Why do people think pro wrestling is not a sport?

Question

Most of the wrestlers are just as athletic as football and basketball players.

Answer 1

because it's a scripted show, and sports are not scripted,,,it's a wannabe sport and ufc is getting bigger and bigger and that is a sport and what a sport it is, real asskicking is way better than fake old rickflairwrestling

Answer 2

i dont know it's awesome and thanks G.O.A.T for leaving your troll ways

Answer 3

Pro Wrestling is not a sport per se as it has a predetermined outcome determined by creative & management.

Pro Wrestlers are athletes, though.

Answer 4

One rationale is that because the outcome is fixed and the entire thing is choreographed it is therefore not a sport. However, this is not fair. You could say the same thing about figure skating and gymnastics.  

Answer 5

Thats what im saying! It takes alot to do what those guys do, even a basic dropkick takes alot of athleticisim

Answer 6

wrestling is SPORTS entertainment similar to nascar. and people consider nascar a sport but not wrestling...their the same thing : sports entertainment. don't get why they don't see wrestling as a sport.

Answer 7

One reason why is the fact that the first time you see a WWE superstar they are the same size as the guy down the road. A year later they are huge. It's funny how after years of working out these guys bodies don't bulk up, but once people start to cheer for them their bodies become huge! Athletic h**l yeah they are. Sport, yeah you can consider it sport, they train just like other athletes. Problem is these guys use enhancers, and anytime you have that people consider you a cheater not an athlete!  

Answer 8

I know it is a sport, just not one that appeals to me. I think it's stupid.

Answer 9

being athletic doesn't make one an athlete.  just as asking a retarded question doesn't necessarily make the person asking it a r****d.  vince mcmahon has gone out of his way to convince the world that his employees are in the entertainment business.

Answer 10

because it's fake, and stupid

Answer 11

I dont know and I agree most of the wrestlers were good football players back in the day, JBL, Ron Simmons, The rock, Brock lesnar, Marcus Cor Von, Elijah Burke, and other wrestlers workout a whole lot, and just because the winner of the match is determined the whole thing is still improv, and moves are still done, and it takes a lot of work just getting prepared for a match it might be predetermined but it is a sport  

Answer 12

because it is fake but it is still awesome and because people are retarded.

Answer 13

It IS a sport but the reason they don't think it is is because it's scripted, whereas the other sports aren't.

Answer 14

Wow G.O.A.T, you've come a long way since your trolling days.

They just don't want to admit it. Wrestling is a sport and is far harder than, say, football.

In wrestling, you have to call all the shots while in the ring and still achieve the moves perfectly. You have to pay attention to your opponent and the referee because they tell you what move should happen next. You also gotta pay attention to the crowd to see how they're reacting. It's a long and hard process. You have to always be at the top of your game. You have to have mic skills at least to be considered to be a main eventer

Answer 15

BECAUSE IT'S PRE-DETERMINED.

When something is scripted the point is to get the best possible result.

You don't get that with sports.  Not every football game is going to be a back and forth game that goes into OT.  Not every baseball game is going to be a 12-11 slugfest or a great 2-1 pitching duel.

Sometimes sports are full of errors and bad calls and poor play which doesn't always give the fan the desired result.

In wrestling even if you have blown spots and poor crowd reaction the result is going to be the same.  

So in short, its entertainment but these guys are tough and great athletes. I wish the people that hate wrestling would at least understand and respect that.  

Answer 16

Wrestling------

....in Japan it is a sport

....in Canada it is a tradition

....in Mexico it is a religion

....in USA it is a joke

---I love wrestling....but this is really how it is....a majority of the people in the USA see wrestling as a fake sport for uneducated people...that is just the way most U.S. people see wrestling...---so don't ask why do people think Pro wrestling is not a sport...bkuz people around the world like the 3 first countries i first mentioned  think of wrestling as a sport and more....but instead ask: 'Why do people in the USA view Pro Wrestling as not a sport?'

are people giving me thumbs down bkuz they are upset that im telling the truth? for those that think im bashing the USA, IM NOT, im just stating the point of view of how MOST americans feel towards pro wrestling...

Answer 17

Wrestling is entertainment not a sport because it is scripted do you know any sports that is scripted.

1.Wrestling matches are predetermine

2.Wrestling have storyline

3.Wrestling is like a Entertainment soap opera then a sport like Football.

Answer 18

because it is scripted. it doesn't matter how athletic they are, they are not actually competing. cheerleaders are athletic....is cheerleading a sport? no

Answer 19

yes but it is actually a media franchise focusing on pro wrestling and i dont why people dont realise its enterainment just read the company name World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.

Answer 20

Because the word sport infers that it is a CONTEST with a winner and loser; where one cancels out the other through attrition.  There is not supposed to be anything that is faked.

It would be like a teacher saying "Ok class, today we have a TEST, and then she hands out the questions WITH the answers".... that is not a test because it is not testing your intelligence...  Bouncing, flipping and fake hitting does not contest or test the opponent in WWF.

It is a complete phenomenom that adults can find this interesting and engaging.... but to each his own.  My M.I.T. Physicist graduate uncle was a really big fan of "karate flicks"  M.I.T graduate staring at karate flicks?  go figure.

Answer 21

cus they are ignorant, pro wreslting is a sport and anyone that doesnt think it is, doens't deserve to live

Answer 22

honestly it is a joke its great ebtertainment wise and im sure those guys work really hard to get the bodys they have but you cant fall 40 feet with being seriously in jured im not hating im just saying its not a sport  

Answer 23

cuz its fake

Answer 24

fake punches, fake acting

Answer 25

It may be pre-determined.... but it's not fake. Although alot of moves are played out to make sure the wrestler isn't severley injured, but the wrestlers take many risk when they step into the ring. If either wrestler does anything wrong it can hurt the other one pretty bad.  

Answer 26

Because its scripted and the outcomes of the match are already known. Either way I wish people thought of it more as a sport

Answer 27

only douchebags say it isnt a sport. and they are probably a bunch of NASCAR fans!

Answer 28

If you're talking like WWE, it's because almost all of them use steroids and the winner is pre-determined, all the drama is just part of an act, it's more like a soap opera then a sports event, in a real sport the final outcome isn't predetermined, wrestlers are more like actors or dancers rehearsing certain moves to make an entertaining show, if your talking like a wrestling match like pin people to the ground by flipping them then most people think that is a sport

Answer 29

they are very athletic but its called sports entertainment for a reason

Answer 30

because they suck (sorry) they should wrestle  and see if it hurts before they talk all that stuff