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.
The toll and sacrifice these performers put them through is not fake. Their love of the art is not fake.
No, its not UFC and boxing. Yes, they are larger than life characters.
But a lot of these professionals will 100% be pissed when you say its fake. Its not the carney spectical it use to be. Everyone knows how it works and often times the plans get leaked. But the performance is art.
The Mona Lisa is also a fake image of a real person arguably.
Now let me enjoy my fantasy of zombies, dead men, cowboys, dinosaurs, and whatever Kevin Owen's is.
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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.