I think what always struck me about pro wrestling - as I've covered in some of The Left Fist content - was how the fact it sits between "sport" and "art" left it to be shunned by much of the creative world for being low-brow, working class, and violent on one hand and on the other hand shunned by the sports world for not being competitive and lacking intent to harm. This lack of respect has for too long permitted promoters to exploit workers largely under the radar for decades.