WWE: Sport or Entertainment?

[JDawggS316]

Growing up I remember the days of Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant and the Ultimate Warrior and the excitement I felt when the "beat up the bad guy."

As I got older I soon realized that things didn't really seem as they appeared. Meaning people who seemingly got knocked out where never actually physically touched by their opponent. Following this discovery I noticed some wrestlers messing up on their in-ring promos and actually started over from the beginning!

Now-a-days I have come to the FULL realization that professional wrestling is scripted.

My question to the community is whether or not you feel the WWE has any sports elements to it? Or is it more theater, with little-to-no sports aspect at all?

"Whatcha gonna do brother!?"

 

[logos65]

I think it is 50% acting, and 50% sports, about .5 percent real and 99.5 fake. But I still enjoy watching it.

 

[Ladybug4Jesus]

It is a complete soap opera, just a little more violent. But some of the things those people do take a lot of athletic skill, so I say both.

 

[Yankees7]

I haven't watched wrestling in over 10 years, I do respect their athletic ability.

 

[JustCory]

Both, I'd say. I wish I could watch these days, but the writing is just too absurd and lazy.

 

[JoshIcedogs]

Wrestling can be both. But the way it has been in the past years it has been far more entertainment then sport.

 

[SwiftShadowFox00]

WWE IS REEAALLL AS HECK!!!!!!
of course it is, i mean seriously these guys have superpowers. i mean its soooo real. they can like fly forever. im tellin you all, it real





haha who am i kidding here? ill laugh if someone doesnt read this little PS and starts talking crap about my "point of veiw" HAHAH. God Bless

 

[nikkipompom]

If you watch the film The Wrestler-it spells it all out. Hmmmpfff

 

[marlowe007]

It's more of a blood sport, given the high death rate among pro-wrestlers. They're the gladiators of our age.

 

[Alina17]

Not exactly real, but it's still a sport. Look at all those skills they got and the stunts they perform. Sure, the results of the matches are made up and sure, the lines are previously written, that's the entertainment part. Anyway, fake or real, I know that there are lost of serious injuries and even deaths. One of The Rock's best friends died in the ring. Plus, they don't show those "Don't try this" moments for nothing.

 

[Ruckhard82]

A sport involves competition, and wrestling isn't a competition. It's a scripted event with a winner determined long before anyone sets foot in the ring. It certainly requires athletic abilities to preform many of the stunts, but then again, doing stunts for a movie requires them as well. It's not a sport, merely a venue of entertainment.

 

[FAISAL ^^]

I think that the WWE .. Rely on tricks to attract more funds from the public .. I think it is a kind of entertainment​

 

[keith99]

A sport involves competition, and wrestling isn't a competition. It's a scripted event with a winner determined long before anyone sets foot in the ring. It certainly requires athletic abilities to preform many of the stunts, but then again, doing stunts for a movie requires them as well. It's not a sport, merely a venue of entertainment.

Kill the merely and I'd agree. It is entertainment that requires high athletic abilities. Nothing wrong with that. One can try to guess the outcome, just as one can try to guess who killed J.R. But one should remember they are trying to guess the result of a soap opera, not a sporting event.

 

[Ruckhard82]

Kill the merely and I'd agree. It is entertainment that requires high athletic abilities. Nothing wrong with that. One can try to guess the outcome, just as one can try to guess who killed J.R. But one should remember they are trying to guess the result of a soap opera, not a sporting event.

I'll grant you I haven't really watched any pro-wrestling since Hulk Hogan was top dog, but story telling is a big part of the entertainment. I certainly wouldn't knock the athletic ability of the wrestlers, which is usually quite impressive.

 

[KforcerOfKnightforce]

Skill in submission-wrestling, aka, catch-wrestling, is still a part of some--though not all--wrestlers' training. And some pro-wrestlers have cleaner, more spectacular wrestling/grappling technique than the competitive grapplers.