WWE Smackdown without an audience is a like Beckett-esque absurdist theatre

Bray Wyatt crashes John Cena’s interview en route to WrestleMania: SmackDown, March 13, 2020 Watch this video on YouTube. Don't get me wrong — it's fun to be in the…

Bray Wyatt crashes John Cena’s interview en route to WrestleMania: SmackDown, March 13, 2020

Don't get me wrong — it's fun to be in the audience during a big, zany wrestling match, cheering on the drama both despite and to embrace the kayfabe. But this gloriously bizarre performance art satisfies a very different part of my brain.