Of wrestling.

Byline: Usman Safwat Ghayur - Peshawar

FOR many years, people have aligned wrestling with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). However, as a long-time fan, I cannot ignore the problems the company is currently facing. It is no big secret that for a long time, wrestling matches have been predetermined. Creative teams have been hired to create story-lines that will entice the audience into watching (check out The Wraps exclusive article on the inside of Raw and Smackdown Creative team). Fans have come to terms with this and have, in fact, embraced it.

At times, it has given us some of the most mesmerizing televisions such as Daniel Bryan's 2014 road to Wrestlmania. But the matter doesn't just end here. Segments on their TV shows are drawn up and the wrestlers are given a script to follow while addressing the audience. WWE has often come under heavy fire from fans who have grown tired of the heavily scripted nature of its programming.

Moreover, the wrestlers are unfairly framed as independent contractors. An independent contractor is a person who you hire for a limited time. They are not your employees and so are allowed to work for other clients. Despite legally referring to them as independent contractors, their contracts have a clause stating that they must work exclusively for the WWE. Furthermore, according to the US Supreme Court, the employer-employer relationship and that of an independent contractor can be distinguished by the extent to which their services are...