Wrestling Is Fake

I’m sick and tired of people dissing WWE wrestling. “It’s fake” they say. Hello? Seen any movies lately? How about your favorite television show? The television is full of fakes – it’s usually called imaginative TV. So why is WWE so put upon? Anyone who has ever seen actual wrestling matches can tell you that WWE is fake, but does that mean they don’t enjoy it? If “it’s garbage” (which I’ve also heard many times), why did their Wrestlemania Pay-Per-View sell out in 2 minutes this year?

In one of ex-wrestler Mick Foley’s books (Have A Nice Day : A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks), he talks about the ridiculousness of this situation. At one point, after a brutal match in which his ear was torn off, a nurse asks “isn’t wrestling fake?” as she throws away his ear.

How about that, huh? Sure, the ear had been ripped off accidentally, but things can still go wrong in even one of WWE’s matches. If you start watching, you’ll see how many wrestlers are out each and every week with some sort of injury. True, WWE does try it’s hardest to get the viewer’s sympathy by faking injuries every so often, but some are real. Just look at Stone Cold Steve Austin, arguably the most popular WWE entertainer ever. He’s been sidelined indefinitely thanks to the injuries he sustained in the ring.

If wrestling were real, people would be dying each and every week after some of the manuevers that the wrestlers perform in the ring. In this day and age, that may entice more viewers, but it’d be rough to attract as many wrestlers into the ring.

Sure, wrestling is fake – but who cares? If you’re looking for realism, try turning to CNN or ESPN. Otherwise, just sit back and let WWE do what it does best – entertain you.