Am I the only person who doesn't get wrestling?

[Oleh]

I still don't understand why every tom **** and harry who doesn't enjoy watching entertaining sport, decides to let it known that it's fake. It still doesn't change the fact that it's labelled as entertainment, I doubt that if everything they did was real it'd even be allowed to air on national television. It'd also be a whole lot less interesting & meaningful if there wasn't an element of story telling and such behind it. Even Vince Mcmahon publicly said wrestling was entertainment not competition.

[SackRace]

Used to like it then i found out it was fake.

[Milarz]

Back in the old days, it used to be more than just boring old moves & hitting each other. Back then it was attitude, more entertainment you'd find people flying off the stage, fighting in super markets, blood, thumb-tax & so on. They where the days when it was more real & was all about entertainment. Now days it's for kids, more of a circus, everything in WWE looks... fake. Overall, it's like a movie & a circus & a dance all combined into one, live. Just another entertainment thing.

[JerseySafety]

I do get it sometimes, but imo its alot more confusing than other sports like rugby.

[Showder]

Pal, I don't get wrestling or w/e WWE too.
But I get Dwayne Johnson "The Rock!"
I think its a form of fighting, but engaging in a more violent behaivor.

[=Lizzy]

no i dont understand it either
not really sure about it!!

[Vause]

It's obviously fake, it has to be. If they literally hit each other like that they'd be dead by now. It's entertainment and it's fantastic. John Cena is such an idol to me. I have loads of wrestling dvd's and it's one sport that has gone on for years, and some real legends have come from it.

[beth]

i've never really been interested in it (just not my thing) but i watched @Kasabian; forced me) some the other week and i didn't find it that bad, i find the culture surrounding it more fascinating than the actual program though.

[Kasabian]

People don't watch wrestling expressly to see people hurt. One thing I can't stand is when people judge it purely on it being "fake", which is an awful word to describe it. Yes, everything is pre-determined, but the talent it requires is unbelievable and there is incredible artistry in what they do in the ring. Think of it like an action movie. The drama, the storylines, the action... They beat the hell out of their bodies every single night. They've got a tougher schedule than any other job I can possibly think of and are most likely the hardest working athletes in the world, but often don't get the credit they deserve.

This pretty much sums it up.

It's not just people beating the hell out of each other, it's professional athletes pushing themselves further than any other.

[Vause]

This pretty much sums it up.

It's not just people beating the hell out of each other, it's professional athletes pushing themselves further than any other.

Amen to this Tom. As you hear them say, they work more or less every day and they're only home like 2 weeks out the whole year. You have to be so fit and aware of what you're doing in order to land the moves correctly, otherwise you're injured. I respect them all so much and how they stay in character on twitter etc.