Unraveling Desire and Danger: Why ‘Rough House’ Will Keep You Turning Pages Late Into the Night
But Miller also sees the dark side of pro wrestling’s all-consuming “challenge of blurring the line between reality and entertainment,” a world where “everything is demanded and nothing is guaranteed.” She explores in depth the tragedy of legions of wrestlers destroyed by bodybuilding cocktails and recreational drugs to accommodate their “larger than lifestyle.” She cites the memorial website Wrestlerdeaths.com, which profiles the ranks of pro wrestlers who died of heart and other organ failures before the age of 50.
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