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Originally Posted by pan6467
It may not be a sport BUT the majority of the men and women in the squared circle are extremely athletic and in better shape than most athletes in "true" sports.
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That is an interesting statement and one I have heard bandied about before, but I don't think it is accurate.
When you don't actually have to test yourself - be it against an opponent who is really trying (soccer, basketball, hockey, rugby, tennis, for instance) or against an objective criteria (such as the clock in a footrace, skiing, and so on) - it is very difficult to say that pro wrestlers are "in better shape" than athletes in real sports. Their stength, endurance, speed and so on are not generally tested to the maximum, as they are when an athlete is truly competing. They are doing athletic things, for sure, and a few of them may well be capable of great athletic feats, but to disparage real athletes with such a statement is not correct, IMO.