It really just depends on the individual geek, not the object of obsession.

But I just find it funny that you're trying to act as if comics and wrestling aren't the least bit comparable. Granted, I probably know as much about comics as you appear to know about wrestling, so maybe we shouldn't even be debating each other, but the argument that wrestling doesn't have "stories and characters?"

First of all, wrestling DOES have stories. Some are "insipid" and poorly written, others are engaging and logical. The best wrestling stories -- or "angles" -- are "simple": Wrestler A wants Wrestler B's title, Wrestler A used to team with Wrestler B before Wrestler A turned on Wrestler B because Wrestler A wanted to go solo, etc. The more convoluted an angle gets, the worse it usually ends up. And the best wrestling characters can be just as complex as any comic hero. Guys like Shawn Michaels and Mick Foley have spent literally decades building their personalities, to the point where people identify with them and know what to expect of them. When the writers decide to deviate from those personalities and have them do something that weakens the character or makes no sense for them, fans react negatively.