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The injuries and fatalities section seems misnamed. The title implies people have died either in the ring or as a result of professional wrestling. It cites the fact that Dusty Rhodes, Jimmy Snuka, Ultimate Warrior and Andre the Giantall died within 30 years of Wrestlemania 1990. Post hoc ergo propter hoc. If they died as a result of wrestling, the article in its current form doesn’t show it.

"Atheltic theatre"

In an earlier discussion, I accepted that the adjective "athletic" could apply to professional wrestling as a type of theatre if you stretch the definition a little, but do we really need that word there? It's fairly obvious, and little superfluous. Kurzon (talk) 05:45, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it's superfluous – it illustrates why pro wrestling is different to regular, traditional theatre. The athleticism of pro wrestling is a vital part of the genre; the adjective (which is well sourced, mind) illustrates that.

Respectfully, I think it's time to drop this. There was a lot discussion over this one word previously, and you've edit warred to remove it more recently. It's an accurate adjective – why does this one word vex you this much? I would not be the first person to mention WP:OWN. — Czello ^(music) 11:41, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Theatre in the traditional sense is not athletic. Wrestling being a heavily athletic form of theatre makes it unique in the world of theatre, and thus warrants the elaboration. You "accepting" something is grand, and certainly not the aim of anyone's editing. You do not own the article. Perhaps spend some time editing other articles rather than terrorizing the editors who contribute to this one -- as if your approval is needed in order to let an edit remain. It absolutely is not. Cheers! 4theloveofallthings (talk) 20:18, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not a wrestling guy, but I think there might be an error in the article?

Under Countout: "In some promotions (and most major modern ones), Championships are depicted as being permitted to change hands via a countout, unless the on-screen authority declares it for at least one match, although in others, championships may change hands via countout."

To me, this reads like you're missing a "not" after "depicted as"? I don't know enough about wrestling to feel confident changing it, though. Vtipoman (talk) 18:01, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You're completely right. I've fixed this but rewritten most of the paragraph to improve the language. — Czello ^(music) 07:02, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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