Is Professional Wrestling fake?

[Opie]

It sure seems you don't know a thing about real wrestling.

Is Riddle “Tough”

 

[Unkotare]

Is Riddle “Tough”

If that's what the script says.

 

[braalian]

Yeah, it’s scripted entertainment, but they’re obviously still athletes.

 

[Unkotare]

Yeah, it’s scripted entertainment, but they’re obviously still athletes.

They're athletic, but not athletes.

 

[braalian]

They're athletic, but not athletes.

Most are bodybuilders. You don’t consider bodybuilders athletes? It requires just as much training and commitment as any professional sport.

 

[Unkotare]

You don’t consider bodybuilders athletes? ....

Sort of. More of the same type as figure skaters. Powerlifters definitely are.

 

[Unkotare]

...It requires just as much training and commitment as any professional sport.

No question about that.

 

[22lcidw]

No question about that.

They are athletes. They must do all of the moves and not hurt their opponent and themselves. Unless there is bad blood.

 

[basquebromance]

/THREAD

 

[Faun]

ABC looked at it, sending John Stossel to a match to confront the wrestlers and tell them they are phonies.

Dr. David Schultz make a good case against the media's theorem.

No, not fake.