American Politics = Professional Wrestling. Wrestling's ultimate aim is to put paying asses in the seats. Politics ultimate aim is put votes in the box. Both seek to accomplish these aims using the the same methods. Please allow an anon who has studied both from the stands all my life to break it down for those who may not see it.

Step 1: The Heat

To attract attention, there must be conflict between the so-called combatants. The opposing sides must appear to utterly hate each other and be chomping at the bit to rip each other to shreds. It doesn't matter WHY they hate, only that they hate.

Step 2: Cut the promo

Look into the camera and tell the fans at home just how stupid and ugly and talentless your opponent is. Murder them with words. It's ok, the other guy knows you don't mean it and that you are only working the angle. Wink to the smarks, sell to the marks.

Step 3: Suspension of Disbelief

When you finally get into the ring, you have to look credible. You have to make it look like you're actually landing blows. You also have to make it look like the other guy's blows are landing on you. You have to make them BELEIVE despite them knowing on a subconscious level that what they are watching is fake. So you gotta sweat, bleed, and pay the price. It's all about the finish.

Step 4: Give Them The Payoff

When it comes time to have that big money match, you have to have a clear winner and a clear loser. No matter if the babyface wins clean, or the heel pulls the tights, someone has to go home a "loser". Here is where the fine art of the carnival game comes into play though. The loser must have looked strong enough in the match so that it could have gone either way. That way you put asses in the seats next week. And on the carnival goes from town to town…

"It's great to be here in <insert mark's home town>"

Cheap Pop

However, there is an old school booking trick known as the Dusty Finish. The Dusty Finish involves the babyface being screwed by heel fuckery over and over necessitating a final no disqualification Loser Leaves Town match, where the babyface overcomes insurmountable odds to win the match and thus vanquish the heel from the territory for good.

Of course the heel will just pop up again three months later in another territory with a new name, different ring attire and a new hair color.

Ponder the probabilities of President of the United States who is also a WWE Hall of Famer. We're not watching a movie, we're watching a PPV.