# Pro Wrestlers vs. ballerino - who's better

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestlers-vs-ballerino-whos-better/670425>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 5, 2013, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestlers-vs-ballerino-whos-better/670425 "2013-10-05T10:35:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestlers-vs-ballerino-whos-better/670425/1 "2013-10-05T10:35:40Z")

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We all know pro wrestling is staged but wrestlers still show a lot of skill and athleticism.

Male ballet dancers also show great feats of strength and coordination.

Who would make the better general athlete?

Would they suit different sports?

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**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestlers-vs-ballerino-whos-better/670425/2 "2013-10-05T11:10:12Z")

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Different sports, I think. The Ballet guys would be good swimmers and gymnasts. Or divers. Skaters, obviously. The beefed up Wrestlers would be wrestlers or weightlifters or maybe boxers. Some sports benefit from bulking up more than other sports do.