Professional wrestlers are better athletes than football players

"My opponent just doesn't seem to get it. On the subject of backstage politics, this IS in fact an example of the competiveness of professional wrestling. Performing as a main event player to get your boss to notice you and give you a title, IS competiveness."No my opponent does not get it. When Russell Wilson won the Superbowl with the Seattle Seahawks, they won the game based on their abilities and skills. When the German national team won FIFA earlier this year, it was based on their skills and abilities. The World Series is happening right now and both the Royals and the Giants got to the World Series based on their skills and abilities. When Brock Lesnar beat Undertaker at Wrestlemania earlier this year, it was not because of his skills and abilities. Brock Lesnar won because management and the WWE creative team wanted him to win. That is not competitive, it was what we appropriately term "nepotism" and "favoritism." There is nothing competitive about nepotism and favoritism. My opponent may attempt to claim that they have to be skilled to be on the show. Again, not true. What was the show of skills was there between Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash in the "Finger Poke of Doom" moment? What was the show of skills by the Michael Cole versus Jerry Lawler match at Wrestlemania[1]? There is nothing competitive about it, there is only favoritism and nepotism. Then on top of that the pro wrestler do not win based on skills or abilities, therefore they are not competitive.[1]http://411mania.com...http://www.youtube.com..."On the subject of whether my examples of stiff workers and actual fights breaking out between wrestlers both in the ring and behind the scenes, that shows the antagonistic nature of professional wrestling. Example would be, if you are playing basketball and someone elbows you in the back or side, would you not consider that antagonistc? You are not supposed to elbow other players in basketball, likewise you are not supposed to work stiff (actually hitting opponents and sandbagging them, etc) in professional wrestling. The only difference between the two, is unless done covertly, outright hitting another player in basketball is an illegal tactic, whereas, working stiff in wrestling is just bad etiquette. On the other hand bumping and covertly knocking another basketball player is, like working stiff, bad etiquette"My opponent does not seem to understand. It is against the law for them to "shoot." Professional wrestling promoters will be fined if they do attempt to do it and an inspector or the athletic commission finds out. In order for any professional wrestling show to go on, a professional wrestling promoter must obtain a permit stating that the wrestlers aren't actually attempting to hurt one another at all[2]. If anything happens that previously was not stated in their forms during the show, they may not only have to pay a fine but it will be extremely difficult for them to get another permit to do another show in that state.[2]http://dpr.delaware.gov..."Now my opponent wants to say that professional wrestlers are not athletes. Again to the contrary. While many are not wrestling athletes such as Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar, or Shelton Benjamin, many others have a background in football, like The Rock, and even softball and soccer like the Bella Twins. My opponent is just being silly and uninformed about this."I would ask my opponent to stop being silly here. For every professional wrestler he points out that is fit, I can point to many more professional wrestlers that are unfit. My opponent assumes Vince McMahon's tastes of bodybuilder physiques and model-like women represent the industry. It doesn't represent the industry, the WWE is only the leading company in the industry. He mentions the Rock, Kurt Angle, Shelton Benjamin, and the Bella Twins. Big Show, Brodus Clay, Kevin Steen, and Amazing Kong were out of shape. Clearly, my opponent is uninformed about professional wrestling industry. If my opponent wants to go tit for tat, I will be able to point out far more non-athletic professional wrestlers in the industry compared to the few who are athletes."Why would endurance matter? While pro wrestling is a show, you, unless certain things pre match stipulate it, you still do not want to appear gassed. Likewise you do not want to appear drugged as Jeff Hardy did against Sting at Victory Road 2011[1], but I digress. Endurance MATTERS! You would not be putting on the show you are supposed to put on, if you are slowly trotting around the ring breathing heavily, letting the audience know you have bad cardio."This is a hasty generalization fallacy on the part of my opponent[3]. That match is not representative of anything. Nor does it have to do anything with endurance either. Jeff Hardy was drunk when he shouldn't of been. What does this have to do with endurance? Endurance does not matter in professional wrestling. Why do so many obese people do professional wrestling?[3]http://www.nizkor.org..."How can something be done in pro wrestling if someone doesnt allow it to happen? Easily. Accidents happen. Each of the examples I provided were accidents. Sure there is risk involved in these matches, but it certainly is not planned. Someone can land the wrong way."That is not a contrary point to what I said. I will repeat it again:"How could a pro wrestling move be even done if someone doesn't allow it to happen? Look at the video example I provided at how William Regal purposefully resists Goldberg to some extent on some moves and those moves are never completed. If pro wrestling was actually antagonistic, there would be no chance of a single pro wrestling move even being allowed from their opponent. "