Is it true that the matches on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) are fake?
79992
All of the answers are correct.  The physical contact are all real, but there's a predetermined winner.  In other words, scripted.  I myself is a WWE fan, but I watch for the sake of entertainment.  That's it.  \n\nYou might wanna read the infamous Montreal Screwjob, where WWE chairman Vince McMahon literally changed the outcome of the match between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels in what would've been the biggest controversy in pro-wrestling.  This for sure that all results are predetermined and thus having a storyline for each character.  It just happened that McMahon changed the predicted outcome that led to an almost boycott of Monday Night RAW by some superstars the day after.
1169965
It's called World Wrestling ENTERTAINMENT.  We know it's fake.  Too bad you don't know you're an idiot for being so damn stupid and narrow minded!!
1138401
Wrestling is not fake or real. Fake shouldn't be used to describe wrestling. Wrestling is an Art. Wrestling is a passion. Wrestling is some people's life. People really do get injured and people have died because of wrestling. Wrestling goes deeper than fake or real. So I don't think fake can be used. Its more like a fictional story used to entertain. There are different types of wrestling. Mainly, Pro and Collegiate style. Pro wrestling is used to entertain a mass audience by using characters (good guys and bad guys). Collegiate is more of a competition between two athletes. In pro, you can say they do plan every move and storyline. If not, then it will be alot of entertained fans but alot of injured and dead wrestlers. Its a Sports entertainment.
844848
Yes, that was wrong. You know what iv'e noticed, even though wrestling is fake, have you noticed how Vince McMahon, won't hesitate to allow the guy wrestlers, to get in the ring with a female? I know things are planned, but a female could really get hurt. When Umaga did that to Maria, he could have really hurt her, it's like Vince could care less. Maybe the females do it, in order to keep their jobs.
511017
it's not about the faking issue here. it's more about the acting and the Adrenalin rush of seeing wrestlers being punch to pulps and oh...there blood etc... it's just like you are watching tv shows with all those special effect.
1059432
Was it fake? No... It was scripted and the winner and moves were decided before the match (as happens in most wrestling matches), but it was for real, the blades, barbwired, the fire - it was all real, and both were hurt during the fight.\n\nAre they friends?\nYes they are, most wrestlers do get along with each other in real life, when are out of character. It's their character which are enemies. \nYou won't believe how many wrestlers which are arch enemies on screen are actually best friends in reality.\nMick Foley and Adam Copeland (Edge) are friends in real life, and Mick even wrote the intoduction to Adam's book.
865463
The moves are "staged". The punches are supposed to either miss or barely touch, but they can be misjudged and land hard. The slams are meant to have only gravity causing the person's descent and angled to cause a softer blow, but that also doesn't work correctly at times. While this type of wrestling is "fake", as with all stunts there is some physical risk involved and some punishment to the body.
593189
Real Entertainment Yes.  Wrestling is a form of sports entertainment. It is the choice of the professional entertainer as to whether or not they use tacks, sledge hammers, etc. However, sometimes, they really do get hurt. \n\nProfessional wrestlers train really hard to perform and not get hurt. They also train very hard to make it appear as real as possible.\n\nBottom line, it's entertainment.
707317
Yes wreslting fight scences are fake as well. But I must say that you make a pretty good point. A lot of people say that the fight scenes in fighting movies are pretty real. Well actaully to tell you the truth there is only one movie that there was actaully a real fight scene. These people are hired because they wanted to be hired. I find it quiet intersting that most people say that wreslting is real. I have to disagree with them. BUT some inguries are real. Such as Batista. When he went threw his Tricepts sugrey he wanted all his fans to get a closer look at how much pain he went threw when Mark Henry slammed that steel cage door aganist his Tricepts.
436572
I think wrestling is the most real thing on TV.  More real than the news, boxing, baseball, hockey, NBA, UFC, and any tv show.\n\nNever any re-runs, the fans have to pay to be there as opposed to getting paid to be there, no stunt doubles, taped live so they can't say stop I messed up, let's do that take over again. And no computer animation.\n\nWhen sports reports made fun of Mike Tyson, Mike said, "Yeah, my paycheck isn't fake"\n\nSo next time some idiot makes fun of you for watching wrestling cause it's fake - tell him that why do you watch Friends, that's fake, they ain't really friends, and that ain't even a real apartment, it's  a fake set.
713595
This is a part of WWE storyline. Do U know WWE is scripted ? In other words its fake. So why U R happy ? The championship belts exchanges from one hand to another hand after few months. The new champions will also lose against any another tag team. Therefore tell me how U can happy ?
738171
What are you on about - of course it is real!\n\nJohn Cena rules.
738830
Wrestling is fake.  Who cares?
696182
its all so fake.  take it for the entertainment value\nb
731376
It is all a storyline by Vince Russo.  Don't be surprised if TNA also redoes another WWEstoryline by having a fake HHH and HBK like WWE did with the fake Razor Ramon and Diesel.
457242
ECW is real bcz there was blood in every match
991852
Of course it is fake.  Sane people would never go out and do that to their bodies unless they had some control over it.  They do get hurt and they do put their bodies through the ringer but they are all choreographed and they know who will win before they step out to see the crowd cheering them on.  \nI like it because it is better than a soap opera.  It's like Survivor meets Real World meets tough Enough meets General Hospital... all to good music with great drama, men and women in revealing costumes showing off their goodies and beyond all that... it's a couple hours away from every day stress that makes me laugh, scream at the TV and basically forget my problems as i watch them battle out out for my viewing pleasure.