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Why People Love to Watch Influencers Get Punched In the Face

When celebrities face off in the boxing ring, their number of Instagram followers or lucrative brand deals can’t help them — only fists prevail.

Wyatt, whose real name was Windham Rotunda, became champion of the World Wrestling Entertainment in 2017.

Mr. Funk also took his menacing image to Hollywood, playing a bouncer in the 1989 Patrick Swayze film “Road House.”

She was once a 250-pound gladiator in the World Wrestling Entertainment ring. Now she’s a TikTok star who’s building a new life.

The story, more than the sport, is what matters.