The 5 Eternal Lies in the WWE

3. The injuries

Rollins tore his ACL, one of the most devastating injuries imaginable, during a match

Make everyone who says wrestling is fake read this. Yes, the moves they do don’t do damage in the way they are purported to, but that doesn’t mean they can’t horribly hurt the wrestlers.

Anyone who’s seen the progression of wrestling from the glorious Attitude Era to the Ruthless Aggression Era to now will bemoan the extiniction of the chair shots, the Piledrivers and hardcore matches.

Fans crave to be entertained. That is the Holy Grail of wrestling, but the costs are too high. Concussions, heart disease, neck injuries and substance addiction to deal with them are grim reminders of the cost of entertainment.