'The Kayfabe President'

There is little doubt that Donald Trump is a completely different President to anyone who has held that office before him. As mendacious as he is, Trump possesses a talent at hogging the limelight and an unparalleled skill for crafting his own political narrative. Attempts to explain Trump’s success in the 2016 and 2024 elections, after ricocheting through scandals that would’ve finished any other candidate, usually centre around his history with the media – in particular, his connection to the U.S version of 'The Apprentice'.

Yet in this episode of 'The Way We See Sport, The Way We See Life', Nathan and Chris explore a different element of Trump’s past that they feel goes a long way to explain the very particular nature of his Presidency – namely, his connection to the world of professional wrestling. From hosting Wrestle Manias IV and V in his own personal convention centre, to participating in the Battle of the Billionaires a couple of decades later, Trump’s connection to the wacky universe of WWE is substantial yet rarely commented upon. Fortunately, both Nathan and Chris have a fondness for pro-wrestling which enables them to consider how this unlikely environment might just have been pivotal in helping Trump to develop a skillset which took him all the way to the White House.