Originally Posted by DWB

I have a friend who wrestles for WWE on a developmental contract. He's one of the guys who gets his ass smeared by the big boys in the early matches.

I've been backstage to a few of the WWE events and hung out with all of them before, during and after the show. Regardless of the match being planned in terms of who will win and some basic moves, those guys take a serious fucking beating. Some of those hits, kicks and falls are seriously hard, and that mat they hit is hard as hell. The ropes are also hard. A lot of injuries, still.