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The sports cheating & corruption scandals never end, do they?

Might that be a principal reason for the popularity of American "Professional" Wrestling? There's little need to cheat when the matches and outcomes are obviously scripted.

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On the contrary, I think part of the appeal of professional wrestling is that the cheating itself is scripted and part of the spectacle. Scandals and drama draw the most views, wrestling just guarantees it'll be part of the show.

There has always been cheating. I suspect we've just gotten better at detecting it.

Has detection gotten better, or is it merely the scandals of yesteryear fading from memory?

"Say it ain't so, Joe."

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