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Let me know when ballet is considered a sport. They train their whole lives too. Professional wrestling is high impact performance art.

In all seriousness, yes. Ballerinas are athletes. They condition their bodies and their cardiovascular systems far beyond those of average people. I have seen professional wrestlers perform acts of athletiscm, strength, and daring that far outclass what many people in other 'legitimate' sports do. I have seen men jump sixteen feet to the ground, with only a table to break their fall. I have seen them perform a match, which means constant, impact-filled motion of the body, for well over sixty minutes. Jesse Ventura once stated that an hour-long "Iron man" match costs him ten pounds in water body weight.

I have seen a man bleed so badly he had to go to the hospital afterward for a transfusion.

I have seen a man break his leg.

I have seen a man die.



Say what you want about 'juice monkeys' and snicker and snark about a form of entertainment that has been a part of the visual medium for as long as television has existed, but do NOT doubt that these men are athletes who give their all for their art.

Wretstling is a year-round activity. There is no training period and offtime like the olympics. There is no off-season like other sports. These are people who literally dedicate their lives to their chosen form of entertainment. So I'll thank you to show the iota of respect you show other people in their chosen forums of entertainment profession to those men.

*dances like the wunderkind alex wright*

Yeah don't get me started on steroids in baseball. It's bloody ridiculous. I've also seen all the behind the scenes stuff on wrestling including the Bret Hart documentary, I'm well aware of what they go through. I also used to watch wrestling, but I don't any more. For one thing there are far too many preventable deaths associated with professional wrestling from steroid complications like the British Bulldog or questionable safety procedures like Owen Hart. Sure they throw themselves around rather carelessly but so does Johnny Knoxville and I really don't feel the need to respect him for jumping off the roof of a house or setting himself on fire. I just don't like wrestling.

*Changes up, does the BIG WIGGLE*

I know all of y'all came here to hear the Honkey Tonk Man sing and to see the Honkey Tonk Man dance and the Honkey Tonk Man ain't gonna disappoint his fans. Hit the music!

I've got my long sideburns
and my hair slicked back
I'm gonna do your town
in my pink Cadillac..,