Smartphones are incredible devices, and it’s easy to forget the extent to which they’ve impacted the way we live our lives. In taking them for granted we tend to lose sight of the fact that they’re around 1 million times more powerful than the computers that landed Neil Armstrong on the moon in 1969. Even more recently though, many of the tasks that we now turn our smart devices for, once required dedicated pieces of hardware. From cameras to calendars, calculators to computers. During the heyday of the WWF in the mid-90s, the closest thing that existed to the modern smartphone were PDAs, and only the likes of Vince McMahon would have had the funds or volition required to pick one up. Of course we’re in a totally different world now, and we’ve come to expect that we can use our smartphones, and their access to millions of apps, to expand our enjoyment of any subject or interest. Wrestling is no different, and below we’re going to be taking a look at some of the key ways this novel tech can help supercharge our, already rampant, wrestling fandom.
Support your Favorites
There’s a whole host of means by which you can use your smart device to declare your allegiance to a particular wrestler, team or promotion. Following an individual wrestler’s social media profiles can position you to re-share content from them, increasing their influence and impact across the wrestling world. Another means by which you can attest to your allegiance is through placing a wager, a great way to put your support behind a favorite big name fighter, especially if you’re going up against friends in backing opposing sides. For example, retired heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury has made memorable appearances in the WWE in the past, making him a fan favorite. Those who closely follow the Mancunian fighter and his on-off relationship with pro wrestling are no doubt aware that he’s likely to make his triumphant return to the ring during the WWE’s SummerSlam at the Principality Stadium in Wales in September. Those already on British shores can make the most of SBO.net’s UK directory of safe betting sites, a resource where patrons can get the best tips, picks and odds across a range of sports and events, to back him as he trains his sights on the one member of the WWE stable he has unfinished business with: Drew McIntyre. Of course, there are many further ways to engage in not only this bout but many others – such as through joining the conversation on live social media platforms, from Twitter to Twitch. This can also give wrestling die-hards the opportunity to sound off about who they support, just make sure to include the relevant hashtags to ensure your posts will reach other superfans.
Access Content On-Demand
In the past, in order to see live and recorded events one would need to be within reach of a cable TV with the appropriate channels, but this is a thing of the past. Now wrestling fans can access live pay-per-view events right from their smartphone thanks to platforms such as the WWE’s official app. What’s more, the WWE network itself can be accessed through Peacock’s supported apps, meaning you can watch the entire history of ECW, WCW and WWF/WWE pay-per-views while you’re on the go. Being able to tune in from wherever you are is one of the biggest changes that this technology has enabled for us, and modern streaming codecs have come a long way in improving their buffering and loading rates. As such you now seldom need more than a mobile data connection to tune in.
Gaming
When you ask someone in the street to name a smartphone game, they’ll likely mention classic titles like Plants vs Zombies, Angry Birds or Temple Run. In the early days of the iPhone, hyper-casual games like these were all the rage. Yet to assume that this accurately resembles the state of smartphone gaming in 2022 is to be severely mistaken. Advancements in hardware capability have opened up the possibility to access true 3d gaming on your devices. In fact, the best mobile games available today deliver performance equivalent to the 7th generation of home games consoles like the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. 2K games, the developers behind the immensely popular WWE 2K22, are also active in the mobile development space. They presently support 2 WWE licensed games: the first, WWE 2K, is a mobile optimized version of the kind of action you’ve come to expect from the home console title. The other, WWE SuperCard – Battle Cards blends WWE action with a surprisingly inventive card deck building game. Build up your stable of wrestlers and then take on other players online in this compelling title any fight fan will enjoy.
