomes, in wrestling, a brand identity: abrupt heel turns, interference, title changes, celebrity cameos, “injuries” that evaporate next week. The phrase gives writers permission to break the rules because the rules are that there are no rules.
Context matters: Lawler is a broadcaster and performer, a bridge between the ring’s absurdity and the living room’s skepticism. He’s not just calling action; he’s smoothing over the seams of the performance with hype that doubles as commentary on the medium itself. It’s meta without sounding like it’s trying: a knowing shrug that turns unpredictability into inevitability, and turns viewers into co-conspirators.
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