Is Professional Wrestling considered a sport?

Nites · 04-07-2012, 02:55 PM

Even though we all know it's fixed, everything that they do in the ring requires strength and athleticism and these guys do suffer injuries. A lot of training goes into becoming a wrestler and some of these guys have to keep in incredible shape in order to perform some of these moves.

What are your thoughts?

"Sports Entertainment" is what I consider it as.

ClutchCity · 04-07-2012, 02:57 PM

If curling is a sport, wresting better be considered a god damn sport

Dario · 04-07-2012, 02:58 PM

Maybe under the category of sports entertainment, but wayy more on the entertainment side

jeffb · 04-07-2012, 04:55 PM

Real wrestling is a sport, WWE to me is entertainment.

LOG · 04-07-2012, 05:12 PM

There are no doping controls.. clearly

The winner is known before the ''fight'' starts, if you ask me that is not a sport.
Suffering injuries does not make it a sport..

Toby · 04-07-2012, 07:19 PM

I'm done watching huge muscley roid freaks dance around in man thongs.

**fancylad** · 04-07-2012, 08:22 PM

Of course it's not a sport. There's no actual competition involved.

It's acting.

**'trane** · 04-07-2012, 08:37 PM

ballet requires strength and athleticism too. but it's far more a sport than wrasslin' is.

Chris · 04-07-2012, 09:13 PM

The fact that there's a predetermined winner undermines any argument for it being a sport.

bjjs · 04-07-2012, 09:29 PM

I can't find any vince mcmahon clips that do justice to my memory of vintage Mcmahon.

**Raptorman** · 04-07-2012, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fancylad

Of course it's not a sport. There's no actual competition involved.

It's acting.

/thread

bjjs · 04-07-2012, 10:43 PM

/move to entertainment lounge

LX · 04-07-2012, 10:53 PM

I was in the press box when wrestlemania was in the skydome. They handed out the results of all the matches while Hogan was still going at it with the Ultimate Warrior. It was kinda funny that they didn't provide that result as well. The acting is very pervasive.

LX · 04-07-2012, 10:56 PM

Justin Thunder Riger was pretty athletic though

Windex · 04-07-2012, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'trane

ballet requires strength and athleticism too. but it's far more a sport than wrasslin' is.

but the ballet is scripted too

ClutchCity · 04-07-2012, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fancylad

Of course it's not a sport. There's no actual competition involved.

It's acting.

Like the NBA

TORaptor4Ever · 04-07-2012, 11:50 PM

At the end of the day it's entertainment but I respect the amount of work that these guys put in. They're in tremendous shape and subject themselves to a hell of a lot of punishment in spite of the fact that the outcomes are predetermined.

10gizzle · 04-08-2012, 02:31 AM

Pure entertainment.

That being said, a lot of these guys are as athletic if not more athletic than lots of different athletes.

Combined with the fact that they do their thing like 250+ days out of the year is insanity.

Big ups to the ones who didn't resort to serious drug and alcohol abuse to cope with the pain...they're true warriors.

box1992 · 04-08-2012, 03:31 AM

no, more like entertainment

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04-07-2012, 02:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
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LX is boycotting boy cots In the Paint Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 23,325 Representing:	I was in the press box when wrestlemania was in the skydome. They handed out the results of all the matches while Hogan was still going at it with the Ultimate Warrior. It was kinda funny that they didn't provide that result as well. The acting is very pervasive.

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LX is boycotting boy cots In the Paint Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 23,325 Representing:	Justin Thunder Riger was pretty athletic though

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TORaptor4Ever is embracing change Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,063 Representing:	At the end of the day it's entertainment but I respect the amount of work that these guys put in. They're in tremendous shape and subject themselves to a hell of a lot of punishment in spite of the fact that the outcomes are predetermined.

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10gizzle is born like this, into this. Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,888 Representing:	Pure entertainment. That being said, a lot of these guys are as athletic if not more athletic than lots of different athletes. Combined with the fact that they do their thing like 250+ days out of the year is insanity. Big ups to the ones who didn't resort to serious drug and alcohol abuse to cope with the pain...they're true warriors.

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box1992 is boxing out Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 4,463 Representing:	no, more like entertainment