Women, however, are expected to not only look conventionally attractive at all times, but also be well dressed, in a full face of makeup, with perfectly styled hair. I don’t really know enough about Dream’s history to know if he frequently insulted others for his appearance, but the scorn that observers (especially journalists) are pouring on a guy for looking normal and for having cultivated an audience that cares what he looks like is a little strange. It makes me think of one of my all time favourite tweets, which purports that Twitter is like the whole world bullying a person who deserves to be bullied by like nine people. There are roughly 7 million tweets expressing mock shock that ‘oh the Minecraft YouTuber is an average white guy?’, and at this point everyone has already made that joke. Dream has been insulted for looking normal and for looking abnormal. He’s a normal man, but he’s famous, so he’s fair game. He’s a white man like any other - if you walked down the high street you’d see ten guys just like him. Related: Neeko Interview - "My Existence Is Political"ĭream just looks like a guy. Seeing the reaction though, I remember why I rarely pay this slice of media any mind. It’s something I’m a little out of the loop on, despite feeling so plugged in to gaming news at large, and that’s why I feel saddened by it. A huge slice of the gaming audience, particularly the young emerging audience, cares about the Dream face reveal. If you want to go where the action is, this is it. Like it or not, this is major gaming news. But ten million people watched it on its first day. I’ve seen a few peers dismiss the Dream face reveal, scoffing at the very idea of it. Omega will be part of a dream match of another kind this Wednesday on AEW Dynamite, when he faces El Hijo del Vikingo for the first time ever.As for why I’m sad, that’s more of a personal note. But Tony Khan has always done his best to give people what they want, and a Wight-Omega match would likely be pretty popular with fans as a “once in a lifetime” attraction. There would seem to be a pretty small window to make Wight’s dream match happen, particularly with Omega seeming undecided about his own future with AEW when his current deal is up. Looking at his aggressiveness and his heart, I think we could have one hell of a match.” He’s humble, hard working and works hurt. “And as much as I like his wrestling, the guy in the back is even more impressive. “The way he sells, the way he puts his heart and soul into every match, so a match between us could be very believable,” Wight told Barrasso. Still, Wight clearly thinks the world of Omega, both as a wrestler and a person. In addition, Omega has been injured during part of the two-plus years Wight has been with AEW, and Wight has had relatively few matches with the promotion in any case - just four total, and only one on a pay-per-view. Wight and Omega have never shared the ring together, primarily because they’ve rarely been in the same company at the same time. “I want to get in the ring with Kenny Omega,” Wight told SI. Wight told Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso that if he’s able to get back to where he needs to be physically, there’s one AEW main eventer who would motivate him to do so. But he still hopes to get back in the ring at least one more time, and he has a very specific opponent he’d love to check off his bucket list. He’s also 51 and had knee replacement surgery last summer, so Wight could be forgiven if he’d prefer to turn the page on his in-ring days. He’s won tons of championships, performed around the world, and is still involved with the business as a commentator for AEW. Paul Wight has accomplished just about everything there is to accomplish in his pro wrestling career.
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