CollegeHumor Compares Kanye West to a Professional Wrestler

With an ever-increasing amount of the general public taking notice of Kanye West on the heels of

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With an ever-increasing amount of the general public taking notice of Kanye West on the heels of his Yeezy release and highly-anticipated music, comedy website CollegeHumor provides an interesting way to look at the Grammy-winning artist by presenting five ways Kanye West is like a pro wrestler. Comparisons include one to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as CollegeHumor states that both emerging stars began as humble, smiling “good guys,” until critics spurred the two stars’ transitions into egotistical and confrontational figures. Other comments include comparing West’s albums to the history of professional wrestling and how both West and WWE wrestlers steal microphones and proclaim bold statements seemingly out of nowhere. Watch the clip above and leave your two cents below.

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