10 Reasons Why Wrestling Would Suck If It Was Real

9. It Would Be Too Heavily Regulated

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For the health and safety of the wrestlers, wrestling would have to be toned down to the extreme. This is obviously a good thing because their well-being comes first. However it would make for a less exciting product.

Remember wrestling is not UFC. The goal is simply to pin your opponent for three seconds, not beat them into submission. This would lead to the banning of various high impact maneuvers, choke holds and pretty much all strikes. Technically speaking, pro wrestling doesn't allow the use of closed fists, but nearly everyone in WWE throws punches and neither the referees or commentators seem to pick up on it.

Again, nobody wants to see anyone injured in the ring, but if wrestling was real then the sheer amount of precautions taken to avoid injury would get in the way of every match.

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As a wrestling fan I've flown across the Atlantic for the last five years specifically to attend WrestleMania (28 and 30) as well as TNA, ROH, Evolve, Chikara and most recently PWG. I may have a problem! But if you're reading my work then you probably love wrestling too, so lets focus on that!