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"Pro-Wrestling" is a legitimate sport. amirite?
by Anonymous2 days ago
It's a live act, more akin to theatre than sport
by ophelia372 days ago
This. By the OP's measure, acting is also a sport.
by Kamronmohr2 days ago
I was thinking more circus acts. You might see impressive displays of gymnastics or strength but it's not a sport.
by schroedernelle2 days ago
Same thing honestly
by ophelia372 days ago
Strength isn't an Olympic sport. Gymnastics is a category of sporting events. Point is that the Olymlic gymnastic events have a set of rules such that they're adjudicated as a competition. The circus act isn't doing that. Pro-wrestling isn't doing that. You could make a sport out of it where you judge pairs of wrestlers for their choreography and athleticism in the same way we do for things like the floor, but that isn't what's happening on WWE.
by schroedernelle2 days ago
Also a stunt show. Impressive skillset but stunt people showing what they can do.
by Anonymous2 days ago
I would agree if the matches weren't scripted, but you're basically arguing that theater is a sport.
by Anonymous2 days ago
it's theater
by Anonymous2 days ago
It's real athleticism. It's genuinely impressive what they can do and the lengths they go to. It's not a real sport because there isn't a real winner.
by schroedernelle2 days ago
No
by ophelia372 days ago
Do you consider the circus a sport too? They also have to keep in shape, practice their acts, etc
by Anonymous2 days ago
Nope it's not a sport it's a entertainment show.
by vinceleffler2 days ago
No. It's acting.
by Anonymous2 days ago
Wrestling is a sport. Pro Wrestling is a show.
by vicentaschmeler2 days ago
It's an impressive show of strength and athleticism to be sure. But to me, sport implies an unknown outcome that is decided based on competition. If the outcome is predetermined, it's not a sport.
by cummingscaden2 days ago
It's theatre, not sport. This isn't even an opinion lmao
by Dangerous_Gur_13272 days ago
Yeah and with the proliferation of sports gambling I'm not so sure pro wrestling is any more predetermined than any other sport
by Anonymous2 days ago
Stupid take.
by vicentaschmeler2 days ago
It's physical theater. So by definition not a sport because its not a real competition
by gleichnerzechar2 days ago
Have you heard of theater?
by Anonymous2 days ago
I also think Medieval Times jousting dinner show should be a professional sport.
by Anonymous2 days ago
Sports are fun because the outcome isn't predetermined.
by Unlikely-School2 days ago
You must really hate movies and TV shows
by Aiyana912 days ago
What?
by Unlikely-School2 days ago
I regret to inform you that the outcomes in movies and TV shows are predetermined
by Aiyana912 days ago
Okay? What does that have to do with sports?
by Unlikely-School2 days ago
I didn't imply anything like that. All I said was sports are fun because no one knows who's going to win.
by Unlikely-School2 days ago
Just because it's structured as a sport doesn't mean it actually is a sport. As someone else has said here earlier, it's more theatre than anything else
by Virtual-Meaning2 days ago
I see it more as "sporty theater". It is not a real competition and the "winners" are already predetermined.
by Anonymous2 days ago
LOL no. It's entertainment, not a sport.
by Anonymous2 days ago
Naah "Entertainment Wrestling" is really just theatre for the masses. Even in movies you still need to be in shape so it's more performance than sport.
by WoodenClimate2 days ago
I'm a wrestling fan but this is like saying stunt performers should be seen as a sport which wrestlers have done on the side. It's long form story telling and should be closer associated with film and tv acting
by Prize-Employee-51212 days ago
Stupid opinion, but you at least give a rationale. Good unpopular opinion.
by Anonymous2 days ago
I see it more like theatre with acrobatics than a sport but I will agree to call it an athletic performance.
by Anonymous2 days ago
Nope. Not even close. It's an act- not a sport. Wrestlers are not in anywhere near as good of shape as Olympic athletes.
by Wrong-Return-5732 days ago
Pro-wrestlers are definitely great athletes, but they compete as entertainers.
by ayden392 days ago
This is satire, right?? Please tell me you're trolling me right now?!
by Obvious_Country62692 days ago
Real sports shouldn't have predetermined outcomes.
by AdventurousLobster572 days ago
Oh….sweetie
by Anonymous2 days ago
I'm a huge wrestling fan, but pro wrestling is inherently NOT a sport by virtue of the fact the winner is pre-determined.
by Rippinkathleen2 days ago
I am a big pro-wrestling fan and whilst it is pathetic for people to judge others for enjoying it, there is no way it should ever be considered a legitimate sport in the way that other sports are considered. It is its own (admittedly awesome) thing. It has just as much in common with pantomime as it does with competitive combat sports.
by Subject_Heat2 days ago
It's a performance. It's great fun but it's not a sport by nature of being scripted. It's daft to have the National Anthem played before PLEs
by Elnaquitzon2 days ago
It is not a legitimate sport, because sport has 2 components: athleticism and competition. There's no competition there, because results are predetermined. However, it is more of a 'sport' than a 'TV series', despite what the WWE has been telling its audience for 20+ years. I always cringed when they ran skits of people confessing crimes or unveiling plans, while a camera man was recording them and broadcasting it on national TV. No one is recording Walter White when he does his stuff, but we get to see a POV of his actions anyway. Wrestlers are being recorded, 'for real', as they are aware to be part of a TV show that the company promotes. I think 'sports entertainment' or 'TV series about a staged sport' are the best way to explain it.
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