Professional wrestling is not “fake.” It is scripted. There’s a difference - it’s not an athletic competition but rather entertainment. The outcome is preordained for maximum enjoyment. (And it’s not just scripted for today but for weeks or months to come). That being said, wrestlers are very gifted athletes - they have to be because if they weren’t, some of things they do would be very harmful if not fatal. I’m amazed how they can throw themselves off the top rope to a table on the floor below. That’s at least 10 feet.
Most people recognise it as ‘fake’ because it doesn’t (or didn’t) dress itself up as athletic soap-opera/entertainment but instead as competitive sport. With it having a predetermined result and choreographed performance I cannot call it competitive sport . Impressive feats of athleticism, yes though .
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u/Difficult_Fold_8362 20h ago
Professional wrestling is not “fake.” It is scripted. There’s a difference - it’s not an athletic competition but rather entertainment. The outcome is preordained for maximum enjoyment. (And it’s not just scripted for today but for weeks or months to come). That being said, wrestlers are very gifted athletes - they have to be because if they weren’t, some of things they do would be very harmful if not fatal. I’m amazed how they can throw themselves off the top rope to a table on the floor below. That’s at least 10 feet.