As a child of the cold war, I was hip to how the Russians were usually portrayed in my favorite comics and movies. They would rail about the decadent capitalist lifestyle and how unlike a socialist, we were weak and self-involved. Turns out they were right! We deemphasized civics and started confusing religion and capitalism with democracy (that Atlas shrugged crap). We became so doped by multiplatform entertainment that we got a reality star on the presidential ticket ( i won't say he was elected cause ya know).
It's alot like wrestling, DT is like Dee Dee Ramones character in the Crusher. An overmatched, out of his league wrestler facing the Russian bear in the ring. DT is in the WWE hall of fame. Very Jimmy Hart against Putin and the boys.