# professional wrestling--do the fans know its a sham?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-wrestling-do-the-fans-know-its-a-sham/198674
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [August 30, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-wrestling-do-the-fans-know-its-a-sham/198674 "2003-08-30T18:30:56Z")
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### Author:  [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2003, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-wrestling-do-the-fans-know-its-a-sham/198674/21 "2003-08-31T03:40:03Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Ace309 \*
> \*\*Just as a side note - if you ever find yourself on a wrestling message board, you should know that wrestling fans are VERY sensitive about Owen’s death.
> \*\*
That and the eternal “Who’s Better - Hyatte or Keith” debates. 😃
Of course it’s Hyatte and Scooter can, as I told him directly, shove that shoddily written book, but anyways…
**Soulmurk** , Foley used to use thumbtacks in certain matches. As in a giant bag of them poured out into the ring.
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### Author:  [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2003, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-wrestling-do-the-fans-know-its-a-sham/198674/22 "2003-08-31T03:59:02Z")
When I watched wrestling as a little kid in the late '80’s, I thought it was real. Realizing it was staged, was worse for me than finding out about Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny. I didn’t watch wrestling for most of the '90’s because of that. Then I got back into in as an adult in the late '90’s and I appreciate it for what it is.
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