A lot of people look at Wrestling and say "You do know it's fake?", as if they're talking to some sort of retard.
At that point, I do my best Rock eyebrow and say "It is?" and then [sub]DDT them[/sub] casually point out that the level of acrobatics/endurance required to perform these "fakes" is as intensive as most other sports. (Especially Football - whether Gridiron or Soccer))
And then there's the "kayfabe" - the mystery world where they make up reality to change them into heroes or villains.
My, that sounds a lot like Escapism, doesn't it? But these guys are doing it for real.
Here's a group of grown men paid to play games and pose in pantomime/vaudeville posturing.
Tell me Mark Calaway isn't just cos-playing and getting paid for it.
As for the Women...sadly, there's a awful lot of T&A and very little skill. The female body, even Chyna, can't take the sheer force of impact without dramatically reducing their speed/mic. ability - and the T&A tends to dominate. The few good female wrestlers are often forced into matches against the guys, and one power-slam later, they slow to nothing.
And with no good female Villains that aren't latexed wonders, it's really difficult to have a female villain image that isn't all cleavage and ass.
