TORONTO — Professional wrestling is an art form based on performers reading and responding to their viewers. According to All Elite Wrestling stars Chris Jericho and Renee Paquette, that's a dynamic being reshaped by technological innovations.
"Back in those days, you could have really bad matches for years and you would learn," said Jericho backstage at the Enercare Centre at Toronto's Exhibition Place."Now, it's all up for everyone to see.That doesn't mean that social media is all bad, however. Paquette, a backstage interviewer for AEW who got her start on the now defunct The Score Television Network in 2009, agreed with Jericho. She also added that personalized algorithms on social media can be misleading for young people entering creative fields, not just in pro wrestling.