I grew up watching Hogan and undertaker when I was a kid, so I've always had a soft spot for wrestling.
However, it is fake. Mcmahon admitted it once. Do I know it's fake? Yes. Does that stop me from occasionally enjoying it? Hell no. If I wanted to see a real fight, I'd go watch a boxing or UFC ppv.
To criticize pro wrestling for being fake is like criticising Seinfield for being scripted. The point of any scripted show is to create the illusion of reality, and WWe does that pretty well.
It's obvious to anyone who stops to think about it:
1. Ever wonder why something insane or controversial happens on every show, or how some matches seem to be strangely predictable?
2. When someone gets the shyt beaten out of them in real life, they get blood, bruises, and black eyes. Ever wonder how wrestlers can get the tar beaten out of them every week and still look great and have no apparent injuries? Ever wonder how they do it every week and manage to heal so damn fast? If I was to sock someone in the head hard, their head would swell up like a melon and I would probably knock them out. It would take more than a week to fully recover from that. However, these WWE guys get hit in the head with a fvcking steel chair and still walk away? I don't think so. No matter how tough someone is, there are physical limitations as an effect of simply being human. A real chair shot on the head would drop anyone, no matter how strong they are, no questions asked.
3. Ever notice how the camera changes angle every few seconds or after each punch? This is to maintain the illusion of reality and to conceal the fact that few if any punches really connect.
