How many times...?
 

has the wrestling industry lied to the fans, in any way/shape/form?

I remembered the buzz about, if I remember correctly i think it was, this years wrestlemania having had the biggest crowd in the venues history, yet they later clarified that the number spanned over 2 or more days, or something like that. (please correct me on this if I'm wrong)

That got me thinking: if the E lied about that number, if only by omission, how many other times have they, along with other companies, done it?

My question mainly focuses on wrestling companies, both current and defunct, that have / had tv shows, (ie smw, wcw, ecw, tna, and so on), that openly lied on TV (IE WCW's and to an extent the E's tendency to lie about having sellout or capacity crowds when, in some cases, the camera angles during matches or interviews clearly showed empty sections of the building), but is open to other companies as well, (IE new japan, NWE, etc...)

I'm NOT counting the lying via story lines, OR the cards changing via the "card subject to change" disclaimer during wrestling ads.... if I did I'd guess there'd be several dozens of pages worth of posts about them, but feel free to post those anyway ;).

I realize that this question may not be practical, but I'm still curious.

Because it sounds great to say "We have a soldout crowd" than "we have half the arena in anticipation of tonights bout".

Three times only.

There was an "Eat Shit Logan" sign on RAW. Are you that Logan?

Nothing in wrestling is anything less then the 100% truth, and i'm very upset that you would imply otherwise.

too many damn times to count

Nope; least last I knew im not....:D

WM3's attendance was 4 billion

Hulk Hogan gorilla press slammed the 5000 pound Andre the Giant in front of 40 billion people on the moon.

Bret screwed Bret.


I think I'm doing it wrong.

Mabe it'd be easier if you just asked how many times they had not lied to the fans?

you mean wrestling isn't real?

What do you mean Undertaker isn't really dead? Of course he is you asshole! And Kane is really his brother damn it!

What? Billy and Chuck aren't gay for each other? What?

Blasphemy! :lol:

Honestly, we had no idea Eddie was doing drugs!

Nobody has seen Rey Mysterio without his mask on; not nobody, not know how!

Before he got fired or before he died?

Every night, every show.

Just remembered Tony Schiavonie lied to the fans nearly every night:
"This is truly the greatest night in the history of our sport!"

It was. Only WCW in 1999 could keep topping itself each week.

Benoit just needed some time off. Rumor has it that he's hiding out in Graceland, waiting to make the ultimate comeback at WM30.

david arquett was champion. OMG that was real! well shit

They tell us the rock is the most electrifying man in sports entertainment but undertaker has been struck by lightning more times than he has

Miz is the most MUST SEE WWE Champion of all time.

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