Originally Posted by ags_rule:
“That's not really a strictly accurate comparison though. Yes, wrestling is staged, results are pre-determined and it doesn't hurt as much as they let on.

But it DOES require real athletic ability and skill. And these guys and gals don't walk away without injuries and bruises after every single fight. What they do is carefully managed but if you are slammed from six feet in the air onto a hard canvas, it hurts, and no matter how well you know how to fall, you can never fully account for those sort of impact injuries.

Like these https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3X1QVUkQTo

I don't think you're reading my replies properly ...

... albeit a very skilled one that still creates potential danger for those involved ...

I've never said they're not skilled, athletic, risking injury etc. Let's leave it there, as per others in this thread, we have varying views/opinions on this one and we'll never agree