The moves are real. Sometimes the kicks actually land. The injuries are often times real. The time required in the gym and in the practice ring is real. The skill it takes to stand in a ring in front of 15k plus tv and cut a promo and also look convincing is real. The travel is real. The fatigue is real. The time away from family is real.

The things ppl like Kevin Owens and Bayley and Sami Zayn and Becky and Seth Rollins do every single week 52 weeks a year require just as much sacrifice, dedication and talent and work as what Tom Brady or LeBron put in. Tom Brady gets 5 months off a year. LeBron can skip a game every 10 days for load management. How often does Seth get time off unless he’s hurt?

The end result is scripted. Everything else is very very real.