Jesse66126 4 Report post Posted January 2, 2009 I've always wondered wether wrestling was considered a sport. Most wresting is completely fake including the horrible acting and dialogue. Though,it does involve atheletics.It's surprisingly harder to "pretend" punch someone than to really do it. Any thoughts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marked 197 Report post Posted January 2, 2009 No, it can't be a sport. Its just entertainment. The "best" entertainer doesn't win, right? Its all staged and therefor there can't be a winner or person who won due doing something better than other competitor. Personally I can't stand watching it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Polraudio 122 Report post Posted January 2, 2009 No, it can't be a sport. Its just entertainment. The "best" entertainer doesn't win, right? Its all staged and therefor there can't be a winner or person who won due doing something better than other competitor. Personally I can't stand watching it. I agree. I was never a fan of Wrestling. Every time my family members watched it i would leave the room. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jesse66126 4 Report post Posted January 2, 2009 I agree. I was never a fan of Wrestling. Every time my family members watched it i would leave the room. it does require some skill though (and steroids)... Bare in mind,people actually die wrestling. I can't remember his name,but one guy died trying to enter the ring by gliding down on a rope wire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marked 197 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 it does require some skill though (and steroids)...Bare in mind,people actually die wrestling. I can't remember his name,but one guy died trying to enter the ring by gliding down on a rope wire. I agree it does require some skill. I saw a training show for it, its not easy. Thats sad about the guy who died. Especially the way it happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kadski 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2009 it does require some skill though (and steroids)...Bare in mind,people actually die wrestling. I can't remember his name,but one guy died trying to enter the ring by gliding down on a rope wire. WWE wrestling is definitely fake and not a sport, but like Olympic wrestling and stuff is 100% sport! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ratty524 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2009 sport (spôrt, sp½rt) n. 1. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively. 2. An active pastime; recreation. 3.a. Mockery; jest: He made sport of his own looks. b. An object of mockery, jest, or play: treated our interests as sport. c. A joking mood or attitude: She made the remark in sport. 4.a. One known for the manner of one's acceptance of rules, especially of a game, or of a difficult situation: a poor sport. b. Informal. One who accepts rules or difficult situations well. c. Informal. A pleasant companion: was a real sport during the trip. 5. Informal. a. A person who lives a jolly, extravagant life. b. A gambler at sporting events. 6. Biology. An organism that shows a marked change from the normal type or parent stock, typically as a result of mutation. 7. Maine. See summercater. See Regional Note at summercater. 8. Obsolete. Amorous dalliance; lovemaking. --sport v. sport·ed, sport·ing, sports. --intr. 1. To play or frolic. 2. To joke or trifle. 3. Biology. To mutate. --tr. 1. To display or show off: “His shoes sported elevated heels” (Truman Capote). -- or sports adj. 1. Of, relating to, or appropriate for sports: sport fishing; sports equipment. 2. Designed or appropriate for outdoor or informal wear: a sport shirt. [Middle English sporte, short for disporte, from Old French desport, pleasure, from desporter, to divert. See DISPORT.] --sport“ful adj. --sport“ful·ly adv. --sport“ful·ness n. From that definition, while wrestling is mostly an act, there is physical exertion, some skill, it has rules (?), and it is played competitively. So I guess it's a sport. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Punk 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2009 WWE/TNA/etc. is entertainment. Keyword, entertainment. So of course it's "fake". Of course the matches are pre-determined I'm sure. However, please don't disregard that it takes skill, exercise and what-have-you to wrestle and while the stories and matches "aren't real", the bumps and bruises are definitely real. No, I don't actively watch wrestling like I used to. John Cena being all-powerful like Hulk Hogan, WWE going PG and children cheering for him made me not like watching WWE anymore. Bare in mind,people actually die wrestling. I can't remember his name,but one guy diedtrying to enter the ring by gliding down on a rope wire. Owen Hart? That was pretty fucked up, yeah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
