I never got into the entertainment version of wrastling. I remember studio wrestling with stars such as Bruno Sammartino (from Pittsburgh), Baba the Giant, Crusher Lisowski,Fritz Von Erick, Johnny Valentine, The Mongol, and many more. All fake for sure, and it was entertainment, but not as fake and not as much entertainment as today's stuff.
I'm just as big a fan of the old school "'rasslin'" as I am of the sports entertainment variant. The quality has definitely gone down over the years, but pro wrestling still has that magical quality for me. Sure, the match outcomes are predetermined, but that's neither here nor there. I watch it for the art. Any asshole can punch someone in the face. It takes a true pro to look like he's beating the crap out of someone when in fact he is doing all he can to protect his opponent. And believe me, when it's great, it's the greatest entertainment out there.
Dusty Rhodes was one of the all-time greats. His Texas bull rope match with "Superstar" Billy Graham is one of the greatest wrestling matches of all time.
