Leave the extreme wrestling to the pros

Though professional wrestling is fake, with scripts and actors,
the physical aspect of the sport is very real. Wrestling in all
forms is hand-to-hand combat. People get hurt all the time, whether
it be sprains or broken bones. Sometimes people do die as a result
of the stunts that are performed, although it is unusual.

Former World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Champion Owen
Hart, brother of former WWF World Champion Bret Hart fell to his
death while trying to perform a standard lowering stunt from the
arena rafters during a live pay-per-view broadcast.

Wrestlers sustain simple injuries because of their high
tolerance for pain. Wrestlers have a prior knowledge of this, too,
making it easier for them to take the harder hits.

“Five minutes of wrestling uses all the muscles,”
said Kevin Kleinrock, general manager of the XPW. “With this
intensity, the game becomes very risky.”

Kleinrock stresses that wrestling should be left for the
professionals and for in-ring action only. Unfortunately many
wrestling fans take the game to heart and bring it to their own
home.

Lionel Tate, a 14-year-old from Miami, Fla., was convicted of
first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole
for killing a 6-year-old playmate. His defense was that he was
mimicking a move from The Rock, his favorite wrestler. However, it
did not suffice with the jury.

Kleinrock wants to make it clear to fans that wrestling should
be left to professionals. Wrestling is very physical and very
dangerous, and it should only be performed by those specially
trained for the tasks involved.

Report by Adam Titcher, Daily Bruin Contributor.