Is WWE fake fighting or is it real fighting??
489059
It's fake in the sense that these guys are really beating each other up. It's real in the sense that their bodies take a beating, much like stuntmen or women. Most of the injuries are real. Some are self-inflicted, like cuts to the head.\n\nIf you want real wrestling, you have to go to the college or high school ranks. Real fighting can be found in UFC. (or in Iraq)
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.
268493
Umm.  No.\n\nWhy? \n\nBecause wrestling is fake.
1025217
It's fake.  But sooooo much fun to watch.  and r.d. are you talking about Sid Vicious and his leg snapping during a match?  That was sooo gross to see, and yet strangely exciting!
713595
This is a part of WWE storyline. Do U know WWE is scripted ? In other words its fake. So why U R happy ? The championship belts exchanges from one hand to another hand after few months. The new champions will also lose against any another tag team. Therefore tell me how U can happy ?
1146293
they are makin it loook like its soooooooo fake and it is but they are admitin it  i still watch both sd and raw
561131
HHH was supposed to hit HBK with a sledge hammer while Shane was holding him, but HBK ducked and the blow struck Shane.  I just got through watching it, we get it a day late in Germany.\n\nTo the one guy, Duh, most of us know it's fake, so is everything else on tv but we like that too.  It's entertainment.
1059432
Was it fake? No... It was scripted and the winner and moves were decided before the match (as happens in most wrestling matches), but it was for real, the blades, barbwired, the fire - it was all real, and both were hurt during the fight.\n\nAre they friends?\nYes they are, most wrestlers do get along with each other in real life, when are out of character. It's their character which are enemies. \nYou won't believe how many wrestlers which are arch enemies on screen are actually best friends in reality.\nMick Foley and Adam Copeland (Edge) are friends in real life, and Mick even wrote the intoduction to Adam's book.
278516
It is scripted, not fake. There is a difference. Experienced wrestlers work as much as six nights a week and want to continue to earn a living at what they do, so they are careful, and punches are pulled. Contrary to some beliefs, the matches are not choreographed. At least not like you would  commonly define choreography. The wrestlers are not told how the match will go until they get to the arena. Sometimes they are not given this info till a few minutes before they go in the ring. The person who "runs" the program gives the wrestlers the pre-determined ending of the match, and the time allotted for the match. It is then up to the wrestlers to fill in the gaps. 99% of the holds and throws are real, and can be used to bring down an opponent. Every now and then there will be some ludicrous "magic" move that is total fantasy. The matches are like a soap opera. The good guys (called baby faces) represent the struggle of the common man against the evil of the world. This evil is represented by the bad guys (called heels) The good guy constantly seeks justice from the representatives of law and order (the referees) When this justice is obviously never forthcoming, the good guy takes justice in his own hands and fights fire with fire. He uses the bad guy's tactics against him and cheats to defeat him. EVERY ONE can identify with this in real life. Even when the good guy loses by getting caught, the fans feel justice has finally been served! So, there you have it. Scripted!.....By the way, the wrestlers refer to the fans as marks: the unsuspecting victims of a fraud. They have their own pig-latin style language that is used when discussing the secrets of the profession when they think a mark may be in hearing range.
184021
It isn't totally fake like some may think. Their just ignorant. The floor isn't fake, do you think you'd be able to make that much noise off your bed>? No plus the ropes are hard as hell to. Have you watched that, well I'm not sure if its on anymore but that wrestling tryout show for wwe? Some people quit pretty early on. \n\nMost of the punches dont' have much on it. But some look like they hurt pretty darn bad. I watched in slow motion one time booker t kicked someone in the head. *OUCH* That guy got nailed pretty hard. Most of it isn't but some of those slaps can be pretty hard. \n\nHowever, there are some real injuries and if the moves aren't done right can be harmful to your health if you know what I mean. They usually say if a wrestler misses a great deal of time its a real injury. But if they have a cast and are seen relatively soon after the injury and get hit in the cast. Most likely its fake. \n\nThe ref usually makes an 'X' signal with his arms above his head when somebody is legit injured. \nLot's of legit injuries and hard knocks must occur during the match though, most of the time the wrestler will opt to carry on until the end depending on the severity of the injury. So most of the time you only really know at the end of a match. \n\nAlso, after something that may have injured someone, if everything's OK the ref will stick one arm straight up to signal people in the back.\n\n.........................................................\nIt is not a smart idea to accuse a pro wrester of being a fake.\nA few years back, John Stossel, consumer reporter for ABC's 20/20, did just that to to wrestler Dr. D (David Schultz). The good doctor clapped him over the ears so hard that Stossel believed that his hearing had been permanently damaged. \n\nComedian Richard Belzer challenged Hulk Hogan to put a headlock on him. Hogan did just that, with such force that it cut off the blood supply to the comedian's brain. When Hogan released the hold, Belzer dropped to the floor unconscious.\n\nGoldberg doesn't appreciate being called a fake. He has challenged anyone to stand up to his spear, in which the 285-pound mountain of muscles charges headfirst from about 10 feet away. If anyone can stand up after the charge, "they can call it a fake," says Goldberg - but not before. Wisely, there have been no takers for that challenge.\n...........................................................\nI was looking also for some good examples of serious injuries but am havning trouble finding the sites.\n\nBut from memory remember when kurt angle piledrived stone cold steve austin in the middle of the ring. He was out for over 6 months because he had a bunch of vertabra's in his back busted up and had a neck brace on forever. Most people thought he was going to be gone forever. His body is so beat up he needs to wear braces on his legs. The only reason he doesnt wrestle now is cause I don't think his body can take much more.\n\nChris benoit always jumps off the top turn buckle. I think he missed quite a bit of time to cause he landed funny on his neck. I think I remember seeing it. Pretty frikin sick. \n\nahh here's a nice forum http://www.lopforums.com/showthread.php?t=610 read on my friend!!! *RZ*
670710
No, it's choreographed.  Although there are times when the blood is real, and so are the deaths.  The wrestlers are really athletic, and if they make a small mistake, it could be extremely painful and sad.
272023
Yes it is real. I went to one of the matches in Vegas, but when I seen it in person it was way more violent than I thought it would be and I totally cant watch it anymore, but it is most def. real.
464875
It' 50% fake,and 50% real. What is going on(the drama) is fake, it's all part of the storylines. All though they make up on their own what they are going to say. When they wrestle, it's real. There is only a few times were it's fake, and that's when it has to do with a storyline. Such as the bleeding, and beating themselves up when it's not a match. Or even who is going to win a match. But the actual wrestling is real. They get hurt, even injured. They train very hard. They are the greatest, and thoughest athletes in the world.
85139
Some of it is fake but when they are high-flying or jumping on something or getting hit by something. the injuries are real!
323619
You see this question asked over and over again and I can tell you that you are never going to get people who agree. Which is fine that is part of life.\nNow I am not going to say all of it is real. That is something I do not know for sure.\nBut I can tell you that my boyfriend is a professional wrestler and the injuries are very real. If it looks like it hurts chances are it does. That stuff isnt faked. He has had broken bones and worse.
202114
The punches are pulled, the falls are real.  The blood is real (sometimes accidental, sometimes self-induced - "blading")  All matches are pre-determined so as to allow a logical flow from one feud to another and from one pay-per-view to another.
326077
If you love Wrestling you want to ask yourself if John Cena can actually wrestle..... and I don't mean pretend to punch someone or pretend to knock someone out but actually grapple with proper technical ability? Most wrestlers can't, especially at WWE who have to focus on a script to keep their soap stories running from week to week. If you are into entertainment then great. But if you want to see ability with gymnastics, strength and technical know how then then you need to look elsewhere. Would you watch a boxing match with all the pomp of WWE, and then watch a boxer lose because it is in the script and feel that is okay? Or would you rather watch a boxing match like Hagler and Hearns where you know it is real?\nThat is how you want to evaluate what you know as wrestling.\nIf you like John Cena then great. But is it wrestling? No