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最近几年,美国摔跤运动中出现了一种有趣的现象。有70—80年历史的职业摔跤运动陷入低谷,尽管各方想方设法招徕观众,但是职业摔跤运动自然没有摆脱不景气的状况。相反,极其野蛮的徒手格斗在美国只有几年的历史,但这一运动却异军突起,得到了越来越多的观众的赏识。这从一个角度反映出当今美国人的文化趋向和社会心理。去年年底,在美国的丹佛市举行了号称“终极战斗锦标赛”的徒手格斗比赛。有大约35万家庭通过有线电视网,出钱24.95美元,观看了电视比赛实况。在过去两年里,美国电视观众观看令人毛骨悚然和声誉不佳的徒手格斗比赛的人数增长了350%。终极战斗锦标赛负责人阿瑟·达维兴冲冲地说:“每个社会都需要一种安全阀,一种表现人
In recent years, there has been an interesting phenomenon in American wrestling. Professional wrestling, which is 70 to 80 years old, is in the doldrums. Although all parties find ways to attract viewers, professional wrestling is naturally not out of the doldrums. On the contrary, the extremely savage hand-wrestling was only a few years old in the United States. However, this movement was sprung up by more and more audiences. This reflects the cultural trends and social psychology of today’s Americans in a way. At the end of last year, held in Denver, the United States known as the ”Ultimate Fighting Championship“ free hand fighting game. About 350,000 families pay $ 24.95 over cable networks to watch television live. Over the past two years, the number of U.S. television viewers viewing creepy and reputational free-hand fighting games has grown 350%. Arthur Davidson, head of the Ultimate Combat Championship, bluntly said: ”Every society needs a safety valve, a performer