Pro Wrestling? Is it a sport.

Exar Khun

Is Pro wrestling a sport?
I am not writing this to annoy fans of pro wrestling but I was wondering if pro wrestling is actually a sport or entertainment. However then you must turn to ask what a sport actually is. Is sport? "That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement." or is it "an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition" I dont know can you guys tell me ?

Stalfos

Glad to see shrimps post is gone,
As for your question, Pro wrestling is called sports entertainment(well that what WWE calls it) but i wouldnt say it any less of a sports because of that.

oneofakind32

Pro wrestling is form of entertainment no doubt but if u were cut out the acting outside of the ring (storylines) and have the wrestler performance maked by judges you would have a sport. But there are no judges and there is storylines and hence we have entertainment

Winning Hand

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Oh is it the first of the month already? Yet another 'is it a sport' thread. Cant wait for next weeks 'you know its fake dont you' thread.

oneofakind32

It's Fake? :eek:

Magnolia_Fan

It is not a sport...Amateur Wrestling is a sport. The Wrestlers are very Athletic themselves but to call it a sport would be insulting to real sports. However as they say all the time if you get hurt in Basketball,soccer etc. etc. you can call a timeout or send in a substitution where as in Wrestling the show must go on. "It ain't Ballet" either. Their travel schedule is absolutley brutal aswell so they earn their money unlike many sports star *cough* Craig Bellamy!....and even though it is entertainment the backstage going on's are even more enthralling then the show itself..the backstage should be the sport part of sport entertainment...Goldberg being put in the front face lock by Jericho..The montreal screwjob, Flair sucker punchin Foley etc. etc.

I wouldn't think todays WWE would win too many new wrestling fans because both the action in the ring and the acting blows but if you want to see good Wrestling that you'd be less ashamed to call a sport I'd say watch ROH. absolutely amazing Wrestling with little or no acting

DoctorEdgeWild

Anything with a pre-determined outcome is not a sport (see Bruce Grobbelaar). As far as athleticism goes, some pro wrestlers can do things that many sportsmen dream about. The training and schedules are just as hard, sometimes harder than most sports but it can be classed as entertainment just like theatre. IMO.

Jonny Arson

I wouldn't even go as far to say its entertainment the way the WWE is at the moment!

Cactus Col

If it's not a sport, then why isn't it under arts? ... eh? ... eh?

Ph3n0m

People please search this forum near the begining, this has been discussed, re-discussed and talked about before

Exar Khun

Ph3n0m wrote:

People please search this forum near the begining, this has been discussed, re-discussed and talked about before

well I was only asking because pro wrestling is in the sports section of boards and if it is infact not a sport as some people here think why then is there a pro wrestling section in the sports section of boards??? So maybe this issue needs to be cleared up and then you will not have people like me asking the same questions in the future.......

Terry

Exar Khun wrote:

well I was only asking because pro wrestling is in the sports section of boards and if it is infact not a sport as some people here think why then is there a pro wrestling section in the sports section of boards??? So maybe this issue needs to be cleared up and then you will not have people like me asking the same questions in the future.......

what's the big ****ing deal?

treat this as you would a tv show.
if you don't like it, don't watch it.
now get the **** out of here and don't come back.

Terry

what the hell?
why am i being censored.
this isn't right. who do i talk to about this censorship crap. i demand answers.

Brow

They all have to have to be properly trained in order to step inside the ring in anyway. If the likes of Angle, Brock, Benoit etc werent doing the 'sports entertainment' thing then they'd be tearing up the professional circuit.

Terry

and the rest of them would be working as rent boys.

Brow

Yeah the vast majority i suppose. But a lot of them do have talent.

pingu_girl

its better than eastenders..........

Brow

Wouldnt be hard.

Stalfos

dont even compare it to eastenders, compare it to emmerdale farm

Exar Khun

julep wrote:

now get the **** out of here and don't come back.

woah there is no need to get so worked up about it, I was just curious. julep chill-ax a little will you?

Terry

yeah sorry about that. i was hungover.
i get a bit flowery on saturday mornings.