If there's one thing that grinds the gears of wrestlers and wrestling fans, it's saying that wrestling is 'not real' or 'fake'. To wrestlers, who live every day with the physical effects of the business, it is a slap in the face. To fans it's the ultimate cop-out insult from somebody who doesn't like sports entertainment and just wants to belittle it. In his press conference for his fight with Alistair Overeem in December 2011, Lesnar gave a very blunt 'wrestling is not real' answer when quizzed about his WWE past and the potential of a return to the squared circle. This is not the first time Lesnar has said something along these lines, with The Beast also calling it a 'fake sport' when he was denigrating his then-former career in 2009. To be fair to Lesnar, he was trying to shift focus towards his very real abilities as a UFC fighter during those times. He hadn't been a WWE wrestler for many years when giving those interviews and was right to be a little ticked-off about people deflecting attention away form his upcoming fights and make light of his athletic accomplishments. Wrestling may be scripted entertainment, yes, but Lesnar knows all-too-well that it takes a very real physical toll. He was suffering from back, knee, kneck and other issues (including a broken rib) during his first run with the company between 2002-04 and has suffered injuries in his rare appearances since returning in 2012 (just how many times has Lesnar been cut open hard way now?). To call wrestling fake is insulting to WWE and the rest of the locker room who deal with pain night in and night out.