WRESTLING IS IT REAL OR IS IT FAKE....

HOW I FEEL ON THE SUBJECT

Published on June 29, 2004 By Screaming My Heart Out 2 U In Life Journals

Okay well they say that wrestling is fake.Well it is fake, because the whole match is pre-decided.Well they say its fake right?... Well that is true for the most part, But come on someone smashing a chair into your face no matter what is going to heart. Some of you who are true fans of the so called (WWE)or as i think it should still be the (WWF).*anyways*. Well it was when the undertaker took on mankind in a hell in a cell match and undertaker tossed mankind off of the cage onto a table. There is no way that anyone can tell me that, that was not fake since he was like i think 7 or 8 ft high up in the air falling onto the ground. Imagine a ladder falling onto your chest,back or neck, or legs... If its heavy which it mostly is then ur in for PAIN. So I feel that wrestling is 50% fake and 50% real. and what everyone comes for to see is the T & A and The Caranage.

$ Thanx for reading $
-Andrew-

Comments

TripleH666

on Jul 23, 2004

Hey Screaming, you do indeed have a good point on one of my favorite "sports", or shall we say, entertainment topics. I'd like to shed some insight here and dig a bit deeper about "kayfabe", the wrestling heros of the present and the stunts involved and possible indicators of why I believe pro wrestling may be more real than we believe it to be.
First and foremost, take "kayfabe", or the old carny term for fakery. For decades this was pro wrestling's best kept secret. Until the late 80's both wrestlers and promotors alike would go to great lengths to protect their secret. It wasn't until VinnyMac inheirited his father's empire and the Turner-based WCW had began "losing popularity" but at the same time becoming a "possible threat" to the WWF that things became interesting. In 1992, I believe, the ECW came along. These guys weren't even competition for the WWF and WCW. Funny that Vinny done away with these federations when they were actually run by the family after the smoke had cleared. Bischoff had left the Turner organization and was hired by McMahon. Vinny had won the war. Why would Vincent McMahon first spill the beans about "kayfabe", state the Turner-backed federation was competition for his "RAW IS WAR" when all along the WCW was dealing with losses. I don't remember exactly where the ratings were nor the exact sequence of events but this appeared more than just an ordinary power struggle. Although, it may have been the fact that both these lesser federations were a bit more 'real' than we were led to believe and the "stunts" were more dangerous (ie. Sabu breaking his neck in a match with Chris Benoit)? We live in a violent society and you yourself stated in your article that the fans come to see the carnage. Ever been to an ECW or WCW event? I have and tons of times here in Chicago. They were brutal. In one particular match, Mick Foley was having his head bashed against a barrior, or more accurately, a steel bikerack. He was bleeding profusely and I KNOW there was no "blading" going on because I was sitting in the front row and no more than five feet away. Fake? I think not. How about what happened in Germany? Mick Foley, a.k.a Cactus Jack, lost two-thirds of his right ear in a match with Leon White, a.k.a Vader, in 1994. Fake? Nope. The ECW Chicago Street Matches were awesome and legendary. The warriors would bring along REAL shovels, bats, crowbars, etc. for the war. They would even pass out weapons from a cart such as microwave ovens, fans and steel signs just so the guys had enough protection. These were not FAKE WEAPONS. Again, sure looked like big-time competition to me. They were like barbarians and we enjoyed every minute of it. And the WWF didn't look any tamer. I remember a specific match for the Hardcore Title (the title invented by VinnyMac and presented to Mick Foley) somewhere back in 2000. It was a three-way-dance between Big Show, Kane and Raven, who then held the Title. Pinfalls counted anywhere, no holds barred and no DQs. This one went completely outside of the ring, as all Hardcore matches do. Kane did major damage and at one point threw Raven right through a glass window. I can go on and on.
Bottom line is that Vincent McMahon may have figured on wiping out both federations because they were more real than believed, incorporating the stars and styles into the WWF and bringing pro wrestling to new heights. Funny, he wouldn't recruit all the stars into his WWE. Maybe some of them, such as Sabu, wanted heavy competition while keeping to the "no holds barred" belief. So much for the competition argument. Yeah, why not add some reality to it? Get the stars that wouldn't go so far as to do anything like nearly kill their opponent to win a match. He must keep them somewhat "molded". He may have figured he'd be killing two birds with one stone. Get some true competition started, tell the public that it's "oh so fake" to keep the kids coming in as they were believing it was real while mommy and daddy laughed at everything because it's fake. Hell, what do kids know? The little darlings are having fun and buying the merchandise. Great!! Works out for everyone.
Now lets move on to the injuries, stunts and stars. Pro wrestlers are becoming injured more and more than they were back in the 60's and 70's and these injuries are far from minor nor fake. Take Mick Foley (a.k.a Cactus Jack, Mankind, Dude Love). Just some of his career highlites, or injuries, include two-thirds of an ear being ripped off, over 300 stitches, so many broken bones you couldn't possibly count them and eight concussions to boot. Damn!! Is he THAT loyal to "sports entertainment". Well.... maybe. How about Triple H's quad injury or Owen Hart breaking Stone Cold's neck after he "screwed up" the pile driver. Fake? I think not. Again, this list goes on a bit. But damn, accidents DO HAPPEN.
And finally the stunts. Damn, the stunts drawn up and rehearsed in these three federations are beyond belief!! Can't think of how they could rehearse these type of stunts so many times before showtime. These are the lifeblood that keep us coming to the PPVs and the WrestleManias. Screaming, you mentioned Mankind getting tossed off the top of a cage in a Hell In A Cell match vs. Taker. He landed face first on the announcer's table and no, that was not fake. That was a 15-foot drop. You're forgeting another memorable Hell In a Cell match when Rikishi was thrown off the top of a cage and again by Undertaker. I think that was more like a 30-foot drop, come to think of it, as the large man landed on his back in a dump truck. Damn!! Was that in the script? How many times do you think they rehearsed that stunt? It was difficult reaching Rikishi for comment. And another awesome Hell In a Cell comes to mind. Taker Vs. Lesnar. Nothing but revenge here. Grudge match even though it could have been billed as a Heavyweight Title Match as Brock was then Champ. Great story lines. Lesnar giving The Deadman's pregnant wife Sara a hard time. Both combatants assaulted one another with 50-lb. steel stairs at one time or another in the bout. Taker caught it square in the forehead, no blading was evident, and blood came gushing out. He was a damn mess after being "busted open". Fake? Sure didn't seem so. Looked like there was real competition there for a moment. Let's not shortchange Terry Funk, a.k.a Chainsaw Charlie. He comes out with yes, a real chainsaw in one match, gets caught behind a wooden door, and yes, saws his way out. Fake weapon? Hell no! He'd put Leatherface to shame with the way he weilded that chainsaw!! And how about the old nWo days. Rock was nailed with some type of weapon and placed in an ambulence. The Hulkster, then big-time nWo hardass ala Horseman's "Enforcer", Arn Anderson, takes a semi (yes, a truck) and plummets the ambulence broadside. Fake? Nope again, Brother. If any of you don't believe these things, just check the wrestling archives.
Sorry Screaming, didn't mean to ramble. Just interjecting some insight here and looking at all the "angles". Absolutely, I agree with you. 50% real and 50% fake. Your article just got me started writing about my favorite "sport", wrestling. I couldn't help myself. Things get out of hand with this. There's so much I'd like to say on this topic. I'm a wrestling addict and have been for many years. I go to see the blood, the brutality, the carnage and the slaughter. The bloodier, the better. The more "weapons" used, the better. Break out the chairs, ladders, tables, sledgehammers, steel pipes, tacks, sweaty socks, guitars, etc. At this point I couldn't care less how fake pro wrestling is. I'm hooked and down-the-road-wacko. IT'S FUN. Maybe the winners ARE preditermined, oh yes, just as long as I don't know beforehand WHO WINS. That would take the thrill out of it, fixed or not. WHAT A RUSH!!! So that 50% fake is fine. IT'S THE OTHER 50% THAT MAKES IT..."so sweet", nWo-style.
Thanks for writing your article so I could respond to it. Gotta gear up for Monday Night RAW'S 60-minute IronMan match. I gotta see Triple H "win". Don't know why they finally decided to put Benoit over so late in his career. I just wanna see The Game get his belt back. And if McMahon doesn't allow that, I have two words for him......SUCK IT!!

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