Agreed. Pro wrestling is not so much fake -- it's just an athletic display with a predetermined outcome. Actual real wrestling helps in the MMA ground game, but its funny that some MMA fighters, like Chael Sonnen, have actually incorporated pro wrestling in how he does interviews and what not. You could say the same for how Connor McGregor has comported himself in the past. And the counter of what you have said is also true. MMA has had a huge impact on pro-wrestling. There are now so many more submission holds used in matches. Yes, some of them are wildly unrealistic and overly dramatic, but MMA has made people want to see submission wrestling more. It's no surprise that it has wormed its way into the product more than it was in the era of The Rock and Austin.
Agreed. Pro wrestling is not so much fake -- it's just an athletic display with a predetermined outcome. Actual real wrestling helps in the MMA ground game, but its funny that some MMA fighters, like Chael Sonnen, have actually incorporated pro wrestling in how he does interviews and what not. You could say the same for how Connor McGregor has comported himself in the past. And the counter of what you have said is also true. MMA has had a huge impact on pro-wrestling. There are now so many more submission holds used in matches. Yes, some of them are wildly unrealistic and overly dramatic, but MMA has made people want to see submission wrestling more. It's no surprise that it has wormed its way into the product more than it was in the era of The Rock and Austin.