alizio

actually, it's not like that at all, there are no lines, you are given the story line and you have to improv 90% of the material including improv the fight aswell.

Divine

I don't see how it's more sophisticated, I don't know how he's worked that out. They aren't even the same thing, one is a Full Contact Sport, the other is Full Contact Entertainment.

Also most of you have no clue about wrestling, it's not "fake" or anything like that lol, yes it's scripted, but they still have to do it, and fight each other.

HitOrGetHit

They aren't actually "fighting" each other. It is very clear that they are acting. If someone jumps off of the ropes onto your head, you aren't getting back up. They also get up at the last possible second, (very convenient for the fans. They use steel chairs and baseball bats, they aren't fighting.

They are just actors/actresses.

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khoveraki

No... the fight is highly choreographed and they practice it for the full week or more before the "fight." There's also a tight script (pre, post, and during fight).

My favorite Ken Shamrock fight to date is him vs Shane McMahon's sister. She forgot her script and Ken had to say under his breath, "you're supposed to slap me!" She abruptly fell back into character and slapped Ken.


My dad was the main broadcasting manager for the WWF PPV shows and met Vince McMahon almost daily. All the fights are 100% scripted, 100% choreographed, and timed very precisely.

Cabby was right, it's essentially a play.

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joshua7789

The Southpark episode about wrestling is one of the funniest things ive seen in a long time. People talking about wrestling being a play reminded me of it. Watch it if you havent seen it, trust me.

Divine

Ok, ok it's not full contact all the time, but they still do the moves to each other, why do you think they have to spend years training, and working their way up if it's "just a play". It is for entertainment, they don't try to hide that, of course they will get up at the last second, it makes it more entertaining.

The matches aren't choreographed xD. The ending is scripted and certain spots in the match are set up e.g a high risk move or a part the gets the crowd going, but most of it they make up on the go, they talk to each other in the matches to decide what to do next.

HitOrGetHit

Even if the entire thing wasn't scripted, my point was that they aren't actually fighting each other. The punches and stomps aren't actually meant to cause damage. They may improv some of it, but that doesn't mean that they are actually hurting each other.

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G_Land

Are you serious? They only work years on stuff because they try different things to test the reactions of fans. When they see something works better than others they put the others on the back burner. Saying the matches arent fake...are you 10?....whats real????them slapping their leg to sound like they hit somebody??? Somebody getting put to sleep only to be "resurrected" by the crowd screaming? ....I tried to watch it a few months ago because i saw a hot chick on there....after 5 mins i felt so embarrassed i almost covered my face....

alizio

since this isnt MMA related fig i could post

if you think the fights are "highly choregraphed" you dont know wrestling... these guys fight up to 5x a week, there is no time to choregraph entire fights. They have big moves choregraphed and the finish choregraphed and anything pertaining to the storyline choregraphed (EG if you have to use a certain weapon like a hairspray etc etc). There is no way in hell the entire match is. Its 80%+ improv guaranteed so is this stuff they say on the Mic. Too many shows a week, a month, a year to remember fights move for move like a movie, i cant believe some of you actually believed it was like that....

as for it not being "real"... obviously the fight isnt real BUT the pain these guys live with for the rest of their lives is. There is a reason so many are addicted to pain killers and other drugs. The grind is unbelieveable and neverending, you need to find time to travel, workout, get prepared for matches, work out injuries, get your mic skills prepared, meet and greet fans etc etc 3-5x a week. Alot of these guys are never the same physically years later. It's not a real fight but you cant fake alot of the stuff they are doing aswell.

G_Land

No doubt they get jacked up but i would argue the 80% thing....but thats just me...moving on I know they are on the road yes and short time to get ready for stuff....I would rather take a real punch and get put to sleep for real than fake punched twice a week