10 Biggest Lies In Wrestling
What can we believe in?
Professional wrestling has made money throughout its existence based off a series of pretty big lies.
In the beginning, a strongman would come to town at a carnival and take on a plant (someone who was in on the ruse) and the two would wrestle it out and put on a close contest. But the ending was never in doubt; the strongman would win. They made it look like a real competition, though, and the paying customers were none the wiser. If it was an actual fight, someone would be much more likely to get hurt, they wouldn’t be able to run the scam as often, and thus, a lot less money was able to be made
Over the decades the public started to catch on that wrestling wasn’t on the up and up, but it wasn’t until the late ‘80s that Vince McMahon flat out admitted that the entire thing was just a big ol' work. And while promoters no longer try to trick fans into believing their shows are real, the lies decided to stick around. They have remained integral to the business. In some ways, it’s part of the fun.
No promoter has ever been known to be fully honest, and there isn’t any wrestler out there who hasn’t told a tall tale or two. Some of the stories we’re given as fact are harmless, and are merely used as promotional tactics. Others, though, have damaged careers, have been used to prop up promotions and have been conceived in the attempt to re-write history in ridiculous and insulting ways.
Now let's take at the 10 biggest lies in wrestling.