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In response to "The John Stossel incident referred to (love this clip) -- (link)" by Beaker

Wait.......a wrestler slapped a reporter for daring to say wrestling is.......fake?

Posted by ty97 Jun 4 '09, 08:22

they are certainly fit, and there's a lot of exertion. But it's not exactly a state secret that it's scripted.

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scripted != fake. -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 08:23 5
- agreed. Look at the injuries most wrestlers suffer on a recurring basis. More dangerous than most sports if not all IMO -- nm - Beaker Jun 4, 08:26 4
  - Of course it's more dangerous. It's not a sport, it's basically exhibition of dangerous stunts set to the backdrop of a soap opera. - musubi Jun 4, 08:28 3
    - It's a very dangerous form of entertainment. And I like the McMahon even goes to pretty great lengths to emphasize the "entertainment". Cause it's - Jim Jun 4, 08:34 1
      - Wrestlers are athletetes, that so not actually play a sport. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 4, 08:36
    - You're forgetting "All My Chainsaws". -- nm - Reagen Jun 4, 08:31
this was 20 years or even longer ago though when it was a secret :) -- nm - Beaker Jun 4, 08:22 6
- to the braindead? -- nm - ty97 Jun 4, 08:23 5
  - It wasn't a "secret" per se, but back in the day, they *never* admitted it was scripted. (nm) - musubi Jun 4, 08:27 2
    - good and bad guys weren't allowed to ever socialize back in the day. ever. -- nm - Beaker Jun 4, 08:28 1
      - Yep, huge deal when Duggan and Iron Sheik got busted for drugs in the same car. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 4, 08:47
  - back then, it was a completely different animal than it was the last 10 years. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 4, 08:25
  - kids! I always argued it was real with my mom :) -- nm - Beaker Jun 4, 08:25

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