Is WRESTLING SPORTS a hoax?
350868
It is pure entertainment. But then again, you could say that ALL sports are a hoax; as there is a lot of match fixing going on between both individuals and team sports. So instead of losing interest in the sport, just take it with a 'pinch of salt' and accept it as it is - PURE ENTERTAINMENT'
27770
Um... High school wrestling , I have two brothers in High School wrestling and they've taught me everything there is to know about wrestling, I LOVE IT! anyway, wwf is totaly fake and technically it's not really wrestling there are so many illegal moves in there, and I've yet to c an actual wrestling move in there, of coarse I don't watch it I stopped after one show because in my OPINION it was the stupidest thing I've ever seen.
605064
Wrestling is sports ENTERTAINMENT, Most of the so-called enemies leave the areana and go have drinks together and are really friends. Vince McMahon has always advertised wrestling as sports entertainmnet. \n\nThese individuals do train hard to perform those maneuvers without getting hurt. And sometimes even then, accidents do happen. \n\nThink about it... When Eddie Guerrero died late last year or early this year, the Undertaker was present at his funeral. Every entertainer who worked with him cried on the tv and told of their experiences. JBL laughed as he recalled that he had to be escorted from the Houston Texas arena due to the fans taking things so seriously, but hey that's how it sells.\n\nTherefore, there is usually no odds or risk in wrestling, it is nothing but a show.
1077664
I love these questions.\n\nSo, basically you want to know if it is ok to like wrestling?\n\n:rolleyes:\n\nEDIT: nobody thinks it's real.  Moreover, why is that the first thing everyone says about wrestling..it's fake.  Yeah, EVERYTHING on TV is fake.  Wrestling is like a more physically demanding male version of a soap opera.  OF COURSE IT'S FAKE!  That's what makes it interesting!
954143
you do know that wresting is fake, right?
1151339
Even the actors in the matches admit it is fake.\n\nYou still have to be physically fit to participate.
552529
No. I went through wrestling school too.  It should not be. I don't let my kids watch it. These days...what are they going to watch...Smackdown or RAW?  When Vince McMahon has a playboy playmate on his lap and he is stroking her cleavage....uh that alone would say no for me.  Then, how do I expain that crashing down on an opponet on a table is fake.  The violence is too much for a young kid.
938193
Depends on which type of wrestling we are talking about.  If we're talking WWE type wrestling it is scripted...BUT (big but) those guys and girls still take some shots and still get banged up.  They have to learn how to fall, get hit, etc and they do take those hits.\n\nIf we're talking about High School, College, or what they call "real pro wrestling" then that is real and is a true sport.  \n\nWWE, WWF, etc is purely for entertainment....other wrestling or "real" wrestling is a sport.\n\nGood luck with becoming a diva though!
691189
Are you talking about college or high school wrestling? Freestyle, folk style....not the WWF stuff ...\nIf so...yes I like wrestling, I hate the crap on TV anyone that knows anything about real wrestling knows that is not it. I think that there needs to be different categories for wrestling in here...one for WWF and one for the SPORT of wrestling.
854533
You know, I never thought of it that way, seriously.  Movies are fake too but you never see ppl putting that down like wrestling.  Thanks for a different way of looking at things.
418394
Many people have mis conceptions about professional wrestling. I agree with the fact that everything is staged, a lot of matches are pre planned. But even though that statement is true the wrestlers do actully hit each other, although in a way that cause less pain than a typical punch, and they do get slammed down onto the wooden floor of the canvas, which is springy to create less damage. \n\nAll wreslers are trained to take all variety of bumps and how to land correctly, but this does not reduce the possiblity of injury. Professional wrestlers train intensivly to get thier bumps perfect and to increase their pain barrier. All professional wrestlers have to be well trained and most are highly trained althetes.\n\nAs i said earlier most matches are pre planned but a more recent tend for the better trained stars is to give them and ending and let them decide on the way a match progresses. This tends to happpen more in independant federations or with better trainerd veterans in big companies like the WWE.\n\nIn short, yes some elements are staged, like all the storylines, although some are not (called shoots) they are very rare, with the most famous being the montreal screwjob. But there are also elements of real pain and injury for the wrestlers.
930309
Hey man no joke, we here at BWA are trying to revolutionize backyard wrestling.  Yea many people consider it a joke and those are the same that dis professional wrestling.  \nIn my opinion wrestling is sports ENTERTAINMENT!!! We know kayfabe, we know about storylines, BUT still what they perform is dangerous.  Just like seeing a gymanstic land wrong and hurt themselves, if they guys mess up a move it can seriously be a career ending injury.\nThat's what Im trying to tell people that Backyard wrestling is just another form of entertainment with a different venue and different theme.  I hate backyard wrestling leagues that have no storylines, no acting just simply lets see who can make each other bleed and do stupid moves the wrong way.  I hate it.  \nWhat I do love is being creative with storylines, the acting, creating moves and making it an entertaining event.\nIf you'd like please get in touch with me at my myspace below, because I have a plan and am trying to contact other backyard wrestling leagues that have the structure that provides for entertainment.\n\n"The Cure"\nKeMo
1146840
There are two types of wrestling fans. Ones who enjoy it and think its real. Then there are the ones who know its fake and the inner workings behind it but still enjoy it the same. Depends on who you are talking about.
913994
Probably not. \n\nI am a wrestling fan, and did enjoy that link.
635913
No.  It was actually an arm-wrestling match that they bet on.  The physics were just for fun.
79992
All of the answers are correct.  The physical contact are all real, but there's a predetermined winner.  In other words, scripted.  I myself is a WWE fan, but I watch for the sake of entertainment.  That's it.  \n\nYou might wanna read the infamous Montreal Screwjob, where WWE chairman Vince McMahon literally changed the outcome of the match between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels in what would've been the biggest controversy in pro-wrestling.  This for sure that all results are predetermined and thus having a storyline for each character.  It just happened that McMahon changed the predicted outcome that led to an almost boycott of Monday Night RAW by some superstars the day after.
1169965
It's called World Wrestling ENTERTAINMENT.  We know it's fake.  Too bad you don't know you're an idiot for being so damn stupid and narrow minded!!