To many old school wrestlers, newer ways of presenting the product as a whole do not give the fans what they are longing for. In a sport where it is the duty of the competitor to suspend disbelief, wrestlers have to also understand that they are actors, with an audience watching to see the introduction, plot, and climax of a story. If the narrative element is missing, what is left is wrestlers trying to a bring reality factor in matches, and oftentimes this ends of with one or both members of the match getting hurt.

Former WWE wrestler Alex "The Pug" Pourteau was a recent guest on the Pancakes and Powerslams Show and discussed this very issue. Spending his career in companies outside of the United States such as Japan and Puerto Rico, as well as U.S. companies such as WCCW, USWA, and WCW, Pourteau used his popularity to land a position on the WWE roster full time in 1996. Although mainly used in WWE as an enhancement talent, which was much different than being one of the biggest stars of the Light Heavyweight division in the Global Wrestling Federation, he was able to pick up a big victory while teaming with Bob Holly against the Smoking Gunns on an episode of Raw in 1996.

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Based on over 30 years of experience in the pro wrestling business, Pourteau had much to share about the state it is currently in. While there are many athletic names who are pro wrestlers, Pourteau feels that the business has more of a "dime a dozen" feel compared to when wrestling had larger-than-life characters in the past.

"The business is flooded with workers," said Pourteau. "Probably seven out of 10 pro wrestlers in the business right now probably shouldn't be in the business. When I was breaking in, in the 80s, you were putting guys names on the line that would bring you in. Now, everybody's a wrestler, and it doesn't have the same meaning. A pro wrestler should stand out without ever having to say he's a pro wrestler. If you gotta tell somebody that you're a professional wrestler, you probably don't look like one."

Pourteau added that wrestling has now become about wrestlers "thinking they have to do 10 or 12 things to get the marks' attention," which is too much. As a result, over the past 10 years, this has damaged the view of what pro wrestling is, as fans who started watching wrestling since that time are not accustomed to seeing a story actually play out both inside and outside the ring.

Currently, Pourteau facilitates a wrestling school in Florida, and is making sure that his students are adding character with their in-ring ability to stand out above other competitors when they land those opportunities with major companies.

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