I swear, if I hear another person say, "Wrestling is FAKE," I am going to be very tempted to throw them into the nearest ring with some giant monster to show said monster what part of it is "fake."

Who is with me out there that this is a statement that tends to rub many a fan the wrong way?

For years, up until 1980, people called wrestling fake. But when the McMahons started calling it 'sports', sports-entertainment, now, in some cases, it can be called dangerous, even with some so-called safer' and wellness' policies have been put into place (though many will beg to differ that the Wellness Policy is somewhat of a joke).

All right, so not all of it is real. What we see on our TV screens (and in some cases, at the house shows) is scripted months in advance by the creative teams and bookers, who decide who wins the match, who is the face and who will be the heel.

From there, these matches are practiced well in advance before they go before the crowds or TV cameras, but even then, there is no guarantee that things will always go smoothly.

When wrestlers bleed they do it by blading themselves (cutting themselves with a small razor blade that is concealed on their person) It has also been known for wrestlers to take aspirin before a match to thin the blood therefore giving the effect of bigger wound.

Contrary to popular belief, those who wrestle professionally have a tough job: they have to be athletes, acrobats, stunt-men, actors (of a sort), and have the ability to heal up from injuries quickly, or be able to hide those injuries from the crowd.

It takes a long time to learn how to be a pro wrestler. Contrary to popular belief, it requires lots of training and skill.

How to land punches, how to telegraph, the way you slam your foot when you 'hit' your opponent, so that it sounds like you did something; how to fall, how to properly execute wrestling moves and make them look real; the list goes on.

For example, if anyone that hadn't trained in the sport attempted a pile driver on someone, serious injury or even death could occur. People get very angry, and people do get hurt, sometimes badly.

There are three types of hitters in wrestling: light hitters that make little or no contact. Snug hitters that make contact and a decent amount but doesn't hurt that much, then stiff hitters that just beat the hell out of you.

In today's age of wrestling, there are very few light hitters; but the ones that are snug/stiff hitters

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