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What
is a Mark? To me, a mark
is the greatest person in the world
to be. Yesterday I sat down, reading
PWI Magazine and wished that I took
could still be a mark, taken in by the
whole spectacle, not anaylzing it to
the very core. Marks are clueless to
the aspect of the sport itself, they
are too into the glamor and the spectacle
of the show. They don't care about stats,
jobs or anything for that matter.
But the only thing better than being
a Mark, is being the fan in the crowd
watching those marks. At an indy event
it is wonderful. Thirty year old men
with Chyna shirts on that read 9th Wonder
of the world, they long to slap hands
with all the wrestlers. They cheer the
heels blindfully, as do they cheer al
the faces. They get worked up into a
frenzy when the faces are cheated out
of a match, and autographs by the wrestlers
to them might as well be considered
gold.
Then you have younger children, completely
ignorant by the sport. They come thinking
they will see wrestlers like the Rock
and HHH, whom they see on TV. Instead,
they are given a much better show then
they can ever imagine. So close to the
action, they see nothing better in the
world then to cheer every move, every
facial expression, every taunt the wrestler
makes, that is if they aren't too distracted
hitting their friend with the inflatable
Austin 3:16 doll they bought at the
concession stand.
Then you have the teenage Mark, probably
the most embarassing of all the marks.
They chant whenever a wrestlers takes
a bump, when he misses a spot, or if
they feel they have something going
that the crowd will chant with them
on. Basically it's nonstop chanting.
They talk a good game about WCW and
WWF, and seem to think if they know
those two federations, they know wrestling.
The cheer every move, every hold, every
counter the wrestler makes, thinking
they are truly Smart, but they are still
a Mark.
Now I love marks, they fill the seats,
they cheer on the wrestlers and help
them improve on their characters. It's
people like me who wrestlers probably
despise, I find their weak spots early
on and I nag them about it for the rest
of the match. If they job to somebody
embarassing it will never leave my mind.
Where am I all going with this? With
every wrestler of the month, federation
of the month, tag team of the month,
there should be a mark of the month.
Someone so clueless, so funny to watch
that it is almost an entertainment in
itself to be at the show.
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This man can be seen at any show at
Pottstown, PA. His name is *fill
in name here*. He wears anything
from Chyna the 9th wonder of the world
t-shirts to bandanas of Hulk Hogan which
he wears around his leg. He has photo
albums that he brings to the shows of
the show he went to in Pottstown before.
He'll be at the show at least 2 hours
before the doors open so he can be the
first one in there. Once inside he makes
sure to get a front row seat. Once there
he acts as the official Janitor/Security
for the show as he tells kids to stay
away from the barricades and if anything
is thrown or left in the ring, he willingly
jumps out of his seat, slides into the
ring and disposes of the trash. He cheers
all the good guys, pops everytime they
counter their opponent, and boos all
the bad guys.