I'm not saying it's not good, I'm just saying it's fake, and sports is supposed to have a winner and a loser, and it's not supposed to be decided who wins in advance. Also, people on Yahoo Answers say "Well if you think that wrestling is fake, then why do you watch action movies, they're fake too, so wrestling is a sport". That makes no sense at all!!! Are you saying that ACTING SHOULD BECOME A SPORT??? It doesn't even deserve a category in the sports section on Yahoo Answers, or anything else with sports. Boxing is a sport, it requires so much strenght, and it's not fake.
2006-11-30 01:40:26 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Wrestling
Maybe it needs some athleticism, but I would call it a soap opera, a reality show, or a drama, not a sport.
2006-11-30 01:52:18 · update #1
Your absolutely right its entertainment, only TNA fans seem to think its real.
2006-11-30 02:07:14 · answer #1 · answered by j.soto416 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i guess im gonna go devils advocate on this. by your own admission a sport without a winner or loser isnt a sport. so ANY sport that ends in a tie can't be a sport. soccer is the most glaringly obvious. Wrestling is "Sports Entertainment". Vince McMahon even calls it that. Are all sports entertaining? Yes. Pro wrestlers are athletes like it or not. They are some of the best conditioned athletes around. And the matches are choreagraphed yes, but they still bleed when hit in the face, they get broken bones, and they retire when they cant perform. Just like a real sport.
2006-11-30 04:27:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wrestling, in its traditional form, is a sport. There are rules, results, and it requires a tremendous amount of athleticism. If you are not aware, there are also different forms of wrestling (freestyle vs Greco-roman). I suggest you go to a high school or college wrestling match to see what I am talking about. "Professional" Wrestling (TNA, WWE, etc.) is not actual wrestling, that is just beating the snot out of each other until the guy that is supposed to win does. There is however a newer league of professional wrestling that you should look for called "Real Pro Wrestling". The league is set up to better display what wrestling is. If you are looking for other fighting sports check out judo, Ultimate Fighting, or kick boxing (those are scored much like boxing).
2006-11-30 04:05:41 · answer #3 · answered by Soccer B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WWE is fake yes, but other wrestling teams are not so it makes it a sport. I think it takes some of athleticism in the WWE. The jumps are real and when they pick each other up it's real it takes strenght to do that so I consider it as a sport.
2006-11-30 02:32:53 · answer #4 · answered by Chicana 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would not necessarily call it fake. However, professional wrestling is entertainment - not a sport. A sport requires fair competition where the outcome is not predetermined. These guys are definitely athletes. Let see you get in a ring with one of those guys - especially one of the big ones. They train rigorously and yes they learn how to hit and fall without substaining so many injuries. I'm sure you have forms of entertainment that others may not like, so don't drop of the people who like to be entertained by wrestling.
2006-11-30 06:28:06 · answer #5 · answered by ThePerfectStranger 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
And you are a sports fan? Dont make me laugh.. Too late, you already have. Wresting is fun and it is a sport. You are just looking at WWE etc. If you look at real wrestling in small clubs or at school, thats wrestling and the sport. Have a nice day!
2006-11-30 06:38:30 · answer #6 · answered by DARIA. - JOINED MAY 2006 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree wit Raymond R, too.
Yes, it is rehearsed. And it's 50% fake becuz the match is already predetermined. However, the blood, steel chairs, steel posts, the tables are all VERY REAL!
THOSE THINGS ARE NOT BREAK-AWAY OBJECTS!!!
It's EXTREMELY painful to run into or get hit with any of those objects. It's also VERY painful to land on the mat after gettin' bodyslammed.
2006-11-30 07:40:16 · answer #7 · answered by angeltori1432 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This isn't much of a question. It is more of a statement. If you think wrestlers are so fake and nonathletic, then maybe you should go to a training camp and show them what a man you are.
2006-11-30 02:42:56 · answer #8 · answered by el slinko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Raymond R.
Plus, I double dare you to ***** about this exact same thing to a professional wrestler. You'd be crying for your mommy in a nanosecond.
It's "scripted", just like 99.9 percent of OTHER TV shows out there.
2006-11-30 06:45:06 · answer #9 · answered by Widowzpeak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...wrestling is fake but it's an awesome testosterone filled soap opera..that's what makes it cool.
as afr as athleticism goes...those guys in my opinion are athletes i'd like to see just anybody do what they do in the ring.
2006-11-30 01:50:54 · answer #10 · answered by chefzilla65 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hmmm,you wasted 5 points to say that,and you say wrestling fans make no sense?!
2006-11-30 03:22:15 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋