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Is there any unscripted wrestling?

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William Jenkins

Updated on January 11, 2026

Although roughly 99.9 percent of the things that have happened in professional wrestling over the years have been carefully scripted and planned for, spontaneity is bound to creep in every once in a while. In fact, some of the most memorable moments in WWE history were unscripted.

Which wrestling promotion is not scripted?

Traditionally, and this is including the WWE the wrestler match is not fully scripted, only the outcome, and once in a while that is known to change (Bret the Hit-man Heart vs.

Do wrestlers improv?

Pro wrestlers are masters of physical improv. They don’t have time to write out and rehearse every body slam, clothesline, and Irish whip.

When did wrestling get bad?

Many fans say that it went downhill after the attitude era but that’s not true, it just lost older fans and bought in newer younger fans in which the Ruthless Agreesion era was a toned down Attitude Era, 2008 was the final straw when the product went PG and slumbered into bad booking decisions and failing to create …

Is WWE fake blood?

In most cases, any blood coming from the wrestlers is unintentional. To maintain their TV-PG rating, when a wrestler bleeds on live television, WWE tends to attempt to stop the bleeding mid-match or use different camera angles to avoid showing excessive blood.

Do wrestlers know who is going to win?

The announcers know who will get “over,” i.e. win, but they don’t know how. This allows them to actually announce the action in the match legitimately.

Can WWE wrestlers really fight?

Wrestlers need to stick to their hybrid acting-sport. Yes, they suffer and practice, and train, but they’re not skilled in fighting, in truly focusing on testing, hurting, and besting opponents in a grueling contest of physical conflict.

What killed the Attitude Era?

The simplest answer is that WWE made a single, catastrophic blunder that led to the company rapidly losing popularity. No, that blunder was not botching the invasion angle of WCW and ECW wrestlers, but rather the decision in the main event of WrestleMania X-7 to turn Steve Austin heel.

When did WWE become fake?

Wrestling’s popularity experienced a dramatic tailspin in 1915 to 1920, becoming distanced from the American public because of widespread doubt of its legitimacy and status as a competitive sport. Wrestlers during the time recount it as largely faked by the 1880s.

Do wrestlers really get hit with chairs?

Usually the chairs are real, but the impact in which they hit the wrestler is based on the wrestler. Some wrestlers will put their hands up last minute in order to minimize the pain.

Are there any fake wrestlers in the WWE?

The majority of us have that one friend that you would consider a wrestling nerd. In this case, that would be me. All wrestling fans have that friend that goes on and on about how and why wrestling is fake. This friend has probably never watched an episode, or could not even tell you the names of 5 wrestlers.

What’s the difference between fake and scripted pro wrestling?

All pro wrestling is, for the most part, scripted. The definition of scripted is to plan or devise, make arrangements for, while the definition of fake is to pretend or be not real. While many times, I can turn on the show and tell you who is going to win a match, this does not define it as being fake.

Which is the biggest wrestling company in the world?

No. The WWE (previously known as WWF till the panda people got the lawyers involved) is the biggest wrestling company around, certainly outside of Japan or Mexico, and it’s not even close. Think of WWE as the Broadway/West End/Major Leagues/ Premier League of wrestling.

Why do people want to believe that WWE is real?

WWE fans want to believe that what they’re watching is real. They want to suspend their disbelief, get lost in the moment and remember what it’s like to be a kid again. However, WWE is making it extremely difficult to do that with constant reminders that the E in WWE stands for entertainment and entertainment is fake.