How many people think that the wrestling shows on tv are real and not just acting? I can't believe i got into a heated debate with my brother in law who's kindu 30 years old and he believes that the fights are real. I thought only young kids believe this. Are there other grown men and women who actually think the same way?

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Wrestling is what you would call a performance sport. It's more of theatre than sport. Is it real? Well depends, they will wrestle alright, but the props they use are never meant to incur fatalities. They use a script to make it interesting and also what you call Kayfabe. (Google it). The wrestlers are highly trained professionals who use mock combat and catch wrestling. They are stunt men as well and reality is emphasized by camera angles. But they do also get hurt as well. Any stunt man can attest to that.

First note that to some people here, 30yr olds are young people.

2nd follow the advice above to educate him.

3rd educate yourself on how to avoid such debates; I don't want to imagine the time you lost for swallowing a few more summits in that useless debate!!

Lastly it doesn't matter who was right coz that debate could have not benefited anyone, whatever the outcome; still time lost!! shit!! am also wasting more time here!!

@shak, usijali atajua tu...it takes time to accept - i accepted while in High school many years ago - I did not want to believe it... but the reality is that wrestling is ENTERTAINMENT, specially choreographed entertainment....anyone who believes otherwise is in denial...notice the drama the plotting before cameras (in private like a soap opera) pleaase... yani people don't look closely? all those moves are like poetry... they have rhythm. p.s. the 'DDT' is no longer as 'powerful' as when Jake 'the snake' roberts executed it. the 'power bomb' is no longer as lethal as when Sid Justice executed it..

There are some categories of entertainment in which the audience just prefer the illusion of reality be maintained, despite clear evidence that it would be unsustainable to be real. Examples are:

1. Pro Wrestling
2. Reality TV
3. Porn

All fall under acting, with special effects, editing and everything, but people would just rather believe that the actors are being natural, and feel betrayed when the opposite is revealed.

true that!!

I suggest BOXING if you want the real deal.......

I reasoned out that wrestling is choreographed when I realised that people in Boxing take like 6 months to recover before they are fit for the next match but wrestlers show up the following week after a "beating". they rarely throw punches but use the arm to hit the other guy...some of those "moves" would do no thing to a well built guy. if you can survive a power bomb or suplex there is no reason to get "dazzed" by the "attitude adjustment" by john cena or that funny 619 move by Ray mysterio....

Soap opera for men

if it was "real" people would be learning the deadly moves of others, not keeping to their own signature "finisher" moves they would execute them as soon as possible...
have you ever asked yourself why there are no championship belt changes in "kawaida" matches? only in big "pay-per-view" matches do titles change hands. in kawaida matches u can only beat the champ in a non-title match or a disqualification.