| Jumpin said: Interesting study shows Pro-wrestling fans have the highest IQ of different fanbases. Although, it’s a limited study as there are some glaring omissions like FIFA, F1, EPL, pro-boxing, UFC, etc... This study is from a couple years ago, so missing AEW makes sense. EDIT - I guess it would help if I actually posted the study: WWE average fanbase IQ is 112.6, with close runner ups being NHL at 112.3, and NBA with 110.7. At the bottom is NASCAR with 95.2 Also, women sports fans are around 5 IQ points higher than men. Now, IQ isn’t the only measure of intelligence, it’s primarily focused on pattern recognition and problem solving. A great asset for academia, but even if you do have a higher IQ, if you’re lazy, you’ll end up spending your life in a job that’s primarily having meetings, often meetings about meetings, and when you’re not in meetings, you’re writing emails about agenda items that weren’t covered in meetings. Then after hours, you’ll be organizing and processing data, writing tear-downs and reports dumbed down so idiot execs with no attention span can process it. Just saying… There’s also EQ, whatever the fuck that is. |
I would take that data with an entire shaker of salt. There is potentially some reason why wrestling fans may be smarter, it is more narrative driven than any other "sport", and thus may attract more intelligent people. But with the average IQ in the US being about 98, I find it hard to believe that Roman Reign's fans are so far above the common man at 126.
Only part I believe is Jets fans being exceptionally stupid. Anyone who can recognize patterns wouldn't be a Jets fan.
