Why do people find this concept very hard to understand: Wrestling is a scripted show, with real wrestling...?

That, my friend, is always gonna be a tough sell. I think you can blame all the wrestling back in the Hogan/Piper/Giant era for everyone's opinion today. There were way too many gimmicks and way too many jobbers. Personally, I always give these guys and girls credit they're due, because as you said, it's a very taxing profession. Not to mention, even professional sports have had to take a bit or two from wrestling at times to raise their ratings. (Mike Tyson, anyone?) As far as getting someone to understand the mindset of the wrestler and its fans? Closest I've seen to someone explaining it for the masses is the film "The Wrestler". Watch that, it's pretty much 'nuff said.

I'm a huge wrestling fan, as you know, but I have to agree with the user 'TNA's Most Misused Knockout'. Moves like the piledriver, chokeslam, stuff like that, they can't and won't work in real fights or REAL wrestling matches, which is why I think some people scoff at pro wrestling, because of some of the moves they do. But I do agree with you in the sense that, if some people are too dull to see that some of the injuries are real, then they're really sad people. Noone ever said pro wrestling was easy, and thats why only a handful of people make it.

it's an extremely Hard sport with training, preparing and being able to speak like you have all the confidence in the world in front of thousands of Fans who will troll, sandbag and dramatize on one simple mistake. Not to mention, They have to sacrafise so much - some wrestlers in WWE have to take steriods to kkep up. You know how hard taking Roids must be just so you can keep up - including Steroidtista! He may be bad at wrestling period, but it doesn't mean hes not brave! Also i find it very sad that some trollers think that the Indepenant Circuit and Japan have better wrestlers than WWE! It may be true but their not always touring around America and the world - they would get terribly tired. I'm sure if Bryan Danielson did WWE he would be alot more sloppy... same with Susumu Yokosuka and El Blazer/Yoshitsune/Takuya Sugi. Yeah John Cena and HHH may not be the most skilled but they go the hard yard taking all the insults! Even though this probably won't happen they should do a whole moth in one city. So that they are much more rested before flying again! Thanks, Andrew Big Fan I must say, Your a girl version of Matt Striker Edit: I dunno, the way i got to respect wrestling was through WWE- i was a dumb sheep - i thought Cena was the greatest. Then i began to only care about finishers! i looked up moves on youtube and i found clips by SuicidalDragon!!! Now i'm hooked - though its totally lame and Retarrded i have my own E-Fed.

Totally Agreed Wrestling I'ts 98% Real

I don't know about professional wrestling being "real wrestling". I think of them more as performers or stunt performers, that go through pretty brutal things. Because it is scripted with storylines and gimmicks, people often discredit them for being fake actors and then they start discrediting them every aspect about them from there on. To me, I think they go through as brutal if not, even more brutal things than athletes in rough sports like football and rugby. And they always have to train hard just like many athletes to keep themselves in good shape. And some of these people in the smaller promotions are doing all of these for crappy paid and can easily go into something that pays them more.

Unless someone tells you or it is made obvious, you won't know. Then they fined out and suddenly think wrestlers are jerks because they don't really wrestle. It's just something they have to understand, and make up their mind once they find it's scripted whether they still respect the wrestlers who they find fake. Wq? Linking to above, they think it's all fake, well it isn't, so they just go it's fake they don't need credit. Well, in reality serious injuries are picked up, people are hurt, they have to do their jobs well for entertainment. They just don't think they need credit because its all fake, only some aspects are. Bq? Make then understand what aspects are real, and what are planned and stuff, see how much wrestlers prepare just to do it safely for our entertainment. Show them backstage, the crew who make it work. Show wrestlers training. They need to see each aspect are learn about how it goes, planned or real and so on. Good question :)

That's their problem. In my opinion,i totally agree with you.

TRUE, BUT PILEDRIVERS, CHOKESLAMS, AND POWERBOMBS ARE NOT EXACTLY "REAL WRESTLING"

Is it really scripted, i never knew!