My Opinion on Wrestling

Let me get something of my chest. I don't care if Wrestling is fake, I still watch it. Exact same thing with movies. Lord of the Rings is fake, Star Wars is fake but I still enjoy watching them.

Every time I hear someone say 'Wrestling is fake', I often wonder what they are trying to prove. Why bring it up? To make yourself look smarter? To belittle me just because I enjoy watching athletes enter a ring and engage in physical competition?  Well no matter what anyone says, I watch wrestling because there is nothing more entertaining or more dramatic or more emotional in my opinion than professional wrestling.

Wrestling has made me the man I am today and very proud that I found it way back around 2001/2002. Nothing will make me stop watching wrestling and will continue watching until I no longer enjoy it. I'm aware not many people appreciate my love of wrestling and to those few who do, thank you for respecting my feelings.

I find it hard to go through each day without thinking about wrestling and I find it even harder knowing I usually can't talk about it with anyone. I wish I could have 3 hour coversations about whether John Cena is a great wrestler or maybe Shockmaster could have worked but I usually talk to myself. (Pathetic as it sounds but I enjoy talking about wrestling).

It really upsets me when I hear the word fake. Usually it's to mock and ridicule. Yes, wrestling is scripted and pre-determined but the pain is very much real, as evidenced by the condition of many long time wrestler like Edge, Mick Foley & Undertaker, who either are nearing the end of their in-ring career or simply cannot wrestle anymore because its too painful. Is taking a bodyslam or a chop really painless? Unlike these punks who think they know everything about wrestling, I know and understand the sacrifices wrestlers go through during a match. I can't stress how much I respect wrestling and no one will ever truly respect wrestling until they understand what it takes to put on a match.

You say wrestlers act, well wrestlers don't act the real pain they suffer every time they enter a ring. They literally sacrifice their bodies for our entertainment. Is wrestling fake? Why not ask that question to Terry Funk or Mick Foley? They'll tell you.

I will forever appreciate and respect wrestling and the effort of every wrestler for entertaining me. For every wrestler and their efforts to entertain, I Thank You.

(And to those who say wrestling is fake, screw you!)