It's all kayfabe! Yet, it's quite entertaining. Also, there's no denying that sometimes the damage done is irreversible. They do go beyond their limits to entertain people. It is not easy. In order to get to the big wrestling promotions, if one has a career in pro wrestling (like Greco-Roman), then it is beneficial for him/her. If one has competed in high school, state, nationals, world championships and Olympics, then he/she will always have an edge over other performers in terms of technical wrestling.

The real combat sports are Judo, Karate, Muay Thai, Jujitsu, Capoeira, kickboxing, boxing, etc. If you wish to see it all in one place, then MMA is your answer. .

Maybe a shocker but I am a big fan😮

They are working for a living and it has a soap opera vibe. My mother was a fan. We were both Nascar fans.

To answer they (wrestlers) admit its scripted. 😏

Theater

If we only called things "sports" if they promoted a healthy life through modeling good practices, we'd remove

boxing
MMA
other fights
incl hockey (fights on ice)

current tv wrestling
Sumo

American football
or any other sport which promotes out-of-shape "players" or turns them into Muhammed Ali in his last yrs
incl. soccer with continual head-hits (American pro teams seem to like this)

computer gaming when ppl can be completely out of shape

"extreme" sports which are essentially stunts no one should ever try

To me theater...but tbh I don't follow it

Theater all the way although Dick the Bruiser got me believing again in my thirties!

A hobby

A theater sport? 🤔

Theatre, of course.

I will be making UFF. Even though I was gonna write some more story scripts, but I was injured. So maybe tomorrow

extremely good athletes putting on a show.

Gay theatre

Pantomime.

It's a show.

Entertainment, it can’t be labeled as a sport because it’s scripted. They are athletes putting on a show.

It's both.

It's as real as the Jerry Springer show.

Trump likes everything about it (take it from there)

Yes

Theater and sport: But hey, they don't mess around when they start slamming each other around.

It is theater performed by athletes and a competition in charisma.